NBA players born in 2006
24 NBA players on file were born in 2006. 24 are on NBA rosters now. Cooper Flagg leads them with 1,473 career points. The first born in 2006 to play in the NBA were Cooper Flagg, Jeremiah Fears, Ace Bailey, and Dylan Harper and 11 more, in 2025-26. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
On NBA rosters now (24)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper FlaggDAL | F | 2025–2026 | 1 | 70 GP · 1,473 PTS · 466 REB · 316 AST | Newport, ME |
| Jeremiah FearsNO | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 82 GP · 1,169 PTS · 300 REB · 279 AST | Joliet, IL |
| Ace BaileyUTAH | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 72 GP · 993 PTS · 302 REB · 131 AST | Chattanooga, TN |
| Dylan HarperSA | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 69 GP · 813 PTS · 234 REB · 266 AST | Franklin Lakes, NJ |
| Will RileyWSH | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 74 GP · 764 PTS · 212 REB · 146 AST | Kitchener, ON |
| Tre JohnsonWSH | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 60 GP · 733 PTS · 170 REB · 122 AST | Garland, TX |
| Egor DeminBKN | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 52 GP · 536 PTS · 165 REB · 173 AST | Moscow, Russia |
| Nolan TraoreBKN | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 56 GP · 499 PTS · 99 REB · 213 AST | Creteil, France |
| Ben SarafBKN | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 44 GP · 332 PTS · 92 REB · 145 AST | — |
| Kasparas JakucionisMIL | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 53 GP · 328 PTS · 138 REB · 137 AST | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Hugo GonzalezBOS | G | 2025–2026 | 1 | 74 GP · 289 PTS · 246 REB · 40 AST | — |
| Joan BeringerMIN | F | 2025–2026 | 1 | 40 GP · 156 PTS · 92 REB · 12 AST | — |
| Khaman MaluachPHX | C | 2025–2026 | 1 | 46 GP · 139 PTS · 133 REB · 6 AST | Rumbek, South Sudan |
| Rocco ZikarskyMIN | C | 2025–2026 | 1 | 5 GP · 14 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST | — |
| Noa EssengueCHI | F | 2025–2026 | 1 | 2 GP · 0 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST | — |
| Allen GravesTOR | F | No games yet | — | — | Ponchatoula, LA |
| Caleb WilsonCHI | F | No games yet | — | — | Atlanta, GA |
| Christian AndersonCHA | G | No games yet | — | — | Atlanta, GA |
| Darius Acuff Jr.SAC | G | No games yet | — | — | Detroit, MI |
| Hannes SteinbachCHA | F | No games yet | — | — | Wurzburg, Germany |
| Meleek ThomasCLE | G | No games yet | — | — | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mikel Brown Jr.BKN | G | No games yet | — | — | Orlando, FL |
| Morez Johnson Jr.DAL | F | No games yet | — | — | Riverdale, IL |
| Nate AmentMIL | F | No games yet | — | — | Manassas, VA |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.