12-19-2022, 01:52 PM
I think I've reached the point where the only three names I'd want that 100% of this board would be comfortable calling "bigs" are Jokic, Embiid and Gobert.
Obviously, the Mavs can't get any of them, I'm just illustrating a point.
If Bam Adebayo had been drafted by Dallas, there would be 10 people here (you know who you are) arguing that he's "really a PF, but it's ok to play him as an undersized 5 at times, I guess." Incorrect. He is the prototypical 5, perfectly suited for that job, and in a few more years will probably end up a little on the "too big and too slow" side as he ages and the league continues to evolve.
That Wemby guy is going to end up playing the 5, and he'll end up running the offense as a ball-handler from above the break at the center position. Hide and watch. That's where this world is going.
Obviously, the Mavs can't get any of them, I'm just illustrating a point.
If Bam Adebayo had been drafted by Dallas, there would be 10 people here (you know who you are) arguing that he's "really a PF, but it's ok to play him as an undersized 5 at times, I guess." Incorrect. He is the prototypical 5, perfectly suited for that job, and in a few more years will probably end up a little on the "too big and too slow" side as he ages and the league continues to evolve.
That Wemby guy is going to end up playing the 5, and he'll end up running the offense as a ball-handler from above the break at the center position. Hide and watch. That's where this world is going.