Youngest and Oldest NBA Teams 2025-26: Average Age for All NBA Teams

By Bill Speros Sep 26th, 2025 3:02 PM EDT

Chris Paul, now 40, is back with the Clippers this season. (USA TODAY)

What are the Youngest and Oldest NBA Teams 2025-26?

One of the NBA teams in Los Angeles will the oldest in the league. LeBron James begins his NBA-record 23rd season on Opening Night Oct. 21, as his Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Golden State Warriors.

James enters this season as the oldest player in the NBA, at 40 years, 305 days old.

But the Lakers aren't the oldest NBA team this season.

Nets, Clippers Bookend Youngest And Oldest NBA Teams

Thanks in part to guard Chris Paul, who is the 2nd oldest player in the league at age 40, the Clippers hold the senior spot on our list of the Youngest and Oldest NBA Teams. The Clippers projected final roster averages 28.64 years old. Paul begins his 21st NBA season on Oct. 22.

No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg out of Duke and now of the Dallas Mavericks holds the honor of being the youngest player in the NBA this season. He’s doesn’t turn 19 until Dec. 21.

After several years of personnel upheaval, the Brooklyn Nets own the youngest roster on our Youngest and Oldest NBA Teams list. The Nets roster averages 23.36 years.

Youngest and Oldest NBA Teams 2025-26: Team-By-Team List

Using projected rosters, Bookies.com found the average age for each NBA team. The ages are based on data provided by each team’s projected final official roster.

Youngest and Oldest NBA Teams 2025-26: Team Breakdown

The L.A. Clippers rode their veteran lineup – including James Harden and Kawhi Leonard – on an 18-3 run to close last season. That surge clinched the No. 5 seed in the West. But Father Time caught them quickly once again in the playoffs, as the Clippers were eliminated in the first round for the 3rd straight season.

The Clippers did not hold back in the offseason when it came to stocking the pantry with veterans. They added Bradley Beal (32) and Brook Lopez (37), in addition to Paul. But everything they do revolves around the 36-year-old Harden.

Neither Harden nor Paul has won an NBA championship in their 36 seasons combined.

The Nets continue their transition period this year after finishing 12th in the East in 2024-25. They brought back 6 players but added 5 players taken in the first round of the draft. Nothing says “Rebuild” louder than 5 rookies: Egor Dëmin, Nolan Traoré, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf.

Cam Thomas, just 23 but entering his 5th season, led the Nets with 24 points per game last season despite missing 57 games. They extended him in September. He'll remain their go-to option on offense.

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