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What player had the youngest prime? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Different_Benefit807@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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I was thinking today, I’ve seen talks about people entering their prime at really old ages, like Karl Malone for example. But that made wonder, who hit the peak of their career at the younger ages? For example, micheal carter Williams practically peaked in his rookie year.

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[–] Alloverunder@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (43 children)

Kinda stunned no one's said Dwight Howard. By 26, he had racked up 8xAll Star, 8xAll NBA including 5 straight first teams, 3x DPOY, 5x Rebounding champ, 2x block champ, and a finals appearance. By 28, he was essentially a washed-up big body to throw at other centers, bouncing around team to team barely clinging to the league.

[–] damhow@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Agree with everything except the last part. He wasn’t barely clinging. He was still a walking double double and high end rim protector. He went from top ten to role player, but his attitude was more an issue than anything. He fixed that though and contributed majorly to getting his ring.

[–] destroyerofpoon93@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah that comment is crazy. Dwight went from the best big in the league to maybe the 2nd or 3rd best big in the league when he was in Houston. He wasn’t really bouncing around until he left Houston and even then he was just on bad teams, I don’t know that he was some massive cancer. I think he was just annoying to be around but moreso before he accepted that he wasn’t a superstar.

The guy is still like a top 10 center of all time possibly.

[–] esridiculo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooooh... interesting.

Top 10 centers all time?

Kareem

Bill Russell

Wilt

Shaq

Hakeem

Then after:

Moses Malone

David Robinson

Maybe a toss up between old and new centers:

Mikan, Jokic, Dwight, McAdoo, Parish, Willis Reed.

This is a hard one.

[–] destroyerofpoon93@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe top 12-15 would be more app. Because Jokic almost certainly is on pace to be in the top 10 or even top 5. You also need to throw Ewing in there. And I think Embiid is going to be remembered way better than he’s currently viewed, especially if he has more playoff success at some point.

But either way, Dwight is in the pantheon of all time centers.

[–] damhow@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I didn’t feel like getting to in depth, but he really had classic case of being a superstar then regressing a bit, and too proud to accept a lesser role for a time. We’ve seen that story a million times (Iverson,melo,russ,etc). He got it together though

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