NBA birthday: players born on May 5th

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 5th.

Laphonso Ellis (1970)

Cinco de Mayo is a fun vacation and it is also a great day to celebrate Ellis. “The Fonz” was the fifth election in the NBA design of the Denver Nuggets from 1992. This striker ended as an all -rookie in a remarkable debut season with an average of 14.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 blocks per game. This laid the basis for a solid career, with Ellis having a career year in 1997. He achieved an average of 21.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.7 blocks as one of the best players in the nuggets.

Ellis spent six years in Denver, but closed his career with stints in Atlanta, Minnesota and Miami. In 2003 he officially retired with an average of 11.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.8 blocks during his 11-year career. Ellis was also after his career as a commentator for ESPN.

Would you like to see every NBA player born on May 5th? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:

• Stan Patrick (May 5, 1922)
• Paul Hoffman (May 5, 1925)
• Moe Radovich (May 5, 1929)
• Bill Buntin (May 5, 1942)
• Mike Silliman (May 5, 1944)
• Herm Gilliam (May 5, 1946)
• Larry Steele (May 5, 1949)
• Roy McPipe (May 5, 1950)
• Lowes Moore (May 5, 1957)
• Rob Williams (May 5, 1961)
• Orlando Graham (May 5, 1965)
• Harold Miner (May 5, 1971)
• Dermarr Johnson (May 5, 1980)
• PJ Tucker (May 5, 1985)
• Vitor Luiz Faverani (May 5, 1988)
• Isaiah Hartenstein (May 5, 1998)