The Mavs should no longer be one of the league's oldest teams
For the last few seasons, the Dallas Mavericks have been one of the league's oldest teams. Some of that is skewed by the presence of Dirk Nowitzki and other veterans on the roster, and the lack of incoming draft picks.
This season, however, the Mavs could end up being much younger than usual.
Here's more from Bobby Karalla at Mavs.com:
The Mavs have long had one of the oldest average ages in the league, and while that holds true again this season, comparatively speaking Dallas is undergoing a bit of a youth movement.
Dallas currently has 19 players under contract, and the club’s average age sits at 27.94. This number is brought down by some of the youngest players under contract, including rookies Justin Anderson (21 years old), Brandon Ashley (21), and Maurice Ndour (23), plus youngsters Dwight Powell and Jamil Wilson, each of whom is 24.
While it remains to be seen which players will make the final 15-man roster, that number is still nice to see, as it’s a far fall from last year’s average age of 29.9 which, according to Basketball-Reference, was the oldest in the league, slightly edging second-place San Antonio by 0.1 years.
(h/t Mavs.com)
