Top 5 oldest NBA players heading into the 2019-2020 season

4. Kyle Korver (38 years, 7 months, 6 days old)

Kyle Korver in a Jazz vs the Denver Nuggets last season Pau in a Milwaukee uniform last season

Korver, who was born on March 17, 1981, will be over 38 years old when the season starts in October.

He was famously known to have been traded by the Nets for a copy machine (Well, he wasn't exactly traded for a copy machine straight up, but he was traded to the Sixers on draft night for $125,000, which the Nets then used to buy a copy machine and cover the costs of the summer league).

The man has since led the whole league in shooting from beyond the arc a total of four times--even setting the NBA record for three-point shooting percentage at 53.6% in the 2009-2010 season where he was still in Utah.

After his stint in Utah, he spent a few years with the Bulls before he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for guess what--cash considerations. He would then be named an All-Star in Atlanta and would be instrumental to the team as they set a franchise record of 60 wins, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 2015. Take that, cash considerations!

Currently, the guard/forward is signed with the Milwaukee Bucks in a one-year deal. Korver will already be 39 years old come playoff time, and will most likely still be very valuable as he comes off the bench for a few minutes to rain some threes as they try to make it out of the East.

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3. Pau Gasol (39 years, 3 months, 17 days old)

Pau in one of the Lakers' playoff games vs the Dallas Mavericks

Pau Gasol is probably one of the most accomplished European basketball players both in the NBA and in the international scene. He was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in 2001, but was immediately traded to the Memphis Grizzlies the same night. He instantly made an impact on the team as he played 36.7 minutes per game while also being the only player on the Grizzlies to play all 82 games that season. He eventually won the Rookie of the Year Award (he's actually one of only six rookies who weren't born in the US to win it), and then played a full 82 games again the following season. On just his third season, he would lead the team to the playoffs.

The 7-foot Spaniard spent a few more years with the Grizzlies before being traded to the Lakers for the draft rights to his brother Marc, two other Laker players, and two future first round picks.

That same season, Gasol and the Lakers would lose to Garnett and Celtics in the 2008 Finals. However, prime Gasol was no doubt a force to be reckoned with. He went on a mission to redeem himself as he and the Lakers won the chip the next two years following that loss.

Pau Gasol has received four All-NBA and six All-Star selections in his career. But even before making it to the NBA, he had already been making waves internationally. He led the junior Spanish national team to gold in the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Gasol would eventually win as part of the senior national team too, leading the team to the 2006 FIBA World Championship (where was named MVP) and winning the EuroBasket tournament several times. He's a pretty decorated player, winning FIBA and EuroBasket medals in the off-season after several long playoff runs in the NBA.

Yeah--pretty impressive that with all the mileage his body has taken, he's still a serviceable player in the NBA at 39 years old.

Pau has recently signed with the Portland Trail Blazers after spending the first half of the prior season with the Spurs and then subsequently being bought out by the Bucks before the playoffs (which was unfortunate for both the Bucks and Pau as he only suited up for three games because of persistent foot and ankle issues). Hopefully, he becomes much healthier this upcoming season, as he would surely be a great addition to the Blazers' front court and a great veteran presence in the team.