I’ve had people really question whether or not Marcin Gortat was a great player when he was with the Washington Wizards. It baffles me as he was one of the scariest big men in the game for his stretch with our Wiz.
Sure, he wasn’t dropping 30 points per game. He couldn’t really step out and hit a three, taking only 20 in his whole career. He wasn’t going to blow past people either, no.
But when it came to playing the center position in a traditional sense, setting solid screens, rolling to the basket and finishing with panache, Marcin Gortat was one of the best.