In the current NBA players can play a varied amount of positions. The playing positions are Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Shooting Forward, Power Forward and Center. However, have you ever wondered what position a NBA player actually plays?
NBA Players by Position? There are 89 NBA Players who play as Point Guard, 120 players play as Shooting Guard, 86 players who play as Shooting Forward, 105 players who play as Power Forward and 88 players who play as Center.
We have looked at every position in basketball and listed which NBA players that play these positions. We have also looked at the how these positions relate to the rest of the positions with the NBA.
NBA Players who play Shooting Guard
There are 120 NBA Players who play the position of Shooting Guard in the NBA. 24.59% of NBA players play the position of Shooting Guard in the NBA. The position of Shooting Guard is the most popular position played by NBA players in the NBA.
| Position | NBA Player | |
| Shooting Guard | Kevin Huerter | |
| Shooting Guard | Tony Snell | |
| Shooting Guard | Bogdan Bogdanović | |
| Shooting Guard | Skylar Mays (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Jaylen Brown | |
| Shooting Guard | Payton Pritchard | |
| Shooting Guard | Javonte Green | |
| Shooting Guard | Carsen Edwards | |
| Shooting Guard | Romeo Langford | |
| Shooting Guard | Landry Shamet | |
| Shooting Guard | James Harden | |
| Shooting Guard | Tyler Johnson | |
| Shooting Guard | Spencer Dinwiddie | |
| Shooting Guard | Terry Rozier | |
| Shooting Guard | Malik Monk | |
| Shooting Guard | Nate Darling (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Zach LaVine | |
| Shooting Guard | Garrett Temple | |
| Shooting Guard | Denzel Valentine | |
| Shooting Guard | Tomáš Satoranský | |
| Shooting Guard | Adam Mokoka (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Collin Sexton | |
| Shooting Guard | Damyean Dotson | |
| Shooting Guard | Isaac Okoro | |
| Shooting Guard | Tim Hardaway Jr. | |
| Shooting Guard | Josh Green | |
| Shooting Guard | Josh Richardson | |
| Shooting Guard | Nate Hinton (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Gary Harris | |
| Shooting Guard | PJ Dozier | |
| Shooting Guard | Markus Howard (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Delon Wright | |
| Shooting Guard | Josh Jackson | |
| Shooting Guard | Wayne Ellington | |
| Shooting Guard | Rodney McGruder | |
| Shooting Guard | Deividas Sirvydis | |
| Shooting Guard | Damion Lee | |
| Shooting Guard | Jordan Poole | |
| Shooting Guard | Juan Toscano-Anderson (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Klay Thompson | |
| Shooting Guard | Sterling Brown | |
| Shooting Guard | Eric Gordon | |
| Shooting Guard | Ben McLemore | |
| Shooting Guard | Mason Jones (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Victor Oladipo | |
| Shooting Guard | Brodric Thomas (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Justin Holiday | |
| Shooting Guard | Edmond Sumner | |
| Shooting Guard | Jeremy Lamb | |
| Shooting Guard | Cassius Stanley (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Luke Kennard | |
| Shooting Guard | Reggie Jackson | |
| Shooting Guard | Terance Mann | |
| Shooting Guard | Amir Coffey (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Jay Scrubb (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Dennis Schröder | |
| Shooting Guard | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | |
| Shooting Guard | Talen Horton-Tucker | |
| Shooting Guard | Wesley Matthews | |
| Shooting Guard | Desmond Bane | |
| Shooting Guard | Grayson Allen | |
| Shooting Guard | John Konchar | |
| Shooting Guard | Tyler Herro | |
| Shooting Guard | Avery Bradley | |
| Shooting Guard | Donte DiVincenzo | |
| Shooting Guard | Bryn Forbes | |
| Shooting Guard | Pat Connaughton | |
| Shooting Guard | Sam Merrill | |
| Shooting Guard | Malik Beasley | |
| Shooting Guard | Anthony Edwards | |
| Shooting Guard | Josh Okogie | |
| Shooting Guard | Jarrett Culver | |
| Shooting Guard | Jaylen Nowell | |
| Shooting Guard | Eric Bledsoe | |
| Shooting Guard | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | |
| Shooting Guard | J.J. Redick | |
| Shooting Guard | Sindarius Thornwell | |
| Shooting Guard | RJ Barrett | |
| Shooting Guard | Austin Rivers | |
| Shooting Guard | Alec Burks | |
| Shooting Guard | Theo Pinson (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Hamidou Diallo | |
| Shooting Guard | Luguentz Dort | |
| Shooting Guard | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
| Shooting Guard | Ty Jerome | |
| Shooting Guard | Dwayne Bacon | |
| Shooting Guard | Terrence Ross | |
| Shooting Guard | Michael Carter-Williams | |
| Shooting Guard | Tyrese Maxey | |
| Shooting Guard | Shake Milton | |
| Shooting Guard | Matisse Thybulle | |
| Shooting Guard | Seth Curry | |
| Shooting Guard | Furkan Korkmaz | |
| Shooting Guard | Isaiah Joe | |
| Shooting Guard | Terrance Ferguson | |
| Shooting Guard | Langston Galloway | |
| Shooting Guard | Devin Booker | |
| Shooting Guard | E’Twaun Moore | |
| Shooting Guard | Ty-Shon Alexander (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Gary Trent Jr. | |
| Shooting Guard | Anfernee Simons | |
| Shooting Guard | CJ McCollum | |
| Shooting Guard | Buddy Hield | |
| Shooting Guard | Jahmi’us Ramsey | |
| Shooting Guard | DaQuan Jeffries | |
| Shooting Guard | Lonnie Walker | |
| Shooting Guard | Derrick White | |
| Shooting Guard | Quinndary Weatherspoon (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Fred VanVleet | |
| Shooting Guard | Norman Powell | |
| Shooting Guard | Terence Davis | |
| Shooting Guard | Matt Thomas | |
| Shooting Guard | Jalen Harris (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Jordan Clarkson | |
| Shooting Guard | Donovan Mitchell | |
| Shooting Guard | Miye Oni | |
| Shooting Guard | Shaquille Harrison | |
| Shooting Guard | Bradley Beal | |
| Shooting Guard | Garrison Mathews (TW) | |
| Shooting Guard | Jerome Robinson |
NBA Players who play Shooting Forward
There are 86 NBA players who play the position of Shooting Forward in the NBA. 17.62% of NBA players play the position of shooting forward in the NBA. The position of Shooting Forward is the least popular position in the NBA.
| Position | NBA Player |
| Shooting Forward | Cam Reddish |
| Shooting Forward | De’Andre Hunter |
| Shooting Forward | Jayson Tatum |
| Shooting Forward | Aaron Nesmith |
| Shooting Forward | Joe Harris |
| Shooting Forward | Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot |
| Shooting Forward | Gordon Hayward |
| Shooting Forward | Caleb Martin |
| Shooting Forward | Cody Martin |
| Shooting Forward | Jalen McDaniels |
| Shooting Forward | Otto Porter |
| Shooting Forward | Chandler Hutchison |
| Shooting Forward | Cedi Osman |
| Shooting Forward | Dylan Windler |
| Shooting Forward | Wesley Iwundu |
| Shooting Forward | Tyler Bey (TW) |
| Shooting Forward | Will Barton |
| Shooting Forward | Michael Porter Jr. |
| Shooting Forward | Jerami Grant |
| Shooting Forward | Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk |
| Shooting Forward | Saddiq Bey |
| Shooting Forward | Kelly Oubre Jr. |
| Shooting Forward | Kent Bazemore |
| Shooting Forward | Jae’Sean Tate |
| Shooting Forward | David Nwaba |
| Shooting Forward | Danuel House |
| Shooting Forward | Kenyon Martin Jr. |
| Shooting Forward | Rodions Kurucs |
| Shooting Forward | Kelan Martin |
| Shooting Forward | T.J. Warren |
| Shooting Forward | Brian Bowen (TW) |
| Shooting Forward | Nicolas Batum |
| Shooting Forward | Kawhi Leonard |
| Shooting Forward | Paul George |
| Shooting Forward | Kyle Kuzma |
| Shooting Forward | Alfonzo McKinnie |
| Shooting Forward | Dillon Brooks |
| Shooting Forward | Sean McDermott (TW) |
| Shooting Forward | Justise Winslow |
| Shooting Forward | Duncan Robinson |
| Shooting Forward | Andre Iguodala |
| Shooting Forward | Max Strus (TW) |
| Shooting Forward | Jimmy Butler |
| Shooting Forward | Maurice Harkless |
| Shooting Forward | Khris Middleton |
| Shooting Forward | Thanasis Antetokounmpo |
| Shooting Forward | Jordan Nwora |
| Shooting Forward | Torrey Craig |
| Shooting Forward | Jake Layman |
| Shooting Forward | Brandon Ingram |
| Shooting Forward | Josh Hart |
| Shooting Forward | Naji Marshall (TW) |
| Shooting Forward | Kevin Knox |
| Shooting Forward | Reggie Bullock |
| Shooting Forward | Ignas Brazdeikis |
| Shooting Forward | Justin Jackson |
| Shooting Forward | Josh Hall |
| Shooting Forward | Darius Miller |
| Shooting Forward | Trevor Ariza |
| Shooting Forward | Gary Clark |
| Shooting Forward | James Ennis |
| Shooting Forward | Evan Fournier |
| Shooting Forward | Danny Green |
| Shooting Forward | Mikal Bridges |
| Shooting Forward | Abdel Nader |
| Shooting Forward | Rodney Hood |
| Shooting Forward | Derrick Jones Jr. |
| Shooting Forward | CJ Elleby |
| Shooting Forward | Keljin Blevins (TW) |
| Shooting Forward | Glenn Robinson III |
| Shooting Forward | Justin James |
| Shooting Forward | Robert Woodard |
| Shooting Forward | Keldon Johnson |
| Shooting Forward | Devin Vassell |
| Shooting Forward | Keita Bates-Diop (TW) |
| Shooting Forward | OG Anunoby |
| Shooting Forward | Yuta Watanabe (TW) |
| Shooting Forward | DeAndre’ Bembry |
| Shooting Forward | Paul Watson |
| Shooting Forward | Patrick McCaw |
| Shooting Forward | Bojan Bogdanović |
| Shooting Forward | Royce O’Neale |
| Shooting Forward | Joe Ingles |
| Shooting Forward | Elijah Hughes |
| Shooting Forward | Deni Avdija |
| Shooting Forward | Isaac Bonga |
NBA Players who play Point Guard
There are 89 NBA players who play the position of point guard in the NBA. 18.23% of NBA Players play the position of point guard in the NBA. The position of point guard is the third most-played position in the NBA.
| Position | Players Name |
| Point Guard | Trae Young |
| Point Guard | Brandon Goodwin |
| Point Guard | Rajon Rondo |
| Point Guard | Kris Dunn |
| Point Guard | Jeff Teague |
| Point Guard | Marcus Smart |
| Point Guard | Kemba Walker |
| Point Guard | Tremont Waters (TW) |
| Point Guard | Bruce Brown |
| Point Guard | Kyrie Irving |
| Point Guard | Chris Chiozza (TW) |
| Point Guard | Devonte’ Graham |
| Point Guard | LaMelo Ball |
| Point Guard | Grant Riller (TW) |
| Point Guard | Coby White |
| Point Guard | Ryan Arcidiacono |
| Point Guard | Devon Dotson (TW) |
| Point Guard | Darius Garland |
| Point Guard | Matthew Dellavedova |
| Point Guard | Luka Dončić |
| Point Guard | Trey Burke |
| Point Guard | Jalen Brunson |
| Point Guard | Tyrell Terry |
| Point Guard | Monte Morris |
| Point Guard | Jamal Murray |
| Point Guard | Facundo Campazzo |
| Point Guard | R.J. Hampton |
| Point Guard | Derrick Rose |
| Point Guard | Killian Hayes |
| Point Guard | Saben Lee (TW) |
| Point Guard | Frank Jackson (TW) |
| Point Guard | Stephen Curry |
| Point Guard | Brad Wanamaker |
| Point Guard | Mychal Mulder |
| Point Guard | Nico Mannion (TW) |
| Point Guard | John Wall |
| Point Guard | Malcolm Brogdon |
| Point Guard | Aaron Holiday |
| Point Guard | T.J. McConnell |
| Point Guard | Jalen Lecque |
| Point Guard | Lou Williams |
| Point Guard | Patrick Beverley |
| Point Guard | LeBron James |
| Point Guard | Alex Caruso |
| Point Guard | Quinn Cook |
| Point Guard | Tyus Jones |
| Point Guard | De’Anthony Melton |
| Point Guard | Ja Morant |
| Point Guard | Goran Dragić |
| Point Guard | Kendrick Nunn |
| Point Guard | Gabe Vincent (TW) |
| Point Guard | Jrue Holiday |
| Point Guard | D.J. Augustin |
| Point Guard | Jaylen Adams (TW) |
| Point Guard | Ricky Rubio |
| Point Guard | D’Angelo Russell |
| Point Guard | Jordan McLaughlin (TW) |
| Point Guard | Ashton Hagans (TW) |
| Point Guard | Lonzo Ball |
| Point Guard | Kira Lewis Jr. |
| Point Guard | Elfrid Payton |
| Point Guard | Immanuel Quickley |
| Point Guard | Frank Ntilikina |
| Point Guard | Dennis Smith Jr. |
| Point Guard | Jared Harper (TW) |
| Point Guard | Théo Maledon |
| Point Guard | George Hill |
| Point Guard | Cole Anthony |
| Point Guard | Markelle Fultz |
| Point Guard | Karim Mané (TW) |
| Point Guard | Ben Simmons |
| Point Guard | Chris Paul |
| Point Guard | Jevon Carter |
| Point Guard | Cameron Payne |
| Point Guard | Damian Lillard |
| Point Guard | De’Aaron Fox |
| Point Guard | Cory Joseph |
| Point Guard | Tyrese Haliburton |
| Point Guard | Dejounte Murray |
| Point Guard | Patty Mills |
| Point Guard | Tre Jones |
| Point Guard | Kyle Lowry |
| Point Guard | Malachi Flynn |
| Point Guard | Mike Conley |
| Point Guard | Trent Forrest (TW) |
| Point Guard | Ish Smith |
| Point Guard | Raul Neto |
| Point Guard | Russell Westbrook |
| Point Guard | Cassius Winston (TW) |
NBA Players who play Power Forward
There are 105 NBA players who play the position of Power Forward. 21.5% of NBA players play the position of Power Forward in the NBA. The position of Power Forward is the second most popular position in the NBA.
| Position | Players Name |
| Power Forward | John Collins |
| Power Forward | Solomon Hill |
| Power Forward | Danilo Gallinari |
| Power Forward | Nathan Knight (TW) |
| Power Forward | Semi Ojeleye |
| Power Forward | Tristan Thompson |
| Power Forward | Grant Williams |
| Power Forward | Jeff Green |
| Power Forward | Kevin Durant |
| Power Forward | Reggie Perry (TW) |
| Power Forward | Miles Bridges |
| Power Forward | P.J. Washington |
| Power Forward | Nick Richards |
| Power Forward | Patrick Williams |
| Power Forward | Daniel Gafford |
| Power Forward | Thaddeus Young |
| Power Forward | Lauri Markkanen |
| Power Forward | Luke Kornet |
| Power Forward | Larry Nance Jr. |
| Power Forward | Dean Wade |
| Power Forward | Lamar Stevens (TW) |
| Power Forward | Taurean Prince |
| Power Forward | Kevin Love |
| Power Forward | James Johnson |
| Power Forward | Dorian Finney-Smith |
| Power Forward | Maxi Kleber |
| Power Forward | Paul Millsap |
| Power Forward | JaMychal Green |
| Power Forward | Bol Bol |
| Power Forward | Zeke Nnaji |
| Power Forward | Vlatko Čančar |
| Power Forward | Greg Whittington (TW) |
| Power Forward | Sekou Doumbouya |
| Power Forward | Blake Griffin |
| Power Forward | Andrew Wiggins |
| Power Forward | Eric Paschall |
| Power Forward | Draymond Green |
| Power Forward | Marquese Chriss |
| Power Forward | Alen Smailagić |
| Power Forward | P.J. Tucker |
| Power Forward | Domantas Sabonis |
| Power Forward | Doug McDermott |
| Power Forward | JaKarr Sampson |
| Power Forward | Marcus Morris |
| Power Forward | Mfiondu Kabengele |
| Power Forward | Patrick Patterson |
| Power Forward | Anthony Davis |
| Power Forward | Markieff Morris |
| Power Forward | Jared Dudley |
| Power Forward | Devontae Cacok (TW) |
| Power Forward | Kostas Antetokounmpo (TW) |
| Power Forward | Kyle Anderson |
| Power Forward | Brandon Clarke |
| Power Forward | Xavier Tillman Sr. |
| Power Forward | Jontay Porter |
| Power Forward | Precious Achiuwa |
| Power Forward | KZ Okpala |
| Power Forward | Chris Silva |
| Power Forward | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| Power Forward | D.J. Wilson |
| Power Forward | Mamadi Diakite (TW) |
| Power Forward | Jarred Vanderbilt |
| Power Forward | Jaden McDaniels |
| Power Forward | Juan Hernangómez |
| Power Forward | Zion Williamson |
| Power Forward | Nicolò Melli |
| Power Forward | Wenyen Gabriel |
| Power Forward | Julius Randle |
| Power Forward | Obi Toppin |
| Power Forward | Taj Gibson |
| Power Forward | Darius Bazley |
| Power Forward | Kenrich Williams |
| Power Forward | Isaiah Roby |
| Power Forward | Aleksej Pokusevski |
| Power Forward | Aaron Gordon |
| Power Forward | Chuma Okeke |
| Power Forward | Jonathan Isaac |
| Power Forward | Al-Farouq Aminu |
| Power Forward | Tobias Harris |
| Power Forward | Mike Scott |
| Power Forward | Paul Reed (TW) |
| Power Forward | Cameron Johnson |
| Power Forward | Jae Crowder |
| Power Forward | Dario Šarić |
| Power Forward | Jalen Smith |
| Power Forward | Carmelo Anthony |
| Power Forward | Robert Covington |
| Power Forward | Nassir Little |
| Power Forward | Zach Collins |
| Power Forward | Harrison Barnes |
| Power Forward | Marvin Bagley III |
| Power Forward | Nemanja Bjelica |
| Power Forward | Jabari Parker |
| Power Forward | Rudy Gay |
| Power Forward | DeMar DeRozan |
| Power Forward | Trey Lyles |
| Power Forward | Luka Šamanić |
| Power Forward | Stanley Johnson |
| Power Forward | Pascal Siakam |
| Power Forward | Georges Niang |
| Power Forward | Juwan Morgan |
| Power Forward | Jarrell Brantley (TW) |
| Power Forward | Dāvis Bertāns |
| Power Forward | Rui Hachimura |
| Power Forward | Anthony Gill |
NBA Players who play Center
There are 88 NBA players who play the position of Center. 18% of NBA players play the position of center in the NBA. The position of center is the second least popular position in the NBA.
| Position | Players Name |
| Center | Clint Capela |
| Center | Bruno Fernando |
| Center | Onyeka Okongwu |
| Center | Daniel Theis |
| Center | Robert Williams |
| Center | Tacko Fall (TW) |
| Center | DeAndre Jordan |
| Center | Nicolas Claxton |
| Center | Bismack Biyombo |
| Center | Cody Zeller |
| Center | Vernon Carey Jr. |
| Center | Wendell Carter Jr. |
| Center | Cristiano Felício |
| Center | Andre Drummond |
| Center | JaVale McGee |
| Center | Jarrett Allen |
| Center | Marques Bolden (TW) |
| Center | Willie Cauley-Stein |
| Center | Boban Marjanović |
| Center | Dwight Powell |
| Center | Kristaps Porziņģis |
| Center | Nikola Jokić |
| Center | Isaiah Hartenstein |
| Center | Mason Plumlee |
| Center | Isaiah Stewart |
| Center | Jahlil Okafor |
| Center | Kevon Looney |
| Center | James Wiseman |
| Center | DeMarcus Cousins |
| Center | Christian Wood |
| Center | Myles Turner |
| Center | Goga Bitadze |
| Center | Ivica Zubac |
| Center | Serge Ibaka |
| Center | Daniel Oturu |
| Center | Montrezl Harrell |
| Center | Marc Gasol |
| Center | Gorgui Dieng |
| Center | Jonas Valančiūnas |
| Center | Jaren Jackson Jr. |
| Center | Killian Tillie (TW) |
| Center | Kelly Olynyk |
| Center | Bam Adebayo |
| Center | Meyers Leonard |
| Center | Udonis Haslem |
| Center | Bobby Portis |
| Center | Brook Lopez |
| Center | Naz Reid |
| Center | Ed Davis |
| Center | Karl-Anthony Towns |
| Center | Steven Adams |
| Center | Jaxson Hayes |
| Center | Willy Hernangómez |
| Center | Will Magnay (TW) |
| Center | Mitchell Robinson |
| Center | Nerlens Noel |
| Center | Mike Muscala |
| Center | Al Horford |
| Center | Moses Brown (TW) |
| Center | Omer Yurtseven |
| Center | Nikola Vučević |
| Center | Khem Birch |
| Center | Mo Bamba |
| Center | Dwight Howard |
| Center | Joel Embiid |
| Center | Tony Bradley |
| Center | Vincent Poirier |
| Center | Deandre Ayton |
| Center | Frank Kaminsky |
| Center | Damian Jones |
| Center | Enes Kanter |
| Center | Harry Giles |
| Center | Jusuf Nurkić |
| Center | Richaun Holmes |
| Center | Hassan Whiteside |
| Center | Chimezie Metu (TW) |
| Center | Jakob Poeltl |
| Center | LaMarcus Aldridge |
| Center | Drew Eubanks |
| Center | Chris Boucher |
| Center | Aron Baynes |
| Center | Rudy Gobert |
| Center | Derrick Favors |
| Center | Udoka Azubuike |
| Center | Robin Lopez |
| Center | Thomas Bryant |
| Center | Moritz Wagner |
| Center | Alex Len |