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Are we in the new era of the dominant big man? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by lillithfair98@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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After Shaq and the mid-2000s the league really moved out into a perimeter game, with the best players being guards (Kobe, Steph, Harden, Westbrook, Wade) and then large wings (LeBron, Kawhi, Tatum).

Now however it seems we’re in a new age of modern big men who rule the league again: Jokic, Embiid and even Giannis, AD and Wemby who do not play center technically would absolutely be in that group as true 7+ footers.

Will we see another arms race for size and will teams need a dominant big man to win in the modern NBA, similar to the 80’s and 90’s?

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[–] junkit33@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hot take: Big men have always dominated this game, no matter the era. Basketball is fundamentally a sport where height just provides a massive advantage.

We just went through a couple year stretch after the KG/Duncan/Dirk era where the talent at the big spot was a little lacking. But it really wasn't long at all before those guys fell off and guys like AD, KAT, Embiid, Jokic, etc took over.

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

Right before Shaq the GOAT was Jordan in the 90s.

How can you say big men have always dominated this game when neither the number 1 or number 2 player of all time is a big man...