But they also won a title with this older core and rank among the favorites to win again this season. All 10 of their rotation players last postseason were already older than 25, and they’re not adding much youth because they’ve traded so many first-round picks for proven vets such as Jrue Holiday and P.J. The Bucks fit the bill, as they rank last for the second season in a row. Zach Kram: There’s no shame in ranking at or near the bottom of this list, as long as the team in question has enough veterans to win now. We averaged the two scores together, broke ties in favor of the young core judged to possess more upside, and ordered the final list from the worst young core in the league at no. Kyle Mann, our resident young-player guru. But this time around, we’re blending two different sources to produce a composite score: a “stat ranking,” which uses FiveThirtyEight’s wins above replacement (WAR) projections over the next half decade, and an “expert ranking,” based on the subjective analysis of J. As usual, only players under the age of 25 are considered. So with the 2022-23 season tipping off next week, let’s zoom in on the cream of the NBA’s young crop, with our annual Young Core Rankings. The league’s average age, weighted by minutes played, has been tied for the lowest figure ever three seasons running. Even as a couple of outliers excel into their late 30s-looking at you, LeBron and Chris Paul-the NBA, on the whole, is as young as it’s ever been.
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