Gallery: The NBA Flat Top Trend

NBA players are known to style on the court with their game, but it counts double when you bring fashion to the league: enter the flat top. NBA players like Chris Mullin and J.R. Reid adopted this fashion statement in the late '80s and brought a sense of the style to the game along with their play. Since fizzling out a bit in the late '90s, the trendy, aero-dynamic hair style has come back in full force as of late with stars like Brandon Jennings, and Iman Shumpert rocking the hairdo. Check out this gallery of the NBA Flat Top Trend.

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Kenny "Sky" Walker

This is without question the greatest flat top in NBA history.

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Kendall Gill

Though a little unruly, this haircut and his cameo on My Brother and Me(what up, '90s babies?!) were the highlights of his career.

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Mark Bryant

No explanation needed.

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Charles Oakley

During the early '90s you could show up to a game at The Garden and see Charles Oakley rock this 'do and proceed to elbow his way to 10 boards that night. #NBAgoldenera

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Greg Anthony

Seven PPG, four APG, and, most importantly, one sharp flat top fade.

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Rod Strickland

Sure he's racked up four DUIs but he also rocked that awesome 'do. Clearly this was thinking of coach John Calipari when he brought on Strickland as an administrator.

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J.R. Reid

The face and haircut only a mother (and non-Charlotte fans) could love.

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Dennis Rodman

Before he started rocking every color of the rainbow on his dome, The Worm decided to sport this nappy attempt at a flat top.

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Dikembe Mutombo

"Without the flat top I'm only 7-foot-2, but with it I'm pushing 7-foot-4."

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Armen GIlliam

He balled right up until the very end. R.I.P.

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Jim McIlvaine

That's the awkwardly awesome haircut of a dude making $33.6 million over six years.

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Shawn Kemp

With a flat top like that, how could his seven baby mamas resist?

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Dee Brown

Before the crowning moment of his career Dee Brown made sure his barber got him camera-ready.

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Cedric Ceballos

*Cues the soundtrack*

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Mark Macon

Be honest, if it wasn't for the flat top, would you see Mark Macon on any of our NBA lists?

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Dominique Wilkins

'Nique was in that awkward Jheri curl to flat top transition period at this point in his lustrous NBA career.

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Scottie Pippen

Scottie will always be remembered as Robin to MJ's Batman but the flat top > the baldy.

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Reggie Miller

This mix of a flat top and gumby haircut is what one of the purest shooters in NBA history decided to go with early on during his career.

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Robert Horry

"With this flat top, I'll one day have more rings than Michael."

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Charles Smith

Yeah, he was a bust but he looked pretty fresh. Ayo!

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Patrick Ewing

Some consipiracy theorists blame Patrick Ewing's infamous missed lay-up on the fact that he didn't get a pre-game shape-up.

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Chris Mullin

What other NBA Hall of Famer has a rap reference dedicated to their haircut? #KING

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Iman Shumpert

He hasn't played one minute during the 2012-13 season but he's still building a buzz. It must be the 'do...

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Brandon Jennings

We have to give B.J. props for being one of the players at the forefront of this flat top revival.

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Norris Cole

If you haven't been relevant since your game-winner nearly a year ago then just rock a flat top. That'll get the people talking.

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