NBA players born in 1979
59 NBA players on file were born in 1979. Tracy McGrady leads them with 18,381 career points. The first born in 1979 to play in the NBA was Tracy McGrady, in 1997-98. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1979 (59)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady | SG | 1997–2012 | 15 | 938 GP · 18,381 PTS · 5,276 REB · 4,161 AST | Bartow, FL |
| Elton Brand | PF | 1999–2016 | 17 | 1,058 GP · 16,827 PTS · 9,040 REB · 2,184 AST | Cortland, NY |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | 1998–2014 | 16 | 1,049 GP · 15,579 PTS · 5,433 REB · 1,765 AST | Pineville, LA |
| Baron Davis | PG | 1999–2012 | 13 | 835 GP · 13,447 PTS · 3,183 REB · 6,025 AST | Los Angeles, CA |
| Corey Maggette | SF | 1999–2013 | 14 | 827 GP · 13,198 PTS · 4,022 REB · 1,696 AST | Melrose Park, IL |
| Metta World Peace | SF | 1999–2017 | 17 | 991 GP · 13,058 PTS · 4,448 REB · 2,631 AST | Queens, NY |
| Lamar Odom | PF | 1999–2013 | 14 | 961 GP · 12,781 PTS · 8,059 REB · 3,554 AST | Jamaica, NY |
| Michael Redd | SG | 2000–2012 | 12 | 629 GP · 11,972 PTS · 2,411 REB · 1,338 AST | Columbus, OH |
| Hedo Turkoglu | SF | 2000–2015 | 15 | 997 GP · 11,022 PTS · 3,971 REB · 2,832 AST | Türkiye |
| Larry Hughes | SG | 1998–2012 | 13 | 727 GP · 10,242 PTS · 3,039 REB · 2,290 AST | — |
| Ricky Davis | SG | 1998–2010 | 12 | 736 GP · 9,912 PTS · 2,550 REB · 2,426 AST | Las Vegas, NV |
| Mehmet Okur | C | 2002–2012 | 10 | 634 GP · 8,561 PTS · 4,436 REB · 1,089 AST | Türkiye |
| John Salmons | SF | 2002–2015 | 13 | 895 GP · 8,292 PTS · 2,603 REB · 2,183 AST | Philadelphia, PA |
| Rasual Butler | SF | 2002–2016 | 13 | 809 GP · 6,092 PTS · 1,934 REB · 658 AST | Philadelphia, PA |
| Earl Watson | PG | 2001–2014 | 13 | 878 GP · 5,593 PTS · 1,985 REB · 3,871 AST | Kansas City, KS |
| Brendan Haywood | C | 2001–2015 | 13 | 816 GP · 5,538 PTS · 4,875 REB · 442 AST | New York, NY |
| Andres Nocioni | SF | 2004–2012 | 8 | 514 GP · 5,415 PTS · 2,295 REB · 614 AST | Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Ronald Murray | SG | 2002–2010 | 8 | 487 GP · 4,817 PTS · 1,006 REB · 1,096 AST | Philadelphia, PA |
| Stromile Swift | PF | 2000–2009 | 9 | 547 GP · 4,582 PTS · 2,535 REB · 275 AST | Shreveport, LA |
| Carlos Arroyo | PG | 2001–2011 | 9 | 569 GP · 3,770 PTS · 965 REB · 1,761 AST | Puerto Rico |
| Trenton Hassell | SF | 2001–2010 | 9 | 644 GP · 3,741 PTS · 1,826 REB · 1,132 AST | Clarksville, TN |
| Jumaine Jones | SF | 1999–2007 | 8 | 471 GP · 3,325 PTS · 1,987 REB · 408 AST | Cocoa, FL |
| Chris Mihm | C | 2000–2009 | 8 | 436 GP · 3,262 PTS · 2,302 REB · 223 AST | Milwaukee, WI |
| Fred Jones | SG | 2002–2009 | 7 | 430 GP · 3,206 PTS · 958 REB · 990 AST | Malvern, AR |
| Charlie Bell | SG | 2001–2011 | 7 | 376 GP · 3,204 PTS · 814 REB · 857 AST | Flint, MI |
| Jannero Pargo | PG | 2002–2015 | 11 | 499 GP · 3,175 PTS · 701 REB · 986 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Primoz Brezec | C | 2001–2010 | 8 | 342 GP · 2,452 PTS · 1,327 REB · 179 AST | Yugoslavia |
| Joel Przybilla | C | 2000–2013 | 13 | 592 GP · 2,293 PTS · 3,665 REB · 256 AST | Monticello, MN |
| Jake Tsakalidis | C | 2000–2007 | 7 | 315 GP · 1,497 PTS · 1,238 REB · 101 AST | — |
| Slava Medvedenko | PF | 2000–2007 | 7 | 263 GP · 1,390 PTS · 744 REB · 136 AST | — |
| Keith McLeod | PG | 2003–2007 | 4 | 200 GP · 1,105 PTS · 268 REB · 536 AST | Canton, OH |
| Walter Herrmann Heinrich | PF | 2006–2009 | 3 | 152 GP · 819 PTS · 319 REB · 66 AST | Argentina |
| Lonny Baxter | PF | 2002–2006 | 4 | 162 GP · 637 PTS · 477 REB · 40 AST | Silver Spring, MD |
| Mike Wilks | PG | 2002–2010 | 7 | 233 GP · 591 PTS · 228 REB · 271 AST | Milwaukee, WI |
| Tierre Brown | PG | 2001–2005 | 4 | 134 GP · 527 PTS · 166 REB · 266 AST | Iowa, LA |
| Michael Bradley | PF | 2001–2006 | 5 | 173 GP · 483 PTS · 591 REB · 93 AST | Worcester, MA |
| Terence Morris | F | 2001–2006 | 3 | 139 GP · 472 PTS · 377 REB · 93 AST | Frederick, MD |
| William Avery | G | 1999–2002 | 3 | 142 GP · 379 PTS · 93 REB · 199 AST | Augusta, GA |
| Khalid El-Amin | G | 2000–2001 | 1 | 50 GP · 314 PTS · 81 REB · 145 AST | Minneapolis, MN |
| Jeryl Sasser | G | 2001–2003 | 2 | 82 GP · 204 PTS · 191 REB · 67 AST | Dallas, TX |
| Sean Lampley | SF | 2002–2004 | 2 | 45 GP · 203 PTS · 94 REB · 33 AST | — |
| Ryan Humphrey | SF | 2002–2005 | 3 | 85 GP · 197 PTS · 189 REB · 18 AST | Tulsa, OK |
| Lynn Greer | PG | 2006–2007 | 1 | 41 GP · 167 PTS · 27 REB · 53 AST | Philadelphia, PA |
| Damone Brown | PF | 2001–2005 | 4 | 39 GP · 108 PTS · 52 REB · 19 AST | Buffalo, NY |
| Jeff Trepagnier | SG | 2001–2004 | 3 | 31 GP · 88 PTS · 43 REB · 22 AST | Los Angeles, CA |
| Joe Crispin | G | 2001–2002 | 1 | 21 GP · 79 PTS · 11 REB · 26 AST | Pitman, NJ |
| Kevin Burleson | PG | 2005–2006 | 1 | 39 GP · 70 PTS · 26 REB · 48 AST | Seattle, WA |
| Britton Johnsen | SF | 2003–2005 | 2 | 26 GP · 54 PTS · 55 REB · 16 AST | Murray, UT |
| Anthony Grundy | PG | 2005–2006 | 1 | 12 GP · 52 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST | Louisville, KY |
| Kirk Haston | F | 2001–2003 | 2 | 27 GP · 32 PTS · 27 REB · 8 AST | — |
| Norman Richardson | G | 2001–2002 | 1 | 11 GP · 30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST | Brooklyn, NY |
| Corsley Edwards | PF | 2004–2005 | 1 | 10 GP · 27 PTS · 25 REB · 3 AST | Baltimore, MD |
| Cezary Trybanski | C | 2002–2004 | 2 | 22 GP · 15 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST | Poland |
| Ratko Varda | C | 2001–2002 | 1 | 1 GP · 5 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Tony Bobbitt | SG | 2004–2005 | 1 | 2 GP · 5 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Chris Owens | F | 2002–2003 | 1 | 1 GP · 4 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST | Akron, OH |
| Ernest Brown | C | 2001–2002 | 1 | 3 GP · 3 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST | Bronx, NY |
| Randy Holcomb | SF | 2005–2006 | 1 | 4 GP · 2 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST | Chicago, IL |
| Maurice Baker | SG | 2004–2005 | 1 | 5 GP · 0 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST | Madison, IL |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.