Larry Hughes is amongst the players whose birthdays’ fall on Apr. 29.
With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap day ballers. Our day-by-day breakdown of the players born on each day of the year continues.
Below are the most notable NBA players born on Apr 29.
David Lee (1983)
Lee didn’t come into the league with much pedigree as the 30th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, but he carved out an incredible 12-year career. The Knicks selected him with that final pick in the first round, with Lee spending his first five seasons in the Big Apple. He really broke out in his sophomore season, finishing fourth in Sixth Man of the Year voting. Lee also received votes the following year, which eventually led to Lee making an All-Star appearance in 2010. That was Lee’s final season with the Knicks, playing the next five seasons for the Golden State Warriors.
Dubs fans loved the big man immediately, with Lee making another All-Star team in 2013. He also finished 12th in MVP voting that year, averaging 18.5 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. The big man closed his career with one-year stints in Boston, Dallas and San Antonio before officially retiring in 2017. While it was his last full season in Golden State, Lee won a championship with them in 2015. He averaged 13.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists throughout his 12-year career.
Want to see every NBA player born on April 29? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Jake Ford (April 29, 1945)
- God Shammgod (April 29, 1976)
- Jason Hart (April 29, 1978)
- Jeff Ayres (April 29, 1987)
- Chris Johnson (April 29, 1990)
- Xavier Rathan-Mayes (April 29, 1994)
- Jordan Hawkins (April 29, 2002)
