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Basketball Players on the way up — steady, sustained gains in attention rather than a single viral spike. Today's underrated, tomorrow's headline.

Basketball PlayersGaining attentionUpdated dailyHow fame is measured

#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#1	—	Shaquille O'Neal	United States	Basketball Players	84.1	20.7
#2	—	Enes Kanter Freedom	Turkey	Basketball Players	83.3	25.0
#5	—	Jimmy Butler	United States	Basketball Players	79.1	8.6
#15	—	Yekaterina Lisina	—	Basketball Players	75.6	22.4
#17	—	Kobe Bryant	United States	Basketball Players	75.1	14.5
#18	—	Tony Parker	France	Basketball Players	75.1	19.4
#21	—	Tyrese Maxey	United States	Basketball Players	74.2	10.0
#24	—	Stephen Curry American basketball player, four-time NBA champion	United States	Basketball Players	72.6	15.5
#27	—	Patrick Ewing	United States	Basketball Players	71.5	36.3
#32	—	Tim Duncan	United States	Basketball Players	69.9	35.0
#37	—	Dennis Rodman	United States	Basketball Players	67.7	15.8
#39	—	LaMelo Ball	United States	Basketball Players	66.7	11.2
#40	2	Rui Hachimura	Japan	Basketball Players	66.5	25.0
#41	1	Larry Johnson	United States	Basketball Players	66.4	25.0
#43	—	Jordan Clarkson	United States	Basketball Players	66.3	25.0
#44	5	Royce White	United States	Basketball Players	66.0	25.0
#46	1	Iman Shumpert	United States	Basketball Players	65.8	30.4
#49	2	Stacey King	United States	Basketball Players	65.5	25.0
#51	—	Klay Thompson	United States	Basketball Players	65.0	35.0
#52	—	David Robinson	United States	Basketball Players	64.9	25.0
#53	—	Chris Paul	United States	Basketball Players	64.9	35.8
#56	—	Draymond Green	United States	Basketball Players	64.8	13.3
#57	—	Moses Malone	United States	Basketball Players	64.7	20.0
#59	—	Wilt Chamberlain	United States	Basketball Players	64.4	9.2
#61	—	Kyle Singler	United States	Basketball Players	64.4	25.0
#63	—	Scottie Pippen	United States	Basketball Players	64.3	9.5
#65	—	Walt Frazier	United States	Basketball Players	64.0	25.0
#66	—	Donte DiVincenzo	United States	Basketball Players	64.0	24.2
#67	—	Mitchell Robinson	United States	Basketball Players	64.0	25.0
#68	—	Lonzo Ball	United States	Basketball Players	63.9	21.1
#69	—	Yao Ming	China	Basketball Players	63.9	29.5
#70	—	Manu Ginóbili	Argentina	Basketball Players	63.9	25.5
#71	—	Manute Bol	—	Basketball Players	63.9	10.0
#73	—	Jose Alvarado	United States	Basketball Players	63.8	25.0
#76	—	Pat Riley	United States	Basketball Players	63.7	7.1
#77	—	Bill Russell	United States	Basketball Players	63.7	8.9
#80	1	Kevin Garnett	United States	Basketball Players	63.5	11.1
#82	1	EO Erica Ogwumike	United States	Basketball Players	63.5	16.6
#85	1	Jaylen Brown	United States	Basketball Players	63.2	13.7
#86	1	Jeremy Lin	United States	Basketball Players	63.1	38.3
#88	1	Tiago Splitter	Brazil	Basketball Players	63.1	15.0
#91	1	Brittney Griner	United States	Basketball Players	63.0	25.2
#92	1	Bill Bradley	United States	Basketball Players	63.0	50.0
#95	1	DeMar DeRozan	United States	Basketball Players	62.9	25.0
#99	1	Julius Erving	United States	Basketball Players	62.6	5.3
#104	1	A'ja Wilson	United States	Basketball Players	62.3	12.9
#106	1	Dikembe Mutombo	—	Basketball Players	62.3	15.5
#109	2	Becky Hammon	United States	Basketball Players	62.2	25.0
#115	2	Natasha Cloud	United States	Basketball Players	62.0	25.0
#118	1	Charles Oakley	United States	Basketball Players	61.9	25.0
#119	1	Paige Bueckers	United States	Basketball Players	61.9	10.0
#120	1	Andrew Wiggins	Canada	Basketball Players	61.9	30.7
#121	1	Earl Monroe	United States	Basketball Players	61.8	19.6
#122	1	Willis Reed	United States	Basketball Players	61.8	50.0
#123	1	Malik Beasley	United States	Basketball Players	61.7	25.0
#124	1	Devin Booker	United States	Basketball Players	61.6	6.4
#126	1	Stephon Marbury	United States	Basketball Players	61.6	10.0
#127	1	Dražen Petrović	—	Basketball Players	61.6	21.1
#128	1	Andre Iguodala	United States	Basketball Players	61.4	16.6
#131	1	Isaiah Thomas	United States	Basketball Players	61.2	23.9
#132	1	Tyrese Haliburton	United States	Basketball Players	61.1	15.7
#134	1	Metta Sandiford-Artest	United States	Basketball Players	61.1	4.6
#139	—	Oscar Robertson	United States	Basketball Players	61.0	32.5
#140	—	Pete Maravich	United States	Basketball Players	61.0	9.5
#145	2	Tyler Kolek	United States	Basketball Players	60.9	25.0
#146	2	Greg Oden	United States	Basketball Players	60.9	40.9
#148	3	J. R. Smith	United States	Basketball Players	60.8	25.0
#152	3	Richard Jefferson	United States	Basketball Players	60.7	39.6
#155	3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	United States	Basketball Players	60.7	25.0
#157	2	Austin Reaves	United States	Basketball Players	60.7	15.0
#161	2	Delonte West	United States	Basketball Players	60.6	25.0
#162	2	Vlade Divac	—	Basketball Players	60.6	23.2
#165	2	Alonzo Mourning	United States	Basketball Players	60.6	21.2
#166	2	Issa Hayatou	—	Basketball Players	60.6	25.0
#167	2	Doc Rivers	United States	Basketball Players	60.6	7.5
#172	1	Jonathan Kuminga	—	Basketball Players	60.4	15.0
#174	1	Shawn Bradley	United States	Basketball Players	60.3	18.4
#175	1	George Gervin	United States	Basketball Players	60.3	7.1
#178	1	Andrea Bargnani	Italy	Basketball Players	60.3	31.4
#179	1	Chris Bosh	United States	Basketball Players	60.2	5.3
#180	1	LS Latrell Sprewell	United States	Basketball Players	60.2	25.0
#181	1	DeMarcus Cousins	United States	Basketball Players	60.1	7.7
#182	1	Jeff Teague	United States	Basketball Players	60.1	17.9
#184	1	Anthony Bennett	Canada	Basketball Players	60.0	15.7
#186	1	Len Bias	United States	Basketball Players	60.0	16.5
#187	1	Carlos Boozer	United States	Basketball Players	60.0	8.9
#189	1	Red Auerbach	United States	Basketball Players	59.9	7.1
#191	1	Rudy Gobert	France	Basketball Players	59.9	15.0
#192	1	John Wall	United States	Basketball Players	59.9	19.4
#193	1	Pascal Siakam	—	Basketball Players	59.8	18.3
#194	1	Candace Parker	United States	Basketball Players	59.8	12.6
#197	1	Toni Kukoč	—	Basketball Players	59.8	16.1
#198	1	Zaccharie Risacher	France	Basketball Players	59.8	8.7
#199	1	World B. Free	United States	Basketball Players	59.8	11.8
#200	1	Layshia Clarendon	United States	Basketball Players	59.8	15.4