As Tim Duncan wraps up his career as the best power forward ever (really, he’s a center, but we’ll give that a pass), he surpassed two legendary power forwards of the 80s and 90s. One was the prototypical four man, the other not so much–Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz and the Round Mound of Rebound himself, Charles Barkley.
Barkley was a six-foot-four power forward with outstanding athletic ability, guard skills and an undying motor who boggled the mind with his rebounding prowess. Utah’s Karl Malone was every bit the ideal power forward in the NBA: six-foot-nine, strong, mid-range game, great defender and ran the pick and roll with John Stockton to perfection.