Perhaps this is one early reason why he’s a bit different from his identical twin, Marcus. For all their genetic similarities, there are differences in how they play basketball.
Marcus is the slightly smaller (by one inch and ten pounds), quicker, more scoring-focused of the twins.
Markieff is the slightly larger, stronger, more rebounding and defensive-minded of the twins.
It’s remarkable what those small differences can do, but Marcus has spent the majority of his career as a wing, whereas Markieff has spent the majority of his career as a more traditional forward.
And they say football is a game of inches.