NBA Players Reveal Their Pre-Game Music

With the NBA Playoffs set to begin this Saturday (April 18) players from the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards reveal what music gets them pump up before they hit the court. We're talking big time players like Damian Lillard, Jeff Teague, DeMar DeRozan and many more. Lillard and Teague spoke to XXL previously about hip-hop and the influence it had on their life.

The Playoffs Playlists were hand picked by these players and featured artist such as rake, Kanye West, Jay-Z, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, The Weekend, Paramore, and some surprises like Billy Joel, Dylan Scott, and even Mozart. Peep them below

Atlanta Hawks

Jeff Teague

“Dark Sky (Skyscrapers)” - Big Sean
“10 Bands” - Drake
Ain’t It Fun - Paramore

Kent Bazemore

“6 Man” - Drake
“Allure” - Jay-Z
“All Day” - Kanye West ft. Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney

Mike Muscala

“More Than a Miracle” - MNEK
“Be Real” - Kid Ink ft. Dej Loaf
“Used To” - Drake

Mike Scott

Future
Big Sean
Johnny Cinco

Golden State Warriors

Draymond Green

“Drinks on Us” – The Weeknd
“Flicka Da Wrist” – Chedda da Connect
“10 Bands” - Drake

Justin Holiday

“Know Yourself” - Drake
“10 Bands” - Drake
“I’m Turnt” – Lecrae

Harrison Barnes

“King Kunta” – Kendrick Lamar
“Fire Squad” – J. Cole
“G.O.M.D.” – J. Cole

Memphis Grizzlies

Courtney Lee

“Stay Loyal” - Nipsey Hussle
“Ball Drop” – Fabolous ft. French Montana
“Legend” - Drake
“When We Ride On Our Enemies” - Tupac
“Picture Me Rollin’” - Tupac

Kosta Koufos

“Headlines” - Drake
“No Tellin’” - Drake
“Energy” - Drake
“It Was A Good Day” - Ice Cube
“String Quartet No. 14 in G” - Mozart

Mike Conley

“Blessings” - Big Sean ft. Drake and Kanye West
“Alright” - Kendrick Lamar
“Champion” - Kanye West

Tony Allen

“10 Bands” - Drake
“No Tellin’” - Drake
“Know Yourself” - Drake

Portland Trail Blazer

Damian Lillard

"Closer" - Goapele
"Daughters" - Nas
"I Ain't No Joke" - Eric B and Rakim

CJ Mccollum

“Blessings” - Big Sean ft. Drake and Kanye West
“Alright” - Kendrick Lamar
"One Mic" - Nas

Meyers Leonard

"Lay It On Me" - Dylan Scott
“Energy” - Drake
"It's Still Rock N Roll To Me" - Billy Joel

Toronto Raptors

DeMar DeRozan

“Hood Politics” – Kendrick Lamar
“Legend” – Drake
“Backseat Freestyle” – Kendrick Lamar
“Takeover” – Jay-Z
“Straight Outta Compton” – N.W.A

Jonas Valanciunas

“Know Yourself” – Drake
“6 Man” – Drake
“0 to 100” – Drake
“Started From The Bottom” – Drake
“Straight Outta Compton” – N.W.A

Terrence Ross

“Hood Politics” – Kendrick Lamar
“King Kunta” – Kendrick Lamar
“Know Yourself” - Drake

Washington Wizards

Bradley Beal

“Here I Come” - The Roots
“Go Hard or Go Home” - Wiz Khalifa ft. Iggy Azalea
“How We Roll (Fast Five Remix)” - Don Omar
“Dangerous” - David Guetta ft. Sam Martin
“Ride Out” - Kid Ink, Tyga, Wale, YG, Rich Homie Quan

Kevin Seraphin

“Power” - Kanye West
“Heart of Courage” - Two Steps From Hell
“Rise and Shine” - J Cole
“Lights On” - Trip Lee
“Blame” - Calvin Harris

Otto Porter

“M.A.A.D City” - Kendrick Lamar
“We Be On It” - Dej Loaf
“C.U.B.A.” - Calvin Harris
“Outside” - Calvin Harris ft. Elle Goulding