NBA 2019: 5 Oldest players in the NBA TODAY

Vince Carter
Vince Carter

#1 Vince Carter - 42 years (January 26, 1977)

Vince Carter has already announced that the upcoming season will be his last.
Vince Carter has already announced that the upcoming season will be his last

The 21-year veteran is a physical specimen like none other. Just recently, he played through a grueling 76-game regular season and was second on the Hawks roster in terms of three-point shooting percentage (38.9).

Per Cleaning the Glass, the team’s -4.2 defensive points per possession allowed with Vince on the floor was in the 86th percentile among forwards – another number that was first on the Atlanta Hawks last season.

Across his long and illustrious career, Vince has averaged a respectable 17.2 points per game apart from being a widely-feared high-flying dunker - which he still continues to be at age 42. So far, Carter has played for a total of eight teams and is currently an impending free agent once again.

"I've got one more in me," Carter said on a panel with host Rachel Nichols and former NBA journeyman Stephen Jackson. "One more run."

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