As the title says, who’s the most successful or greatest “hometown hero” in the NBA? A player that played high school, college, and professional basketball in their home state/city, AND even managed to get a few accolades along the way, such as All-Stars, Rings, scoring titles, etc.

The closest and best I can think of is LeBron, skipping over college to play for the Cavs and the rest is history 🤷‍♂️ but is there anyone else that had just as good as a career for their hometowns?

EDIT: and when talking accolades they gained, I believe only the ones they got while playing for said team should apply for this discussion.

  • boozle222@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    LeBron for sure

    Does Hakeem count? Nigerian born but has always had Houston as a home since his college days. No high school, but there just feels like a close tie.