Which team is the oldest? Which team is the youngest? Who is the youngest player in the NBA? How many players are over 40? The annual NBA Player Survey compiles answers to these questions and more. Note: All averages were calculated using opening-night rosters (Oct. 28).

PLAYER SURVEY CONTENTS


Vlade Divac and the Sacramento Kings are the oldest team in the league.
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2003-04 NBA PLAYER SURVEY AVERAGES (ordered by age)
TeamAverage Age30+
Cleveland24.3741
Utah25.1621
Orlando25.5383
Memphis25.7192
LA Clippers26.0222
Phoenix26.0553
Washington26.1713
Seattle26.1961
Denver26.2633
Milwaukee26.5581
Boston26.6013
Indiana26.6722
Miami26.7973
Chicago26.9355
Atlanta27.3873
Portland27.4423
Dallas27.4443
New Jersey27.8206
Houston28.0155
Philadelphia28.0196
Toronto28.2426
New York28.3496
Minnesota28.5214
San Antonio28.5644
Golden State28.5925
Detroit28.6776
LA Lakers28.7766
New Orleans29.0617
Sacramento29.4727

DIVISION AVERAGES
Atlantic27.05330
Midwest27.08622
Central27.23831
Pacific27.51727

CONFERENCE AVERAGES
Eastern27.15161
Western27.30149

NBA AVERAGES
NBA27.222110

YOUNGEST PLAYERS
PlayerTeamAge
Darko MilicicDetroit18.355
Maciej LampeNew York18.724
LeBron JamesCleveland18.825
Kendrick PerkinsBoston18.962
Travis OutlawPortland19.107
Ndudi EbiMinnesota19.359
Carmelo AnthonyDenver19.414
Chris BoshToronto19.595
Zaza PachuliaOrlando19.713
Aleksandar PavlovicUtah19.951
OLDEST PLAYERS
PlayerTeamAge
Kevin WillisSan Antonio41.142
Karl MaloneLA Lakers40.263
Olden PolyniceLA Clippers38.932
Avery JohnsonGolden State38.593
Horace GrantLA Lakers38.316
Reggie MillerIndiana38.177
Scottie PippenChicago38.089
Dikembe MutomboNew York37.342
Clifford RobinsonGolden State36.865
Glen RiceLA Clippers36.419