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National Basketball Association (NBA) *Player Records*
Youngest Players
This list features the youngest basketball players to appear in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
RANK | PLAYERS | AGE | TEAM | DATE |
1 | Andrew Bynum | 18 years, 6 days | Los Angeles Lakers | 2005 |
2 | Jermaine O'Neal | 18 years, 53 days | Portland Trail Blazers | 1996 |
3 | Kobe Bryant | 18 years, 72 days | Los Angeles Lakers | 1996 |
4 | Darko Miličić | 18 years, 133 days | Detroit Pistons | 2003 |
5 | Stan Brown | 18 years, 139 days | Philadelphia Warriors | 1947 |
6 | Bill Willoughby | 18 years, 156 days | Atlanta Hawks | 1975 |
7 | Tracy McGrady | 18 years, 160 days | Toronto Raptors | 1997 |
8 | Yaroslav Korolev | 18 years, 181 days | Los Angeles Clippers | 2005 |
9 | Andris Biedriņš | 18 years, 217 days | Golden State Warriors | 2004 |
10 | C.J. Miles | 18 years, 241 days | Utah Jazz | 2005 |
References
NBA (2025) Who are the youngest NBA players in history. Available at: https://www.nba.com/news/who-are-the-youngest-nba-players-in-history (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia (2025) List of oldest and youngest NBA players. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_and_youngest_NBA_players (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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