In 1985-86, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke the previous NBA record of 16 seasons held by Dolph Schayes, John Havlicek, Paul Silas and Elvin Hayes; he ended his own. John Stockton spent his entire professional basketball career, which lasted 19 years, as a point guard for the Utah Jazz. Stockton holds the NBA record for most assists (15.80) and steals (3.26) and is considered one of the best point guards of all time. While Herb Williams may not have set any NBA records, he still holds some college career records with the Ohio States Buckeyes, such as the most field goals scored in his career (834 in 114 games), the second most rebounds (1.11) and the second most blocked shots (32).
Robert Parish was first drafted to the NBA in 1976 after graduating from college and played for 21 consecutive years. Parish is the third oldest player in NBA history and has a record of 1611 regular season games during his career. Although Charles Jones had a fairly long career in the NBA, he didn't really leave a noticeable impact. Only ten players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) have played 20 or more seasons in their respective careers. Kevin Willis shares the record for most seasons played in the NBA with Robert Parish, Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter and Dirk Nowitzki.
Land of Basketball is a website for sports fans. For official NBA information, visit the NBA website. Bob Cousy was the first president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), which was established in 1954. The NBPA is the oldest union of the four major sports leagues in North America (MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL). A study published in The Game Day claims to have found the best NBA players of all time, placing Michael Jordan and LeBron James out of the top five.
After being injured in his last game with the Houston Rockets, Mutombo announced that he would retire of the NBA. To stay in the NBA, you have to prove that you're one of the best players in the world and that you're up to the league's standards. So far in his career, Carter has played for several NBA teams, including the New Jersey Nets, the Orlando Magic, the Phoenix Suns, the Dallas Mavericks, the Memphis Grizzlies and the Sacramento Kings. Throughout NBA history, there have been more than 4,500 players and the average career length is about 4.5 years.
Andre Iguodala would become the oldest active player in the NBA, but the four-time NBA champion officially retired just before that the season will begin. Thanks to his long career, Willis is one of 15 players in NBA history to have scored more than 16,000 points and 11,000 rebounds in his career. The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Jamal Crawford in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft, but on the same day of the draft, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls, where he played his first four seasons. John Stockton comes from a family of athletes: his grandfather, Hust Stockton (John Houston Stockton) played for the NFL in its early days and Stockton's children played basketball in college and professionally.
