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 March 22.
Ed Macauley (1928)
Ed Macauley was one of the best players in the NBA during the 1950s. It all started when he was selected fifth overall in the 1949 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Bombers. He played one season with the Bombers before spending the next six seasons with the Boston Celtics.
Macauley became a stud during his time in Boston, making six straight All-Star appearances from 1950 to 1956. He was also First-Team All-NBA in the first three of those, making his final All-Star appearance in his debut season with th