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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	88.0	20.7
#4	—	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	—	Basketball Players	82.7	8.6
#5	—	Jimmy Butler	United States	Basketball Players	80.9	8.0
#18	—	Kobe Bryant	United States	Basketball Players	75.2	9.3
#23	—	Stephen Curry American basketball player, four-time NBA champion	United States	Basketball Players	72.6	15.5
#25	—	Patrick Ewing	United States	Basketball Players	71.5	36.3
#28	—	Sophie Cunningham	United States	Basketball Players	70.7	25.0
#30	—	Tim Duncan	United States	Basketball Players	69.9	35.0
#34	—	Dennis Rodman	United States	Basketball Players	67.7	15.8
#36	—	LaMelo Ball	United States	Basketball Players	66.5	11.2
#37	—	Larry Johnson	United States	Basketball Players	66.4	25.0
#39	—	Jordan Clarkson	United States	Basketball Players	66.3	25.0
#41	—	Iman Shumpert	United States	Basketball Players	65.8	20.4
#43	—	Stacey King	United States	Basketball Players	65.5	25.0
#45	—	Yao Ming	China	Basketball Players	65.3	29.7
#46	—	Caitlin Clark	United States	Basketball Players	65.3	5.8
#47	—	Wilt Chamberlain	United States	Basketball Players	65.2	11.5
#48	—	David Robinson	United States	Basketball Players	64.9	25.0
#49	—	Chris Paul	United States	Basketball Players	64.9	35.8
#52	—	Draymond Green	United States	Basketball Players	64.8	13.3
#53	—	Moses Malone	United States	Basketball Players	64.7	20.0
#57	—	Scottie Pippen	United States	Basketball Players	64.3	9.5
#59	—	Walt Frazier	United States	Basketball Players	64.0	25.0
#60	—	Donte DiVincenzo	United States	Basketball Players	64.0	24.2
#61	—	Mitchell Robinson	United States	Basketball Players	64.0	25.0
#62	—	Manu Ginóbili	Argentina	Basketball Players	63.9	25.5
#63	—	Manute Bol	—	Basketball Players	63.9	10.0
#65	—	Jose Alvarado	United States	Basketball Players	63.8	25.0
#67	—	Lonzo Ball	United States	Basketball Players	63.8	21.1
#69	—	Pat Riley	United States	Basketball Players	63.7	7.1
#70	—	Bill Russell	United States	Basketball Players	63.7	8.9
#73	—	Kevin Garnett	United States	Basketball Players	63.5	11.1
#75	new	EO Erica Ogwumike	United States	Basketball Players	63.5	16.6
#79	1	Petra Steger	Austria	Basketball Players	63.2	15.0
#80	1	Jeremy Lin	United States	Basketball Players	63.1	38.3
#81	1	Tiago Splitter	Brazil	Basketball Players	63.1	15.0
#84	1	Brittney Griner	United States	Basketball Players	63.0	25.2
#89	1	Julius Erving	United States	Basketball Players	62.6	5.3
#93	1	A'ja Wilson	United States	Basketball Players	62.3	12.9
#94	1	Evan Fournier	France	Basketball Players	62.3	22.2
#96	1	Dikembe Mutombo	—	Basketball Players	62.3	15.5
#99	1	Becky Hammon	United States	Basketball Players	62.2	25.0
#103	1	Jaylen Brown	United States	Basketball Players	62.0	3.7
#107	1	Charles Oakley	United States	Basketball Players	61.9	25.0
#108	1	Andrew Wiggins	Canada	Basketball Players	61.9	20.7
#109	1	Earl Monroe	United States	Basketball Players	61.8	19.6
#110	1	Willis Reed	United States	Basketball Players	61.8	40.0
#111	1	Malik Beasley	United States	Basketball Players	61.7	25.0
#112	1	Devin Booker	United States	Basketball Players	61.6	6.4
#114	1	Stephon Marbury	United States	Basketball Players	61.6	10.0
#115	1	Dražen Petrović	—	Basketball Players	61.6	21.1
#116	1	Andre Iguodala	United States	Basketball Players	61.4	16.6
#118	1	Isaiah Thomas	United States	Basketball Players	61.2	13.9
#121	1	Metta Sandiford-Artest	United States	Basketball Players	61.1	4.6
#123	1	Jim Thorpe	United States	Basketball Players	61.0	12.6
#124	1	Oscar Robertson	United States	Basketball Players	61.0	32.5
#125	1	Pete Maravich	United States	Basketball Players	61.0	9.5
#128	1	Tyler Kolek	United States	Basketball Players	60.9	25.0
#129	1	Greg Oden	United States	Basketball Players	60.9	30.9
#130	1	J. R. Smith	United States	Basketball Players	60.8	15.0
#133	1	Richard Jefferson	United States	Basketball Players	60.7	39.6
#136	1	Austin Reaves	United States	Basketball Players	60.7	15.0
#138	1	Vlade Divac	—	Basketball Players	60.6	23.2
#141	1	Issa Hayatou	—	Basketball Players	60.6	25.0
#142	1	Doc Rivers	United States	Basketball Players	60.6	7.5
#144	1	Alonzo Mourning	United States	Basketball Players	60.6	11.2
#152	1	George Gervin	United States	Basketball Players	60.3	7.1
#154	1	Andrea Bargnani	Italy	Basketball Players	60.3	31.4
#155	1	Chris Bosh	United States	Basketball Players	60.2	5.3
#156	1	LS Latrell Sprewell	United States	Basketball Players	60.2	25.0
#157	1	DeMarcus Cousins	United States	Basketball Players	60.1	7.7
#160	1	Anthony Bennett	Canada	Basketball Players	60.0	15.7
#162	1	Len Bias	United States	Basketball Players	60.0	16.5
#163	1	Carlos Boozer	United States	Basketball Players	60.0	8.9
#165	1	Red Auerbach	United States	Basketball Players	59.9	7.1
#167	1	Pascal Siakam	—	Basketball Players	59.8	18.3
#168	1	Candace Parker	United States	Basketball Players	59.8	12.6
#169	1	John Wall	United States	Basketball Players	59.8	9.4
#171	1	Toni Kukoč	—	Basketball Players	59.8	16.1
#172	1	Zaccharie Risacher	France	Basketball Players	59.8	8.7
#173	1	World B. Free	United States	Basketball Players	59.8	11.8
#174	1	Guerschon Yabusele	France	Basketball Players	59.7	11.7
#179	1	John Havlicek	United States	Basketball Players	59.6	19.3
#181	1	Al Horford	—	Basketball Players	59.6	15.0
#182	1	Matthew Dellavedova	Australia	Basketball Players	59.6	16.4
#187	5	Sabrina Ionescu	United States	Basketball Players	59.5	9.6
#189	2	Jerry Lucas	United States	Basketball Players	59.4	25.0
#192	2	Trey Lyles	United States	Basketball Players	59.4	13.6
#193	2	D'Angelo Russell	United States	Basketball Players	59.3	4.9
#194	1	Dominique Wilkins	United States	Basketball Players	59.3	4.0
#195	1	DH Donnell Harvey	United States	Basketball Players	59.2	10.0
#196	1	Lisa Leslie	United States	Basketball Players	59.2	14.9
#199	1	Nick Young	United States	Basketball Players	59.1	8.7
#200	1	Danilo Gallinari	Italy	Basketball Players	59.1	18.8