Time marches on, of course, no matter what we think, and it’s particularly true for sports. New guys come along all the time and help us to forget about old stars. Guys like Wilt Chamberlain and David Thompson were epic talents, but then you see Magic and Bird and Jordan. Then LeBron comes along and gets people thinking that he’s the best (he’s legitimately great, but he’s not the best).
It’s inevitable.
But while the arguments over the very best rages on, what about the merely really, really good? Dirk Nowitzki is almost never talked about now.