NBA Birthday Celebrations: Players born on Nov. 10

With over 5,000 players in NBA history, it is a remarkable fact that at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap day ballers. Join us as we provide a day-by-day breakdown of the players born on each day of the year.

Below are the most notable NBA players born on Nov. 10:

John Williamson (1951): “Super John” was taken 96th overall in the 1973 NBA Draft, but he spent the first three seasons of his career in the ABA with the New York Nets, who won two ABA titles in 1974 and 1976. Williamson remained with the team when they joined the NBA as the New Jersey Nets, where he played seven seasons. He also played two seasons with Indiana in the middle of two stints with the Nets, averaging 17.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals during those nine years. He closed his career by playing two seasons with the Washington Bullets, retiring in 1981.

Kendrick Perkins (1984): “Big Perk” is known for his commentary as an analyst among today’s generation, but he carved out a solid 14-year career in the NBA. The big man was drafted 27th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft directly out of high school. He played the first eight seasons of his career with the Celtics, who won a title in 2008. Perkins was traded to the  Thunder in 2011, where he spent the next five seasons before closing his career with the New Orleans Pelicans and Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018. Perkins averaged 5.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.2 blocks throughout his career.

Want to see every NBA player born on November 10? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:

Normie Glick (November 10, 1927)Gene Conley (November 10, 1930)Barry Kramer (November 10, 1942)Jerry Baskerville (November 10, 1951)Lionel Chalmers (November 10, 1980)Troy Bell (November 10, 1980)Craig Smith (November 10, 1983)D.J. Augustin (November 10, 1987)Jacob Pullen (November 10, 1989)Tony Snell (November 10, 1991)Scotty Pippen Jr. (November 10, 2000)