Ben McLemore

Ben McLemore's story interests me more than his stat line might suggest. A 196cm wing out of Kansas, taken seventh overall, he carried the weight of being a can't-miss prospect, then spent nine years and five teams proving he belonged. I don't read that as failure; reaching the NBA at all is rarefied air, and surviving nearly a decade in it takes real grit. The journeyman label gets used dismissively, but I see a player who kept finding ways to stay useful. There's a particular toughness in chasing a roster spot year after year, and I quietly admire it.

Name (English)

Ben McLemore

Name (Japanese)

ベン・マクレモア

Reading

べん・まくれもあ

Born

February 11, 1993 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Origin

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Height

196 cm

Occupation

basketball player

University

University of Kansas

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20McLemore
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A2%E3%82%A2
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Tags

• Missouri
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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