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The yearly thread is back. I always enjoy putting these together.

Will continue to monitor and update as we progress through the offseason

Rudy Gobert - 30 (June 26, 1992)
Austin Rivers - 30 (August 1, 1992)
Bryn Forbes - 29 (July 23, 1993)
Kyle Anderson - 29 (September 20, 1993)
Taurean Prince - 28 (March 22, 1994)
Karl-Anthony Towns - 26 (November 15, 1995)
D'Angelo Russell - 26 (February 23, 1996)
Jordan McLaughlin - 26 (April 9, 1996)
Eric Paschall - 25 (November 4, 1996)
Nathan Knight - 25 (September 20, 1997)
Jaylen Nowell - 23 (July 9, 1999)
Naz Reid - 23 (August 26, 1999)
AJ Lawson - 22 (July 15, 2000)
Jaden McDaniels - 22 (September 29, 2000)
Anthony Edwards - 21 (August 5, 2001)
Wendell Moore Jr. - 21 (September 18, 2001)
Josh Minott - 19 (November 25, 2002)
*Ages on Oct. 4, opening night of preseason

Outgoing
Patrick Beverley - 34 (July 12, 1988)
Jake Layman - 28 (March 7, 1994)
Malik Beasley - 25 (November 26, 1996)
Josh Okogie - 24 (September 1, 1998)
McKinley Wright - 23 (October 25, 1998)
Jarred Vanderbilt - 23 (April 3, 1999)
Leandro Bolmaro - 22 (September 11, 2000)

Incoming
Rudy Gobert - 30 (June 26, 1992)
Austin Rivers - 30 (August 1, 1992)
Bryn Forbes - 29 (July 23, 1993)
Kyle Anderson - 29 (September 20, 1993)
Eric Paschall - 25 (November 4, 1996)
AJ Lawson - 22 (July 15, 2000)
Wendell Moore Jr. - 21 (September 18, 2001)
Josh Minott - 19 (November 25, 2002)

LAST UPDATED: 7/29/2022, 8 p.m.

Nathan Knight and Kyle Anderson

Not a lot of in season birthdays. Nice to know they won’t be eating too much cake and ice cream in season.

The older group:
Gobert, Rivers, Forbes, Anderson, Prince

The Middle group:
Towns, Russell, McLaughlin, Knight, Nowell

The young group:
Reid, McDaniels, Edwards, Moore, Minott

How would these groups do against each other on the court?

Good mix of youth and experience.

Soooo, we are not one of the the youngest team in NBA anymore?

179 years out, 180 years in... 25 on the average. Probably still bottom ten once everyone finishes their rosters.

minimus wrote:Soooo, we are not one of the the youngest team in NBA anymore?

Probably not. Still, in terms of our core, we are pretty young.

Towns and Edwards are 26 and 21.
O'Neal and Bryant were 27 and 21 when they won their first title.

On one hand, the four oldest on the team this year are all guys we brought in. But on the other hand, we lost the two oldest players from last year, which somewhat negates that. Beverley's extra years also will affect any calculations when comparing the two.

LSWF wrote:The older group:
Gobert, Rivers, Forbes, Anderson, Prince

The Middle group:
Towns, Russell, McLaughlin, Knight, Nowell

The young group:
Reid, McDaniels, Edwards, Moore, Minott

How would these groups do against each other on the court?

the vets win

So I’d be the oldest player on the roster as I turned 30 in February? Damn, this feels worse than the time the first player younger than me was drafted. Now I understand why my neck hurts once a week waking up.

I think the vets would just barely beat the middle group

Movics wrote:So I’d be the oldest player on the roster as I turned 30 in February? Damn, this feels worse than the time the first player younger than me was drafted. Now I understand why my neck hurts once a week waking up.

I think the vets would just barely beat the middle group

Hate to say it brother... but it only gets worse as you get older

Man oh man, the days of birthdays in the 1980's are gone. Crazy how old I am getting. I remember seeing guys born in the 70's and even 60's. Now I am from the ancient generation lol.

Yeah, it's been a few years already since everyone on the team is younger than me

*Added Paschall to first post

That is probably the biggest difference between Thibs roster and TC roster is the almost zero potential for big improvements:

(player - season played)

TC roster
Stars:
Rudy Gobert - 9
Karl-Anthony Towns - 7
D'Angelo Russell - 7
Anthony Edwards - 2

Role players:
Kyle Anderson - 8
Taurean Prince - 6
Jordan McLaughlin - 3
Jaylen Nowell - 3

Veterans:
Austin Rivers - 10
Bryn Forbes - 6

Development prospects:
AJ Lawson - R
Jaden McDaniels - 2
Wendell Moore Jr. - R
Josh Minott - R
Nathan Knight - 2

End of rotation players:
Eric Paschall - 3
Naz Reid - 3

Thibs roster
Stars:
Jimmy Butler 6
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
Andrew Wiggins 3

Role players:
Tyus Jones 2
Gorgui Dieng 4
Shabazz Muhammad 4
Taj Gibson 8
Derrick Rose 8
Jeff Teague 8
Nemanja Bjelica 2

Veterans:
Jamal Crawford 17
Aaron Brooks 9

Development prospects:
Justin Patton R

End of rotation players:
Marcus Georges-Hunt 1
Cole Aldrich 7
Anthony Brown 2


AJ Lawson, Jaden McDaniels, Wendell Moore Jr., Josh Minott, Nathan Knight this group of young players is filled with potential. Plus we have 21yo Edwards.

minimus wrote:That is probably the biggest difference between Thibs roster and TC roster is the almost zero potential for big improvements:

(player - season played)

TC roster
Stars:
Rudy Gobert - 9
Karl-Anthony Towns - 7
D'Angelo Russell - 7
Anthony Edwards - 2

Role players:
Kyle Anderson - 8
Taurean Prince - 6
Jordan McLaughlin - 3
Jaylen Nowell - 3

Veterans:
Austin Rivers - 10
Bryn Forbes - 6

Development prospects:
AJ Lawson - R
Jaden McDaniels - 2
Wendell Moore Jr. - R
Josh Minott - R
Nathan Knight - 2

End of rotation players:
Eric Paschall - 3
Naz Reid - 3

Thibs roster
Stars:
Jimmy Butler 6
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
Andrew Wiggins 3

Role players:
Tyus Jones 2
Gorgui Dieng 4
Shabazz Muhammad 4
Taj Gibson 8
Derrick Rose 8
Jeff Teague 8
Nemanja Bjelica 2

Veterans:
Jamal Crawford 17
Aaron Brooks 9

Development prospects:
Justin Patton R

End of rotation players:
Marcus Georges-Hunt 1
Cole Aldrich 7
Anthony Brown 2


AJ Lawson, Jaden McDaniels, Wendell Moore Jr., Josh Minott, Nathan Knight this group of young players is filled with potential. Plus we have 21yo Edwards.

Why is McD a developmental prospect while Nowell and McL are role players? Surely some made up rule I imagine…

Dewey wrote:Why is McD a developmental prospect while Nowell and McL are role players? Surely some made up rule I imagine…

Because MCD has development potential, while McLaughlin and Nowell have limitations. McLaughlin is limit is his size, while Nowell is a really bad defender. MCD as for now has no limits in defense and offense.

minimus wrote:

Dewey wrote:Why is McD a developmental prospect while Nowell and McL are role players? Surely some made up rule I imagine…

Because MCD has development potential, while McLaughlin and Nowell have limitations. McLaughlin is limit is his size, while Nowell is a really bad defender. MCD as for now has no limits in defense and offense.

Ant has no more development/potential? … just razzing…

Dewey wrote:

minimus wrote:

Dewey wrote:Why is McD a developmental prospect while Nowell and McL are role players? Surely some made up rule I imagine…

Because MCD has development potential, while McLaughlin and Nowell have limitations. McLaughlin is limit is his size, while Nowell is a really bad defender. MCD as for now has no limits in defense and offense.

Ant has no more development/potential? … just razzing…

1) please read my initial post carefully

2) Ant is already a star, he is much more than a development project such as MCD, Minott, Moore or Lawson

3) if you just want to throw an argument for the sake of argument, just let me know. Because I usually respond to any meaningful argument if it brings something useful to conversation, but otherwise I ignore such conversations

minimus wrote:

Dewey wrote:

minimus wrote:
Because MCD has development potential, while McLaughlin and Nowell have limitations. McLaughlin is limit is his size, while Nowell is a really bad defender. MCD as for now has no limits in defense and offense.

Ant has no more development/potential? … just razzing…

1) please read my initial post carefully

2) Ant is already a star, he is much more than a development project such as MCD, Minott, Moore or Lawson

3) if you just want to throw an argument for the sake of argument, just let me know. Because I usually respond to any meaningful argument if it brings something useful to conversation, but otherwise I ignore such conversations

Wha wha Stop whining or I’ll call the whambulance… I said I was razzin. Chill if your not gettin it