James is the earliest! There are less than 20 players who entered the league before 2010.

This summer, the 2010 No. 1 pick Wall officially announced his retirement. As a result, George is the only player in the 2010 class, and everyone else has withdrawn from the NBA stage. 15 years have passed since 2010. Generally speaking, it is very rare for a player to play for 15 seasons, so it is normal for a 2010 rookie to basically retire.

, including George, there are less than 20 players who have entered the league in 2010. Among them, James was the first player to enter the NBA at the moment, and he was also the oldest player in the league, and the only remaining rookies in the 2003 class. All the players of the 2004 rookie have retired, and Howard has even been inducted into the Hall of Fame with Anthony two days ago.

It has been exactly 20 years since the 2005 rookie entered the NBA, and Paul is the only one who is still fighting. There are only about ten players in history who have played for at least 20 seasons, so Paul has not retired yet, which is very rare. There are two players in the 2006 rookie who have not retired, namely Lowry and Tucker, but they have both become role players and are not far from retirement. There are still four rookies in the 2007 class, namely Durant, Horford, Conley, and Jeff Green. These veterans still have certain strength, especially Durant, who, like James, is still the top superstar in the league. There are still six players in the 2008 rookies who have not retired, namely Westbrook, Love, Jordan Jr., Lopez, Gordon and Batum, but they have all become veterans and their strength is not as good as before.

As the most outstanding rookie since the Platinum generation in 2003, there are only four rookies left in 2009 that have not yet retired. These four players are still defenders and still have good strength, namely Curry, Harden, DeRozan and Holiday. It is worth mentioning that Curry, Harden and DeRozan's total career scores have exceeded 25,000 points, and they are expected to reach the 30,000-point club before retirement.

As for the 2010 rookie, George is the only one left. Although George only signed a maximum salary contract of more than $200 million in four years with the 76ers last year, and is only 35 years old now and is at least several years away from retirement, George's current strength has declined significantly and is also plagued by injuries. The big contract is likely to turn into a garbage contract.