Larry Hughes is amongst the players whose birthdays’ fall on Jan. 23.
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 Jan 23.
Larry Hughes (1979)
With a nickname like “Smooth,” it felt destined that Hughes would turn into a solid NBA hooper. This winger was the eighth overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft and only spent two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers. He really broke out when he joined the Golden State Warriors in 1999, averaging 22.7 points per game after that deadline deal.
Hughes played three years for the Warriors and suited up for the Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic after that. While he never played for any team for more than three seasons, Hughes still carved out a 13-year career. His best season was in 2004 with Washington, averaging 22 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.9 steals while finishing sixth in Sixth Man of the Year voting. Those 2.9 steals led the league, and he also participated in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest.
Want to see every NBA player born on January 23? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Joe Colone (January 23, 1924)
- John Pritchard (January 23, 1927)
- Tom Hoover (January 23, 1941)
- Bob McIntyre (January 23, 1944)
- Lonnie Wright (January 23, 1945)
- Stan Washington (January 23, 1952)
- Frankie Sanders (January 23, 1957)
- Haywoode Workman (January 23, 1966)
- Keita Bates-Diop (January 23, 1996)
- DeJon Jarreau (January 23, 1998)
- Jordan Miller (January 23, 2000)
- Armel Traore (January 23, 2003)
