NBA players from Akron, Ohio

7 NBA players on file were born in Akron, Ohio. 5 are on NBA rosters now, among them LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Larry Nance Jr. LeBron James has played the most NBA seasons of them, 23. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

On NBA rosters now (5)

NBA players from Akron, Ohio on rosters now
PlayerPosYearsSeasons
LeBron JamesPHIF2003–202623
Stephen CurryGSG2009–202617
Larry Nance Jr.INDF2015–202611
Pete NanceMILF2023–20263
Bronny JamesLALG2024–20262

Former NBA players (2)

Former NBA players from Akron, Ohio
PlayerPosYearsSeasons
Nate Thurmond—1975–19772
Chris OwensF2002–20031

Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Most seasons first.

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