List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
All-time

List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players

Section Title: All-time
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Player	Pos	Birth date	First game	Age	Team(s) played (years)	Draft (pick)	Ref.

Andrew Bynum	C	October 27, 1987	November 2, 2005	18 years, 6 days	3 teams Los Angeles Lakers (2005–2012) Cleveland Cavaliers (2013–2014) Indiana Pacers (2014)	2005 (10th)

Jermaine O'Neal	F/C	October 13, 1978	December 5, 1996	18 years, 53 days	7 teams Portland Trail Blazers (1996–2000) Indiana Pacers (2000–2008) Toronto Raptors (2008–2009) Miami Heat (2009–2010) Boston Celtics (2010–2012) Phoenix Suns (2012–2013) Golden State Warriors (2013–2014)	1996 (17th)

Kobe Bryant	G	August 23, 1978	November 3, 1996	18 years, 72 days	Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2016)	1996 (13th)

Darko Miličić	C	June 20, 1985	October 31, 2003	18 years, 133 days	6 teams Detroit Pistons (2003–2006) Orlando Magic (2006–2007) Memphis Grizzlies (2007–2009) New York Knicks (2009–2010) Minnesota Timberwolves (2010–2012) Boston Celtics (2012)	2003 (2nd)

Stan Brown	F	June 27, 1929	November 13, 1947	18 years, 139 days	Philadelphia Warriors (1947–1948, 1951–1952)	Undrafted

Bill Willoughby	F/C	May 20, 1957	October 23, 1975	18 years, 156 days	6 teams Atlanta Hawks (1975–1977) Buffalo Braves (1977–1978) Cleveland Cavaliers (1979–1980) Houston Rockets (1980–1982) San Antonio Spurs (1982–1983) New Jersey Nets (1983–1984)	1975 (19th)

Tracy McGrady*	G/F	May 24, 1979	October 31, 1997	18 years, 160 days	7 teams Toronto Raptors (1997–2000) Orlando Magic (2000–2004) Houston Rockets (2004–2010) New York Knicks (2010) Detroit Pistons (2010–2011) Atlanta Hawks (2011–2012) San Antonio Spurs (2013)	1997 (9th)

Yaroslav Korolev	F	May 7, 1987	November 4, 2005	18 years, 181 days	Los Angeles Clippers (2005–2007)	2005 (12th)

Andris Biedriņš	C	April 2, 1986	November 5, 2004	18 years, 217 days	2 teams Golden State Warriors (2004–2013) Utah Jazz (2013–2014)	2004 (11th)

C. J. Miles^	G/F	March 18, 1987	November 14, 2005	18 years, 241 days	5 teams Utah Jazz (2005–2012) Cleveland Cavaliers (2012–2014) Indiana Pacers (2014–2017) Toronto Raptors (2017–2019) Memphis Grizzlies (2019–present)	2005 (34th)

Amir Johnson^	F	May 1, 1987	January 24, 2006	18 years, 268 days	4 teams Detroit Pistons (2005–2009) Toronto Raptors (2009–2015) Boston Celtics (2015–2017) Philadelphia 76ers (2017–present)	2005 (56th)

Darryl Dawkins	C	January 11, 1957	October 27, 1975	18 years, 289 days	4 teams Philadelphia 76ers (1975–1982) New Jersey Nets (1982–1987) Utah Jazz (1987) Detroit Pistons (1987–1989)	1975 (5th)

Joe Graboski	F/C	January 15, 1930	November 6, 1948	18 years, 296 days	6 teams Chicago Stags (1948–1950) Indianapolis Olympians (1951–1953) Philadelphia Warriors (1953–1961) St. Louis Hawks (1961) Chicago Packers (1961) Syracuse Nationals (1961–1962)	Undrafted

LeBron James^	F	December 30, 1984	October 29, 2003	18 years, 303 days	3 teams Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010) Miami Heat (2010–2014) Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–2018) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present)	2003 (1st)

Jonathan Bender	F	January 30, 1981	December 10, 1999	18 years, 314 days	2 teams Indiana Pacers (1999–2006) New York Knicks (2009)	1999 (5th)

Giannis Antetokounmpo^	G/F	December 6, 1994	October 30, 2013	18 years, 318 days	Milwaukee Bucks (2013–present)	2013 (15th)

Eddy Curry	C	December 5, 1982	October 31, 2001	18 years, 330 days	4 teams Chicago Bulls (2001–2005) New York Knicks (2005–2010) Miami Heat (2011–2012) Dallas Mavericks (2012)	2001 (4th)

Dwight Howard^	C	December 8, 1985	November 3, 2004	18 years, 331 days	6 teams Orlando Magic (2004–2012) Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013) Houston Rockets (2013–2016) Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017) Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018) Washington Wizards (2018–present)	2004 (1st)

Jim Browne	C	January 1, 1930	November 30, 1948	18 years, 334 days	2 teams Chicago Stags (1948–1949) Denver Nuggets (1949–1950)	Undrafted

Josh Smith	F	December 5, 1985	November 3, 2004	18 years, 334 days	5 teams Atlanta Hawks (2004–2013) Detroit Pistons (2013–2014) Houston Rockets (2014–2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2016) Houston Rockets (2016) New Orleans Pelicans (2017)	2004 (17th)

Martell Webster	G/F	December 4, 1986	November 4, 2005	18 years, 335 days	3 teams Portland Trail Blazers (2005–2010) Minnesota Timberwolves (2010–2012) Washington Wizards (2012–2015)	2005 (6th)

Robert Swift	C	December 3, 1985	November 3, 2004	18 years, 336 days	Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder (2004–2009)	2004 (12th)

Dragan Bender^	F/C	November 17, 1997	October 26, 2016	18 years, 344 days	Phoenix Suns (2016–present)	2016 (4th)

Maciej Lampe	F	February 5, 1985	January 23, 2004	18 years, 352 days	3 teams Phoenix Suns (2004–2005) New Orleans Hornets (2005–2006) Houston Rockets (2006)	2003 (30th)

Al Harrington	F	February 17, 1980	February 5, 1999	18 years, 353 days	7 teams Indiana Pacers (1998–2004) Atlanta Hawks (2004–2006) Indiana Pacers (2006–2007) Golden State Warriors (2007–2008) New York Knicks (2008–2010) Denver Nuggets (2010–2012) Orlando Magic (2012–2013) Washington Wizards (2013–2014)	1998 (25th)

Devin Booker^	G	October 30, 1996	October 28, 2015	18 years, 363 days	Phoenix Suns (2015–present)	2015 (13th)

Ike Anigbogu	C	October 22, 1998	October 20, 2017	18 years, 363 days	Indiana Pacers (2017–2018)	2017 (47th)

Sentence(s)

At 18 years, one month and 22 days, Jermaine O'Neal became the youngest player to play in an NBA game (a mark that was later eclipsed by Andrew Bynum).

final_sentence: At 18 years, one month and 22 days, Jermaine O'Neal became the youngest player to play in an NBA game (a mark that was later eclipsed by Andrew Bynum).