12 Top biography memoir books like Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP by Mirin Fader

Cover of Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP by Mirin Fader

Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

By: Mirin Fader

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Discover the story of one of the most transcendent players in NBA history–from his early life livin…

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Cover of Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry by Marcus Thompson

1. Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry

By: Marcus Thompson

3.97

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER —ALL-ACCESS LOOK AT STEPH CURRY AND THE 2017 NBA CHAMPIONS GOLDEN STATE WARRI… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy by Bill Simmons

2. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

By: Bill Simmons

4.20

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to wri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • basketball
"But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

"If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

Cover of Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby

3. Michael Jordan: The Life

By: Roland Lazenby

4.31

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of a legendary athleteThe Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is… read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
Cover of Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson by Kent Babb

4. Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

By: Kent Babb

3.90

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

“This is more than just great sports writing, this is writing at its best. Babb strips away the pub… read more

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  • biography
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Drive: The Story of My Life by Larry Bird, Bob Ryan, Earvin "Magic" Johnson

5. Drive: The Story of My Life

By: Larry Bird , Bob Ryan , Earvin "Magic" Johnson

2.57

Format: 210 pages,

"Of all the people I play against, the only one I truly fear is Larry Bird."--Magic Johnson, from t… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty

6. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

By: Phil Jackson , Hugh Delehanty

3.69

Format: 98 pages, Audio CD

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson w… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership

7. Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, The American Dream

By: Mitch Albom

3.93

Format: 316 pages,

Recounts the remarkable story of University of Michigan basketball players Chris Webber, Jalen Rose… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • basketball

8. The Jordan Rules

By: None , None

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

A SUPER TEAM...A SUPERSTAR...A SUPER EGO The most gifted athlete ever to play the game, Michael Jor… read more

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9. Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated

By: Shea Serrano , Reggie Miller , Arturo Torres

3.11

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

#1 New York Timesbestseller Who is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jo… read more

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10. Return of the King: LeBron James, The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History

By: Brian Windhorst , None

4.00

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Now a New York Times bestseller! The inside story of LeBron James's return and ultimate triumph in… read more

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11. Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

By: Jack McCallum

4.00

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

They were the Beatles of basketball, the MercurySeven in sneakers. In Dream Team, acclaimed sports … read more

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12. The Last Season: A Team In Search of Its Soul

By: Phil Jackson , Michael Arkush

4.00

Format: None pages,

For the countless basketball fans who were spellbound by the Los Angeles Lakers' 2003-2004 high-wir… read more

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13. When the Game Was Ours

By: Larry Bird

4.23

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physic… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports by Yaron Weitzman

14. Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports

By: Yaron Weitzman

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

How the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers trusted The Process -- a bold plan to get to first by becoming the… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

15. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

By: Kobe Bryant

4.26

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

Cover of Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks by Chris  Herring

16. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

By: Chris Herring

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more

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  • biography
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman

17. Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.28

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combi… read more

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  • biography
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality by Mike Sielski

18. The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality

By: Mike Sielski

4.07

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

"A compelling origin story of a time that really wasn’t so long ago but through the lens of tragedy… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"Somebody says I can't do something, and I want to go out and do it on purpose and do it in an unbelievable way."

-Mike Sielski, The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality

Cover of LeBron by Jeff Benedict

19. LeBron

By: Jeff Benedict

4.40

Format: None pages, Audiobook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the #1 bestselling author of The Dynasty and Tiger Woods—the “defi… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete by Brian Windhorst

20. LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete

By: Brian Windhorst

3.85

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's… read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
Cover of The Sixth Man by Andre Iguodala

21. The Sixth Man

By: Andre Iguodala

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion G… read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
"A basketball player has to play for free for at least a year, a football player for three years before they are eligible to earn an income. But sports like tennis, baseball, golf, and even hockey all…"

-Andre Iguodala, The Sixth Man

Cover of Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP by Mirin Fader

22. Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

By: Mirin Fader

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Discover the story of one of the most transcendent players in NBA history–from his early life livin… read more

Similar categories in Mirin Fader's Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP book and Mirin Fader's Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • book club
  • leadership
Cover of KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between by David Ritz

23. KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

By: David Ritz

4.10

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

NATIONAL BESTSELLER​ A unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star ah… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"Diversity always makes me happy."

-David Ritz, KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

"Perfection isn't possible. Aiming for perfection will make you crazy. I was crazy."

-David Ritz, KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between

Cover of I'll Show You by Derrick Rose

24. I'll Show You

By: Derrick Rose

3.89

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2012, Derrick Rose was on top of the world.After growing up in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood,… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope (A Bestselling Basketball Memoir) by Carmelo Anthony

25. Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope (A Bestselling Basketball Memoir)

By: Carmelo Anthony

4.08

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From iconic NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony comes a New York Times bestselling memoir about growing up… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season by Ben Golliver

26. Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season

By: Ben Golliver

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A captivating account of the NBA’s strangest season ever, from shutdown to championship, from a pro… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook
Cover of Basketball: A Love Story by Jackie MacMullan

27. Basketball: A Love Story

By: Jackie MacMullan

4.18

Format: None pages, Audio CD

A sweeping and revelatory history of basketball, drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews with … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook
Cover of Game: An Autobiography by Grant Hill

28. Game: An Autobiography

By: Grant Hill

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The full, frank story of a remarkable life’s journey—to the pinnacle of success as a basketball pla… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Midrange Theory by Seth Partnow

29. The Midrange Theory

By: Seth Partnow

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

At its core, the goal of any basketball team is relatively take and make good shots while preventi… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
Cover of The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty by Ethan Sherwood Strauss

30. The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty

By: Ethan Sherwood Strauss

3.73

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty--and then took it apart The Golden State War… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball
  • audiobook
Cover of A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers by Russ Bengtson

31. A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers

By: Russ Bengtson

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the iconic shoes and superstars who have defined the sport for decades, A History … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • basketball

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Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry

Marcus Thompson

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Michael Jordan: The Life

Roland Lazenby

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb

3.90

Transform Your Habits

When the Game Was Ours

Larry Bird

4.23

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The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

Bill Simmons

4.20

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Moneyball

Michael Lewis

4.26

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Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess

Evan Drellich

4.16

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Larry Bird

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