Fans of NBA big men were almost in for some dark days. For a long time, the position appeared to be heading toward extinction.
In the pace and space era, teams began to cut bigs out of their rotation. Small ball became increasingly popular, and for a while, it looked like it could be the dominant style of basketball in the world’s best league.
Now, we know that those concerns were vastly overstated. Height will always be an advantage in basketball. Still, the modern era did lead to some evolution among many of the league’s 7-footers.
Some, like Myles Turner, started shooting threes. Others, like Steven Adams, impact the game with screen setting, rebounding, and dirty work.
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No matter how they approach the game, quality big men can still have an impact in the NBA, and they always will.
Could those two bigs end up being traded for each other this year?