The NBA playoffs begin today. See which ex-Louisville, Kentucky basketball players made it

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Eighteen former Kentucky basketball players are scheduled to compete in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, which begin tonight.

UK has the most former players in the postseason. Louisville basketball has two former players in the playoffs. Donovan Mitchell helped lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference's top seed.

Former Wildcat Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the No. 1 overall seed in the league, and they will have home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

Gilgeous-Alexander finished the season as the NBA's scoring leader, averaging 32.7 points per game. He is also the favorite to win league MVP.

The NBA playoffs start today with two play-in games featuring four teams: the Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies.

Here are all the former Cats and Cardinals competing for an NBA championship:

Former Kentucky basketball players in 2025 NBA playoffs​

• Atlanta Hawks: Jacob Toppin
• Dallas Mavericks: Anthony Davis and P.J. Washington
• Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray
• Golden State Warriors: Kevin Knox II
• Houston Rockets: Reed Sheppard
• Indiana Pacers: Isaiah Jackson
• Los Angeles Lakers: Jarred Vanderbilt
• Miami Heat: Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro
• Milwaukee Bucks: Chris Livingston
• Minnesota Timberwolves: Rob Dillingham and Julius Randle
• New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns
• Oklahoma City Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Cason Wallace
• Sacramento Kings: Trey Lyles and Malik Monk

Former Louisville basketball players in 2025 NBA playoffs​

• Cleveland Cavaliers: Donovan Mitchell
• Miami Heat: Terry Rozier

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: 2025 NBA playoffs: UofL and UK players who made postseason

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