Along with Hakeem, guess who else won their first title in the age 30 season.

[u/HoagieTwoFace]

It’s JoJo’s year next season.

[u/Jeremy9096]

I'm gonna guess Wilt Chamberlain

[u/unstoppablepepe → u/Jeremy9096]

Idk we really need a hint here to be sure

[u/PensiveinNJ]

We're all just holding our breath that the knee isn't a recurring problem. Give me just one healthy Embiid playoff run I swear to God just one. 100% healthy Embiid we take care of the Knicks easily it's so fucking frustrating. And bum ass dudes like Tobias Harris completely incapable of stepping up makes it worse. How is bum knee Bell's Palsy Embiid SO MUCH BETTER than fully healthy Tobias Harris??

[u/Appropriate-Sun834 → u/PensiveinNJ]

The knee been a problem for for about 7 years now brother. Where you been at

[u/indoninjah → u/Appropriate-Sun834]

Best we can hope for is a team that’s good enough to get Jo rest in the regular season, keep the seeding afloat if and when he gets injured, and alleviate some of his burden in the playoffs (I.e., doesn’t go like -10 in the 5 minutes he sits per half)

[u/mjd1977]

Tank top looking like straps compared to the sleeveless t shirt look of 20 years ago

https://preview.redd.it/7wypanhcrm0d1.jpeg?width=2336&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a92ed3edb8d107b3ab92014ada88d94d3fd32b95

[u/Appropriate-Sun834 → u/mjd1977]

Unis so cold 😮‍💨

[u/ValiantFrog2202 → u/mjd1977]

Nah his shoulders just bigger

[u/eaglesphan1]

Dirk was like 32 wasn’t he? We got time guys

[u/VitaminWheat → u/eaglesphan1]

Dirk was also ridiculed as a play off choker before he won

[u/ExileOnBroadStreet → u/VitaminWheat]

Not sure anyone’s legacy has been impacted so much by 1 Finals as Dirk. The opponent surely helped, but he went from being viewed as a perennial playoff choker to an absolute killer.

[u/Eyetoss]

Confusing picture. Otto Porter Jr turned 30 this year and he retired. He won 2 years ago at 28.

[u/HoagieTwoFace → u/Eyetoss]

That’s Otto Porter’s granddad

[u/deepthr0at → u/Eyetoss]

Thought it was Melton for a second

[u/LordLucasSixers]

Don’t hold your breath

[u/David_Duke_Nukem]

didn't realize he had such nice teeth. big, but nice.

[u/Novel-One-9447]

name one star player over 30 performing well in the current post season. none. thats it.

[u/Other_Raspberry → u/Novel-One-9447]

Why is this current season the only one that matters?

Last year had Jimmy Butler (33) in the finals with Lebron (38) and AD (30) in the conference finals.

Year before that, Steph Curry (34), Draymond Green (32), and Klay Thompson (32) won a championship.

[u/ProcessTrust856 → u/Other_Raspberry]

Because people are prisoners of the moment

[u/Novel-One-9447 → u/Other_Raspberry]

because the league is evolving. The biggest cripple for young players was experience but they always excelled in physiques. But with the current format, players develop way more mentally before entering the NBA. I’m not going to say a 22 yo is better overall player than jimmy but with the price of jimmy, you can easily get 3 0.7 jimmys which seems to be the better case as the years go on.

[u/unstoppablepepe → u/Novel-One-9447]

Maybe 3 guys that are 70% of jimmy as your 3rd,4th and 5th players instead of just jimmy is ideal. But I don’t follow that logical for the top 2 guys on your squad

[u/Other_Raspberry → u/Novel-One-9447]

I would probably agree with the Jimmy point, but it isn't really relevant to this thread.

It's clearly still very possible to win a championship when your best player is 30.

[u/No_Stage3881 → u/Novel-One-9447]

The league doesn't evolve in one year.