For the most part, the NBA is a young man’s game.
According to the league’s annual survey of opening-night rosters, the Celtics were the 10th oldest team this season, with an average age of 26.7.
That means, on average, the players on this year’s roster were around 11 years old the last time the Celtics won an NBA title.
There are, of course, exceptions. The team’s youngest player, rookie forward Jordan Walsh, turned four that March. Al Horford was 21, helping the Hawks push the Celtics to seven games in the opening round of the playoffs.