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Who Is The Fastest Player In The NBA Right Now?

Updated November 1, 2019 38.9k votes 5.0k voters 53.5k views55 items

List 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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De'Aaron Fox
Sacramento Kings
Position: Point guard
De'Aaron Fox (born December 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the... more on Wikipedia
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Russell Westbrook
Washington Wizards
Position: Point guard
Age: 32
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
Number: 0
Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player... more on Wikipedia
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397
105
Ja Morant
Memphis Grizzlies
Position: Point guard
Birthplace: Dalzell, South Carolina, USA
Number: 12
Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant (born August 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball... more on Wikipedia
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1,915
777
John Wall
Washington Wizards
Position: Point guard
Age: 30
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina
Number: 2
Johnathan Hildred Wall Jr. (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball... more on Wikipedia
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1,035
516
Donovan Mitchell
Utah Jazz
Position: Shooting guard
Number: 45
Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr. (born September 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball... more on Wikipedia
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952
506
Damian Lillard
Portland Trail Blazers
Position: Point guard
Age: 30
Birthplace: Oakland, California
Number: 0
Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard is an American professional basketball player for the Portland... more on Wikipedia
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1,200
663
Kyrie Irving
Brooklyn Nets
Position: Point guard
Age: 28
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Number: 2
Kyrie Andrew Irving (; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for... more on Wikipedia
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Kemba Walker
Boston Celtics
Position: 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... more on Wikipedia
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1,164
649
Derrick Rose
Detroit Pistons
Position: Point guard
Age: 32
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Number: 1
Derrick Martell Rose (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for... more on Wikipedia
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940
515
Victor Oladipo
Houston Rockets
Position: Shooting guard
Age: 28
Birthplace: Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Number: 4
Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo (born May 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball... more on Wikipedia
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee Bucks
Position: Small forward, Point forward
Age: 26
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Number: 34
Giannis Antetokounmpo (born December 6, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for... more on Wikipedia
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1,070
652
LeBron James
Los Angeles Lakers
Position: Small forward, Power forward
Age: 36
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Number: 23
LeBron Raymone James Sr. (; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball... more on Wikipedia
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Dennis Smith Jr.
New York Knicks
Position: Point guard
Number: 5
Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. (born November 25, 1997) is an American professional basketball player... more on Wikipedia
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365
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Collin Sexton
Cleveland Cavaliers
Position: Point guard
Number: 2
Collin Sexton (born January 4, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the... more on Wikipedia
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656
400
Zach LaVine
Chicago Bulls
Position: Guard
Age: 25
Birthplace: Renton, Washington
Number: 8
Zachary LaVine (born March 10, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the... more on Wikipedia
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Trae Young
Atlanta Hawks
Position: Point guard
Number: 11
Rayford Trae Young (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for... more on Wikipedia
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Ben Simmons
Philadelphia 76ers
Position: Point guard/forward
Number: 12
Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for... more on Wikipedia
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122
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Coby White
Chicago Bulls
Position: Point guard
Number: 0
Alec Jacoby "Coby" White (born February 16, 2000) is an American professional basketball... more on Wikipedia
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Dennis Schröder
Oklahoma City Thunder
Position: 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... more on Wikipedia
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Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors
Position: 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... more on Wikipedia
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Paul George
Los Angeles Clippers
Position: 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... more on Wikipedia
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85
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D'Angelo Russell
Golden State Warriors
Position: Guard
Age: 24
D'Angelo Danté Russell (born February 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player... more on Wikipedia
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71
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Bradley Beal
Washington Wizards
Position: Shooting guard
Age: 27
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Number: 3
Bradley Emmanuel Beal (born June 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for... more on Wikipedia
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62
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City Thunder
Position: Guard
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Number: 2
Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (born July 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball... more on Wikipedia
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Jamal Murray
Denver Nuggets
Position: Point guard, Shooting guard
Age: 23
Number: 27
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