Remember the patented 18-foot jumpers of Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett? How about Dirk Nowitzki's signature mid-range fadeaway? They're relics of the past, practitioners approaching Hall of Fame inductions. Instead, Kristaps Porzingis is knocking down turnaround three-pointers off one foot, basically laughing at the mid-range legacy of his predecessors.
Remember when it was only guards who could produce ankle-breaking crossovers? Karl-Anthony Towns is putting opponents on skates with handles comparable to what Stephen Curry showed during his record-setting MVP campaigns.
Anthony Davis is even shattering backboards that were supposedly shatterproof—perhaps they're weighed down by all the decals that make the Association a bit more in ad revenue.
Though you have to wait until the eSports and Ultimate Frisbee highlights have run their course (as is the case every night), the NBA portion of the rundown always features big men doing things you'd never have imagined were possible even four years ago.
Forwards and centers who can space the court, handle the ball and switch onto smaller guys while playing defense ...
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