With the emergence of the Los Angeles Clippers most recent rising star, Blake Griffin, and the ever aging roster of the Los Angeles Lakers, a question comes to the NBA forefront:
Blake "Gettin' Dunky" Griffin (NBA.com photo)
How much longer are the Lakers going to be the dominant Los Angeles team?
The Lakers’ average age is now sitting a nice and neat 30.0, making them the NBA’s oldest team by 1.6 years over the Boston Celtics.
They also have nine players currently on their roster that are over the age of 30, including four of their starting five (Andrew Bynum being the lone exception).
It’s tough to predict something like this, but with the Clippers’ rising star sitting at age 21 (at least until March 16th) and the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant slowly but surely aging, the question is certainly out there.
Griffin is averaging 22.7 PPG, and 12.5 RPG through games beginning March 7th, while Bryant is sitting right around his career averages in both categories (roughly 25 PPG and 5 RPG), very slightly down from last year’s 27 PPG and 5.5 RPG.
With help coming in the form of a top college player in this year’s NBA draft, Griffin and the Clippers may one day soon finally be NBA relevant.
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