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    Default Highest IQ NBA players outside the game

    Lebron is far ahead at one.

    Next is JJ. Anyone else?

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    Default Re: Highest IQ NBA players outside the game

    Barkley is easily the smartest of the well known ones. He is even so smart he knows how to shuck and jive to seem like a loveable fool, but he has good takes on a lot of things.

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    Default Re: Highest IQ NBA players outside the game

    Currently?

    Jalen Brown
    Dwight Powell
    Westbrook
    Brook Lopez
    CJ McCollum
    Chris Paul
    Grant Williams
    Brogdon

    uhhh i could keep going

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    Default Re: Highest IQ NBA players outside the game

    Jeremy Lin had an almost perfect score on his SATs.

    Asians win again.

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    Default Re: Highest IQ NBA players outside the game

    Probably Larry Bird.

    In listening to Michael Jordan talk about things outside of basketball, I would place him up there as well. His understanding of people showcases an extraordinary level of emotional intelligence. I would say he's smarter than Barkley.

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    Default Re: Highest IQ NBA players outside the game

    Quote Originally Posted by 90sgoat View Post
    Barkley is easily the smartest of the well known ones. He is even so smart he knows how to shuck and jive to seem like a loveable fool, but he has good takes on a lot of things.
    He's the funniest, but far from the smartest.

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    Default Re: Highest IQ NBA players outside the game

    Probably Bill Bradley - at least in terms of standard achievements. Princeton, Rhodes Scholar, US Senator. When with the Knicks, he was their highest paid player. He played on short contracts because he knew he could have an excellent career outside of ball.

    That team in general was super smart - Debusschere (an early player/coach, and later great administrator); Phil Jackson; Jerry Lucas (published a book on memory enhancement); Dick Barnett (got a doctorate after his playing career).

    Otherwise, maybe Bill Russell or Kareem.

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