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Lillard, McCollum Ranked Among Best NBA Players of their Age

NBA players are commonly ranked by draft class, position, and statistical prowess. Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum tend to fare well no matter what metric is used. As it turns out, ranking by age is no exception.

Colin Ward-Henninger of CBS Sports has broken down the NBA elite not by draft year, but by the number of years they’ve spent on the planet. The results challenge some of our assumptions. Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is entering his seventh year in the league, but he’s only 24 years old.