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 Christmas Day.
Eric Gordon (1988)
Few NBA hoopers have been born on Christmas Day, but the most notable one is still in action, with Gordon currently playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. It all started when Gordon was taken seventh overall in the 2008 NBA Draft, finishing fifth in Rookie of the Year voting in that remarkable rookie campaign. After spending three seasons in LA, Gordon joined the New Orleans Hornets in 2011.
The sharpshooter spent the next five years in New Orleans but was named Sixth Man of the Year when he joined the Houston Rockets in 2016. Gordon spent seven years with the Rockets and has played for the Suns, Clippers and Sixers since then. He also took down the 2017 Three-Point Shooting Contest and ranks 16th all-time in three-pointers made. Gordon is averaging 15.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.8 steals throughout his 17-year career.
Want to see every NBA player born on December 25? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Leo Kubiak (Dec. 25, 1927)
- Wil Robinson (Dec. 25, 1949)
- Bernie Fryer (Dec. 25, 1949)
- Jimmie Baker (Dec. 25, 1953)
- Brett Vroman (Dec. 25, 1955)
- Chris Richard (Dec. 25, 1984)
- Markquis Nowell (Dec. 25, 1999)
