Damian Lillard is among NBA players born on July 15.
With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including four 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 July 15.
Damian Lillard (1990)
Damian Lillard has established himself as one of the best shooters in NBA history. Lillard was selected sixth overall in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers out of Weber State. Lillard immediately became a star, taking down Rookie of the Year in his debut campaign. He followed that up with his first All-NBA (Third Team) and All-Star appearance in his sophomore season, making nine All-Star appearances throughout his 13-year career.
Lillard was top-ten in MVP voting five times while making seven All-NBA teams as well. The 2022-23 season with the Blazers was arguably his best, averaging a career-high 32.2 points with 4.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. He then spent two years with the Milwaukee Bucks before rejoining Portland ahead of the 2025-26 season. They’ll be adding a future Hall of Fame player, as Lillard holds averages of 25.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 6.7 apg and 1.0 spg throughout his 13-year career.
Tobias Harris (1992)
Tobias Harris has quietly been one of the most efficient players in the NBA over the last decade. After being selected 19th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats, a draft day trade sent him to the Milwaukee Bucks, but he found a home with the Magic midway through the 2012-13 season. Harris averaged 17.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals in a breakout campaign in 2014-15 with Orlando, which is why the Detroit Pistons acquired him the following season.
Harris spent two years in Detroit and then a year with the Los Angeles Clippers before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2018-19, where he signed a long-term contract. He played the next five full seasons in Philly before going back to Detroit in 2024-25. Over his 14-year career, Harris is averaging 16.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.4 apg, 0.8 spg and 0.6 bpg across 970 outings.
Want to see every NBA player born on July 15? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Lee Knorek (1921)
- Archie Clark (1941)
- Bill Dinwiddie (1943)
- Allen Murphy (1952)
- Norton Barnhill (1953)
- Richard Washington (1955)
- Ken Austin (1961)
- Chris McNealy (1961)
- John Crotty (1969)
- Lorenzo Williams (1969)
- Stephen Howard (1970)
- Khalid Reeves (1972)
- Chris Johnson (1985)
- Anthony Randolph (1989)
- Tyler Honeycutt (1990)
- Damian Lillard (1990)
- Troy Daniels (1991)
- Derrick Favors (1991)
- Tobias Harris (1992)
- Luke Kornet (1995)
- A.J. Lawson (2000)