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Ranking The Top NBA Players By Age: Age 26

By Gerald Bourguet

Dec 31, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) shoots against Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) in the second half at Toyota Center. The Warriors won 114 to 110. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) shoots against Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) in the second half at Toyota Center. The Warriors won 114 to 110. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 10, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore (24) is fouled by Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo (8) at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Hawks 104-96. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

13. Kent Bazemore

There was once a time when Kent Bazemore was just an entertaining cheerleader on the Golden State Warriors’ bench. Now, just two seasons later, he’s the starting small forward for an Atlanta Hawks team that’s starting to look dangerous in the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

Averaging 11.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, Bazemore is often the most energetic (and sometimes sporadic) member of Atlanta’s starting five, which often yields entertaining results in both positive and negative ways. Essentially, Bazemore isn’t going to Baze any less.

That being said, he is starting to become more reliable as DeMarre Carroll‘s successor, and he’s shooting 35.5 percent from three-point range on 4.0 attempts per game. Unfortunately for the Hawks, Baze is an unrestricted free agent this summer and has played his way into a nice payday, so they should probably enjoy his production for this playoff run while they still can.

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