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Top Basketball Influencers in 2026

4,529creators
28Kmedian followers
Los Angeles · New York · Chicagotop cities

Zaver lists 4,529 vetted basketball influencers on Instagram with a median audience of 28,475 followers. The segment's biggest hubs are Los Angeles, New York, Chicago. Every profile below includes follower stats, engagement benchmarked against the niche, an AI quality screen and a price tier — click through for the full report.

#CreatorFollowersERNichePrice tier
51Philadelphia 76ers✓@sixers4.5M—basketballeliteView profile →
52NBA Shooting Coach ( Chris Matthews )✓@lethalshooter4.5M—basketballeliteView profile →
53SLAM✓@slam4.4M—basketballeliteView profile →
54Chris Brickley✓@cbrickley6034.1M—basketballeliteView profile →
55Toronto Raptors✓@raptors4.1M—basketballeliteView profile →
56Draymond Green✓@money23green4.0M—basketballpremiumView profile →
57Donovan Mitchell✓@spidadmitchell3.8M—basketballeliteView profile →
58Caitlin Clark✓@caitlin13.7M—basketballeliteView profile →
59Isaiah Thomas✓@isaiahthomas3.7M—basketballpremiumView profile →
60WNBA✓@wnba3.6M—basketballpremiumView profile →
61Blake Griffin✓@blakegriffin233.6M—basketballeliteView profile →
62Indiana Pacers✓@pacers3.5M—basketballpremiumView profile →
63Phoenix Suns✓@suns3.5M—basketballpremiumView profile →
64D'Angelo Russell✓@dloading3.5M—basketballeliteView profile →
65NBA Brasil✓@nbabrasil3.5M—basketballeliteView profile →
66NBAmemes✓@nbamemes3.4M—basketballstandardView profile →
67Kevin Love✓@kevinlove3.4M—basketballeliteView profile →
68Matt Kiatipis✓@mkiatipis3.3M—basketballeliteView profile →
69Nick Young✓@swaggyp13.1M—basketballeliteView profile →
70DeMar DeRozan✓@demar_derozan3.1M—basketballpremiumView profile →
71Denver Nuggets✓@nuggets3.1M—basketballpremiumView profile →
72LiAngelo Ball✓@gelo3.1M—basketballeliteView profile →
73FIBA Basketball✓@fiba3.1M—basketballpremiumView profile →
74Playmaker HQ✓@playmaker3.0M—basketballeliteView profile →
75DENNIS RODMAN✓@dennisrodman3.0M—basketballeliteView profile →
76NBA Latam✓@nbalatam2.9M—basketballeliteView profile →
77Portland Trail Blazers✓@trailblazers2.9M—basketballeliteView profile →
78Playmaker Hoops✓@playmakerhoops2.8M—basketballpremiumView profile →
79DeMarcus Cousins✓@boogiecousins2.8M—basketballeliteView profile →
80dunk.✓@dunk2.7M—basketballpremiumView profile →
81Atlanta Hawks✓@atlhawks2.7M—basketballeliteView profile →
82Charlotte Hornets✓@hornets2.7M—basketballeliteView profile →
83New Orleans Pelicans✓@pelicansnba2.7M—basketballpremiumView profile →
84Pietro Guedes✓@190pietro2.6M—basketballpremiumView profile →
85Valentina Vignali✓@valentinavignali2.6M—basketballpremiumView profile →
86Chris Bosh✓@chrisbosh2.5M—basketballeliteView profile →
87Ray Allen✓@trayfour2.4M—basketballeliteView profile →
88Carlos Boozer✓@mrcbooz2.4M—basketballeliteView profile →
89Nate Robinson✓@naterobinson2.4M—basketballpremiumView profile →
90Te'a Cooper✓@tea.cooper22.4M—basketballeliteView profile →
91Enes Kanter FREEDOM✓@enesfreedom2.4M—basketballeliteView profile →
92Jalen Green✓@jalen2.3M—basketballeliteView profile →
93BASKETBALL✓@basketball2.3M—basketballstandardView profile →
94Jeremy Lin 林書豪✓@jlin72.3M—basketballeliteView profile →
95NBA All-Star✓@nbaallstar2.3M—basketballeliteView profile →
96Sacramento Kings✓@sacramentokings2.2M—basketballpremiumView profile →
97Buckets✓@buckets2.2M—basketballpremiumView profile →
98Jared Mccain✓@jmac2.2M—basketballeliteView profile →
99Derrick Rose✓@drose2.2M—basketballpremiumView profile →
100Jordan Poole 🥷✓@jordan_poole2.2M—basketballeliteView profile →