# Who is the best NBA player born in 1983?

> Same birth year, very different paths: All-Star scorers, sixth men, shooters and journeymen who stuck around for a decade or more.

*By YPB Team · Published November 5, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-nba-player-born-in-1983*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Danny Granger** — score 1000/1000
   Born April 20, 1983, the Indiana Pacers forward averaged 25.8 points in 2008–09, the season he was an All-Star and Most Improved Player.
2. **Devin Harris** — score 1000/1000
   Milwaukee native born February 27, 1983, who played 985 NBA games and was voted an All-Star with the New Jersey Nets in 2009.
3. **Jarrett Jack** — score 764/1000
   Georgia Tech point guard born October 28, 1983, who played 867 NBA games in 13 seasons with teams including Portland, Golden State and Cleveland.
4. **Delonte West** — score 764/1000
   Combo guard born July 26, 1983, who averaged 9.7 points over eight seasons, mostly with the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers.
5. **David Lee** — score 647/1000
   Florida big man born April 29, 1983, who made All-Star teams with the Knicks (2010) and Warriors (2013) and won the 2015 championship.
6. **Channing Frye** — score 647/1000
   Stretch big born May 17, 1983, an All-Rookie First Team pick with the Knicks in 2006 who won the 2016 title with Cleveland.
7. **Randy Foye** — score 647/1000
   Villanova guard born September 24, 1983, drafted seventh in 2006, who logged 752 games over 11 NBA seasons.
8. **Carl Landry** — score 647/1000
   Purdue forward born September 19, 1983, a 31st overall pick in 2007 who averaged 10.8 points over nine seasons with clubs like Houston and Sacramento.
9. **Ben Gordon** — score 647/1000
   London-born guard (April 4, 1983) who won Sixth Man of the Year as a Chicago Bulls rookie in 2005 and averaged 14.9 points over 11 seasons.
10. **T. J. Ford** — score 503/1000
   Texas point guard born March 24, 1983, the 2003 Naismith College Player of the Year, who averaged 5.8 assists in eight NBA seasons.
11. **Steve Novak** — score 503/1000
   Marquette sharpshooter born June 13, 1983, who led the NBA in three-point percentage with the New York Knicks in 2011–12.
12. **Kevin Martin** — score 0/1000
   Shooting guard born February 1, 1983, who scored 17.4 points per game across 12 seasons, with his best years in Sacramento and Houston.
13. **Nenad Krstić** — score 0/1000
   Center born July 25, 1983, in Kraljevo, Serbia, who spent seven NBA seasons with the Nets, Thunder and Celtics.
14. **Josh Childress** — score 0/1000
   Stanford forward born June 20, 1983, the sixth pick in 2004, who left the Atlanta Hawks for Greece's Olympiacos in 2008 before returning to the NBA.

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