Possible Clues:

• Wilt Chamberlain was one
• Magic, at one time
• Abdul-Jabbar, 1975-89
• N.B.A. teammate since 1947
• West Coast pro
• 1940s-'50s NBA star George Mikan, for one
• Los Angeles N.B.A.er
• Jim --, Surrey and England spin bowler
• LeBron James, e.g., beginning in 2018
• Jim --, England spinner who took 19 wickets in a Test match in 1956