Basketball has evolved immensely in the last couple of decades. The idea of positionless basketball has taken hold and while the idea is fundamentally in keeping with the evolution of the game, you can count on this: when the next great big man comes along, he’ll be the top draft pick and the game will change again.
And if you want a hint for where things might go, you can look back to Hakeem Olajuwon.
When Akeem came to Houston from Nigeria, he had barely started to play the game. His potential was tantalizing at the very beginning and he more than lived up to it.