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Ranking The Top NBA Players By Age: Age 23

By Gerald Bourguet

Nov 3, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) dunks over Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo (5) during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Magic defeated the Pelicans 103-94. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 3, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) dunks over Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo (5) during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Magic defeated the Pelicans 103-94. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 18, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore (23) in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /

20. Ben McLemore

Suffice it to say that the George Karl era has not been kind to Ben McLemore. His minutes are down 12 per game compared to last season, and though his shooting percentages are nearly identical to last year, his scoring is down from 12.1 points per game to 7.5 per game this year.

McLemore has started in 50 of his 58 games for the Sacramento Kings this season, but Karl continues to shovel out minutes to Marco Belinelli and James Anderson at the 2-spot, further hindering the development of one of the few top-10 draft picks the Kings front office has actually kept — without trading away prematurely — over the last few years.

McLemore has shot 35.8 percent from three-point range in each of his last two seasons and he’s an athletic wing who deserves far more minutes than he’s getting in a lost season. If the Kings finally take care of business and move on from Karl after the season, perhaps we’ll see him finally find his groove. Or, you know, this:

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