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Most successful/greatest “hometown hero”? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by wallowsworld@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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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.

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[–] StandardMammoth7085@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Udonis Haslem played high school ball in Miami, went to the University of Florida, and his only pro team was Miami. Three time champion, and played a huge role in the 2006 win. I think this hews the closest in spirit to the original question, since LeBron has played much of his career outside of Ohio.