TJ Leaf’s NBA skills are emblematic of the way basketball is currently played. He’s a power forward because he’s 6’10”, not because he has the skills that a conventional power forward does. Far from it, actually.
A quick glance at the three-point percentage (for guys with more than 25 attempts) leaderboard shows Leaf placed third in the entire NBA. Already. As a rookie. That is what the Pacers front office saw in him on draft night. Teams now require power forwards, and even centers at times, to be able to hit the deep ball so the floor is more spaced for everyone else.