NBA players from New York, New York

25 NBA players on file were born in New York, New York. 2 are on NBA rosters now: Cormac Ryan and Alpha Diallo. Chris Mullin has played the most NBA seasons of them, 16. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

On NBA rosters now (2)

NBA players from New York, New York on rosters now

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons
Cormac RyanMIL	G	2025–2026	1
Alpha DialloDEN	F	No games yet	—

Former NBA players (23)

Former NBA players from New York, New York

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons
Chris Mullin	F	1985–2001	16
Dolph Schayes	—	1948–1964	16
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	—	1975–1989	14
Brendan Haywood	C	2001–2015	13
Chucky Brown	F	1989–2002	13
Joakim Noah	C	2007–2020	13
Sean Rooks	C	1992–2004	12
Vern Fleming	G	1984–1996	12
Jamal Mashburn	SF	1993–2004	11
Mario Elie	G	1990–2001	11
Rafer Alston	PG	1999–2010	11
Cole Anthony	G	2020–2026	6
Roy Tarpley	C	1986–1995	6
Terry Dehere	G	1993–1999	6
Shawnelle Scott	C	1996–2002	4
Julius Hodge	SG	2005–2007	2
Kenny Satterfield	G	2001–2003	2
Omar Cook	G	2003–2005	2
Bob Cousy	—	1969–1970	1
D.J. Strawberry	SG	2007–2008	1
Eddie Basden	SG	2005–2006	1
God Shammgod	G	1997–1998	1
Troy Caupain	G	2018–2019	1

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

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