Gallery: The NBA Flat Top Trend

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

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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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No explanation needed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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*Cues the soundtrack*

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

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

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

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

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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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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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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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