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 25.

Willis Reed (1942)

“The Captain” was one of the best big men in the NBA throughout his 10-year career. Reed was selected 10th overall in the 1964 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks and spent his whole career playing in the Big Apple. He came out of the gates hot, taking down Rookie of the Year in 1965. Reed also made his first seven straight All-Star appearances in that remarkable rookie campaign, averaging 19.5 points and 14.7 rebounds per game. Everything came together in 1970 for Reed, winning MVP in a career year.

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