Jabbar, 4 1 year-old, until last season, Jabbar was still able to make 74 appearances for the Lakers, starting every game, averaging 22.9 minutes, helping the Lakers reach the finals. Although many of the team's generals were injured and swept by the pistons, Jabbar's hook has become a legend and his scoring record is still unbreakable. Age is not the only criterion, technology is, and age does not mean anything.
Puri Ghioni became famous in the European League and was an important member of the Argentine Golden Generation, but he didn't come to play in the NBA until he was 35 years old. Helping Argentina win the runner-up in the 2002 World Championships, the point guard from Argentina, as the oldest rookie in NBA history, has played for Knicks, Rockets and Clippers. At the same time, he won the MVP of the Spanish King's Cup in 2006, the MVP of the Spanish Super Cup in 2008, and was selected for the second team of the European Basketball League twice.
The prosperity of NBA depends on metabolism. Young people keep joining and old people keep leaving. The NBA no longer allows high school students to directly participate in the draft in active service, which also makes the league have no 18 players in recent years. Now the oldest player in the league is Carter, who is over 42 years old. I wonder how old Carter felt when he saw those 19 rookies fighting against himself.