Kevin McHale is 1 of 18 NBA players born on Dec. 19.
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 Dec. 19.
Kevin McHale (1957): McHale is one of the most beloved players in Boston Celtics history. The big man was the third overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, spending his entire 13-year career in Boston. He won back-to-back Sixth Man of the Year awards in 1983 and 1984 and also made his first of seven All-Star appearances in that breakout 1983 campaign. McHale is a six-time All-Defensive Team player and won three championships with the Celtics. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
Mo Williams (1982): Williams was a prolific scorer in his era, highlighted by a career-high 52-point performance against the Timberwolves in 2015, one year before his retirement. Selected 47th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft, he began a stretch in 2006 where he averaged at least 17 points per game for three consecutive seasons and earned his lone All-Star appearance in 2008. Over his 12-year career, Williams played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Charlotte Hornets before retiring in 2016.
Want to see every NBA player born on December 19? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Matt Zunic (December 19, 1919)
- Jim Paxson (December 19, 1932)
- Jay Arnette (December 19, 1938)
- Joe DePre (December 19, 1947)
- Leonard Gray (December 19, 1951)
- Scott Lloyd (December 19, 1952)
- Winston Garland (December 19, 1964)
- Arvydas Sabonis (December 19, 1964)
- Tom Gugliotta (December 19, 1969)
- Kebu Stewart (December 19, 1973)
- Felipe Lopez (December 19, 1974)
- Jorge Garbajosa (December 19, 1977)
- D.J. Stephens (December 19, 1990)
- Torrey Craig (December 19, 1990)
- Josh Huestis (December 19, 1991)
- Vic Law (December 19, 1995)
