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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
351Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf✓@mahmoudar123418K—basketballpremiumView profile →
352Kevon Looney✓@looney417K—basketballstandardView profile →
353Goran Dragić✓@the_1_dragon417K—basketballpremiumView profile →
354RJ Hampton✓@rj14414K—basketballpremiumView profile →
355jose barea✓@jjbarea11413K—basketballpremiumView profile →
356Derrick White✓@dwhite921412K—basketballpremiumView profile →
357Danilo Gallinari✓@danilogallogallinari411K—basketballpremiumView profile →
358Pat O’Gorman✓@patrickogorman1410K—basketballpremiumView profile →
359NBA Summer League✓@nbasummerleague408K—basketballeliteView profile →
360Monique Billings✓@monique.billings407K—basketballpremiumView profile →
361Mariah Linney✓@mofiyah99407K—basketballstandardView profile →
362JANIS TIMMA✓@janis.timma403K—basketballpremiumView profile →
363Rubén Reynés✓@rubenrg_4402K—basketballstandardView profile →
364Erica Wheeler✓@eweezy_3399K—basketballpremiumView profile →
365Benhami Othman عثمان بنحمي✓@othmanbenhamiofficiel398K—basketballstandardView profile →
366Tiago Splitter✓@tiagosplitter397K—basketballpremiumView profile →
367Larry Nance Jr.✓@larrydn7393K—basketballpremiumView profile →
368Jeremy Bauman✓@formshooting393K—basketballpremiumView profile →
369Khris Middleton✓@k_mid22392K—basketballpremiumView profile →
370Rawle Alkins✓@kingrawle391K—basketballpremiumView profile →
371Ball Bound✓@ballbound391K—basketballstandardView profile →
372Sergio Llull✓@23llull389K—basketballpremiumView profile →
373Jaime Jaquez Jr✓@trippplej389K—basketballstandardView profile →
374John Calipari✓@coachcalark388K—basketballstandardView profile →
375Luol Deng✓@luoldeng9385K—basketballstandardView profile →
376David Mak Thompson✓@iammak_07384K—basketballstandardView profile →
377Lonnie Walker IV✓@lonniewalkeriv383K—basketballpremiumView profile →
378Brandon Beloti✓@beloti44382K—basketballpremiumView profile →
379Nigel Hayes-Davis✓@nigel_hayes381K—basketballpremiumView profile →
380Tyus Jones✓@1tyus380K—basketballstandardView profile →
381Jusuf Nurkić✓@bosnianbeast27378K—basketballpremiumView profile →
382Hoops Point Indonesia✓@hoops.point377K—basketballstandardView profile →
383Ty Jackson✓@tyy2.0375K—basketballpremiumView profile →
384Obi Toppin✓@obitoppin_1372K—basketballstandardView profile →
385Derrick Jones Jr.✓@therea1djones372K—basketballpremiumView profile →
386Sydney Colson✓@sydjcolson370K—basketballpremiumView profile →
387Jeron Teng✓@jeronalvinteng370K—basketballstandardView profile →
388Nemanja Blazic Tricky✓@thetricky10370K—basketballstandardView profile →
389Norris Cole✓@norriscole365K—basketballpremiumView profile →
390Chris Webber✓@realchriswebber363K—basketballpremiumView profile →
391Gradey Dick✓@gradey363K—basketballstandardView profile →
392Micah Lancaster✓@micah_lancaster362K—basketballpremiumView profile →
393Napheesa Collier✓@napheesa24361K—basketballpremiumView profile →
394Leonella Montalvo✓@leonella_m361K—basketballpremiumView profile →
395Kendrick Ziglar✓@hoopzig358K—basketballstandardView profile →
396FC Bayern Basketball✓@fcbayernbasketball357K—basketballpremiumView profile →
397Domantas “Domas” Sabonis✓@dsabonis11356K—basketballpremiumView profile →
398Naz Reid✓@hollywood.naz356K—basketballpremiumView profile →
399BasketNews✓@basketnews356K—basketballstandardView profile →
400Grayson Allen✓@graysonjallen355K—basketballpremiumView profile →