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Who is the youngest team in the west?

Hi guys,

I am from Golden State of Mind.  In the Bay Area press and all over the Warriors blog, we are refered to as the youngest team in the NBA, which we are by definition at 24.1 years.  But I decided to weight age against playing time instead of just taking a raw average age.  I compared the Warriors to the Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, MinnesotaTimber Wolves, and The OKC Thunder.

Here are the results

Team

Average Roster Age

Actual Playing Age

Minutes Leader

Golden State Warriors

24.1(24.3 17 man)

25.7(25.6 17 man)

Jackson(30) 1854

Portland Trail Blazers

26.3

23.8

Aldridge (23) 2013

Memphis Grizzlies

24.2

23.3

Mayo(21) 2093

Minnesota Timber Wolves

26.9

25.0

Foye (25) 1986

Oklahoma City Thunder

25.5

24.7

Durant (20) 2197

Here is the link to the full post at GSOM

http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2009/2/23/769226/are-we-the-youngest-team-i

Let me know what you guys think.