Top NBA Players Born in January

The NBA season is in Full Swing and we’re taking a look at the Top Players born in January. From All-Stars to up-and-comers, these are the players to keep an eye on this season.

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony was born on May 29, 1984, in New York City He is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 17 seasons with the Denver Nuggets New York Knicks Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets Anthony is a 10-time NBA All-Star and has won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the U.S. national team

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player A shooting guard he played his entire 20-season career in the National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Lakers. He entered the NBA directly from High School and won five NBA championships with the Lakers.

LeBron James

Lebron James is an American Professional Basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. James has appeared in fifteen NBA All-Star Games, winning the All-Star MVP Award four times, and he was named the NBA All-Star game MVP in 2006. He has also been voted onto fourteen All-NBA First and Second Teams and has been voted NBA Rookie of the Year. In 2010, he became the first player in NBA history to be named MVP in all four major categories in a season.

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade was born on the 17th of January, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles and was drafted 5th overall by the Miami Heat in the 2003 NBA draft

Wade has been voted to 12 All-Star teams, 8 All-NBA teams and 5 All-Defensive Teams He was the NBA Finals MVP in 2006 when he led the Heat to their first ever NBA Championship He is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning with Team USA in 2008 and 2012.

In 2016, Wade signed with his hometown Chicago Bulls He currently plays alongside fellow superstar Jimmy Butler

Kevin Durant

Born on September 29, 1988, in Washington D.C., Kevin Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the University of Texas, and was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA Draft Durant was named the NBA Rookie of the Year after his first season. He scored a career-high 54 points in his third season with the SuperSonics. In 2012, he helped lead the team to its first playoff appearance since 2005, and was named to his first All-Star team After nine seasons with Oklahoma City Durant signed with Golden State in 2016, winning back-to-back championships with them in 2017 and 2018. He was named Finals MVP both years.

Chris Paul

Chris Paul who was born on January 6th, is a point guard for the Houston Rockets He has been selected to nine NBA All-Star teams, nine All-NBA Teams and nine NBA All-Defensive teams. He is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook was born on November 12, 1988, in Long Beach California. He is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a nine-Ime Nba All-Star and earned Most Valuable Player honors in 2017. Westbrook played College Basketball for the UCLA Bruins and was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, who then relocated to Oklahoma City six days later.

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association He was born on March 23, 1992, in Melbourne, Australia. Irving grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, where he played high school basketball for Montclair Kimberley Academy. He played College Basketball for one season with Duke University before being selected with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers

Irving was named the NBA Rookie of the Year after his first season with the Cavaliers. He was selected to the All-Star Game and won an All-Star MVP award in 2014. That same year, he led Cleveland to its first NBA Finals appearance since 2007 and won his first Lebron James became his teammate in 2014. The two players helped lead the Cavaliers to three consecutive NBA Finals appearances from 2015 to 2017, winning an NBA Championship in 2016. In 2017, Irving requested a trade from Cleveland and was sent to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas Jae Crowder Ante Žižić, and a future draft pick

James Harden

James Harden is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on August 26, 1989, in Los Angeles California. Harden played college basketball for Arizona State University where he was named a Consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009. He was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by Oklahoma City Thunder

In 2012, he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Thunder. Hardenjoined the Houston Rockets prior to the start of the 2012–13 season in a trade that sent fellow All-Star point guard Kevin Martin to Oklahoma City In his first season with Houston, he became only the seventh player in NBA history to average at least 25 points and five assists per game in a season, and was named to his first All-Star team.

Harden has established himself as one of the best players in the NBA, being selected to five All-Star teams, winning back-to-back Western Conference Player of the Month awards (in December 2016 and January 2017), and being named to three All-NBA teams He is also a two-time member of Team USA winning gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 FIBA World Cup

Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard born on July 15, 1990, is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats and earned third-team All-American honors in 2012.

Lillard was selected by Portland with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft He was unanimously voted the NBA rookie of the Year and has been named an NBA All-Star three times. Lillard is one of only two players in NBA history to have 2,000 points, 600 assists, and 200 3-pointers in a single season.

In 2017, Lillard signed a five-year extension with the Trail Blazers worth $155 million, making him one of the Highest-Paid Players in the NBA.