What Kirk Goldsberry has said about Aging and youth in the NBA
3 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 3, 2026
Kirk Goldsberry, Basketball analytics writer and visual analyst, contributor to The Ringer, has been quoted on Aging and youth in the NBA 3 times in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on November 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Goldsberry reports that players aged 30 and older logged 51% of playoff minutes in 1998 compared with 23% last season.
“players 30 and older logged 51% of playoff minutes in 1998”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Luka’s MVP Run, Curry’s Revival, NBA Roster Regrets, and a Bears Super Bowl Run With Kirk Goldsberry and Tom Pelissero (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 3:30
Goldsberry argues that paying players in their 30s has become risky and that 30 is effectively the new 35.
“Spending high money on somebody in their 30s is a really risky deal. And I think 30 is the new 35”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Luka’s MVP Run, Curry’s Revival, NBA Roster Regrets, and a Bears Super Bowl Run With Kirk Goldsberry and Tom Pelissero (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 7:31
Goldsberry credits statistical draft models for identifying Lendeborg and Boozer as top prospects.
“Yeah, big win for the draft model community, the people who use stats to find the best prospects”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Luka’s MVP Run, Curry’s Revival, NBA Roster Regrets, and a Bears Super Bowl Run With Kirk Goldsberry and Tom Pelissero (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:44
Episodes
Luka’s MVP Run, Curry’s Revival, NBA Roster Regrets, and a Bears Super Bowl Run With Kirk Goldsberry and Tom PelisseroThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Nov 3, 2026 · 2 h 9 min
Bill Simmons and Kirk Goldsberry discuss the NBA's youth shift, injuries and early-season takes, then Tom Pelissero joins to break down the Bears and NFL trade-deadline questions.
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