NBA / Nov 20, 2008 / 7:30 am

The Ten Fastest Players in the NBA

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Derrick RoseD-Rose

After last night’s conversation about the Ten Strongest Players in the NBA, we turned on the Bulls/Blazers late-night ESPN action, and watched perhaps the fastest player in the NBA today, Derrick Rose. He’s so freakishly fast, he doesn’t even need to make a move when he goes to the basket, he just blows by his man in one direction or the other.

I’m not sure whether he’s the singular fastest guy in the League today. Here are nine other names who deserve consideration:

* Leandro Barbosa
* Tony Parker
* T.J. Ford
* LeBron James
* Rajon Rondo
* Chris Paul
* Allen Iverson
* Monta Ellis
* Aaron Brooks

Who do you think are the ten fastest guys in the NBA today?

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  • syrym

    no, not Lebron, maybe WAde but not Lebron
    I would also add to this list Louis Williams instead of James
    also Nash
    Rafer Alston

  • eargasm

    I just have to reply. Yeah, Rose is number 1 without a doubt. I hate to give up Parker, but damn Nash is slick. Of course the 40 yard dash is an empirical way to judge speed, but when it comes to the game, right now Steve Nash is the best.

  • Thomas

    rondo is def the fastest player in the nba he runs the 40 yard dash in 3.9 seconds and can run the court in 3.1 seconds

  • Bjezzy208

    First off anybody that didn’t put Devin Harris in they top five it goes like this

    1.)LeBron
    2.)Devin Harris
    3.)Derrick Rose
    4.)Chris Paul
    5.)D. Wade

  • PHILLKIDD617

    I think Rondo is the fastest followed by Derrick Rose. RR recorded a 3.1 record running the court

  • Jeff Wade

    All you guys who left Rondo off your list need to go back and do your homework. He leads the league in steals; doesn’t that give you a clue?

  • Mr. Bister

    I think that everybody is getting confused between speed and quickness. Speed is the how fast you can run. Quickness short bursts of speed. A lot of the players named on the list aren’t really fast, they’re quick.

  • gswarriors

    monta. he ran rondo down when they played last week… so at least rondo isnt #1

  • gswarriors

    monta. he ran rondo down when they played last week… so at least monta is ahead of rondo

  • 2ne1

    Shaquille O’neal

  • royal bloodline

    kids, it can be summed up like this. whenever one of your “fastest players” gets on a fastbreak, lebron runs them down and tosses the shot attempt. when LBJ is on a break, if no one is in front to foul him, it is a highlight-reel dunk.

    P.S. on his highlight dunks, notice no one else is within 30ft of him.

  • http://publicjournal.co.uk Hugo

    How about Darren Collison, not a starter but he’s mad crazy for the NOH.

    And Johnny Flynn is CRAZY QUICK, you agree?

  • Kcirraj

    Every NBA player run together on a short distance dash, and the top 5 will be : monta ellis, lebron james, tony parker, derrick rose and usain bolt lol

  • im_a_warriorfan8

    im goin with
    monta
    monta
    monta
    monta
    and monta ellis

  • im_a_warriorfan8

    im goin with
    monta
    monta
    i luv him

  • http://espn.com ryan

    Rodrigue Beauobis will be #1 next year on this list

  • http://yahoo.com jamal

    Rondo is the fastest in my opinion because of how he plays. he’s running the floor from each end in under 3 seconds. just look at he’s able to keep up with everyone he guards and doesn’t guard. I think he’s underrated by a lot of people. in the skills challenge, he would finish under 25 seconds, at least that’s what i think. Lebron is just explosive. he’s fast but not that fast. Rondo’s nickname should be “nine caliber” because of his jersey # and that he has the speed of a bullet!

  • jdeuce

    steve francis
    tim hardaway
    jameer nelson
    rajon rondo
    tj ford

  • buhbuhbuh

    TY LAWSON. HIS SPEED SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW… SON!

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