Ben Edward McLemore III[1][2] (born February 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

[3] He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, and was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.

He signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in April 2021 and joined the Trail Blazers in August of the same year.

He then attended both Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia and Christian Life Center in Humble, Texas during his senior year of high school.

[4] After committing to Kansas, McLemore was deemed ineligible to play by the NCAA because he attended multiple high schools, resulting in his transcripts being "a little fuzzy".

[9] This set of facts caused the launch of an NCAA investigation to determine whether or not Kansas would have to vacate the basketball games in which McLemore played.

[10] On July 13, 2013, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Kings and joined them for the 2013 NBA Summer League.

[13] In the Kings' final game of the regular season on April 16, McLemore scored a season-high 31 points in a loss to the Phoenix Suns.

[26] He was recalled a week later,[27] and made his debut for the Grizzlies on November 11, 2017, recording four points and two rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench in a 111–96 loss to the Houston Rockets.

[30] On July 17, 2018, McLemore was traded, along with Deyonta Davis, a 2021 second-round pick and cash considerations, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Garrett Temple.

[33] On December 5, 2019, McLemore led the Rockets in scoring with a season-high 28 points, on top of career-best 8-of-17 shooting from behind the three-point arc in a 119–109 win against the Toronto Raptors.

[45] On December 22, 2023, McLemore was announced as Club Baloncesto Breogán's new signing for the remainder of the 2023-24 Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League season.

[47] Before he was drafted, McLemore's size, style of play, and abilities had garnered comparisons to former NBA All-Star Ray Allen.