Hvem er den ældste nba-spiller i historien?
Nat Hickey
List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
Den ældste spiller, der nogensinde har spillet i NBA, var Nat Hickey, som spillede en kamp i sæsonen 1947-48, da han var 45 år og 363 dage gammel. Hickey, der på det tidspunkt var træner for Providence Steamrollers, besluttede sig for at aktivere sig selv og spillede en kamp for Steamrollers. I sin første og eneste kamp som spiller for Steamrollers missede han alle sine seks skudforsøg og scorede kun to point fra tre forsøg på frikast. Den næstældste spiller er Kevin Willis. Willis, der havde spillet 20 sæsoner (eksklusive sæsonen 1988-89, som han gik glip af på grund af en skade) i ligaen, inden han sad over i sæsonen 2005-06 og fik en kontrakt med Dallas Mavericks den 2. april 2007. Han spillede derefter 5 kampe for Mavericks i en alder af 44 år. Den tredje ældste spiller er Hall of Famer Robert Parish. Parish, der var stjerne i Boston Celtics i 1980'erne, spillede sin sidste sæson med Chicago Bulls i en alder af 43 år. Han spillede 1.611 regulære sæsonkampe i løbet af sin 21-årige karriere, hvilket er mere end nogen anden spiller i NBA's historie. Da Bulls vandt finalen i 1997, blev Parish den ældste spiller nogensinde til at vinde NBA-mesterskabet. Der er i øjeblikket 27 spillere, der har spillet i NBA, efter at de er fyldt 40 år.
Nat Hickey
List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
The oldest player ever to play in the NBA was Nat Hickey who played one game in the 1947–48 season when he was 45 years and 363 days old. Hickey, who was coaching the Providence Steamrollers at the time, decided to activate himself and played in a game for the Steamrollers. In his first and only game as a player for the Steamrollers, he missed all six of his shot attempts and only scored two points from three free throw attempts. The second oldest player is Kevin Willis. Willis, who had played 20 seasons (excluding the 1988–89 season he missed due to injury) in the league before he sat out the 2005–06 season and earned a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on April 2, 2007. He then played 5 games for the Mavericks at the age of 44. The third oldest player is Hall of Famer Robert Parish. Parish, who starred with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s, played his last season with the Chicago Bulls at the age of 43. He played in 1,611 regular season games during his 21-year career, more than any other player in NBA history. When the Bulls won the 1997 Finals, Parish became the oldest player ever to win the NBA championship. There are currently 27 players who played in the NBA after they turned 40.
List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players