NBA 2018-19: Top 5 Oldest players 

For athletes, it is a challenging thing to perform consistently even with age catching up and the players need to take a lot of care to avoid any injuries. It is every athlete's dream to play the sport they love for a long number of years.

While injuries have derailed and cut short the careers of a lot of players in the NBA, there are also few players who have been very fortunate to never have any major injury that impacted their career. These players have entertained the fans all over the world for more than a decade and still crave to do it for much longer.

With their best playing-days already behind them, they play because of their passion to stay connected to the game. Let us take a look at the five oldest players in the NBA in the ongoing 2018-19 season.

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#5 Kyle Korver (37 years old)

Kyle Korver is a shooting-machine

Kyle Korver is a shooting machine and has been the most reliable shooter on his team for the most part of his career. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 51st overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft.

During the 2015 season, he made it to the All-Star team for the first time in his career. Korver set an NBA record in the 2009-10 season when he was playing for the Utah Jazz where he knocked down 53.6 percent of his shots from beyond the arc.

Korver is currently fourth on the list of all-time 3-point scoring leaders with 2218 threes made after 5141 attempts with a three-point field-goal percentage of 43.1. He is one of the oldest players in the league currently and is in his third season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

#4 Pau Gasol (38 years old)

Pau Gasol still gives his all on the court

Pau Gasol is widely regarded as the most accomplished basketball player from Spain. After setting the stage on fire in his home country, Gasol was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.

The Hawks traded his draft rights to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Shareef Abdur-Rahim. In his rookie season with the Grizzlies, Gasol dominated the league and averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists, 2.1 blocks per game. To no one's surprise, he was handed the Rookie of the Year award.

The 6-time All-Star's most successful tenure came when he was with the Los Angeles Lakers. Along with Kobe Bryant, Gasol led the Lakers to two championships (2009, 2010). Gasol is currently in his third season with the San Antonio Spurs and is coming off the bench, providing very efficient minutes.

#3 Udonis Haslem (38 years old)

Udonis Haslem is a three-time NBA Champion

Udonis Haslem went undrafted in the 2002 NBA draft but that did not stop him from entering the NBA. He played for the French team Chalon-Sur-Saone and after the conclusion of the 2002-03 season, he signed with the Miami Heat which is his hometown team.

He was impressive in his rookie season and was named to the All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 7.3 points, 6.3 rebounds. Miami lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals but Haslem received a high amount of praise for his performances. He re-signed with the Heat on 1-year deals in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Udonis has won three NBA titles (2006,2012,2013) so far and came up big in all those three seasons with some terrific performances. He has played all the 15 seasons in the NBA for Miami Heat and is currently in his 16th season.

#2 Dirk Nowitzki (40 years old)

Dirk Nowitzki spent his entire career with the Dallas Mavericks

Dirk Nowitzki's career is filled with accolades but nothing comes close to this one. He has played for 21 years (and counting) in the NBA and spent all those years with one franchise i.e. Dallas Mavericks.

Nowitzki was born on June 19, 1978 in Germany and made his way to the NBA after some serious performances in the German league. He was selected as the ninth overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. The Mavericks traded Robert Taylor, forward from Michigan to the Bucks in exchange for Dirk.

The Dunking Deutschman went on to become one of the greatest power forwards of all-time and brought home the only title the franchise ever won in 2011. He was named the MVP that year for his performance and also took home the Finals MVP. The 2018-19 season might well be the final one for Nowitzki in the NBA.

#1 Vince Carter (41 years old)

Vince Carter is the oldest player to be part of the 2018-19 season

You must have guessed it by now. It is Vince Carter who is the oldest player to be part of the 2018-19 season. Vince is one of the only seven players to have played at least 20 seasons in the NBA.

Born on January 26, 1997, Vince was drafted at the age of 21 by the Golden State Warriors with the fifth overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft. However, he never played for the franchise as he was traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for the 4th overall pick, Antawn Jamison who was Vince's college teammate.

Vince had an illustrious career with the Raptors and entertained the fans with his thunderous dunks which earned him many titles like 'Vinsanity', 'Air Canada', 'Half-Man, Half-Amazing'.

Carter was the winner of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2000 where he had some of the greatest dunks you will ever see. Vince played on a lot of teams during his long career in the NBA and will go down as one of the greatest forwards of all-time.

After the conclusion of the 2017-18 season, Vince Carter inked a one-year veteran minimum deal with the Atlanta Hawks. However, we cannot be sure if this will be Vince's final season in the NBA because Carter says he still feels young.

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