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Sep 23, 2024
3:25:05pm
krindorr Playmaker
Would they really though? Honestly curious and an interesting challenge

Let's look at the Top 50 NBA players and see how many of them (without looking) you know where they went to school. And be honest if it's a case of 'let me think about it....oh yeah, he's from [school]' or more of an immediate association

rankings from TheRinger

Player Guess Actual Answer Immediately Associated?
Nikola Jokic      
Luka Doncic      
Giannis Antetokounmpo      
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander      
Jayson Tatum      
Joel Embiid      
Steph Curry      
Anthony Edwards      
Kevin Durant      
Anthony Davis      
Jalen Brunson      
LeBron James      
Devin Booker      
Kawhi Leonard      
Jaylen Brown      
Donovan Mitchell      
Victor Wembanyama      
Tyrese Haliburton      
Jimmy Butler      
Jamal Murray      
Zion Williamson      
De'Aaron Fox      
Paul George      
Bam Adabeyo      
Kyrie Irving      
Domantas Sabonis      
Damian Lillard      
Lauri Markannen      
Paolo Banchero      
Ja Morant      
Tyrese Maxey      
Karl-Anthony Towns      
Pascal Siakam      
Rudy Gobert      
Brandon Ingram      
Trae Young      
Derrick White      
Jrue Holiday      
James Harden      
Jalen Williams      
Scottie Barnes      
Kristaps Porzingis      
Chet Holmgren      
Alperen Sengun      
Julius Randle      
Jaren Jackson Jr      
Desmond Bane      
Jarrett Allen      
DeMar DeRozan      
Mikal Bridges      
Spoiler
Player My Guess Actual Answer Immediately Associated?
Nikola Jokic Serbia Serbia X
Luka Doncic Slovenia Slovenia X
Giannis Antetokounmpo Greece Greece X
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Kentucky?  Kentucky  
Jayson Tatum Duke Duke  
Joel Embiid Kansas Kansas  
Steph Curry Davidson Davidson X
Anthony Edwards Georgia Georgia  
Kevin Durant Texas Texas X
Anthony Davis Kentucky Kentucky X
Jalen Brunson Villanova Villanova  
LeBron James HS (St Vincent - St Mary's) HS (St Vincent - St Mary's) X
Devin Booker Kentucky Kentucky  
Kawhi Leonard San Diego St San Diego St  
Jaylen Brown Kentucky? Cal  
Donovan Mitchell Louisville? Louisville  
Victor Wembanyama France France X
Tyrese Haliburton Marquette? Iowa St  
Jimmy Butler Marquette? Marquette  
Jamal Murray Kentucky? Kentucky  
Zion Williamson Kentucky Kentucky X
De'Aaron Fox Kentucky? Kentucky  
Paul George Some MWC school... Fresno St  
Bam Adabeyo Kentucky? Kentucky  
Kyrie Irving Kentucky Kentucky X
Domantas Sabonis Indiana Gonzaga  
Damian Lillard Weber St Weber St  
Lauri Markannen Finland Finland  
Paolo Banchero Kentucky? Duke  
Ja Morant Memphis? Murray St  
Tyrese Maxey Kentucky? Kentucky  
Karl-Anthony Towns Kentucky Kentucky X
Pascal Siakam Kentucky? New Mexico St  
Rudy Gobert France France X
Brandon Ingram Duke Duke X
Trae Young ...somewhere weird Oklahoma  
Derrick White Kentucky? Colorado  
Jrue Holiday Washington? UCLA  
James Harden USC? Arizona St  
Jalen Williams Colorado? Santa Clara  
Scottie Barnes Kentucky? Florida St  
Kristaps Porzingis Lithuania Latvia  
Chet Holmgren Gonzaga Gonzaga  
Alperen Sengun Turkey Turkey  
Julius Randle Kentucky Kentucky  
Jaren Jackson Jr Kentucky? Michigan St  
Desmond Bane ....? TCU  
Jarrett Allen UConn? Texas  
DeMar DeRozan USC? USC  
Mikal Bridges Villanova Villanova  

 

Overall, I got 34/50 (68%) correct.  I was 7/8 (87.5%) on foreign countries, 1/1 on High School and 26/41 on colleges (63.4%).  The ones that were most associated for me tended to be foreign nationalities or #1 picks.

I was substantially more accurate for the Top 10 (10/10, 100%) and even the Top 25 (22/25, 88%) than I was overall (the aforementioned 68%) with only 12/25 (48%) correct for the 26-50th ranked players

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