What Kirk Goldsberry has said about Aging curves in professional basketball
1 quote · 1 episode · Mar 26, 2026
Kirk Goldsberry, Basketball analytics writer and visual analyst, contributor to The Ringer, has been quoted on Aging curves in professional basketball once in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on March 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Goldsberry said his plotting of aging curves shows the best modern big men all peak at age 30 and decline quickly.
“They all peak at 30. They all peak at 30. It's apex mountain at age 30. And not only that, the second biggest feature of these curves is they go down fast”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: NBA Hot Takes, OKC’s Red Flag, and Giannis vs. Father Time With Kirk Goldsberry and Joe House (Mar 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:30
Episodes
NBA Hot Takes, OKC’s Red Flag, and Giannis vs. Father Time With Kirk Goldsberry and Joe HouseThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Mar 26, 2026 · 1 h 36 min
Bill Simmons, Kirk Goldsberry and Joe House debate OKC's vulnerabilities, All-NBA cases, Houston's bad vibes and whether any team should trade for Giannis.
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