Chuck Person is among the players born on June 27.
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 June 27.
Chuck Person (1964)
Person came into the league with serious prestige as the fourth overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft. He earned that after a stellar collegiate career at Auburn and showcased his skill with a Rookie of the Year season in his debut campaign. The sharpshooter averaged at least 16.8 points per game through his first seven seasons, with the first six of those happening with the Indiana Pacers. His best season was his third year, averaging a career-high 21.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game. In those first six seasons with the Pacers, Persons averaged 19 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 0.9 steals per game.
He played two seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves after that and then three years with the San Antonio Spurs. “Mr. Smooth” was one of the best bench players in his time with the Spurs, finishing third and sixth in Sixth Man of the Year voting. Person’s closed his career with one-year stints in Charlotte and Seattle before officially retiring in 2000. Person was one of the best shooters of his era, averaging 14.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists throughout his 13-year career.
Want to see every NBA player born on June 27? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Ed Peterson (June 27, 1924)
- John Barber (June 27, 1927)
- Stan Brown (June 27, 1929)
- Russ Critchfield (June 27, 1946)
- Kevin Joyce (June 27, 1951)
- Larry Demic (June 27, 1957)
- Craig Hodges (June 27, 1960)
- Alex Blackwell (June 27, 1970)
- Malik Allen (June 27, 1978)
- Landry Fields (June 27, 1988)
- Joe Young (June 27, 1992)
- Brice Johnson (June 27, 1994)
- Monte Morris (June 27, 1995)
- Jack McVeigh (June 27, 1996)
- Jamaree Bouyea (June 27, 1999)
