5 Oldest NBA players in the 2017-18 season

#4 Dirk Nowitzki - 39 years

Dirk Nowitzki at the 2017 Dallas Mavericks Media Day

Born on 19th June 1978, Dirk was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 9th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft and immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He has notched an impressive 18 seasons. He has led his team to 15 playoff appearances including the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2006 and only championship in 2011. He is very loyal to the Mavericks to a fault.

As he reaches the twilight years of his career, he’ll go down as one the greatest power forwards to play the game. He is the first European player to start in an All-Star Game, as well as the first to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2007). Nowitzki is the highest-scoring foreign-born player in NBA history and the sixth player to achieve over 30,000 regular-season points. Nowitzki is the only player to record at least 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, 1,000 steals, 1.000 blocks and 1,000 3-point field goals.