One scoring champion shares this birth year with the last pick of a draft; some burned bright for a season, others for a decade.
1James HardenBorn August 26, 1989, he was 2012 Sixth Man of the Year with Oklahoma City, 2018 MVP with Houston and won three straight scoring titles (2018–2020).1000pts
2Eric BledsoeThe 18th pick in 2010, the guard made the NBA All-Defensive First Team with Milwaukee in 2019.832pts
3Bojan BogdanovićThe Croatian forward averaged 20.2 points for Utah in 2019–20 and 21.6 points for Detroit in 2022–23.718pts
4Blake GriffinThe first overall pick by the Clippers in 2009, he won 2011 Rookie of the Year and made six All-Star teams.717pts
5Jimmy ButlerPicked 30th by Chicago in 2011, he was the 2015 Most Improved Player and led Miami to the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023.538pts
6Hassan WhitesideWith the Miami Heat he led the NBA in blocks in 2015–16 and in rebounds in 2016–17.538pts
7Marcus Morris Sr.Markieff's twin, drafted 14th by Houston in 2011, he later started at forward for Boston, the Knicks and the Clippers.538pts
8Serge IbakaThe Congolese-born Spanish forward led the NBA in blocks in 2012 and 2013 and won the 2019 title with Toronto.418pts
9Tyreke EvansHe won 2010 Rookie of the Year with Sacramento after averaging 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists.418pts
10Brandon JenningsHe skipped college to play a season in Italy, went 10th to Milwaukee in 2009 and scored 55 points in a game as a rookie.418pts
11Kenneth FariedDenver's 22nd pick in 2011, he made the All-Rookie First Team in 2012 and won gold with Team USA at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.0pts
12DeMar DeRozanDrafted ninth by Toronto in 2009, he became the Raptors' all-time leading scorer and made six All-Star teams.0pts
13Isaiah ThomasThe 60th and final pick of the 2011 draft, he averaged 28.9 points for Boston in 2016–17 and finished fifth in MVP voting.0pts
14Michael BeasleyTaken second overall by Miami in 2008 after one season at Kansas State, he made the All-Rookie First Team in 2009.0pts
15Markieff MorrisPhoenix's 13th pick in 2011, the forward won the 2020 NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers.0pts
Photo credits
- James Harden — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Eric Bledsoe — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bojan Bogdanović — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Blake Griffin — Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jimmy Butler — Xuthoria, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hassan Whiteside — Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marcus Morris Sr. — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Serge Ibaka — Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tyreke Evans — scott mecum, CC BY 2.0
- Brandon Jennings — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kenneth Faried — TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DeMar DeRozan — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Isaiah Thomas — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Michael Beasley — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Markieff Morris — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
