Top 5 colleges that have provided the best NBA players

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#2 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

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Los Angeles Lakers helped UCLA alumnus Abdul-Jabbar win five NBA titles

Situated in the City of Angels in sunny California, UCLA has helped develop a lot of the NBA stars whose play helped shape the league's evolution.

The biggest star to come out of the University of California in Los Angeles is all-time leading scorer and legendary centre Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won six NBA Championships as a player, one with the Milwaukee Bucks and the remaining five with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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One of the greatest shooters in the sport's history, Reggie Miller is also a proud Bruin and spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers.

Current Lakers coach Luke Walton's father, the great Bill Walton, is also a distinguished alumnus of the college and had a successful career with the Portland TrailBlazers and Boston Celtics, winning two Championships.

The NBA currently has some very distinguished UCLA alumni, including the 2016/17 regular season MVP, Russell Westbrook and 2015/16 NBA champion, Kevin Love. Lonzo Ball, the second pick in the 2017 draft, is also a former Bruin.

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