NBA birthday May 1st

With over 5,000 players in the history of the NBA, at least one player was born every day of the calendar year – including three ballers for towing. Our daily breakdown of the players who were born every day of the year continues.

Below you will find the most remarkable NBA players who were born on May 1st.

Chet Holmgren (2002)

Holmgren was one of the best players in the country of Gonzaga University and brought him the second election in the NBA design of 2022. After Holmgren was sitting this season because of an injury, he returned with a bang in 2023. The big man took second place in the voice of the Rookie of the Year with an average of 16.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 blocks per game. He was also a key piece for a reconstruction team that has had the best record in the NBA since returning to the action.

Holmgren supported this with a solid season of 2024 with an average of 15 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.2 blocks per game. The sky is the border for this early 23-year-old, who is already one of the best big men in the NBA.

Eddie Johnson (1959)

Not many bankers in the NBA history were as effective as this type. “Piggy” was the 29th election in the NBA design of 1981 of the Kansas City Kings and spent his first six years with this organization. He was even there when she moved to Sacramento and Johnson broke out in his second season.

In his last five seasons, the sniper achieved an average of at least 18.7 points per game with the Kings and took third place in the sixth man of the year in 1986. He joined the Phoenix Suns two years later and released the sixth man of the year in 1989. 1989. Johnson became this award in this award the following season, which was his last year with the Suns. He then fit for the Seattle Supersonics, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets before he officially retired in 1999. During his 17-year career, Johnson scored an average of 16 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

Would you like to see every NBA player born on May 1st? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:

• Frankie Brian (May 1, 1923)
• George Lehmann (May 1, 1941)
• Barry Clemens (May 1, 1943)
• Barry Orms (May 1, 1946)
• Jim Owens (May 1, 1950)
• Ron Davis (May 1, 1954)
• Rock Lee (May 1, 1955)
• Craig Shelton (May 1, 1957)
• Billy Owens (May 1, 1969)
• Julius Nwosu (May 1, 1971)
• Austin Croshere (May 1, 1975)
• Amir Johnson (May 1, 1987)
• Jerome Dyson (May 1, 1987)
• Brandon Sampson (May 1, 1997)