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The long and short of it
Sporting News - The Experts' Choice
Posted: 3 hours ago
Since the NBA began its opening-day roster surveys in 1985, the average player has met the same specs: 6-7, 27 years old and a four-plus-year veteran of the league. Only one standard has changed noticeably: weight. Today's "average" player checks in at 224.29, nearly 10 pounds more than the 214.40 average in 1985-86, and the average weight this season actually is down a pound from a year ago.
This year's "Mr. Average": Shawn Marion, the Suns' 6-7.26, 228-pound, 26.55-year-old veteran of five seasons. Marion replaces Matt Harpring, who had a two-year hold on the honor.
THE SURVEY SAYS ...
Oldest team: Rockets, 29.16, but the Pistons have the most players over 30 (eight).
Youngest: Suns, 24.33, though the Grizzlies and Jazz are the only teams without a 30-year-old.
Tallest: Mavericks, 6-8.26 with four of the league's 47 7-footers.
Heaviest: Magic, 231.6 pounds.
Lightest: Timber-wolves, 215.77 pounds.
Shortest: 76ers, 6-6.2, who along with the Hornets and Warriors, are the only teams without a 7-footer.
The college most players come from: Kentucky, 13, to Duke's 10.
Source: NBA News