De'Andre Hunter

De'Andre Hunter, American basketball player

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Born: December 2, 1997
Age in 2026: 29
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1997

About De'Andre Hunter

De'Andre James Hunter (born December 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and was named the NABC Defensive Player of the Year for 2019. Hunter was selected in the 2019 NBA draft with the 4th overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers, but was then traded to the New Orleans Pelicans before being traded again to the Atlanta Hawks on draft night. He was traded during his sixth season with Atlanta to the Cleveland Cavaliers and was traded again during the following season to the Sacramento Kings.

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The world when De'Andre Hunter was born

De'Andre Hunter was born in 1997. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1997

#1 song"Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John
Top movieTitanic
Top TV showSeinfeld
Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentTiger Woods wins the Masters at age 21 by 12 strokes
Top headlinePrincess Diana dies in Paris car crash
Technology milestoneDeep Blue beats Garry Kasparov at chess
Defining fadTamagotchi virtual pets
Notable inventionWiFi (IEEE 802.11 standard)
World population5.85 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championFlorida Marlins (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population267.6M

1997 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in De'Andre Hunter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1997	2026
Gas	$1.23	$3.45/gal
Average home	$121,800	$435,000
Average income	$46,179	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.59	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.32	$0.73
Population	267.6M	341 million

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