youngest nba players with minutes in the nba finals

Darko Milicic is the youngest with more than 0 minutes played in an NBA Finals game. He was 18 years and 356 days old versus the Lakers on June 10, 2004.

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youngest NBA players with minutes in a game in the NBA finals

	NAME	Age	MIN	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	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	2	6/10/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	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	1	6/13/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-2
3	Darko Milicic D. Milicic	18-361	2	6/15/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	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	2	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	@	LAL	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	4	6/16/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	vs	LAL	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	1	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+3
7	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	19-242	4	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-5
8	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	19-245	2	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	1	0	0	-2
9	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	19-250	1	6/13/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	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	1	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DEN	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	3	6/12/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	@	SAS	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	1	6/14/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	vs	SAS	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	2	6/16/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	vs	SAS	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	2	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+1
15	Moses Moody M. Moody	20-002	1	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+3
16	Moses Moody M. Moody	20-005	6	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	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	2	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-2
18	Moses Moody M. Moody	20-013	1	6/13/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-6
19	Jordan Walsh J. Walsh	20-103	5	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	@	DAL	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	18	6/6/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	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	19	6/9/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	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	30	6/12/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	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	22	6/14/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	BOS	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	24	6/17/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	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	17	5/22/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	POR	7	3	0	3	0	2	5	40.0				3	5	60.0	48.6	1	2		2

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