The NBA has been going through an analytically-based metamorphosis for a few years. The increase of the use of advanced metrics has brought about some extremes like the Houston Rockets offense. The significance of three-point shooting, spread pick-and-rolls, and switchy defenders has skyrocketed.
The NBA looked like it would be a league full of 6-foot-8 ball-handling marksmen who can play defense through four positions in no time. The ground-bound big. The post-up. The anchor of the defense. You most likely agreed that centers and similar bigs have become worthless. You could not have been more wrong.
Enter the unicorns.