Aging curves in professional basketball
Subject in Basketball
Aging curves in professional basketball has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Bill Simmons Podcast. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Kirk GoldsberryBasketball analytics writer and visual analyst, contributor to The Ringer
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
Bill SimmonsSportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast
Simmons cited that only Moses Malone has averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 14th season or later.
“Moses Malone. He had a 2012 in 1989 and a 2011 in 1988. And it's the only time it's ever happened with the year 14 or older guy”
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 1:01:46
Podcasts
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 1 episode
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.