Several times over the last few weeks, I've heard various NBA players referred to as "unicorns." It caught me off guard initially. I don't remember when or how this became a trend among basketball fans. But the more you hear it, the more it makes sense. The descriptive virtues are obvious. In practical terms, relative to normal basketball players, Kristaps Porzingis is a unicorn. Giannis Antetokounmpou200b is a unicorn. Anthony Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns, Joel Embiid. All of them.
The dictionary defines unicorn as, "a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead.