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. 11.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1976): Abdur-Rahim was the third overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies and finished third in Rookie of the Year voting. The following season, Abdur-Rahim began a stretch of five straight seasons averaging at least 20 points per game. Abdur-Rahim also made his only All-Star appearance in 2001, his first season with the Atlanta Hawks. He closed his career with stints in Portland and Sacramento before retiring in 2008. Abdul-Rahim finished Top 20 in scoring five times, averaging 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists over his 12-year career.
Malcolm Brogdon (1992): Brogdon has been one of the most efficient players over the last decade. He was the 36th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He won Rookie of the Year in a remarkable rookie campaign, averaging 10.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He joined the Indiana Pacers in 2019, averaging a career-high 21.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 0.9 steals in 2020. Brogdon was moved to a bench role when he joined the Boston Celtics in 2022 and won the Sixth Man of the Year award in his one season with the Celtics. Brogdon currently plays for the Washington Wizards.
Want to see every NBA player born on December 11? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Ben Scharnus (December 11, 1917)
- Ernie Beck (December 11, 1931)
- Jim Tucker (December 11, 1932)
- Bevo Nordmann (December 11, 1939)
- Plummer Lott (December 11, 1945)
- Al Hairston (December 11, 1945)
- Billy Schaeffer (December 11, 1951)
- Mark Alarie (December 11, 1963)
- Ray Owens (December 11, 1972)
- Roy Hibbert (December 11, 1986)
- Alex Ducas (December 11, 2000)
- Onyeka Okongwu (December 11, 2000)
