Breaking Down the Bigs with Draft Day Less Than a Month Away
Just when it looked like the NBA center was on the brink of extinction, the 2021 season rolled along and produced the first MVP for a pure big man in Nikola Jokic – (with Philly’s Joel Embiid second in voting) – since Shaquille O’Neal won the award at the turn of the century. Yes, dominant centers still roam the earth – albeit with new-and-improved skillsets. Embiid attempted 158 triples this past season; Jokic had 28 games of double-digit assists. The Cavaliers underwent a massive transformation at the center spot last year.