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Ranking The Top NBA Players By Age: Age 25

By Gerald Bourguet

Mar 16, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) talks to Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) in the second quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 16, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) talks to Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) in the second quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 3, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets forward Donatas Motiejunas (20) claps after a play during the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

19. Donatas Motiejunas

We were deprived of seeing how a stretch-4 like Donatas Motiejunas could thrive in an offensive system tailored for his talents like Stan Van Gundy’s offense in Detroit, but there’s no question a healthy D-Mo is an extremely deft player with an inside and an outside touch.

Unfortunately, the very thing that derailed the Pistons trade — D-Mo’s back problems — has prevented Motiejunas from building on his breakout season from last year. Motiejunas has mostly been a non-factor for the Houston Rockets this season, averaging 6.2 points in a meager 14.6 minutes per game over 33 appearances.

But compared to his 12.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game on .504/.368/.602 shooting splits from last year, D-Mo’s 44.3 percent shooting from the field and 28.8 percent shooting from deep are worrisome. Combine his decline in production with his health issues and his career might not ever be the same.

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