It's been said time and time again that a lot of things are born not made, implying a sense of destiny. That some things in this world are pre-destined. Because nothing in this world makes people more calm than destiny -- that things that should happen will happen, one way or another. While some things are like that -- you know, the nature vs nurture thing -- most of the time, it isn't. Life is what we make of it.
Basketball players are most of the time a product of both. Born with genetic advantages, whether through parentage or through the lottery, these players are the cream of crop in terms of physical gifts.