NBA Players Wearing Number 17 (2026-27)
All 7 players wearing #17 on 2026-27 NBA rosters.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 7
- Average height
- 6'6"
- Average age
- 25.4
- Teams represented
- 7 of 30
- Tallest
- Karlo Matkovic (6'10")
- Shortest
- Jahmir Young (6'0")
- Oldest
- Michael Porter Jr. (28)
- Youngest
- Shaedon Sharpe (23)
Seven NBA players wear #17 heading into the 2026-27 season, one per team across 7 franchises. The group skews forward — 4 forwards and 3 guards — and ranges in height from 6'0" to 6'10".
Ages run from 23 to 28, making this a notably young set of #17 wearers. The table above shows the full roster with team, position, height, and age for each player.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only players wearing #17 →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jahmir Young
|
Miami Heat
|
G | 6'0" | 25 | Maryland |
Jamaree Bouyea
|
Phoenix Suns
|
G | 6'2" | 27 | San Francisco |
Karlo Matkovic
|
New Orleans Pelicans
|
F | 6'10" | 25 | None |
Michael Porter Jr.
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
F | 6'10" | 28 | Missouri |
Onyeka Okongwu
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
F | 6'10" | 25 | USC |
Shaedon Sharpe
|
Portland Trail Blazers
|
G | 6'5" | 23 | Kentucky |
Tari Eason
|
Houston Rockets
|
F | 6'8" | 25 | LSU |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Heights and Positions Across the Group
Three players stand at 6'10": Karlo Matkovic (New Orleans Pelicans), Michael Porter Jr. (Brooklyn Nets), and Onyeka Okongwu (Atlanta Hawks). Tari Eason of the Houston Rockets comes in at 6'8", while Shaedon Sharpe (Portland Trail Blazers) is listed at 6'5". The two shortest are guards: Jamaree Bouyea at 6'2" and Jahmir Young at 6'0".
All 4 forwards are at least 6'8" tall, while the 3 guards range from 6'0" to 6'5" — a spread that reflects the different physical demands of each position.
College Backgrounds and Birthplaces
Most of the #17 wearers played college basketball before turning professional. Schools represented include Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, Missouri, San Francisco, and USC — each attended by one player. Karlo Matkovic did not play college basketball in the United States.
Of the players with listed birthplaces, 5 were born in the USA and 1 — Shaedon Sharpe — was born in London, ON. Three of the American-born players were born in California, with birthplaces in Chino, Los Angeles, and Seaside.
Youngest and Oldest Wearing Number 17
Shaedon Sharpe, born May 30, 2003, is the youngest player in the group at age 23. Michael Porter Jr., born Jun 29, 1998, is the oldest at 28. The remaining 5 players all fall at age 25 or 27, keeping the overall group on the younger side of the league.