2007-08-06 22:13:33 · 8 answers · asked by MeowMix 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
This is an easy question, you are considerd a vet once you qualify for a pension, which means you have to have played 3 full seasons in the league to qualify, the amount of the pension is determined on how much you made while in the league.
2007-08-07 05:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by Hi 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Everyone here offers a keen opinion on the perspectives of being labeled a veteran. The way I see it is a little different. First off, you need to either be star veteran on a team for a number of years (I agree with the 5 year minimum suggestion) or you have to be an integral part of a winning team who usually makes the playoffs or wins championships, which I call experienced veterans. Of course, if you're a bench warmer that never sees the time of the day on the court then what is there to learn from your so-called title veteran. I'll give you some examples. The star vets would be the Shaq's, the Duncan's, the Garnett's, the Iverson's, etc. The experienced veterans would be the Robert Horry's, the Sam Cassell's, the Derek Fisher's, the Jerry Stackhouse's, the Jamaal Tinsley's, etc. So bottom line is you need experience as a star in this league or experiece coming from playing for a winning team in order to earn the label veteran.
2007-08-07 06:00:14 · answer #2 · answered by JR 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A veteran does not have to be a great or good basketball player, so anyone who sticks in the league for yea, around 5 plus years are essentially veterans or at least commentators say things such as "5 year vet", "8 year vet out of..." etc, but not 3 year vet, maybe 3rd year out of college/HS.
Players who are over 30yrs old have the older vet appearance, and perhaps a long 8-10 years of NBA would gain you more respect, acknowledgment and status as a true vet.
2007-08-07 05:32:05 · answer #3 · answered by spacecowboy97 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a player deserves to be called a "real ballers", that's when a player is considered a veteran. When they've played enough years and proved themselves as good and not average. Players who works hard are the players i consider to be veterans, because they know more about the game than the bums and bench warmers.
2007-08-07 05:18:14 · answer #4 · answered by extreme_baller25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U could join the NBA at 32 & b called a veteran.
2007-08-07 11:04:37 · answer #5 · answered by Low Contributor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5-7 years
2007-08-07 05:21:07 · answer #6 · answered by baller22 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 30+ Of course some playes are called "veteran" in 33 or later...
2007-08-07 05:30:03 · answer #7 · answered by flyingdeer1 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
At least more than 2 years of playing
2007-08-07 12:22:02 · answer #8 · answered by Super Suns Fan a.k.a. Supergirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋