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10 INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER LEGENDS:

1. Vince Carter
● Full name: Vincent Lamar Carter Jr.
● Achievements:
- 8× NBA All-Star (2000–2007)
- All-NBA Second Team (2001)
- All-NBA Third Team (2000)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1999)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1999)
- NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2000)
- NBA Sportsmanship Award (2020)
- Consensus second-team All-American (1998)
- First-team All-ACC (1998)
- Third-team All-ACC (1997)
- No. 15 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels
- First-team Parade All-American (1995)
- McDonald's All-American (1995)
- Florida Mr. Basketball (1995)

2. Jason Kidd
● Full name: Jason Frederick Kidd
● Achievements:
- NBA champion (2011)
- 10× NBA All-Star (1996, 1998, 2000–2004, 2007,
2008, 2010)
- 5× All-NBA First Team (1999–2002, 2004)
- All-NBA Second Team (2003)
- 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1999, 2001,
2002, 2006)
- 5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2000,
2003–2005, 2007)
- NBA Co-Rookie of the Year (1995)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1995)
- 5× NBA assists leader (1999–2001, 2003, 2004)
- 2× NBA Sportsmanship Award (2012, 2013)
- USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2007)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- No. 5 retired by Brooklyn Nets
- Consensus first-team All-American (1994)
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year (1993)
- Pac-10 Player of the Year (1994)
- Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1993)
- NCAA season assists leader (1994)
- NCAA season steals leader (1993)
- No. 5 retired by California Golden Bears
- National high school player of the year (1992)
- McDonald's All-American (1992)
- 2× First-team Parade All-American (1991, 1992)
- 2× California Mr. Basketball (1991, 1992)

3. Steve Nash
● Full name: Stephen John Nash
● Achievements:
- 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2005, 2006)
- 8× NBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010,
2012)
- 3× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007)
- 2× All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003)
- 5× NBA assists leader (2005–2007, 2010, 2011)
- 4× 50–40–90 club (2006, 2008–2010)
- Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- 2× FIBA AmeriCup MVP (1999, 2003)
- Lou Marsh Trophy (2005)
- 3× Lionel Conacher Award (2002, 2005, 2006)
- 2× WCC Player of the Year (1995, 1996)
- No. 11 retired by Santa Clara Broncos
4. Dirk Nowitzki
● Full name: Dirk Werner Nowitzki
● Achievements:
- NBA champion (2011)
- NBA Finals MVP (2011)
- NBA Most Valuable Player (2007)
- 14× NBA All-Star (2002–2012, 2014, 2015, 2019)
- 4× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007, 2009)
- 5× All-NBA Second Team (2002, 2003, 2008,
2010, 2011)
- 3× All-NBA Third Team (2001, 2004, 2012)
- 50–40–90 club (2007)
- NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2006)
- NBA Teammate of the Year (2017)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- No. 41 retired by Dallas Mavericks
- Bundesliga Most Valuable Player (1999)
- Bundesliga Top Scorer (1999)
- FIBA World Cup MVP (2002)
- 2× FIBA World Cup Top Scorer (2002, 2006)
- FIBA EuroBasket MVP (2005)
- 3× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (2001, 2005,
2007)
- 6× Euroscar Player of the Year (2002–2006,
2011)
- 2× FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year (2005,
2011)
- 11× All-Europeans First Team (2003–2011, 2013,
2014)
- 9× All-Europeans Power Forward of the Year
(2005–2011, 2013, 2014)
- Mister Europa Player of the Year (2005)
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2011)
- German Sports Personality of the Year (2011)
- Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award (2020)
- No. 14 retired by Germany national team
5. Kobe Bryant
● Full name: Kobe Bean Bryant
● Achievements:
- 5× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009, 2010)
- 2× NBA Finals MVP (2009, 2010)
- NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)
- 18× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2016)
- 4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009,
2011)
- 11× All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013)
- 2× All-NBA Second Team (2000, 2001)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)
- 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003,
2004, 2006–2011)
- 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001, 2002,
2012)
- 2× NBA scoring champion (2006, 2007)
- NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1997)
- NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- Nos. 8 & 24 retired by Los Angeles Lakers
- Gatorade National Player of the Year (1996)
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996)
- McDonald's All-American (1996)
- First-team Parade All-American (1996)
- Fourth-team Parade All-American (1995)

6. Damian Lillard
● Full name: Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr.
● Achievements:
- 6× NBA All-Star (2014, 2015, 2018–2021)
- All-NBA First Team (2018)
- 4× All-NBA Second Team (2016, 2019–2021)
- All-NBA Third Team (2014)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (2013)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2013)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (2012)
- 2× Big Sky Player of the Year (2010, 2012)
- Big Sky Freshman of the Year (2009)
- 3× First-team All-Big Sky (2009, 2010, 2012)
- No. 1 retired by Weber State Wildcats

7. Chris Paul
● Full name: Christopher Emmanuel Paul
● Achievements:
- 12× NBA All-Star (2008–2016, 2020–2022)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (2013)
- 4× All-NBA First Team (2008, 2012–2014)
- 5× All-NBA Second Team (2009, 2015, 2016,
2020, 2021)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (2011, 2022)
- 7× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009,
2012–2017)
- 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2011)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (2006)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006)
- 5× NBA assists leader (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015,
2022)
- 6× NBA steals leader (2008, 2009, 2011–2014)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- Consensus first-team All-American (2005)
- First-team All-ACC (2005)
- Third-team All-ACC (2004)
- ACC Rookie of the Year (2004)
- No. 3 retired by Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2004)
- First-team Parade All-American (2003)
- McDonald's All-American (2003)
- North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2003)
8. LeBron James
● Full name: LeBron Raymone James Sr.
● Achievements:
- 4× NBA champion (2012, 2013, 2016, 2020)
- 4× NBA Finals MVP (2012, 2013, 2016, 2020)
- 4× NBA Most Valuable Player (2009, 2010, 2012,
2013)
- 18× NBA All-Star (2005–2022)
- 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008, 2018)
- 13× All-NBA First Team (2006, 2008–2018, 2020)
- 3× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2007, 2021)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (2019, 2022)
- 5× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009–2013)
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2014)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (2004)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)
- NBA scoring champion (2008)
- NBA assists leader (2020)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- 4× AP Athlete of the Year (2013, 2016, 2018,
2020)
- 3× Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
(2012, 2016, 2020)
- Time Athlete of the Year (2020)
- USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2012)
- 2× National high school player of the year (2002,
2003)
- McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2003)
- 2× First-team Parade All-American (2002, 2003)
- 3× Ohio Mr. Basketball (2001–2003)
9. Dwyane Wade
● Full name: Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr.
● Achievements:
- 3× NBA champion (2006, 2012, 2013)
- NBA Finals MVP (2006)
- 13× NBA All-Star (2005–2016, 2019)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (2010)
- 2× All-NBA First Team (2009, 2010)
- 3× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2006, 2011)
- 3× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2012, 2013)
- 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2009,
2010)
- NBA scoring champion (2009)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- No. 3 retired by Miami Heat
- Consensus first-team All-American (2003)
- Third-team All-American – SN (2002)
- Conference USA Player of the Year (2003)
- 2× First-team All-Conference USA (2002, 2003)
- No. 3 retired by Marquette Golden Eagles

10. Stephen Curry


● Full name: Wardell Stephen Curry II
● Achievements:
- 4× NBA champion (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)
- NBA Finals MVP (2022)
- 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2015, 2016)
- 8× NBA All-Star (2014–2019, 2021, 2022)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (2022)
- 4× All-NBA First Team (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)
- 3× All-NBA Second Team (2014, 2017, 2022)
- All-NBA Third Team (2018)
- NBA Western Conference Finals MVP (2022)
- 2× NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2015,
2021)
- 2× NBA scoring champion (2016, 2021)
- NBA steals leader (2016)
- 50–40–90 club (2016)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2010)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- Consensus first-team All-American (2009)
- Consensus second-team All-American (2008)
- NCAA season scoring leader (2009)
- 2× SoCon Player of the Year (2008, 2009)
- 3× First-team All-SoCon (2007–2009)
- No. 30 retired by Davidson Wildcats

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