NBA players born in 2005
29 NBA players on file were born in 2005. 28 are on NBA rosters now. Bub Carrington leads them with 1,685 career points. The first born in 2005 to play in the NBA were Bub Carrington, Alex Sarr, Zaccharie Risacher, and Ronald Holland II and 4 more, in 2024-25. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
On NBA rosters now (28)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bub CarringtonWSH | G | 2024–2026 | 2 | 164 GP · 1,685 PTS · 617 REB · 745 AST | Baltimore, MD |
| Alex SarrWSH | C | 2024–2026 | 2 | 115 GP · 1,652 PTS · 790 REB · 291 AST | — |
| Zaccharie RisacherDAL | F | 2024–2026 | 2 | 142 GP · 1,583 PTS · 525 REB · 168 AST | — |
| Kon KnueppelCHA | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 81 GP · 1,498 PTS · 432 REB · 274 AST | Milwaukee, WI |
| VJ EdgecombePHI | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 75 GP · 1,199 PTS · 423 REB · 315 AST | Bimini, Bahamas |
| Ronald Holland IIDET | F | 2024–2026 | 2 | 159 GP · 1,162 PTS · 533 REB · 177 AST | Duncanville, TX |
| Tidjane SalaunCHA | F | 2024–2026 | 2 | 97 GP · 575 PTS · 429 REB · 101 AST | — |
| Collin Murray-BoylesTOR | F | 2025–2026 | 1 | 57 GP · 484 PTS · 285 REB · 106 AST | Columbia, SC |
| Drake PowellBKN | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 63 GP · 408 PTS · 111 REB · 91 AST | Pittsboro, NC |
| Carter BryantSA | F | 2025–2026 | 1 | 71 GP · 298 PTS · 178 REB · 47 AST | Riverside, CA |
| Mohamed DiawaraNY | F | 2025–2026 | 1 | 69 GP · 246 PTS · 94 REB · 53 AST | Paris, France |
| Jase RichardsonORL | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 54 GP · 239 PTS · 63 REB · 58 AST | Denver, CO |
| Asa NewellATL | F | 2025–2026 | 1 | 44 GP · 227 PTS · 96 REB · 26 AST | Destin, FL |
| Noah PendaORL | F | 2025–2026 | 1 | 59 GP · 227 PTS · 187 REB · 70 AST | — |
| Cam ChristieLAC | G | 2024–2026 | 2 | 68 GP · 174 PTS · 90 REB · 37 AST | Arlington Heights, IL |
| Liam McNeeleyCHA | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 31 GP · 132 PTS · 73 REB · 24 AST | Richardson, TX |
| Yang HansenPOR | C | 2025–2026 | 1 | 43 GP · 95 PTS · 66 REB · 22 AST | — |
| Pacome DadietNY | F | 2024–2026 | 2 | 47 GP · 78 PTS · 45 REB · 17 AST | Aubagne, France |
| Nikola TopicOKC | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 10 GP · 52 PTS · 19 REB · 44 AST | — |
| Aday MaraOKC | C | No games yet | — | — | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Bogoljub MarkovicMIL | F | No games yet | — | — | — |
| Brayden BurriesMIL | G | No games yet | — | — | San Bernardino, CA |
| Dailyn SwainCHI | G | No games yet | — | — | Columbus, OH |
| Isaiah EvansMIN | F | No games yet | — | — | Fayetteville, NC |
| Kylan BoswellCHA | G | No games yet | — | — | Champaign, IL |
| Labaron Philon Jr.PHI | G | No games yet | — | — | Mobile, AL |
| Sergio de LarreaDAL | F | No games yet | — | — | Valladolid, Spain |
| Thomas SorberOKC | C | No games yet | — | — | Trenton, NJ |
Former NBA players born in 2005 (1)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Dillingham | G | 2024–2026 | 2 | 114 GP · 628 PTS · 181 REB · 241 AST | Hickory, NC |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.