Udonis Haslems
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The oldest currently active NBA player is Udonis Haslems. The 41-year-old striker has represented the Miami Heat team throughout his career since 2003, having triumphed three times in the NBA Championships in 2006, 2012 and 2013.
Haslems has been very rare in the last five seasons – only 45 games in this season. He played in only one match last season. Nevertheless, this summer the attacker extended his contract with the Heat for one season for about $ 2.6 million.
The second oldest player in the upcoming season will be Andre Iguodala. The 37-year-old outside line player has spent the previous two seasons on the Heat team, but has now returned to the Golden State Warriors.
As a member of the Warriors, Iguodala has become the NBA champion three times – in 2015, 2017 and 2018. In the first of three times he was also recognized as the MVP of the final or the most valuable player.
Last season, in the NBA regular season, Iguodala participated in 63 matches and scored an average of 4.4 points.
André Iguodala
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The third oldest player will be 37-year-old Carmelo Anthony, who is looking to win the NBA champion ring for the first time at the end of his career, so he has joined the Lakers team.
Last season, Anthony averaged 13.4 points in 69 games for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Regular Championship in 69 games.
One of the best players and biggest stars in NBA history, Lebron James will be the fourth oldest player next season. He will have his 37th birthday on December 30th.
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Carmelo Anthony and Lebron James
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James is a four-time NBA champion – in 2012 and 2013 with the Heat, in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in 2020 with the Lakers. He scored an average of 25.0 points in 45 matches last season.
Paul Milseps is currently closing the list of the Top 5 senior NBA players. The 36-year-old striker has joined the Brooklyn Nets team in hopes of becoming an NBA champion.
Last season, Milseps participated in 56 regular championship games, averaging 9.0 points.
The oldest player in NBA history is Nat Hickey, who played two games in 1947/48 at the age of 45. while being the head coach of the Providence Steamrollers team.
He scored with two points from the penalty line, but missed none of the six shots from the game in two losses. Although the statistics are modest, Haiky has been an NBA record holder for 73 years.
Kevin Willis spent more than 20 seasons in the NBA Championship, becoming the second oldest player in league history to leave the pitch at the age of 44.
In the NBA Regular Championship, Willis played 1,424 games, averaging 12.1 points and 8.4 rebounds. In 2003, he became the NBA champion at the age of 40 with the San Antonio Spurs.
2021./22. The NBA season will begin on October 19th.
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