All week long, ESPN has been ranking the greatest players at each position in NBA history. On Monday came the point guards, on Tuesday the shooting guards, and on Wednesday the small forwards.
Today came Dirk Nowitzki and the power forwards.
The ESPN expert panel ranked the Big German as the third-best power forward in league history, behind only Tim Duncan and Karl Malone. Nowitzki finished ahead of Dennis Rodman, Pau Gasol, Elvin Hayes, Bob Pettit, Kevin McHale, Kevin Garnett, and Charles Barkley. For reference, Malone is the only power forward ever with more career points than Nowitzki.