who is the youngest nba player to play in an nba finals game

Darko Milicic is the youngest in an NBA Finals game. He was 18 years and 356 days old against the Lakers on June 10, 2004.

	NAME	Age	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Darko Milicic D. Milicic	18-356	6/10/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	1	0	0	+3
2	Darko Milicic D. Milicic	18-359	6/13/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-2
3	Darko Milicic D. Milicic	18-361	6/15/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	2	0.0	0.0	1	0	1	0	-8
4	Jonathan Bender J. Bender	19-129	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	@	LAL	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	0	0	0	0	+2
5	Jonathan Bender J. Bender	19-138	6/16/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	vs	LAL	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0		3	4	75.0	85.2	0	1	0	0	+3
6	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	19-239	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+3
7	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	19-242	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-5
8	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	19-245	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	1	0	0	-2
9	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	19-250	6/13/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	-6
10	Nikola Jović N. Jović	19-357	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DEN	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	1	0	0	0
11	Darko Milicic D. Milicic	19-357	6/12/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	@	SAS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Darko Milicic D. Milicic	19-359	6/14/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	vs	SAS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Darko Milicic D. Milicic	19-361	6/16/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	vs	SAS	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	2	0	0	+5
14	Nikola Jović N. Jović	19-363	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DEN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+1
15	Moses Moody M. Moody	20-002	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+3
16	Moses Moody M. Moody	20-005	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	0	0	0	-3
17	Moses Moody M. Moody	20-008	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-2
18	Moses Moody M. Moody	20-013	6/13/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-6
19	Jordan Walsh J. Walsh	20-103	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	@	DAL	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0.0	0	1	0	0	+7
20	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	20-115	6/6/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	18	2	5	1	1	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	2	0.0	53.2	1	4	2	5	-15
21	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	20-118	6/9/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	19	2	7	0	0	0	1	3	33.3	0	0		0	0		33.3	3	4	2	1	-15
22	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	20-121	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	30	11	13	1	2	0	5	6	83.3	0	0		1	1	100.0	85.4	3	10	0	0	+6
23	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	20-123	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	22	11	12	0	1	0	4	5	80.0	1	1	100.0	2	4	50.0	81.4	7	5	0	0	+20
24	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	20-126	6/17/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	24	2	4	0	0	1	1	2	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	2	2	1	5	-6
25	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	20-131	5/22/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	POR	17	7	3	0	3	0	2	5	40.0				3	5	60.0	48.6	1	2		2

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Darko Milicic is the youngest in an NBA Finals game. He was 18 years and 356 days old against the Lakers on June 10, 2004.

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