Who Is The Oldest Active NBA Player?

Who is the oldest active NBA player? This is a question that many basketball fans have been asking lately. There is no clear answer, as the oldest player in the league is currently retired. However, there are a few players who are close to the age of the oldest player in the league.

Introduction

Forty-year-old Vince Carter is the NBA’s oldest player. He is playing in his 22nd season, having suited up for eight teams over the course of his career. Of players who have played at least 15 seasons, only Robert Parish (21), Kevin Willis (21), and Kevin Garnett (21) have played more.

Vince Carter

At 42 years old, Vince Carter is currently the oldest active player in the NBA. He’s also the only player in NBA history to play in four different decades. He was drafted 5th overall by the Golden State Warriors in 1998, but was traded to the Toronto Raptors that same year. He played six seasons with the Raptors before being traded to the Nets in 2004. In 2009, he was traded again, this time to the Orlando Magic. He spent four seasons with Orlando before signing with the Phoenix Suns in 2013. After two seasons with the Suns, he was traded to Dallas, where he’s been playing ever since. In his 21-year career, Carter has averaged 17 points per game and is a eight-time All Star.

Dirk Nowitzki

At 40 years old, Dirk Nowitzki is the oldest active player in the NBA. He’s also the only player in NBA history to play for 21 seasons with the same team, the Dallas Mavericks. He’s won an MVP award, been named to 14 All-Star teams, and was a key member of the Mavericks’ 2011 championship team.

Nowitzki was born in Wurzburg, Germany in 1978. His family moved to DJK Würzburg, a basketball club, when he was just a toddler and he began playing organized basketball at age eight. He quickly developed into a talented player and by the time he was 13, he was playing against adults in Germany’s lower divisions.

Nowitzki was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the ninth overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft but was immediately traded to the Mavericks. He made his NBA debut later that year and became the first European-born player to start an NBA game. In his 21 seasons with the Mavericks, Nowitzki has averaged 20 points per game and is one of only six players in NBA history to score more than 30,000 points.

Nowitzki has said that he plans to retire after next season but hasn’t ruled out playing longer if he feels like he can still contribute.

LeBron James

LeBron James, aged 36, is the oldest active player in the NBA. He is also one of the most successful, with four NBA championships to his name. James shows no signs of slowing down, and is currently averaging 25 points per game for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Conclusion

At 43 years old, Vince Carter is currently the oldest active player in the NBA. He is a eight-time All-Star and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.