Pettit: As you pointed out its not like all modern bigs are athletic. You ignored HOFers Embry, Reed (MVP), Unseld (MVP), Sanders, Bellamy, Hayes and Smith. Thurmond: Wilt played with him for 1 and a half seasons, he was against him for 8. Russell: So I guess anyone who has ever been locked down by Rodman (like, all 90's bigs.) or Ben Wallace can't be in the discussion either? Of course Russell never actually locked Wilt down. Gilmore: Also played Wilt in the ABA-NBA all-star game as the reining ABA MVP, got annihilated. So he cannot be considered as the best Center of all time, IMO he could only aspire to be a top 5. In summary, you are wrong, and of course Wilt was an amazing player by that time, but the average level of the NBA was way lower than the last 30 years. Red Kerr: 11 centimetres shorter, 46 pounds less they played in different teams for just 3 years. ![]() Dirk Nowitzki.Ĭlyde Lovelette: 8 centimetres shorter, 42 pounds less than Wilt, but at least this one played against Wilt for more than 4 years (irony), although he retired 10 years before Wilt. Jerry Lucas: again, he was 10 centimetres shorter than Wilt.īob Pettit: considered as the pioneer for the skilled, NOT athletic, PF. Just as an example, Jimmy Butler is taller than Tom. Tom Heinsohn: he was 2♀1 metres, while Wilt was 2♁6 m. Let´s start with the white PF (none of them have the height to play as Centers).ĭave Cowens: drafted 3 years before Wilt retirement. Nate Thurmond: they were in the same team, (not much competition I think).Īnd that´s enough for the black players (not racism). KAJ: drafted 4 years before Wilt retirement.Īrtis Gilmore: drafted 2 years before Wilt retirement.īob Lanier: drafted 3 years before Wilt retirement.īill Russell: he was 6´9 ft, and they actually competed, but well, 13 years, 11 rings. LeBron, while not being as good as a shooter, has a more arked shot so he can hit a decent percentage of his 3's while not being a great mid-range shooter.Well, that comment of yours needs to be slightly corrected when you said that he (Wilt) played against those players, we hace to specify how many years they competed. Kobe has a flatter shot like other players, such as Jordan and Wade, that allowed them to be very successful from mid-range but doesn't leave a lot of error for 3-point jumpers. It is also noteworthy that he hit 33% against PG13 in 2014 and 44% in their two playoff series where PG13 was known for being one of the best defensive wings in the NBA.įrom 3-point range I think LeBron and Kobe are pretty equal for their career. In the 2014 NBA Finals, LeBron shot 52% from 3-pointer and 35% in 2013. Looking at how he did against the best perimeter defender, Kawhi Leonard, shows more emphasis that its not the "superior defense". In January he got back to a good 35% but he has since struggled again to find his jumper. ![]() His shot has been broken however since last postseason when he only hit 23% of his 3-pointers and he's been struggling to find it. He had his jump shot last regular season and hit 35.4% of them. ![]() ![]() I don't think LeBron's shooting woes have anything to do with the defenders he's going up against, but more about how his age has affected his jump shot to this point.
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