Inside the NBA Twittersphere
October 2009
By Sysomos Inc.
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Given Twitter's growing popularity, we decided to look on how National Basketball Association (NBA) players are using the micro-blogging service. For each of the 30 teams, we identified the accounts of players using Twitter. We then compiled various statistics to get a better handle on Twitter engagement per team, as well as follower/followed relationships within each team and across the league.
Here are some of the highlights:- The most popular NBA players (having the most followers on Twitter) are the Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal, followed by the Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce and the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard
- The most active NBA players (having the most NBA friends) is the Phoenix Suns' Jason Richardson, followed by the Milwaukee Bucks' Andrew Bogut and the San Antonio Spurs' Roger Mason Jr.
- The most active NBA player on Twitter (average number of tweets per day) is the Boston Celtics' Marquis Daniels, followed by the Toronto Raptors' Reggie Evans and the Washington Wizards' Fabricio Oberto
- The most "dense" team (players following their teammates) is the Philadelphia 76ers
- The most "NBA social" team (players following players on other teams) is the Detroit Pistons
- The most popular team on NBA (having the most NBA followers from other teams) is the Cleveland Cavaliers
- The most "Twitter social" team (players following the most people on Twitter) is the Chicago Bulls
- The most popular team on Twitter (in terms of its players being followed by the most people on Twitter) is Cleveland Cavaliers, not surprising given the Cavs' players include superstars LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal
NBA players that tweet the most
In the table below, we show the top-10 most active players on Twitter, measured by their average number of tweets per day.
| NBA player | Average number of tweets per day |
|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | |
| Marquis Daniels (lambo6) | 13.22 |
| Reggie Evans (reggieevans30) | 9.65 |
| Fabricio Oberto (obricio7) | 8.83 |
| Brandon Jennings (bjennings3) | 7.09 |
| Dwyane Wade (dwadeofficial) | 7.02 |
| Nate Robinson (nate_robinson) | 5.45 |
| Jason Thompson (jtthekid) | 4.58 |
| Sonny Weems (sonny13) | 3.00 |
| Stephen Curry (stephencurry30) | 2.02 |
| Ty Lawson (tylawson3) | 1.75 |
Popular and active NBA Twitter players
It is interesting to examine NBA players in terms of the number of people they follow and their followers. Here are the NBA players who follow the most people on Twitter:
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Dwight Howard (dwighthoward) | 4134 | |
| T.J. Ford (tj_ford) | 1255 | |
| Chris Bosh (chrisbosh) | 827 | |
| Shaquille O'Neal (the_real_shaq) | 567 | |
| Paul Pierce (paulpierce34) | 515 | |
| Rashard Lewis (rashard_lewis) | 479 | |
| Charlie Villanueva (cv31) | 378 | |
| Rasual Butler (rasualbutler45) | 322 | |
| DaJuan Summers (dsummers35) | 316 | |
The table below shows the NBA players that follow the most other players within the league.
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Jason Richardson (jrich23) | 62 | |
| Andrew Bogut (andrewmbogut) | 59 | |
| Roger Mason Jr. (moneymase) | 53 | |
| Rashard Lewis (rashard_lewis) | 44 | |
| Charlie Villanueva (cv31) | 42 | |
| Jared Dudley (jareddudley619) | 37 | |
| Quentin Richardson (qrich) | 28 | |
| Rudy Gay (rudygay22) | 25 | |
| Chris Paul (oneandonlycp3) | 24 | |
| Mario Chalmers (mister6clutch) | 23 | |
Similarly, here are the NBA players followed by the most people on Twitter:
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal (the_real_shaq) | 2436639 | |
| Paul Pierce (paulpierce34) | 1242335 | |
| Dwight Howard (dwighthoward) | 1193675 | |
| Lamar Odom (reallamarodom) | 208429 | |
| Derek Fisher (derekfisher) | 153617 | |
| Dwyane Wade (dwadeofficial) | 110281 | |
| Steve Nash (the_real_nash) | 94519 | |
| Quentin Richardson (qrich) | 89885 | |
| Baron Davis (baron_davis) | 80535 | |
| Jason Terry (jasonterry31) | 80129 | |
Below, here's a table of NBA players having the most NBA followers:
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal (the_real_shaq) | 69 | |
| Baron Davis (baron_davis) | 42 | |
| Dwight Howard (dwighthoward) | 42 | |
| Kevin Durant (kevindurant35) | 38 | |
| Chris Bosh (chrisbosh) | 28 | |
| Dwyane Wade (dwadeofficial) | 28 | |
| Rudy Gay (rudygay22) | 28 | |
| Chris Paul (oneandonlycp3) | 26 | |
| Steve Nash (the_real_nash) | 26 | |
| Charlie Villanueva (cv31) | 25 | |
Popular and active NBA teams on the NBA twittersphere
Based on our study, we discovered all teams have at least one player with an active Twitter account. However, the number of players on Twitter varies from team to team. To measure how players on a team follow each other and players on other teams, we created a measure of a team's "density" on Twitter. We express density as a number between zero and one. The closer the density value to one, the closer the team is to having every player follow every other player on his team. Below is the list of the five most "dense" teams on Twitter.
| NBA team | |
|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | |
 | 76ers |
 | Detroit Pistons |
 | Atlanta Hawks |
 | Los Angeles Clippers |
 | Thunder OKC |
Naturally, players follow other NBA players on other teams. Below is the top five teams in which players follow the most NBA players from other teams.
| NBA team | |
|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | |
| | Detroit Pistons |
 | Phoenix Suns |
 | Orlando Magic |
 | Milwaukee Bucks |
 | Chicago Bulls |
Below is the top five teams in which players are followed the most by NBA players on other teams.
| NBA team | |
|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | |
 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| | Orlando Magic |
| | Detroit Pistons |
| | Phoenix Suns |
| | Los Angeles Clippers |
Popular and active NBA teams on Twitter
The tables above show the popularity of certain teams among NBA players. It is interesting, however, to look at the behavior of teams with respect to the general Twitter population (not just NBA players). Here are NBA teams that have players following the most people on Twitter:
| NBA team | |
|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | |
| | Chicago Bulls |
| | Orlando Magic |
 | Pacers |
And here are the NBA teams in which the players are followed the most by people on Twitter:
| NBA team | |
|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | |
| | Cleveland Cavaliers |
 | Boston Celtics |
| | Orlando Magic |
Popular and active NBA players from each teams
Below, we provide four tables for each team:
- (a) a list of players that follow the most people on Twitter
- (b) a list of players that follow the most NBA players
- (c) a list of players that are followed by the most people on Twitter
- (d) a list of players that are followed by the most NBA players
By default, up to three players are displayed for each table. Fewer entries are displayed if there are less than three players with active Twitter accounts on a team.
Boston Celtics(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Paul Pierce (paulpierce34) | 515 | |
| Marquis Daniels (lambo6) | 101 | |
| Shelden Williams (sheldenwilliams) | 76 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shelden Williams (sheldenwilliams) | 6 | |
| J.R. Giddens (jgidd4) | 5 | |
| Kevin Garnett (thereal_kg) | 3 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Paul Pierce (paulpierce34) | 1242335 | |
| Kevin Garnett (thereal_kg) | 34342 | |
| Ray Allen (sugarray20) | 10469 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Paul Pierce (paulpierce34) | 18 | |
| Ray Allen (sugarray20) | 8 | |
| Shelden Williams (sheldenwilliams) | 6 | |
Nets(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Terrance Williams (therealtwill) | 60 | |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts (cdouglasroberts) | 41 | |
| Brook Lopez (brooklopez) | 22 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Terrance Williams (therealtwill) | 11 | |
| Rafer Alston (the_real_alston) | 7 | |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts (cdouglasroberts) | 4 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Terrance Williams (therealtwill) | 14773 | |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts (cdouglasroberts) | 6426 | |
| Devin Harris (devin34harris) | 3838 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Terrance Williams (therealtwill) | 16 | |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts (cdouglasroberts) | 10 | |
| Devin Harris (devin34harris) | 2 | |
New York Knicks(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Nate Robinson (nate_robinson) | 187 | |
| Joe Crawford (joecrawford5) | 43 | |
| Al Harrington (a7harrington) | 33 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Nate Robinson (nate_robinson) | 16 | |
| Al Harrington (a7harrington) | 4 | |
| Joe Crawford (joecrawford5) | 2 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Nate Robinson (nate_robinson) | 35278 | |
| Joe Crawford (joecrawford5) | 5844 | |
| Al Harrington (a7harrington) | 2021 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Nate Robinson (nate_robinson) | 23 | |
| Al Harrington (a7harrington) | 2 | |
| Joe Crawford (joecrawford5) | 2 | |
76ers(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Andre Iguodala (ai9) | 59 | |
| Royal Ivey (royaltivey) | 39 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Andre Iguodala (ai9) | 9 | |
| Royal Ivey (royaltivey) | 7 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Andre Iguodala (ai9) | 25351 | |
| Royal Ivey (royaltivey) | 2548 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Andre Iguodala (ai9) | 18 | |
| Royal Ivey (royaltivey) | 8 | |
Raptors(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Chris Bosh (chrisbosh) | 827 | |
| DeMar DeRozan (demar_derozan) | 102 | |
| Sonny Weems (sonny13) | 51 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| DeMar DeRozan (demar_derozan) | 20 | |
| Reggie Evans (reggieevans30) | 9 | |
| Chris Bosh (chrisbosh) | 8 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Chris Bosh (chrisbosh) | 74449 | |
| DeMar DeRozan (demar_derozan) | 18001 | |
| Jarrett Jack (jarrettjack03) | 3172 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Chris Bosh (chrisbosh) | 28 | |
| DeMar DeRozan (demar_derozan) | 16 | |
| Jarrett Jack (jarrettjack03) | 4 | |
Cleveland Cavaliers(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal (the_real_shaq) | 567 | |
| LeBron James (lebronjames) | 2 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal (the_real_shaq) | 3 | |
| LeBron James (lebronjames) | 0 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal (the_real_shaq) | 2436639 | |
| LeBron James (lebronjames) | 4749 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shaquille O'Neal (the_real_shaq) | 69 | |
| LeBron James (lebronjames) | 0 | |
Detroit Pistons(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Charlie Villanueva (cv31) | 378 | |
| DaJuan Summers (dsummers35) | 316 | |
| Austin Daye (adaye5) | 52 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Charlie Villanueva (cv31) | 42 | |
| Austin Daye (adaye5) | 20 | |
| DaJuan Summers (dsummers35) | 11 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Charlie Villanueva (cv31) | 60594 | |
| DaJuan Summers (dsummers35) | 4944 | |
| Austin Daye (adaye5) | 2888 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Charlie Villanueva (cv31) | 25 | |
| Austin Daye (adaye5) | 14 | |
| DaJuan Summers (dsummers35) | 8 | |
Pacers(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| T.J. Ford (tj_ford) | 1255 | |
| Troy Murphy (troy_murphy) | 44 | |
| Tyler Hansbrough (thans50) | 14 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| T.J. Ford (tj_ford) | 22 | |
| Troy Murphy (troy_murphy) | 9 | |
| Tyler Hansbrough (thans50) | 2 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Danny Granger (dgranger33) | 17502 | |
| T.J. Ford (tj_ford) | 11974 | |
| Troy Murphy (troy_murphy) | 6010 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Danny Granger (dgranger33) | 14 | |
| T.J. Ford (tj_ford) | 9 | |
| Troy Murphy (troy_murphy) | 6 | |
Milwaukee Bucks(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Andrew Bogut (andrewmbogut) | 214 | |
| Charlie Bell (flintstone14) | 100 | |
| Joe Alexander (seejoedunk) | 62 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Andrew Bogut (andrewmbogut) | 59 | |
| Charlie Bell (flintstone14) | 15 | |
| Joe Alexander (seejoejunk) | 0 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Andrew Bogut (andrewmbogut) | 11550 | |
| Charlie Bell (flintstone14) | 4831 | |
| Joe Alexander (seejoedunk) | 1459 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Andrew Bogut (andrewmbogut) | 7 | |
| Charlie Bell (flintstone14) | 6 | |
| Joe Alexander (seejoedunk) | 2 | |
Atlanta Hawks(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Zaza Pachulia (zaza27) | 30 | |
| Al Horford (al_horford) | 23 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Al Horford (al_horford) | 4 | |
| Zaza Pachulia (zaza27) | 0 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Zaza Pachulia (zaza27) | 3794 | |
| Al Horford (al_horford) | 1545 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Zaza Pachulia (zaza27) | 5 | |
| Al Horford (al_horford) | 2 | |
Charlotte Bobcats(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Nazr Mohammed (nazrmohammed) | 89 | |
| Gerald Henderson (ghjr09) | 56 | |
| Tyson Chandler (tysonchandler) | 3 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Nazr Mohammed (nazrmohammed) | 17 | |
| Gerald Henderson (ghjr09) | 6 | |
| Tyson Chandler (tysonchandler) | 1 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Tyson Chandler (tysonchandler) | 22014 | |
| Nazr Mohammed (nazrmohammed) | 4921 | |
| Gerald Henderson (ghjr09) | 2342 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Tyson Chandler (tysonchandler) | 16 | |
| Nazr Mohammed (nazrmohammed) | 8 | |
| Gerald Henderson (ghjr09) | 1 | |
Miami Heat(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Quentin Richardson (qrich) | 304 | |
| Dorell Wright (dwrightway) | 241 | |
| Jermaine O'Neal (jermaineoneal) | 136 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Quentin Richardson (qrich) | 28 | |
| Mario Chalmers (mister6clutch) | 23 | |
| Dorell Wright (dwrightway) | 20 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Dwyane Wade (dwadeofficial) | 110281 | |
| Quentin Richardson (qrich) | 89885 | |
| Mario Chalmers (mister6clutch) | 72337 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Dwyane Wade (dwadeofficial) | 28 | |
| Quentin Richardson (qrich) | 19 | |
| Dorell Wright (dwrightway) | 14 | |
Orlando Magic(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Dwight Howard (dwighthoward) | 4134 | |
| Rashard Lewis (rashard_lewis) | 479 | |
| Adonal Foyle (afoyle3131) | 20 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Rashard Lewis (rashard_lewis) | 44 | |
| Dwight Howard (dwighthoward) | 16 | |
| Adonal Foyle (afoyle3131) | 1 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Dwight Howard (dwighthoward) | 1193675 | |
| Rashard Lewis (rashard_lewis) | 19349 | |
| Adonal Foyle (afoyle3131) | 1520 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Dwight Howard (dwighthoward) | 42 | |
| Rashard Lewis (rashard_lewis) | 9 | |
| Adonal Foyle (afoyle3131) | 2 | |
Wizards(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Randy Foye (randyfoye) | 120 | |
| Fabricio Oberto (obricio7) | 45 | |
| Mike James (mikejames7) | 23 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Fabricio Oberto (obricio7) | 5 | |
| Mike James (mikejames7) | 3 | |
| Mike Miller (m33m) | 1 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Fabricio Oberto (obricio7) | 73111 | |
| Randy Foye (randyfoye) | 8947 | |
| Mike Miller (m33m) | 7091 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Mike Miller (m33m) | 8 | |
| Fabricio Oberto (obricio7) | 7 | |
| Mike James (mikejames7) | 4 | |
Sacramento Kings(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Jason Thompson (jtthekid) | 98 | |
| Donte Greene (dontegreene) | 64 | |
| Sean May (bigmay42) | 48 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Donte Greene (dontegreene) | 10 | |
| Sean May (bigmay42) | 9 | |
| Jason Thompson (jtthekid) | 8 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Francisco Garcia (cisco32) | 72054 | |
| Donte Greene (dontegreene) | 7902 | |
| Jason Thompson (jtthekid) | 6640 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Donte Greene (dontegreene) | 12 | |
| Francisco Garcia (cisco32) | 11 | |
| Sean May (bigmay42) | 10 | |
Phoenix Suns(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Jason Richardson (jrich23) | 226 | |
| Jared Dudley (jareddudley619) | 195 | |
| Amar'e Stoudemire (amareisreal) | 100 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Jason Richardson (jrich23) | 62 | |
| Jared Dudley (jareddudley619) | 37 | |
| Amar'e Stoudemire (amareisreal) | 8 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Steve Nash (the_real_nash) | 94519 | |
| Amar'e Stoudemire (amareisreal) | 35660 | |
| Jason Richardson (jrich23) | 26594 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Steve Nash (the_real_nash) | 26 | |
| Jared Dudley (jareddudley619) | 19 | |
| Jason Richardson (jrich23) | 16 | |
Los Angeles Lakers(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Ron Artest (96truwarierqb) | 91 | |
| Lamar Odom (reallamarodom) | 48 | |
| Derek Fisher (derekfisher) | 19 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Lamar Odom (reallamarodom) | 6 | |
| Ron Artest (96truwarierqb) | 2 | |
| Derek Fisher (derekfisher) | 2 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Lamar Odom (reallamarodom) | 208429 | |
| Derek Fisher (derekfisher) | 153617 | |
| Ron Artest (96truwarierqb) | 35338 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Lamar Odom (reallamarodom) | 23 | |
| Derek Fisher (derekfisher) | 16 | |
| Ron Artest (96truwarierqb) | 7 | |
Los Angeles Clippers(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Rasual Butler (rasualbutler45) | 322 | |
| Craig Smith (csmeezy5) | 57 | |
| Baron Davis (baron_davis) | 44 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Craig Smith (csmeezy5) | 20 | |
| Blake Griffin (blakegriffin) | 13 | |
| Baron Davis (baron_davis) | 12 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Baron Davis (baron_davis) | 80535 | |
| Blake Griffin (blakegriffin) | 41980 | |
| Rasual Butler (rasualbutler45) | 8182 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Baron Davis (baron_davis) | 42 | |
| Blake Griffin (blakegriffin) | 12 | |
| Rasual Butler (rasualbutler45) | 12 | |
Warriors(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Speedy Claxton (speeddeamon) | 49 | |
| Stephen Curry (stephencurry30) | 34 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Speedy Claxton (speeddeamon) | 13 | |
| Stephen Curry (stephencurry30) | 6 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Stephen Curry (stephencurry30) | 28322 | |
| Speedy Claxton (speeddeamon) | 3335 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Stephen Curry (stephencurry30) | 11 | |
| Speedy Claxton (speeddeamon) | 6 | |
Utah Jazz(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Eric Maynor (emaynor3) | 67 | |
| Deron Williams (d_will_8_4real) | 49 | |
| Kyle Korver (kylekorver) | 2 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Eric Maynor (emaynor3) | 15 | |
| Deron Williams (d_will_8_4real) | 9 | |
| Kyle Korver (kylekorver) | 1 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Deron Williams (d_will_8_4real) | 17615 | |
| Eric Maynor (emaynor3) | 3489 | |
| Kyle Korver (kylekorver) | 149 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Deron Williams (d_will_8_4real) | 15 | |
| C.J. Miles (cjmiles34) | 7 | |
| Eric Maynor (emaynor3) | 6 | |
Thunder OKC(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Kevin Durant (kevindurant35) | 244 | |
| James Harden (jhard13) | 70 | |
| Jeff Green (jeff_green22) | 46 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Kevin Durant (kevindurant35) | 20 | |
| James Harden (jhard13) | 16 | |
| Russell Westbrook (russwest44) | 9 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Kevin Durant (kevindurant35) | 76022 | |
| Russell Westbrook (russwest44) | 12789 | |
| Nick Collison (nickcollison4) | 6942 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Kevin Durant (kevindurant35) | 38 | |
| Russell Westbrook (russwest44) | 18 | |
| James Harden (jhard13) | 15 | |
Portland Trail Blazers(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Travis Outlaw (travis25outlaw) | 47 | |
| Patrick Mills (patty_mills) | 19 | |
| Jerryd Bayless (jbay4) | 13 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Travis Outlaw (travis25outlaw) | 19 | |
| Jerryd Bayless (jbay4) | 7 | |
| Patrick Mills (patty_mills) | 5 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Rudy Fernandez (rudy5fernandez) | 9838 | |
| Jerryd Bayless (jbay4) | 7417 | |
| Travis Outlaw (travis25outlaw) | 5203 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Travis Outlaw (travis25outlaw) | 6 | |
| Patrick Mills (patty_mills) | 5 | |
| Jerryd Bayless (jbay4) | 4 | |
Minnesota Timberwolves(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Brian Cardinal (cardinal_brian) | 66 | |
| Kevin Love (kevin_love) | 66 | |
| Jonny Flynn (j_flynn) | 60 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Kevin Love (kevin_love) | 13 | |
| Jonny Flynn (j_flynn) | 12 | |
| Brian Cardinal (cardinal_brian) | 7 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Kevin Love (kevin_love) | 39277 | |
| Ricky Rubio (rickyrubio9) | 11397 | |
| Jonny Flynn (j_flynn) | 5989 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Kevin Love (kevin_love) | 15 | |
| Jonny Flynn (j_flynn) | 12 | |
| Brian Cardinal (cardinal_brian) | 8 | |
Denver Nuggets(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Ty Lawson (tylawson3) | 61 | |
| Johan Petro (frenchi27) | 27 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Johan Petro (frenchi27) | 3 | |
| Ty Lawson (tylawson3) | 1 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Johan Petro (frenchi27) | 67545 | |
| Ty Lawson (tylawson3) | 3480 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Johan Petro (frenchi27) | 2 | |
| Ty Lawson (tylawson3) | 2 | |
San Antonio Spurs(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Roger Mason Jr. (moneymase) | 178 | |
| Marus Williams (mw1ll) | 116 | |
| DeJuan Blair (dejuan45) | 37 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Roger Mason Jr. (moneymase) | 53 | |
| Michael Finley (da_finster) | 10 | |
| DeJuan Blair (dejuan45) | 0 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Roger Mason Jr. (moneymase) | 9064 | |
| DeJuan Blair (dejuan45) | 5784 | |
| Michael Finley (da_finster) | 3396 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Roger Mason Jr. (moneymase) | 14 | |
| Michael Finley (da_finster) | 4 | |
| DeJuan Blair (dejuan45) | 2 | |
New Orleans Hornets(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Chris Paul (oneandonlycp3) | 126 | |
| Julian Wright (jujubee32) | 69 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Chris Paul (oneandonlycp3) | 24 | |
| Julian Wright (jujubee32) | 13 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Chris Paul (oneandonlycp3) | 60354 | |
| Julian Wright (jujubee32) | 3709 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Chris Paul (oneandonlycp3) | 26 | |
| Julian Wright (jujubee32) | 7 | |
Memphis Grizzlies(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Marus Williams (mw1ll) | 116 | |
| Hasheem Thabeet (hasheemthedream) | 106 | |
| Rudy Gay (rudygay22) | 106 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Rudy Gay (rudygay22) | 25 | |
| Hasheem Thabeet (hasheemthedream) | 11 | |
| Sam Young (samyoung4) | 6 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Allen Iverson (alleniverson) | 69747 | |
| Rudy Gay (rudygay22) | 31276 | |
| Hasheem Thabeet (hasheemthedream) | 17899 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Rudy Gay (rudygay22) | 28 | |
| Allen Iverson (alleniverson) | 11 | |
| Hasheem Thabeet (hasheemthedream) | 10 | |
Houston Rockets(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Carl Landry (carllandry14) | 71 | |
| Aaron Brooks (thirty2zero) | 69 | |
| Kyle Lowry (klow7) | 46 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Kyle Lowry (klow7) | 12 | |
| Dikembe Mutombo (thereal_mutombo) | 3 | |
| Aaron Brooks (thirty2zero) | 3 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Aaron Brooks (thirty2zero) | 5824 | |
| Kyle Lowry (klow7) | 2313 | |
| Carl Landry (carllandry14) | 942 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Kyle Lowry (klow7) | 6 | |
| Aaron Brooks (thirty2zero) | 4 | |
| Carl Landry (carllandry14) | 0 | |
Dallas Mavericks(a) players that follow the most people on Twitter
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shawn Marion (matrix31) | 223 | |
| Drew Gooden (drewgooden) | 44 | |
| Jason Terry (jasonterry31) | 19 | |
(b) players that follow the most NBA players
| Twitter account | friend count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shawn Marion (matrix31) | 19 | |
| Drew Gooden (drewgooden) | 7 | |
| Jason Terry (jasonterry31) | 3 | |
(c) players with the most followers on Twitter
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Jason Terry (jasonterry31) | 80129 | |
| Shawn Marion (matrix31) | 33740 | |
| Drew Gooden (drewgooden) | 8060 | |
(d) players with the most NBA followers
| Twitter account | follower count | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: sysomos.com | ||
| Shawn Marion (matrix31) | 16 | |
| Drew Gooden (drewgooden) | 9 | |
| Jason Terry (jasonterry31) | 8 | |
Connections within the NBA twittersphere
The graph below show who follows whom in this 129-member group.
Complete Graph (9 MB):
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