The Top NBA Players Born in July

In honor of July being one of the best months for NBA players we’re taking a look at the top 10 NBA players born in the month of July.

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony was born on May 29, 1984, in Brooklyn, New York. He is a small forward who has played for the Denver Nuggets New York Knicks Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets of the NBA. Anthony is a ten-time NBA All-Star and has been named an All-Star game MVP twice. He has also won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the U.S. national team

LeBron James

Lebron James is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has started at the small forward and Power Forward positions for most of his career, but has also played as a point guard and shooting guard Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and weighing 250 pounds (113 kg), he has played for the Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers.

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wade was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, to JoLinda and Dwyane Wade Sr, whose name is misspelled on his birth certificate. Wade’s mother lost custody of him at age nine; he then spent much of his childhood living with his grandparents. His older sister Tragil gave him the nickname “Flash” because she said he was always running so fast as a child. In his first three years in the NBA, Wade averaged 17.2 points per game 5.0 assists per game and 4.4 rebounds per game

Chris Paul

Chris Paul born on May 6, 1985, is an American Professional Basketball player who plays point guard for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been selected to nine NBA All-Star teams, eight All-NBA teams and four NBA All-Defensive Teams He is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a two-time FIBA World Cup gold medalist.

Amar’e Stoudemire

Amar’e Stoudemire, who was born on November 16,1982, is a retired American professional basketball player He played 14 seasons in the NBA, lastly with the Miami Heat Stoudemire was a six-time All-Star and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2003. He was named to the All-NBA First Team twice and the All-NBA Second Team three times. He also earned a spot on the All-Star team six times during his career.

Dwight Howard

Dwight Howard was born on December 8, 1985, in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a professional basketball player who has played for the Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets of the NBA. Howard is a nine-time All-Star and eight-time All-NBA team member. He was the Defensive Player of the Year three times and is a five-time rebounding champion. In 2008, he was the NBA Slam Dunk champion.

Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin was born on March 16, 1989, in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. He is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners and was named the Consensus National Player of the Year as a sophomore. Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft and since then has been a five-Ime Nba All-Star and a four-time All-NBA selection.

In his rookie season, Griffin was named the NBA Rookie of the Year after he set numerous all-time records for dunks. He has been injury-prone throughout his career, most notably missing the entire 2009–10 season due to a broken left kneecap that he suffered during the final pre-season game that year. Nevertheless, Griffin has established himself as one of the league’s most prominent players. He ranks tenth in career free throw percentage (.810), eleventh in rebounds per game (9.2), and second in points per game among power forwards (21.6).

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on March 23, 1992, in Melbourne, Australia. His parents, Drederick and Elizabeth Irving, were both American-born college basketball players who met while playing for the University of Maine Kyrie is the oldest of three children, with two sisters: Asia and London.

Kyrie began his High School basketball career at St. Patrick high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey. As a freshman, he helped lead his team to a 27–5 record and a state championship In his sophomore year, Irving averaged 17.0 points per game and led St. Patrick to a 28–6 record and another state title. He was subsequently named to the all-state team. As a junior, he averaged 18.5 points per game and led St. Patrick to a 30–3 record and a third consecutive state championship That year, Irving was also named Gatorade National Player of the Year and a McDonald’s All-American. In his senior year, he averaged 26.5 Points per game 5.8 assists per game and 4 rebounds per game en route to leading St. Patrick to a 32–1 record and another state championship he was also named first-team All-American by USA Todayand ESPN

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook III is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association He is a nine-time NBA All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA team member. Westbrook has led the league in scoring three times and is the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. He 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.

Kevin Durant

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 He played nine seasons for the Oklahoma City Thunder where he won an NBA Championship in 2012 and was named the Finals MVP Durant was a eight-time NBA All-Star and won four NBA Scoring titles. In 2014, he was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and earned his first of two Olympic gold medals as a member of Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics