Ranker NBAList RulesVote up the NBA's best speedsters.
Who is the fastest player in the NBA right now in the 2019-2020 season? Featuring some of the best active NBA players, like Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving, and John Wall, and young players known for their speed and quickness, like De'Aaron Fox, Zach LaVine, and Terry Rozier, this list of the fastest current NBA players includes some of the fastest NBA players of all time. Here are the fastest NBA players in 2019.
The following fast NBA players are rated on how quickly they can move up and down the court, penetrate defenses, and crossover defenders. Vote up who you think are the fastest players in the NBA today, and check back often to see how your votes stack up against other basketball fans.
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2,9191,048De'Aaron Fox
Sacramento KingsPosition: Point guard
De'Aaron Fox (born December 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the... more2
2,380890Russell Westbrook
Washington WizardsPosition: Point guard
Age: 32
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
Number: 0
Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player... more3
1,816733John Wall
Washington WizardsPosition: Point guard
Age: 30
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina
Number: 2
Johnathan Hildred Wall Jr. (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball... more4
389113Ja Morant
Memphis GrizzliesPosition: Point guard
Birthplace: Dalzell, South Carolina, USA
Number: 12
Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant (born August 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball... more5
988486Donovan Mitchell
Utah JazzPosition: Shooting guard
Number: 45
Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr. (born September 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball... more6
909484Damian Lillard
Portland Trail BlazersPosition: Point guard
Age: 30
Birthplace: Oakland, California
Number: 0
Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard is an American professional basketball player for the Portland... more7
1,149632Kyrie Irving
Brooklyn NetsPosition: Point guard
Age: 28
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Number: 2
Kyrie Andrew Irving (; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for... more8
959520Kemba Walker
Boston CelticsPosition: Point guard
Age: 30
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Number: 15
Kemba Hudley Walker (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the... more9
1,090611Derrick Rose
New York KnicksPosition: Point guard
Age: 32
Birthplace: USA, Chicago, Illinois
Number: 1
Derrick Martell Rose (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for... more10
890491Victor Oladipo
Houston RocketsPosition: Shooting guard
Age: 28
Birthplace: Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Number: 4
Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo (born May 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball... more11
1,229736Giannis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee BucksPosition: Small forward, Point forward
Age: 26
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Number: 34
Giannis Antetokounmpo (born December 6, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for... more12
364187Collin Sexton
Cleveland CavaliersPosition: Point guard
Number: 2
Collin Sexton (born January 4, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the... more13
1,017620LeBron James
Los Angeles LakersPosition: Small forward, Power forward
Age: 36
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio
Number: 23
LeBron Raymone James Sr. (; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball... more14
687407Dennis Smith Jr.
New York KnicksPosition: Point guard
Number: 5
Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. (born November 25, 1997) is an American professional basketball player... more15
621376Zach LaVine
Chicago BullsPosition: Guard
Age: 25
Birthplace: Renton, Washington
Number: 8
Zachary LaVine (born March 10, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the... more16
16185Trae Young
Atlanta HawksPosition: Point guard
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas
Number: 11
Rayford Trae Young (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for... more17
600443Ben Simmons
Philadelphia 76ersPosition: Point guard/forward
Number: 12
Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for... more18
12174Coby White
Chicago BullsPosition: Point guard
Number: 0
Alec Jacoby "Coby" White (born February 16, 2000) is an American professional basketball... more19
422348Dennis Schröder
Oklahoma City ThunderPosition: Point guard / Shooting guard
Age: 27
Birthplace: Braunschweig, Germany
Number: 17
Dennis Schröder (born September 15, 1993) is a German professional basketball player for the... more20
605521Stephen Curry
Golden State WarriorsPosition: Point guard
Age: 32
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Number: 30
Wardell Stephen "Steph" Curry II ( STEF-ən; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional... more21
12997Paul George
Los Angeles ClippersPosition: Shooting guard, Small forward
Age: 30
Birthplace: Palmdale, California
Number: 24
Paul Cliftonantho George (born May 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for... more22
8658D'Angelo Russell
Golden State WarriorsPosition: Guard
Age: 24
D'Angelo Danté Russell (born February 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player... more23
7150Bradley Beal
Washington WizardsPosition: Shooting guard
Age: 27
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Number: 3
Bradley Emmanuel Beal (born June 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for... more24
6342Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City ThunderPosition: Guard
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Number: 2
Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (born July 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball... more25
6655Dejounte Murray
San Antonio SpursPosition: Point guard
Number: 5
Dejounte Dashaun Murray (born September 19, 1996) is an American professional basketball... more
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