The mid-season evolution occurred today in the EURO League, and that usually means the older players had their strength, stamina and speed degrade a bit while the young bucks got a little more experienced and better across the board.

The player who degraded the most is 38-year-old David Perron, going from a 71 to a 68 OV rating. But since he has not been signed to a contract this season, all he has been doing is sitting in his apartment, drinking beer, and watching old cheerleader videos, otherwise known as “Smurfin’ It.” It seems his career is just about done.

Seven players 30 or older actually got better:

• Ryan Johansen, 34, Athens
• Kristian Kuusela, 33, Bern
• Stefan Ulmer, 33, Oslo
• Yanni Gourde, 32, Minsk
• Aleksander Barkov, 31, Athens
• Fabian Calovi, 31, free agent
• Linus Ullmark, 31, free agent

Three players 25 or younger got worse. Too much video games, their parents think.

• Noah Paixao, 21, Athens
• Andrew Peeke, 25, Athens
• Kristian Vesalainen, 24, Dublin

Here is a look at the players who got better by 2 OV rating points today. The names are sorted by their OV ratings (highest to lowest).

And here are those poor older fellows who slowed down by 2 OV rating points: