Bradley Beal is among the players born on June 28.
With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap day ballers. Our day-by-day breakdown of the players born on each day of the year continues.
Below are the most notable NBA players born on June 28.
Bradley Beal (1993)
“Real Deal Beal” has been one of the best scorers in the NBA since coming into the league. After a stellar collegiate career at Florida, Beal was selected third overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2012 NBA Draft. Beal became one of their best players immediately, finishing third in Rookie of the Year voting.
Things really took off for Beal in 2016 as he averaged at least 22.6 points per game for the subsequent six seasons. He made his first of three All-Star appearances in 2018. Beal also averaged 30.5 points in 2020 and backed it up with a career-high 31.3 points in 2021. The sharpshooter only played two more years in Washington before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2023. He ranks second or third in Wizards franchise history in points scored, assists and steals, averaging 22.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals through his 11 years in Washington.
Beal will start his next chapter with the Los Angeles Clippers beginning in the 2025-26 season.
Jeff Malone (1961)
Two great Wizards both share a June 28 birthday with Malone joining Beal on this list. It all started for Malone when he was the 10th overall pick in the 1983 NBA Draft. Washington selected him with that pick when they were still the Bullets, with Malone spending his first seven years in Washington. After being a reserve in his rookie campaign, Malone became a starter in his sophomore season and started the best stretch of his career.
He made back-to-back All-Star appearances in 1986 and 1987. Malone had an All-Star caliber season in 1990, with the guard averaging a career-high 24.3 points per game, but was not named to the team. That was his final season with the Wizards. He went on to spend time with the Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat after that. Malone officially retired in 1996, averaging 19 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists throughout his 13-year career.
Want to see every NBA player born on June 28? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Giff Roux (June 28, 1923)
- Tom Owens (June 28, 1949)
- Jim Spanarkel (June 28, 1957)
- Andrew Lang (June 28, 1966)
- Bobby Hurley (June 28, 1971)
- Damone Brown (June 28, 1979)
- Rodney White (June 28, 1980)
- Terrence Williams (June 28, 1987)