On a panel discussion, former UNC star and current TV analyst Kenny Smith identified who he thinks the most unique NBA player of all time. His choice?
We disagree, but he has a point.
Before injuries wrecked his career, Sampson could do just about anything in basketball. At 7-4, he mused about playing point. This would have been years ahead of position less basketball and even today, a 7-4 guy is more useful near the basket than he is away from it.
Could he have done it?
No.
But he thought he could and he could do a ton of things that most big guys couldn’t do then and not many, if any, can do now.