<page_title> List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players </page_title> <section_title> All time </section_title> <table> <cell> Nat Hickey <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> Providence Steamrollers (1948) <col_header> Team(s) played (years) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kevin Willis <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8 teams Atlanta Hawks (1984–1994) Miami Heat (1994–1996) Golden State Warriors (1996) Houston Rockets (1996–1998) Toronto Raptors (1998–2001) Denver Nuggets (2001) Houston Rockets (2001–2002) San Antonio Spurs (2002–2004) Atlanta Hawks (2004–2005) Dallas Mavericks (2007) <col_header> Team(s) played (years) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Robert Parish* <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> 43 years, 254 days <col_header> Age </col_header> </cell> </table>
At 43, Robert Parish is the third-oldest player to ever play an NBA game, behind Nat Hickey of the Providence Steamrollers and Kevin Willis of the Dallas Mavericks.