NBA players born in 1978
51 NBA players on file were born in 1978. Kobe Bryant leads them with 33,643 career points. The first born in 1978 to play in the NBA were Kobe Bryant and Jermaine O'Neal, in 1996-97. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1978 (51)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | SF | 1996–2016 | 20 | 1,346 GP · 33,643 PTS · 7,047 REB · 6,306 AST | Philadelphia, PA |
| Dirk Nowitzki | F | 1998–2019 | 21 | 1,522 GP · 31,560 PTS · 11,490 REB · 3,651 AST | West Germany |
| Shawn Marion | SG | 1999–2015 | 16 | 1,163 GP · 17,700 PTS · 10,101 REB · 2,198 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Richard Hamilton | SG | 1999–2013 | 14 | 921 GP · 15,708 PTS · 2,852 REB · 3,125 AST | Coatesville, PA |
| Mike Bibby | PG | 1998–2012 | 14 | 1,001 GP · 14,698 PTS · 3,103 REB · 5,517 AST | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Jermaine O'Neal | C | 1996–2014 | 18 | 1,011 GP · 13,309 PTS · 7,261 REB · 1,369 AST | Columbia, SC |
| Stephen Jackson | SF | 2000–2014 | 14 | 858 GP · 12,976 PTS · 3,328 REB · 2,634 AST | Houston, TX |
| Shane Battier | SF | 2001–2014 | 13 | 977 GP · 8,408 PTS · 4,082 REB · 1,717 AST | Detroit, MI |
| Eddie House | SG | 2000–2011 | 11 | 717 GP · 5,356 PTS · 1,223 REB · 1,112 AST | Berkeley, CA |
| Jamaal Magloire | C | 2000–2012 | 12 | 680 GP · 4,917 PTS · 4,408 REB · 386 AST | Toronto, ON |
| Jamaal Tinsley | PG | 2001–2014 | 11 | 547 GP · 4,652 PTS · 1,605 REB · 3,330 AST | Brooklyn, NY |
| Chris Andersen | PF | 2001–2017 | 15 | 695 GP · 3,755 PTS · 3,493 REB · 337 AST | Iola, TX |
| Maurice Evans | SG | 2001–2012 | 9 | 562 GP · 3,747 PTS · 1,384 REB · 420 AST | Wichita, KS |
| Juan Dixon | SG | 2002–2009 | 7 | 436 GP · 3,678 PTS · 816 REB · 775 AST | Baltimore, MD |
| Darius Songaila | PF | 2003–2011 | 8 | 495 GP · 3,415 PTS · 1,689 REB · 589 AST | — |
| Devin Brown | SG | 2002–2010 | 8 | 465 GP · 3,352 PTS · 1,288 REB · 679 AST | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Marko Jaric | PG | 2002–2009 | 7 | 447 GP · 3,193 PTS · 1,200 REB · 1,600 AST | Yugoslavia |
| Speedy Claxton | PG | 2001–2009 | 7 | 334 GP · 3,096 PTS · 830 REB · 1,441 AST | Queens, NY |
| Marcus Fizer | F | 2000–2006 | 6 | 289 GP · 2,782 PTS · 1,340 REB · 352 AST | Arcadia, CA |
| Jason Collins | C | 2001–2014 | 13 | 735 GP · 2,621 PTS · 2,706 REB · 626 AST | Northridge, CA |
| Dan Gadzuric | C | 2002–2012 | 10 | 527 GP · 2,465 PTS · 2,326 REB · 196 AST | Netherlands |
| Dion Glover | SG | 1999–2005 | 6 | 294 GP · 2,407 PTS · 897 REB · 455 AST | Marietta, GA |
| Etan Thomas | C | 2001–2011 | 9 | 409 GP · 2,341 PTS · 1,927 REB · 149 AST | Harlem, NY |
| Malik Allen | PF | 2001–2011 | 10 | 478 GP · 2,334 PTS · 1,353 REB · 228 AST | Medford, NJ |
| Milt Palacio | PG | 1999–2006 | 7 | 470 GP · 2,243 PTS · 831 REB · 1,194 AST | Los Angeles, CA |
| Jarron Collins | C | 2001–2011 | 10 | 542 GP · 2,095 PTS · 1,579 REB · 419 AST | North Hollywood, CA |
| Melvin Ely | C | 2002–2014 | 9 | 375 GP · 1,992 PTS · 1,215 REB · 261 AST | Harvey, IL |
| Dan Dickau | PG | 2002–2008 | 6 | 300 GP · 1,745 PTS · 405 REB · 752 AST | Portland, OR |
| Jason Hart | PG | 2000–2010 | 9 | 341 GP · 1,623 PTS · 567 REB · 774 AST | Inglewood, CA |
| Brian Scalabrine | PF | 2001–2012 | 11 | 520 GP · 1,594 PTS · 1,034 REB · 436 AST | Long Beach, CA |
| Corey Benjamin | G | 1998–2003 | 4 | 153 GP · 835 PTS · 259 REB · 143 AST | Compton, CA |
| Will Solomon | PG | 2001–2009 | 2 | 115 GP · 584 PTS · 132 REB · 225 AST | Hartford, CT |
| Eddie Gill | PG | 2000–2009 | 7 | 187 GP · 571 PTS · 207 REB · 217 AST | Aurora, CO |
| Loren Woods | C | 2001–2008 | 6 | 215 GP · 555 PTS · 682 REB · 74 AST | — |
| A.J. Guyton | G | 2000–2003 | 3 | 80 GP · 442 PTS · 80 REB · 147 AST | Peoria, IL |
| Chris Porter | F | 2000–2001 | 1 | 51 GP · 440 PTS · 189 REB · 61 AST | Abbeville, AL |
| Jerome Moiso | C | 2000–2005 | 5 | 145 GP · 386 PTS · 395 REB · 38 AST | France |
| Paul McPherson | G | 2000–2001 | 1 | 55 GP · 262 PTS · 79 REB · 38 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Lavor Postell | G | 2000–2003 | 3 | 61 GP · 195 PTS · 45 REB · 13 AST | Albany, GA |
| Travis Hansen | SG | 2003–2004 | 1 | 41 GP · 123 PTS · 70 REB · 19 AST | Orem, UT |
| Igor Rakocevic | G | 2002–2003 | 1 | 42 GP · 78 PTS · 17 REB · 33 AST | Yugoslavia |
| Erick Barkley | G | 2000–2002 | 2 | 27 GP · 77 PTS · 21 REB · 40 AST | Queens, NY |
| Soumaila Samake | C | 2000–2003 | 2 | 47 GP · 68 PTS · 76 REB · 5 AST | Mali |
| Dean Oliver | G | 2001–2003 | 2 | 35 GP · 64 PTS · 24 REB · 44 AST | Quincy, IL |
| Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | C | 2001–2004 | 3 | 44 GP · 43 PTS · 57 REB · 6 AST | Cameroon |
| Ken Johnson | C | 2002–2003 | 1 | 16 GP · 32 PTS · 32 REB · 0 AST | Detroit, MI |
| Alvin Jones | C | 2001–2002 | 1 | 23 GP · 26 PTS · 36 REB · 3 AST | — |
| Kaniel Dickens | SF | 2003–2008 | 3 | 19 GP · 22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST | Denver, CO |
| Tang Hamilton | F | 2001–2002 | 1 | 9 GP · 20 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST | Jackson, MS |
| Korleone Young | F | 1998–1999 | 1 | 3 GP · 13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST | Wichita, KS |
| Alex Scales | SG | 2005–2006 | 1 | 1 GP · 0 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | Racine, WI |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.