NBA Players Wearing Number 8 (2026-27)
All 16 players wearing #8 on 2026-27 NBA rosters.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 16
- Average height
- 6'6"
- Average age
- 26.4
- Teams represented
- 15 of 30
- Tallest
- Nick Richards (6'11")
- Shortest
- Bones Hyland (6'2")
- Oldest
- Buddy Hield (33)
- Youngest
- Caleb Wilson (20)
Sixteen players enter the 2026-27 season wearing #8, spread across 15 teams. Guards dominate the group — 10 of the 16 wear the number — with 5 forwards and 1 center rounding out the roster.
The range in size is notable: Bones Hyland of the Minnesota Timberwolves stands at 6'2", while Nick Richards of the Miami Heat checks in at 6'11". Buddy Hield, at 33 the oldest of the group, and 20-year-old Caleb Wilson mark the age extremes.
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Play Guess-the-Player with only players wearing #8 →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bones Hyland
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
G | 6'2" | 25 | VCU |
Buddy Hield
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
G | 6'4" | 33 | Oklahoma |
Caleb Wilson
|
Chicago Bulls
|
F | 6'9" | 20 | North Carolina |
De'Anthony Melton
|
Golden State Warriors
|
G | 6'2" | 28 | USC |
Deni Avdija
|
Portland Trail Blazers
|
F | 6'8" | 25 | None |
Egor Demin
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
G | 6'8" | 20 | BYU |
Isaiah Collier
|
Utah Jazz
|
G | 6'4" | 21 | USC |
Jae'Sean Tate
|
Houston Rockets
|
F | 6'4" | 30 | Ohio State |
Jalen Williams
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
G | 6'5" | 25 | Santa Clara |
Jamal Cain
|
Orlando Magic
|
F | 6'7" | 27 | Oakland |
Kris Dunn
|
LA Clippers
|
G | 6'3" | 32 | Providence |
Nick Richards
|
Miami Heat
|
C | 6'11" | 28 | Kentucky |
OG Anunoby
|
New York Knicks
|
F | 6'7" | 29 | Indiana |
Ron Harper Jr.
|
Boston Celtics
|
G | 6'5" | 26 | Rutgers |
Trevor Keels
|
Miami Heat
|
G | 6'5" | 23 | Duke |
Zach LaVine
|
Sacramento Kings
|
G | 6'5" | 31 | UCLA |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Where the #8 Players Were Born
Eleven of the 16 players were born in the United States, with Atlanta, GA producing 2 of them — Caleb Wilson of the Chicago Bulls and Isaiah Collier of the Utah Jazz. The international contingent includes players born in Kingston, Jamaica (Nick Richards), Tel Aviv, Israel (Deni Avdija), London, England (OG Anunoby), Freeport, GB (Buddy Hield), and Moscow, Russia (Egor Demin).
Colleges Behind the #8 Roster
USC leads all programs with 2 players on this list — De'Anthony Melton and Isaiah Collier. The rest of the group is spread one to a school, with colleges ranging from Duke and Kentucky to BYU, Providence, and Rutgers. Deni Avdija is the only player on the list without a college listed.
Heights and Ages Across the Group
The #8 group skews toward the taller end for guards, with several players at 6'5" — Jalen Williams, Ron Harper Jr., Trevor Keels, and Zach LaVine all share that height. The lone center, Nick Richards at 6'11", stands well above the rest. At 20, both Caleb Wilson and Egor Demin are the youngest players in the group, while Buddy Hield at 33 is the oldest.