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In the future do you think majority of the NBA players will be closer to 7 feet? (alien.top)

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

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In the past the 7 foot players were just big unathletic slow and just sat under the rim to get rebounds and dunks. hence the 3 second rule. Now governments are breeding super athletic versatile 7 footers like KD, Wemby, Porzingus, Lebron, Jokic, Embiid, etc. Do you think in the future most players will be closer to 7 feet tall? Everyone under 6 foot is already being phased out. We will never see another Muggsy Bogues or spudd web ever again. Soon everyone around 6 feet tall will be phased out. When everyone is closer to 7 feet tall will they have to raise the rim to 12 feet?

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

Players are trending towards average forward size over time. Centers have gotten shorter, guards have gotten taller, and skillsets/positions are starting to blend into each other. I think the big men that remain will trend more towards playmaker rolls over time, since that mitigates the devaluation of height in a spaced floor.