NBA 2019: 5 Oldest players in the NBA TODAY

#1 Vince Carter - 42 years (January 26, 1977)

Vince Carter has already announced that the upcoming season will be his last

The 21-year veteran is a physical specimen like none other. Just recently, he played through a grueling 76-game regular season and was second on the Hawks roster in terms of three-point shooting percentage (38.9).

Per Cleaning the Glass, the team’s -4.2 defensive points per possession allowed with Vince on the floor was in the 86th percentile among forwards – another number that was first on the Atlanta Hawks last season.

Across his long and illustrious career, Vince has averaged a respectable 17.2 points per game apart from being a widely-feared high-flying dunker - which he still continues to be at age 42. So far, Carter has played for a total of eight teams and is currently an impending free agent once again.

"I've got one more in me," Carter said on a panel with host Rachel Nichols and former NBA journeyman Stephen Jackson. "One more run."