The NBA season started Tuesday, and opening day rosters included 16 players from Dallas-area schools, according to MaxPreps.
It would be hard to find a more successful area nationwide than D-FW.
There are three All-Stars among the list of local NBA players — the 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey (South Garland), the Timberwolves’ Julius Randle (Plano Prestonwood Christian) and the Pacers’ Pascal Siakam (God’s Academy in Lake Dallas). The Grizzlies’ Marcus Smart, from Flower Mound Marcus, was the NBA’s defensive player of the year in the 2021-22 season.
The Magic’s Anthony Black (Duncanville), the Pistons’ Ron Holland (Duncanville) and Marcus Sasser (Red Oak), the Cavaliers’ Jaylon Tyson (Plano John Paul II) and the Thunder’s Cason Wallace (Richardson) were all first-round draft picks the last two years. The Pacers’ Myles Turner, from Euless Trinity, was a first-round pick in 2015.
Luke Kornet from Argyle Liberty Christian won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics last season.
Texas as a whole produced 32 current NBA players. That is third-most behind Florida (52) and California (48).
Here is a look at all of the current NBA players from D-FW schools, as provided by MaxPreps.
Anthony Black, Duncanville
Isaiah Crawford, North Crowley (Fort Worth)
Ron Holland, Duncanville
Harrison Ingram, St. Mark’s (Dallas)
Daniss Jenkins, Hillcrest (Dallas)
Luke Kornet, Liberty Christian (Argyle)
Tyrese Maxey, South Garland (Garland)
Julius Randle, Prestonwood Christian (Plano)
Marcus Sasser, Red Oak
Pascal Siakam, God’s Academy (Lake Dallas)
Marcus Smart, Marcus (Flower Mound)
Myles Turner, Trinity (Euless)
Jaylon Tyson, John Paul II (Plano)
Cason Wallace, Richardson
Keaton Wallace, Richardson
Jalen Wilson, Guyer (Denton)
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