NBA: 10 Most Popular Current Players on Social Media 

#6 Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony

Followers - 21 Million [Facebook - 5.4m; Twitter - 9.4m; Instagram - 6.2m]

Playing small forward for Oklahoma City Thunder, Carmelo Anthony was picked in 2003 by Denver Nuggets. The ten-time NBA All-Star player is one of the most popular basketball players on social media. Carmelo’s beautiful family dominates his social media (apart from Basketball, of course). You can also see heart-warming moments of the time he spends with his fans in some of his posts.

#5 Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook

Followers - 21.3 Million [Facebook - 4.9m; Twitter - 5.7m; Instagram - 10.7m]

Narrowly taking the lead from Carmelo Anthony with an aggregate of 7.06m followers on the three platforms (as opposed to Anthony’s 7.0m), Russell Westbrook is a force to reckon with. The only player in NBA history to have recorded a perfect triple-double, this Oklahoma City Thunder player has achieved a great deal in a short span of time when his career began only a decade ago. Off the court, however, it is Westbrook’s impeccable fashion sense that makes him stand out. He also loves posting about his wife and child and his followers get to treat their eyes on all the glory quite often.