oldest nba player on opening night of their 16th season

Dikembe Mutombo was the oldest player in a season opener in his 16th season. He was 40 years and 129 days old against the Jazz on November 1, 2006.

NAMEAGEDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
40-129
11/1/2006
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
10
3
4
0
1
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
31.5
3
1
0
1
-9
2Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
40-082
10/18/2017
SAS SAS
vs
MIN MIN
21
9
3
4
1
1
2
7
28.6
1
4
25.0
4
4
100.0
51.4
0
3
1
2
+6
3Herb Williams
H. Williams
38-259
11/1/1996
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
20
1
3
0
1
1
0
4
0.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
10.2
2
1
2
2
+7
4Andre Miller
A. Miller
38-224
10/29/2014
WAS WAS
@
MIA MIA
10
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
1
-11
5Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
38-218
10/29/2003
GSW GSW
vs
DAL DAL
28
12
2
6
2
0
4
11
36.4
0
0
4
4
100.0
47.0
0
2
1
3
-1
6Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
38-183
2/5/1999
SEA SEA
vs
DAL DAL
24
9
4
1
1
0
3
8
37.5
2
5
40.0
1
1
100.0
53.3
1
3
0
1
+4
7Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
38-183
10/31/1997
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
14
9
2
0
0
0
3
5
60.0
1
1
100.0
2
4
50.0
66.6
1
1
0
2
-5
8Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
38-141
11/2/1999
IND IND
@
NJN NJN
31
9
8
0
0
1
4
7
57.1
1
1
100.0
0
2
0.0
57.1
1
7
3
3
-2
9Mark West
M. West
38-092
2/5/1999
ATL ATL
vs
CLE CLE
12
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1
1
0
2
-7
10Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
38-087
10/31/2000
SEA SEA
@
VAN VAN
37
2
12
2
0
2
1
6
16.7
0
0
0
0
16.7
2
10
3
4
-15
11Robert Parish
R. Parish
38-063
11/1/1991
BOS BOS
vs
CHA CHA
31
13
14
0
2
2
6
15
40.0
0
0
1
1
100.0
42.1
4
10
0
2
12Kevin Willis
K. Willis
38-055
10/31/2000
TOR TOR
vs
DET DET
22
11
10
0
0
1
4
8
50.0
0
0
3
5
60.0
53.9
4
6
0
1
-4
13Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
38-046
11/2/2012
NYK NYK
vs
MIA MIA
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
75.0
0
1
0
0
+1
14Rick Mahorn
R. Mahorn
38-041
11/1/1996
DET DET
vs
IND IND
15
4
1
0
1
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
69.4
1
0
0
2
+6
15Kurt Thomas
K. Thomas
38-023
10/27/2010
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-6
16Grant Hill
G. Hill
38-021
10/26/2010
PHX PHX
@
POR POR
26
4
1
1
0
1
2
4
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
45.0
1
0
3
1
-8
17Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
37-346
10/29/1983
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
9
4
2
2
0
0
2
7
28.6
0
0
0
0
28.6
1
1
2
3
18Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
37-323
11/3/2004
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
20
4
1
0
0
3
2
5
40.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
40.0
0
1
0
0
-9
19Steve Nash
S. Nash
37-322
12/26/2011
PHX PHX
vs
NOH NOH
30
14
0
12
0
0
5
10
50.0
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
64.3
0
0
4
3
+5
20Marcus Camby
M. Camby
37-279
12/26/2011
POR POR
vs
PHI PHI
29
6
13
6
0
2
2
7
28.6
0
0
2
2
100.0
38.1
4
9
0
1
+3
21John Stockton
J. Stockton
37-221
11/2/1999
UTA UTA
vs
LAL LAL
31
15
3
8
0
0
6
13
46.2
1
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
54.0
1
2
3
3
-7
22Kyle Korver
K. Korver
37-214
10/17/2018
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
14
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
0
0
75.0
0
0
0
1
+13
23Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
37-212
10/30/2002
UTA UTA
@
NOH NOH
21
4
7
1
0
0
2
5
40.0
0
0
0
1
0.0
36.8
3
4
2
1
-16
24Terry Porter
T. Porter
37-206
10/31/2000
SAS SAS
vs
IND IND
12
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
100.0
0
0
1
1
100.0
104.2
0
1
0
1
+1
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37-194
10/27/1984
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
31
15
7
1
1
3
6
14
42.9
0
0
3
4
75.0
47.6
0
7
1
3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

110.5

3rd

DRTG

111.4

3rd

NETRTG

-0.9

3rd

3P%

28.2

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Warriors Warriors
1
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
1
0
1.000
3
Rockets Rockets
0
1
.000
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
0
1
.000
1.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
0
0
0.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/24
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Mon
10/27
BKN BKN
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
6:30 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

0 - 1

124

Final

125

OKC Thunder

1 - 0

Tue 21 Oct 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Warriors Warriors
1
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
1
0
1.000
3
Rockets Rockets
0
1
.000
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
0
1
.000
1.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
0
0
0.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
0
0
0.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Hawks Hawks
0
0
2
Celtics Celtics
0
0
3
Nets Nets
0
0
4
Hornets Hornets
0
0
5
Bulls Bulls
0
0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
0
0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
TOR TOR
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Wed
10/22
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM