Top 10 Best Cities for producing NBA talent

When it comes to producing basketball talent, there's no better city in the world then New York City.

Or maybe not.

Turns out that based on a very unscientific study using the high schools of current NBA players and the CBS Player Ratings, a five-member team composed of players who went to high school in Los Angeles would produce the best starting unit.

The Los Angeles group is an impressive one with Russell Westbrook the highest rated player of the five on the list, followed by Paul Pierce, Jrue Holiday, Brandon Jennings and DeMar Derozan. All five players rank among the top 40 players in the NBA, according to the CBS player ratings.



New York City, meanwhile, is back in sixth place behind Indianapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia and Newark. Seattle follows New York City at No. 7 with Atlanta, Dallas and Houston filling out the top ten.

Some adjustments were made for two players - Derrick Rose and Andrew Bynum. Neither Rose nor Bynum played this year and thus do not have a positive player rating. It is assumed that they would be among the top 20 players in the NBA when healthy.

The players listed on each team are listed in order of their total player rating.

The Best Cities for Producing NBA Talent

1. Los Angeles
Russell Westbrook, Leuzinger (Lawndale, Calif.) - VIDEO
Paul Pierce, Inglewood (Calif.)
Jrue Holiday, Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.) - VIDEO
Brandon Jennings, Dominguez (Compton, Calif.) - VIDEO
DeMar DeRozan, Compton (Calif.) - VIDEO

2. Indianapolis
Zach Randolph, Marion (Ind.)
Mike Conley, Lawrence North (Indianapolis)
Jeff Teague, Pike (Indianapolis)
George Hill, Broad Ripple (Indianapolis)
Courtney Lee, Pike

3. Chicago
Derrick Rose, Simeon (Chicago) - VIDEO
Evan Turner, St. Joseph (Westchester, Ill.)
Kevin Garnett, Farragut (Chicago) - VIDEO
Dwyane Wade, Richards (Oak Lawn, Ill.)
Anthony Davis, Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin (Chicago) - VIDEO



4. Philadelphia
Kobe Bryant, Lower Merion (Ardmore, Pa.) - VIDEO
Andrew Bynum, Solebury (New Hope, Pa.)
Kyle Lowry, Cardinal Dougherty - now closed
Tyreke Evans, American Christian (Aston, Pa.) - VIDEO
Markieff Morris, Prep Charter (Philadelphia)

5. Newark
Tristan Thompson, St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) - VIDEO
Kenneth Faried, Tech (Newark, N.J.)
Kyrie Irving, Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.) - VIDEO
Jason Thompson, Lenape (Medford, N.J.) - VIDEO
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Patrick School - was St. Patrick - VIDEO

6. New York City
Kemba Walker, Rice School - now closed - VIDEO
Joakim Noah, Poly Prep Country Day (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Metta World Peace, LaSalle Academy (New York City)
Lance Stephenson, Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) - VIDEO
Ben Gordon, Mt. Vernon (N.Y.)

7. Seattle
Jamal Crawford, Rainier Beach (Seattle)
Spencer Hawes, Seattle Prep
Martell Webster, Seattle Prep
Nate Robinson, Rainier Beach
Jason Terry, Franklin (Seattle)

8. Atlanta
Dwight Howard, Southwest Atlanta Christian - VIDEO
J.J. Hickson, Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)
Al-Farouq Aminu, Norcross (Ga.) - VIDEO
Derrick Favors, South Atlanta - VIDEO
DeQuan Jones, Wheeler

9. Dallas
LaMarcus Aldridge, Seagoville (Dallas)
Deron Williams, The Colony (Texas)
Chris Bosh, Lincoln (Dallas)
Darrell Arthur, South Oak Cliff (Dallas)
Wesley Johnson, Corsicana (Texas)



10. Houston
Emeka Okafor, Bellaire (Texas)
Jimmy Butler, Tomball (Texas)
DeAndre Jordan, Christian Life Center Academy (Houston)
Kendrick Perkins, Beaumont Central (Texas)
D.J. Augustin, Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, Texas)