There is no limit to how long a player may play in the NBA. However, no player has every played past 42 years old.
Kobe or Iverson
Former basketball player Michael Jordan was drafted into the NBA in 1984. He played in the NBA until 2003 when he retired.
There was not a first person to play NBA basketball ,ritard, basketball is played in teams.
The NBA player on the NBA logo is Jerry West.
NBA player C.J. McCollum played for Lehigh.
NBA player Aaron Gordon played for Arizona.
NBA player Gerald Wallace played for Alabama.
NBA player Kawhi Leonard played for San Diego State.
NBA player Joe Johnson played for Arkansas.
NBA player DeMarcus Cousins played for Kentucky.
Klay Thompson plays for the Golden State Warriors.
NBA player Shane Larkin played for Miami (FL).
NBA player Kemba Walker played for Connecticut.
No female player has ever played NBA
NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie played for Colorado.
NBA player Andre Iguodala played for Arizona.