Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
In 3 years fiala will be 28 and be exiting his prime with a big contract
Quoting: csick
I like when players get signed from 24-32 for 8 years tbh. You get all of their primes and make sure you aren’t stuck with a 28 year old Great player who you’re conflicted if you wanna trade for cheap, let him walk or having to sign him to a bad contract (EK, OEL, etc)
Why does this myth persist that a players prime is from 23 to 28? Every credible shred of evidence points to it being from 25-32. A player is just entering their apex at 23, but are still growing their game. Up unto the age of 25, once they are who they are going to be.
A key evident stat of this are the many late bloomers who don't really pop until they're 25-26. Power Forwards being a prime example of this.
There are many factors that can be attributed to regression and to why a player isn't performing up to expectations but they all tend to be mental or whatever situation they're in, and not necessarily physical. A player doesn't start physically regressing until age 30 and start the downward apex of their careers.
Maybe I just view it differently, but it doesn't make sense to me otherwise.