Across
- 1. First dominant big man in NBA history, Lakers legend from the 1950s
- 4. Once choked his coach during a Warriors practice
- 6. Nicknamed "Big Country," drafted by the Grizzlies in 1995
- 7. First Turkish player to start in an NBA Finals
- 10. Celtics legend who “stole the ball” in a famous 1965 moment
- 11. Only MVP winner never to play in the NBA Finals
- 12. Trailblazing Croatian sharpshooter killed in a 1993 car crash
- 13. Star shooting guard nicknamed "Clyde the Glide"
- 14. First name of little-known 7’7” Nigerian center drafted in 1994
- 17. Celtics forward known as “Cornbread,” 1981 Finals MVP
- 18. Played 16 seasons, later coached LeBron as a rookie
- 19. Croatian sixth man who frustrated opponents on the '90s Bulls
Down
- 2. Has the highest career 3-point shooting percentage in NBA history
- 3. Shot-blocking phenom and father of current player Bol Bol
- 5. Suns guard in the 70s; later a coach and basketball thinker
- 8. Only college player on the 1992 Dream Team
- 9. Taken 2nd overall in 2009, one of the biggest NBA draft busts
- 13. Last name of the first player to wear cornrows in an NBA game
- 15. First name of Yugoslav player traded for Dennis Rodman in 1995
- 16. Center who made the 1984 All-Star Game, then faded quickly