re: Nearly all of the post-Jordan era superstars are gone now

Shaq, Grant Hill, Kidd, T-Mac, Kobe, Iverson, Nash (I guess, but his rise was later than the rest of the guys), and Francis are all gone.

Garnett is running on fumes. Carter is still decent. Duncan and Dirk definitely have the most left in the tank.

But after that, we are getting to the point where the 2003 draft are the league's elder statesmen (LeBron, Carmelo, and Wade).