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Why do so many superstars not decline at that 33-35 age range anymore? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by SkyHiighGroundLow@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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This was definitely a thing just back in the 2000s. You had guys like melo, tmac, Paul pierce, wade, Dwight ect all decline in this age range or way before. People always mentioned lebron still being so good when he was 33. At first that seemed like an anomaly. Now, you have guys like curry, kd, kawhi, dame, lebron still(lol) jimmy butler, all still being in their prime at 33+. Is it an advancement in technology and medicine? Something else?

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[–] WanAjin@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The league becoming a more offense-oriented league also makes it harder to notice if a player is worse than before.

It would be easy to see a decline if the numbers also showed a decline, but players scoring at the same level or higher than what their actual peak years were makes it blurry and difficult to say if someone is really declining.