Top 5 Tuesday: Best NBA media day portraits

The NBA season starts on Tuesday, so let’s take a look at the league’s most photogenic players.

NBA basketball returns on Tuesday night with a slate of three games, but basketball has already provided us plenty of entertainment this season.

At the start of training camp, players gathered for their media day photos. It’s where the players get their headshots taken for the team’s roster page, but they also get to have a little fun and take more creative portraits.

Montrezl Harrell is a ballerina

montrezl bill baptist.jpg — Bill Baptist/Getty Images

Quin Snyder is a Bond villain

quin snyder melissa majchrzak.jpg — Melissa Majchrzak/Getty Images

Eric Bledsoe is an 18th century painting

eric bledsoe barry gossage.jpg — Barry Gossage/Getty Images

(Seriously, the resemblance is uncanny.)

Metta World Peace wants you to sit on his lap so he can tell you a story

metta aaron poole.jpg — Aaron Poole/Getty Images

Chris Bosh has seen some stuff

bosh ron elkman.jpg — Ron Elkman/Getty Images

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Published Oct 27, 2015 | Modified Oct 27, 2015

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland writes Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, and is the host of the “Stadium Wonders” video series. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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