Who Is The Oldest Active NBA Player?

The oldest active NBA player is Vince Carter, who is currently in his 22nd season.

Introduction

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier professional basketball league in the United States and Canada. NBA players are the world’s best paid sports men, with average yearly salaries in excess of $7 million. The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted the name National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949, after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL). The league’s several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices located in the Olympic Tower at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons and ranks third on both the league’s all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. He holds the NBA records for the most seasons playing with one franchise for an entire career (20) and spent his entire 20-year career with the Lakers. Bryant is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points. He became one of just four players in NBA history to play at least 20 seasons with a single franchise. When he retired, Bryant had played more games (1,346) and started more games (1,180) than any other player in Lakers franchise history. remembered as one of the greatest players in Lakers franchise history, he ranks No. 3 in all-time franchise scoring list behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jerry West.

Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An Alba Berlin youth product, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and immediately traded to the Mavericks. He quickly became the face of the Mavericks franchise. He played for the German national team in 2002 and 2003.

Nowitzki spent his rookie season in 1998–99 with the Mavericks, averaging 8.2 points per game in 53 games. He improved his scoring average to 17.5 points per game in his second season with Dallas, starting all 82 games during the 1999–2000 season. In 2000–01, Nowitzki averaged 21.8 points per game and was named to his first All-NBA Team after being voted as a starter in the Western Conference lineup for that season’s All-Star Game. He also captured second-team All-NBA and All-Star recognition while being selected as one of only two players unanimously chosen to that year’s NBA All-Rookie First Team; Shaquille O’Neal was the other player selected.

Vince Carter

At 42 years old, Vince Carter is the oldest player in the NBA. He is also the only player in NBA history to play in four different decades.Carter was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the fifth overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. He was then traded to the Toronto Raptors, with whom he played for six seasons. Carter is best known for his time with the Raptors, where he helped lead the team to its first ever playoff appearance in 2000. He was also named an All-Star for the first time in his career that same year.

After six seasons with the Raptors, Carter was traded to the New Jersey Nets. He would go on to play for four different teams over the next 14 years, including two stints with the Nets and one with the Dallas Mavericks. In 2017, Carter signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks, making him the oldest player in NBA history at 41 years old. He currently ranks 21st on the list of all-time leading scorers in NBA history, and is one of only six players to have played in 1,500 or more games.

Conclusion

At 43 years old and going into his 21st season, San Antonio Spurs’ power forward/center, Tim Duncan, is currently the oldest active player in the NBA.