Victor Oladipo is one of several NBA players who have a birthday on May 4.
Victor Oladipo is amongst the players whose birthdays’ fall on May 4.
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 May 4.
Victor Oladipo (1992): Oladipo was one of the best players in the country at Indiana University throughout his college career. That earned this high-flyer the second overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. “Dipo” finished second in Rookie of the Year voting in an amazing debut season, becoming one of Orlando’s best players the following year. It all came together in 2018 when he joined the Indiana Pacers, finishing 13th in MVP voting, making All-NBA and taking down the Most Improved Player Award. He also made his first of two straight All-Star appearances, averaging 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.4 assists per game. That scoring total was the highest of his career, while the 2.4 steals led the league.
He played four years for the Pacers before joining the Houston Rockets in 2020. Oladipo played just one season in Houston and three years for the Miami Heat thereafter. Injuries kept him off the floor during the 2024-25 season, but this 10-year vet will look to overcome adversity once again and return to the NBA for the 2025-26 campaign. This showman has also performed in two Slam Dunk Contests, averaging 16.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals throughout his career.
Want to see every NBA player born on May 4? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Reggie Harding (May 4, 1942)
- Butch Beard (May 4, 1947)
- John Hummer (May 4, 1948)
- George Hill (May 4, 1986)
- Derrick Caracter (May 4, 1988)
- Kyle Singler (May 4, 1988)
- Dorian Finney-Smith (May 4, 1993)
- Johnathan Motley (May 4, 1995)
- Jaylen Adams (May 4, 1996)
- Jon Teske (May 4, 1997)
- Frank Jackson (May 4, 1998)
- Kevin Porter Jr. (May 4, 2000)
