How old are the Thorns' players?
A big part of the movie revolves around Jett's age and that she's past her prime and getting too old to play.
I was wondering how old the other characters are, especially the other players, because it would be really stupid and hypocritical how others make fun of how old Jett is when the other players are not much younger than her.
I already did a bit of theorizing how old the characters are. I know there is a novel that apparently states that Will is at least 20 but there are clear differences between the movie and the book. Like how in the same novel Will is a feet smaller than in a movie. However, it doesn't mean it's completely useless for our discussion.
In the novel Jett played for 20 years not 15 like in the movie, so we can assume a 5 year difference between a novel and a movie.
It basically makes my theory about Will being around 16 correct. Yuppy!
If we assume Jett joined the team as early as possible, at 16 (like Will) or 18 (adult), we add 15 years to that, meaning Jett is 31-33 years old.
Lenny is next, because his story is very interesting. I don't know if I remember correctly, or if the translator got it wrong, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Lenny said he played for 10 teams in 10 seasons.
I'm no basketball expert. I just like the movie and know that the ball has to go in the basket (and that points vary depending on how far you shoot it). I tried doing some research, one Google search, I'm still confused. To me, 10 basketball seasons translates to 10 years. Let's do the same thing we did for Jett. He started playing professionally as soon as he could. That would make him 26 - 28 years old. As I suspected, not much younger than Jett.
Olivia is very new to the team. She just got there a year ago. By applying the same rules, she should be 17 - 19 years old.
Archie is surprisingly hard to pinpoint. He has young daughters, but it's hard to guess their age. In movies, it's common for child characters (or really all characters) to act more mature or immature, depending on the tone of the story. 3–4 Years: Children communicate in full, often complex sentences, and can hold a conversation. Let's round it up to 5. Thanks to Frank, we know that animal pregnancy in this world is the same as in real life. The pregnancy of the Indian rhinoceros lasts about 14–15 months. Assuming in good faith that Archie did not have children while he was a minor that would make him around 26 - 30/32 years old.
Modo is next and I have nothing to say. He could be 17 or 30/32 for all we know about him form the movie alone. But the fact that it is a reptile raises an interesting question. How long is a life spam for those animals? If it were natural, Frank would have died in about 3 years. It could be that everyone lives as long as the average person, that only reptiles can live longer.
The only other character I can guess the age of is Mane Attraction. He won 2 times in a row. That makes him 18 - 20 years old. Oh no, my ship has a problematic age gap. I have to write it now that Mane Attraction and Will start dating when Will is 18. Or go with a novel. Or just don't care because those aren't real people and don't act like their ages anyway.
Final Thoughts:
I bet some people are disappointed that Olivia is so young. Older people can be addicted to their phones too!
But those same people will be happy that Archie has children while Jett doesn't, even though she's older than him.
Many might be surprised by the small age difference between Will and Mane Attraction. This explains Mane's immature attitude. He's a teen star, his ego growing, until Will showed up.
I think the reason everyone mocks Jett, even though many of the players are around her age or probably older, is because of the high expectations. Nobody expects anything from Lenny or Archie. And even though many of the players are categorically inferior and older than her, at least their teams won the Claw. It just goes to show that even with the best player or players, if the team doesn't work together, it doesn't matter.
I find it funny how old Lenny is. His friendship with Will and Olivia, despite the age difference. Going back to their interview, I can picture his mother asking him ''When will you get married?'' and ''I want some grandchildren before I die." Especially if one of his younger teammates was already married and has kids.
Also, as a Lenny x Olivia shipper, I can imagine Lenny bringing Olivia as his fake girlfriend. Or the media and their parents, going absolutely crazy over their age gap, but not them being different species. (More on that in another post.)
