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Rik Smits

1966 - Today

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Rik Smits (born 23 August 1966), nicknamed "The Dunking Dutchman" is a Dutch former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft. An NBA All-Star in 1998, Smits reached the NBA Finals in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rik Smits is the 388th most popular basketball player (down from 349th in 2019), the 1,058th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,055th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Rik Smits ranks 388 out of 1,757. Before him are Frank Brian, Shawn Bradley, Valeri Tikhonenko, Chet Walker, Deandre Ayton, and Marko Popović. After him are Satch Sanders, Joakim Noah, Bogdan Bogdanović, Alex Hannum, Calvin Murphy, and Mel Daniels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Rik Smits ranks 506. Before him are Timur Kulibayev, Leonardo Rodríguez, Karyn Parsons, Marta Sánchez, Yūko Minaguchi, and Ellen van Langen. After him are Igor Konashenkov, Li Lingjuan, David Diop, Edie Brickell, Maryam Namazie, and Marc Emmers.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rik Smits ranks 1,058 out of 1,646. Before him are Orlando Engelaar (1979), Steven Berghuis (1991), Marten de Roon (1991), Karim El Ahmadi (1985), Ellen van Langen (1966), and Peter van Vossen (1968). After him are Jos Lansink (1961), Robert Gesink (1986), Nyck de Vries (1995), Sophie in 't Veld (1963), Bauke Mollema (1986), and Bert Koenders (1958).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among basketball players born in Netherlands, Rik Smits ranks 1. After him are Francisco Elson (1976), Arvin Slagter (1985), Dan Gadzuric (1978), and Dimeo van der Horst (1991).

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