NBA birthdays: Players born on June 26

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 26. 

Hal Greer (1936) 

“High Gear Greer” was among the fiercest competitors throughout his 15-year career. He was selected fourth overall in the 1958 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. The guard spent all 15 seasons with that organization and was even part of that team that moved to Philadelphia and became the Sixers in 1963. He was a standout whether they were in Syracuse or Philly, with Greer making 10 straight All-Star appearances beginning in 1961.

His best all-around season was in 1964, averaging 23.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. Greer finished sixth in MVP voting that year, which marked his second of seven All-NBA teams. His biggest accomplishment was helping the Sixers win a title in 1967, and then he followed that up with an All-Star MVP the following season. Greer averaged 19.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists throughout his 15-year career, earning him a Hall of Fame induction in 1982. 

Rudy Gobert (1992) 

There’s been a French renaissance in the NBA over recent years, and Gobert’s success is a major reason why. The big man was the 27th pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Nuggets, but he became a Utah legend. The Jazz traded for him on draft day, and Gobert became their starting center in his second year. 

Gobert finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting in his sophomore campaign, receiving votes for that award in nine of the next 10 seasons. He actually led the league with 2.6 blocks per game in 2017 and then won his first of four Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2018. Gobert also led the league with 14.7 rebounds in 2022, but that was his final season in Utah. The big man has been with the Minnesota Timberwolves since then, and has racked up three All-Star appearances throughout his 11-year career. Gobert has also finished All-Defense eight times while finishing All-NBA four times. 

Deron Williams (1984)

After a stellar collegiate career at Illinois, the Utah Jazz selected Williams third overall in the 2005 NBA Draft. “D-Will” finished sixth in Rookie of the Year voting in that debut campaign and ascended to another level two years later. 

Williams averaged 18.8 points and 10.5 assists in that breakout season, finishing 12th in MVP voting. He made his first of three All-Star appearances in 2010, finishing ninth in MVP voting that year as well. Williams’ final All-Star appearance was with the New Jersey Nets in 2012, and he closed his career with the Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He officially retired in 2017, having averaged 16.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 8.1 assists throughout his 12-year career. 

Want to see every NBA player born on June 26? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:

• Ward Williams (June 26, 1923)
• Bob Bedell (June 26, 1944)
• Tony Koski (June 26, 1946)
• Jay Murphy (June 26, 1962)
• Jerome Kersey (June 26, 1962)
• Quincy Lewis (June 26, 1977)
• Walter Herrmann (June 26, 1979)
• J.J. Barea (June 26, 1984)
• Raymond Felton (June 26, 1984)
• Iman Shumpert (June 26, 1990)
• Duop Reath (June 26, 1996)