{"id":27043,"date":"2025-05-13T02:44:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T01:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=27043"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T10:48:47","slug":"who-are-the-oldest-active-players-in-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-are-the-oldest-active-players-in-the-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are the Oldest Active Players in the NBA? Who Is the Oldest NBA Player Right Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Players like LeBron James have already defined age as just a number. The <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA <\/a>2024-25 season is full of veteran stars, and a few are going stronger than ever. It&rsquo;s not an easy task for veteran players to survive in the NBA because it demands fitness and mental strength. However, few stars have defeated all the odds to compete on a higher level.<\/p><p>Let&rsquo;s go through the oldest players in the NBA this season: <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oldest Players in the NBA<\/h2><p>In current season, only two players have crossed the age of 40. Three players will turn 40 this year, and three players are representing the league at the age of 38. The majority of the oldest players are featured in the starting lineup. The franchise are pushing them to use their experience in crucial games.<\/p><p>LeBron James is the 32nd player to play in the NBA at the age of 40. He was also the oldest player to feature in the All-Star game this year. Taj Gibson, Kyle Lowry, Garrett Temple and Al Horford are some popular names in the list of oldest players in the NBA. <\/p><p>Here&rsquo;s the list of top 10 oldest players in the NBA this season: (Till May 13, 2025) <\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LeBron James (Lakers) &ndash; 40 years, 134 days <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Paul (Spurs) &ndash; 40 years, 7 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taj Gibson (Hornets) &ndash; 39 years, 324 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kyle Lowry (76ers) &ndash; 39 years, 49 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Garrett Temple (Raptors) &ndash; 39 years, 5 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Al Horford (Celtics) &ndash; 38 years, 345 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeff Green (Rockets) &ndash; 38 years, 258 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James Johnson (Pacers) &ndash; 38 years, 82 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joe Ingles (Timberwolves) &ndash; 37 years, 223 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mike Conley Jr. (Timberwolves) &ndash; 37 years, 214 days<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/how-much-do-nba-referees-make\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>How Much Do NBA Referees Make?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/how-long-is-halftime-in-the-nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>How long is halftime in the NBA?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-rookie-of-the-year-odds-whos-leading-the-race-to-win-the-nba-rookie-of-the-year-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA Rookie of the year Odds: Who&rsquo;s leading the race to win the NBA Rookie of the year award?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Is the Oldest NBA Player Right Now?<\/h2><p>Lakers guard LeBron James is currently the oldest player in the NBA. The four-time MVP celebrated his 40th Birthday on Dec. 30. LeBron is way ahead of San Antonio&rsquo;s Chris Paul, who turned 40 on May 6 this year. Taj Gibson will also turn 40 next month to become third current NBA player at the age of 40. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron James receives the news that&rsquo;s he&rsquo;s officially the oldest player in the NBA&#128517; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VkLuo61SGR\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/VkLuo61SGR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1710053842761466028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>LeBron became the NBA&rsquo;s oldest active player following the retirements of Udonis Haslem and Andre Iguodala after the 2022&ndash;23 season. The four-time MVP has averaged 25 points, 8.5 assists and 8.2 rebounds this season. <\/p><p>LeBron James is also the oldest player ever to play for Team USA and he achieved this milestone during the Paris Olympics 2024. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Is the Oldest NBA Player Ever?<\/h2><p>Nat Hickey remains the oldest active NBA player in league history. He was 45 years and 363 days old when he logged a game for the Providence Steamrollers in the 1947-48 season. The former undrafted swingman, who was coaching the Steamrollers at the time, decided to play in a game for the franchise and retired just before the 46th birthday. <\/p><p><em>Image Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nat Hickey remains the oldest active NBA player in league history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":27897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[142,4469,18,4470,4468],"class_list":["post-27043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-chris-paul","tag-kyle-lowry","tag-lebron-james","tag-oldest-active-nba-player","tag-oldest-nba-player"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Who are the oldest active players in the NBA? 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