It's no secret that the Golden State Warriors have one of the oldest teams of all time by average age. They came into the season as the second-oldest team behind the Los Angeles Clippers, and after the trades both teams made, with the Warriors getting older by trading Jonathan Kuminga for Kristaps Porzingis and the Clippers getting younger by trading James Harden for Darius Garland, as well as waiving Chris Paul, the Warriors are now almost surely the oldest team in the league.

The advanced age does bring some perks, though, the most impactful of which is the veteran leadership. Between Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Al Horford, Jimmy Butler, and now Porzingis, there's been a lot of playoff battles waged with those guys on the court, and that type of experience is valuable, especially as the Warriors look to push towards the Play-In and the playoffs down the stretch of the regular season.

After the Warriors' win over the Wizards on Friday night, Kristaps Porzingis opened up about how veterans have helped him in his career and how these Warriors veterans are impacting the team.

"Even my post game, my turning, and sometimes I jab and shoot. I kind of developed my own stuff from that, but some of it started from me being with (Carmelo Anthony) early in my career. Just seeing how he jabs and shoots just those jumpers. Honestly there’s always that once you see somebody daily. Like even for guards like (Brandin Podziemski) or whoever, being around Steph (Curry) for sure influences them in an amazing way. There’s always that for sure. Honestly we have Al (Horford), guys like that are very experienced and you can always learn something from them.”

Throughout Porzingis' 10 seasons in the league, he's been able to learn alongside with veteran stars like Anthony, Russell Westbrook, and now Curry, Green, Butler, and Horford.

Despite this wealth of experience the Warriors have on their side, a lot of it has been relegated to the sidelines due to injury.

Butler is obviously out for the season due to the ACL tear he suffered back in mid-January, and Curry remains out with his lingering knee issue that sprouted up at the end of January. Horford's calf injury has hampered him for the past couple of weeks, and Seth Curry continues to work back from an adductor strain, his second injury of the season.

All of that experience is still valuable on the bench or in the locker room, but when Green and Porzingis are the only true veterans trotting out there alongside young players like Podziemski, Gui Santos, Will Richard, and others, it isn't as effective as it could be.

As the Warriors try to make their push with 8 games left in the regular season, some health breakthroughs will need to occur so that the veteran leadership can be used to its full potential.