Season 51 Retirees...21 players will be hanging it up

-- 21 players will be retiring following the conclusion of Season 51, meaning that the league will consist of 5 less players in Season 52. That's more than twice the number of last season's 10 retirees.

-- 9 of the retirees are current starters. (Only 2 starters retired last season).

-- 1 of the retirees is a Hall of Famer...namely, center Tree Fiddy of Sacramento.

-- Sacramento, the oldest team in the MBA, lost the most players to retirement...4

-- Sacramento, San Jose and Charleston...all Dave teams...lost the most starters with 2 each.

-- One team, Gillette, lost nobody...they had nobody up for retirement.

-- Three teams, Gillette, Philadelphia and Dallas lost no starters to retirement. That news from a powerhouse Philly team, is especially bad for the rest of the league.

-- Big name losses: Fiddy of Sacramento, center Quick Tink of Los Angeles, last season's MVP and Fatty McButterpants of Milwaukee. 

-- Centers lead the way in starters who have retired. Four will be gone, all of whom have had productive MBA careers.

-- Tyler teams continue to have good fortune. The breakdown is as follows.

Tyler players up for retirement: 22

Tyler players who retired:8 (27.5%)

Dave players up for retirement: 22

Dave players who retired: 11 (50 %)

Tyler starters up for retirement: 8

Tyler starters who retired: 2 (25%)

Dave starters up for retirement: 13

Dave starters who retired: 7 (53.8%)

NEXT UP: Announcing the Season 51 All Star Game rosters.