Basketball Player reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 221 Reddit reviews across 3 subreddits and 5 posts to rank the best Basketball Player brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Basketball, r/NBATalk, r/BBallShoes. Top-rated brands include NBA (4.3/5), Isaiah Thomas (4.8/5), Jalen Brunson (4.8/5).
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Reviews221
Subreddits3
Posts5
Brands78
Products29
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#1
NBA
4.3
(29)
"Watch kobe, drose."
"Steve Nash all day."
"Marcus Smart, that dude just plays HARD."
"Why is nobody saying Steph?"
"Giannis"
"Iverson."
"Nate Robinson"
"CP3 to add value to any team you find yourself on."
"Nate Robinson, dude could finish!"
"Chris Paul"
#2
Isaiah Thomas
4.8
(15)
"ISAIAH THOMAS."
"Isaiah Thomas and Tyler Ulis."
"I LOVE watching and learning from Isaiah Thomas and Kemba Walker."
"Isaiah Thomas"
"Isaiah Thomas, if you are athletic."
"Go back and watch 2017-2018 Isaiah Thomas."
"2015-2017 Celtics Isaiah Thomas."
"Isaiah Thomas, Nate Robinson, Jalen Brunson."
"If yes, check isaiah thomas, mugsy bogues, barea or earl boykins."
"Isaiah Thomas is a great example of how utilizing body control can overcome height."
#3
Jalen Brunson
4.8
(13)
"Jalen brunson. greatest undersized guard in history."
"Brunson"
"Jalen Brunson"
"Brunson or patty mills"
"Jalen Brunson"
"Any answer other than Jalen Brunson is wrong"
"Jalen Brunson unless you’re freakishly athletic."
"Brunson for footwork and mid paint scoring"
"Jalen Brunson, Payton Pritchard, Tyler Ulis, and Jose alvarado are good ones to look into."
"Players of all sizes can take a lot from Jalen Brunson."
#4
Chris Paul
4.8
(12)
"Overall, go for a Chris Paul or Rondo."
"Cp3."
"Chris Paul"
"Chris Paul, Jose Alvarado, Allen Iverson."
"Chris Paul. Like others have said, Jalen Brunson."
"CP, Nash, Curry, Brunson"
"Chris Paul or Jalen Brunson."
"Chris Paul for skills/game style"
"Chris Paul’s ball handling, specifically how he gets by his defender."
"Stockton, Nash and Chris Paul are great role models for any shorter player."
#5
Muggsy Bogues
4.7
(12)
"Muggsy Bogues IYKYK"
"Muggsy. Bogues"
"Bro, I'm 5'3. I just look to my patron saint Mugsy Bogues."
"Muggsy Bogues is like 5’3”"
"Muggsy Bogues and Dennis Rodman"
"Muggsy Bouges. Kevin Johnson, Steve Nash, John Stockton."
"Mugsy Bogues, Steve Nash, Tony Parker"
"Mugsy bogues is the goat little man."
"Mugsy Bogges (spelled that wrong) Mark price as well."
"Mugsy Bouges because his talent was good enough to be stolen by aliens."
#6
Shaquille O'Neal
5.0
(6)
"Shaq probably"
"Shaq"
"Shaq"
"Best is probably if you did Shaq Curry, seems pretty unstoppable."
"Just give Jokic Shaq's size and athleticism."
"Shaq’s size and unstoppable force and curry’s shooting and gravity would be impossible to stop."
#7
Stephen Curry
5.0
(6)
"Steph is great to model in terms of off ball movement."
"Stephen Curry there is no better player to follow if your undersize."
"Curry."
"Honestly, if I was teaching an undersized guard how to get better, I'd have him/her watch a million Curry videos."
"Curry. Basically just be the best shooter and one of the best ball handlers of all time."
"Steph Curry and Shaq"
#8
Allen Iverson
4.7
(6)
"Always always allen iverson."
"A.I."
"If you are athletic enough, I used to model AI."
"Of course if we’re talking about being more of point god id go AI."
"Iverson, practice his dribbling style and develop a pull up jumper."
"Short guys like Iverson, Spud Webb, Nate Robinson etc."
#9
Kyle Lowry
4.5
(6)
"Kyle Lowry, definition of a dawg"
"Kyle Lowry"
"Lowry, cp3, curry"
"Kyle Lowry"
"Kyle Lowry"
"Kyle Lowry"
#10
Curry
4.8
(5)
"I'm going with Curry. His career arc is insane."
"Shooting: Curry"
"Curry’s jump shot, Lebron’s Athleticism, Kyrie’s Ball Handle, Vince Carters dunk package, MJ’s greatness!"
"Shooting: Curry"
"Curry. lebron was the better individual player but curry had more success."
#11
Steve Nash
4.8
(4)
"Steve Nash. He was 6’3” but he was still a below the rim player."
"Steve Nash, Chris Paul, and Tony Parker."
"Steve Nash"
"I honestly can’t learn anything from anyone else, because they’re all so physically gifted."
#12
Tony Parker
4.8
(4)
"Tony Parker, Steve Nash, CP3."
"Tony Parker"
"His footwork down in the post is absolutely impeccable."
"Tony Parker, Chris Paul, Jalen Brunson... Always always allen iverson."
#13
Nate Robinson
4.8
(4)
"Nate Robinson"
"Nate Robinson... Ain to be the Slam Dunk Champion."
"Nate Robinson"
"Unpopular opinion but Nate Robinson he was around your height."
#14
Kyrie Irving
4.5
(4)
"Train ur handles like Kyrieeeee!"
"Kyrie"
"Kyrie, Chris Paul, Steve Nash, AI, Isaiah Thomas, Tim Hardaway, Tony Parker"
"Kyrie/Rodman"
#15
T.J. McConnell
4.5
(4)
"I would check out TJ McConnell."
"TJ McConnell. Without a doubt."
"TJ MCCONELL"
"TJ McConnell"
#16
General Skills
3.8
(4)
"Find what you're good at and keep doing it."
"Instead of recommending players I’ll recommend moves."
"Floaters, footwork, reverse layups, varying speeds."
"Just work on your handle and learn to shoot off the dribble."
#17
LeBron James
5.0
(3)
"LeBron"
"Yao Ming and LeBron."
"Lebron with Steph Curry’s 3pt shooting."
#18
John Stockton
4.7
(3)
"John Stockton and Steve Nash."
"Stockton also had great handles and athleticism but his game was built on toughness and sound decision making."
"John Stockton, Earl Boykins, Spud Webb, Steve Nash, Chris Paul"
#19
Payton Pritchard
4.7
(3)
"Watch Payton Pritchard."
"PEYTON PRITCHARD"
"Payton Pritchard"
#20
Jason Kidd
4.7
(3)
"Jason Kidd"
"JKidd, John Stockton, Rondo, Chris Paul, Andre Miller, and Brunson"
"J. Kidd..all me, I'd rather get assists steals and rebounds then score."
#21
J.J. Barea
4.7
(3)
"Jj barea"
"NBA: JJ Barea, Isaiah Thomas, Earl Boykins, Allen Iverson."
"A combination of changes in speed, head movements and floaters made him remarkably good."
#22
Jose Alvarado
4.3
(3)
"Jose Alvarado. Man lives with a fire lit under his ass."
"Alvarado because you’re not going to be Brunson."
"Jose alvarado."
#23
Mark Price
4.0
(3)
"Mark price as well, definitely watch his highlights."
"Mark Price"
"I’m going to throw Mark Price in there."
#24
Nike
4.0
(3)
"Lebron witness 7 has good reviews for wide feet."
"Go for something like the GT jump 2."
"Go for something like the Nike GT hustle."
#25
Derrick Rose
5.0
(2)
"D rose"
"D.Rose. Get low, use your speed to get past defender."
#26
Spud Webb
5.0
(2)
"Spud webb was nice"
"Spud webb"
#27
Dirk Nowitzki
4.5
(2)
"Dirk Nowitzki. I used to be insanely short and modeled my whole game after him."
"Dirk+Pippen"
#28
Yao Ming
4.5
(2)
"Yao Ming"
"Give me Yao Ming size with Kyrie Irving handles, speed, and shooting."
#29
Isiah Thomas
4.5
(2)
"Isiah Thomas. the og, not current IT"
"I think you should see Isiah Thomas."
#30
Tony Allen
4.0
(2)
"Tony Allen, just be a pest."
"Tony allen"
#31
Patrick Beverley
4.0
(2)
"Pat Beverly."
"I’d go with a guy like Pat Bev."
#32
Giannis Antetokounmpo
4.0
(2)
"Giannis and Kyrie"
"Giannisand curry"
#33
Earl Boykins
4.0
(2)
"Earl Boykins."
"Earl boykins"
#34
Michael Jordan
5.0
(1)
"Can’t go wrong with Michael Jordan: master the mid range jumper and you’re on your way."
#35
Richard Hamilton
5.0
(1)
"Richard Hamilton! He prided his game on off ball movement to get shots off."
#36
Khris Middleton
5.0
(1)
"Kris Middleton comes to mind."
#37
Calvin Murphy
5.0
(1)
"Calvin Murphy. He was dynamite."
#38
Andre Miller
5.0
(1)
"Andre Miller."
#39
AI
5.0
(1)
"AI - that’s it."
#40
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5.0
(1)
"Kareem Abdul Jabbar"
#41
Wilt Chamberlain
5.0
(1)
"Wilt. Be a physical specimen mythical legend"
#42
Nikola Jokić
5.0
(1)
"Jokic with Hakeem defence would be the best player who ever lived without question"
#43
Hakeem Olajuwon
5.0
(1)
"Hakeem Olajuwon with Nikola Jokic's passing & weirdo-shot making ability."
#44
Kawhi Leonard
5.0
(1)
"Prime Jokic/kawhi would be ridiculous."
#45
Dwight Howard
5.0
(1)
"Dwight Howard"
#46
Fred VanVleet
5.0
(1)
"Fred vanvleet"
#47
Dejan Bodiroga
5.0
(1)
"Dejan Bodiroga"
#48
Mike James
5.0
(1)
"Mike James"
#49
Tim Hardaway
5.0
(1)
"Tim Hardaway (senior, not jr)"
#50
Mike Bibby
5.0
(1)
"The correct answer is Mike Bibby"
#51
Northwestern
4.0
(1)
"The super senior from Northwestern who just graduated, Boo Buie. The dude was the king of being crafty"
#52
Goran Dragic
4.0
(1)
"I’ve found a lot of success modeling my game after goran dragic."
#53
Austin Reaves
4.0
(1)
"Austin Reaves probably the most realistic for 99% of us lol."
#54
Rajon Rondo
4.0
(1)
"Rajon Rondo or Isiah Thomas."
#55
Sam Cassell
4.0
(1)
"Sam cassell."
#56
OG Anunoby
4.0
(1)
"OG Anounoby."
#57
Tyler Ulis
4.0
(1)
"Isaiah Thomas and Tyler Ulis."
#58
Li-Ning
4.0
(1)
"Go for something like the waw of wade all city 11V2/12."
#59
Adidas
4.0
(1)
"Go for something like the adidas dame 8."
#60
Raul Neto
4.0
(1)
"Raul neto for brazil"
#61
Nikola Jokic
4.0
(1)
"Michael Jokic"
#62
Rip Hamilton
4.0
(1)
"If you got no handles Rip Hamilton"
#63
Ty Lawson
4.0
(1)
"Ty lawson(on the court)"
#64
Mike Conley
4.0
(1)
"Mike Conley"
#65
Ja Morant
4.0
(1)
"Ja Morant"
#66
T.J. Ford
4.0
(1)
"Tj ford if your fast"
#67
General Guards
4.0
(1)
"Check out any guard under 6'5."
#68
Dennis Rodman
4.0
(1)
"Dennis Rodman"
#69
General Players
4.0
(1)
"Literally anyone under 6'4"."
#70
Jamal Murray
4.0
(1)
"Murray"
#71
Montrezl Harrell
4.0
(1)
"Check out Montrezl get into the paint."
#72
Ricky Rubio
4.0
(1)
"Ricky Rubio"
#73
New Balance
3.0
(1)
"Go for something like the new balance two wxy V4."
#74
Puma
3.0
(1)
"Puma stewie 2 has decent reviews and is super cheap on dicks sporting goods ($35-70)."
#75
Brian Scalabrine
3.0
(1)
"Scalabrini and Carusso"
#76
Rudy Gobert
3.0
(1)
"Gobert."
#77
Louie Dampier
3.0
(1)
"Louie Dampier played in the ABA in the early 70s."
#78
Zach Randolph
3.0
(1)
"Zach Randolph had limited athleticism."
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