| Parameters
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Usage
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Note
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name |
The player's full name, in first-middle-last format. Do not put nicknames, sourced or not. |
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image |
The player's image. |
Optional
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image_size |
The size of the image. Use only when there is an image |
Optional
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caption |
The caption of the image. Write a concise and accurate statement. Image with only a player's face usually do not need a caption. |
Optional
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position |
The player's position. Avoid using abbreviations. |
Optional
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height_ft/height_in |
The player's height in feet and inches. When specifying, use single digits for each category. For example, for a player 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall, the height_ft parameter should show "6", the height_in parameter "11". |
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weight_lbs |
The player's weight in pounds. |
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league |
The name of the league the player played in. Because this infobox can only be used on articles of NBA player, the default league should be the NBA. Both National Basketball Association or NBA are okay. |
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team |
The player's team. Do not put the team(s) that the player has formerly played for, as they belong to former_teams (below). Do not wikilink the team name. |
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team_link |
Use only if the team name does not match the team's article title. |
Optional
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salary |
The player's salary. |
Optional
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number |
The player's jersey number. |
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birth_date |
The player's birth date. |
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birth_place |
The player's birth place. |
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nationality |
The player's respective nationality. |
Optional
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highschool |
The player's high school. |
Optional
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college |
The college(s) the player attended prior to playing professional basketball. |
Optional
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draft |
The player's draft pick number and draft round. If a player was not drafted, put Undrafted |
Optional
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draft_year |
The player's draft year. |
Optional
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draft_team |
The player's draft team. |
Optional
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career_start |
The year in which the player started his career. |
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career_end |
The year in which the player ended his career. |
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former_teams |
The player's former team(s). Do not put the current team that the player is playing for, as that belongs to team
Should follow the format:
[[Team 1]] ([[season|year]]–[[season|year]])<br />[[Team 2]] ([[season|year]]–[[season|year]]) |
Optional
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awards |
All notable awards that the player has won.
Should follow the format:
#× [[Award 1]]<br /><small>([[season|year]], [[season|year]])</small><br />#× [[Award 2]]<br /><small>([[season|year]], [[season|year]])</small>
Omit #× if the award is won only once.
To denote consecutive years, use endash instead of comma and omit the year in between.
If possible, use the full name of the award.
For NBA championships, put [[List of NBA champions|NBA Champion]]
For All-Star Game selections, put [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]]
For scoring titles, put [[List of individual National Basketball Association scoring leaders|NBA Scoring Champion]]
For Slam Dunk Contest winners, put [[NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest|NBA Slam Dunk Champions]] |
Optional
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profile |
The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's NBA.com profile (linked at nba.com/players) |
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