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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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Mar 6, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard Terrence Ross (31) takes a jump shot over Houston Rockets forward Corey Brewer (33) in the second half at Air Canada Centre. The Rockets won 113-107. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /

18. Terrence Ross

Remember when Terrence Ross was bursting with potential? At 25 years old, it’s past time to start worrying about the way his points, rebounds and minutes per game have all declined in every season dating back to three years ago.

To be fair, Ross is not a useless player. He’s been a net positive off the bench for the Toronto Raptors with a +3.4 plus/minus, and he’s averaging 9.5 points in 24.0 minutes per game. He’s also converted 38.5 percent of his three-pointers, which is even more impressive considering he’s taking 4.6 of them per game. In other words, he can do more than just dunk.

But Ross has also failed to make the leap in each of the last two seasons. He’ll have nights where he’ll completely disappear, and even with DeMarre Carroll missing all but 23 games this season, Ross couldn’t find a way to crack the starting rotation. There’s nothing wrong with being a spot shooter off the bench, but that’s well short of the ceiling that most projected for him.

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