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Countdown To The Draft: Examining The Big Men

There’s a fascination with the “big man” that has always existed in basketball. In a sport that mainly features oversized men in relation to the general population, this specific position generates a tremendous amount of intrigue. This year’s NBA Draft class if filled with unique big men with varying skills sets that bridge the old school classification of a center / power forward and the new wave of players at those positions stretching to the perimeter.

Let’s toss aside the exact position of where these guys will play in the NBA --- meaning some could play two spots traditionally labeled the 5 or 4 and some could play up to three.