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by Aaron Robinson Updated On: July 20, 2021, 6:13 pm ET
In previous columns we have gone through the guards, headlined by Cade Cunningham, and the wings, headlined by Jonathan Kuminga, so you know what that means. It is now time to break down the best big men in this year’s draft class. It is no secret that Evan Mobley is the best big man in this class, but what makes him so special, and how has been able to distinguish himself as one of the best prospects regardless of position in this year’s NBA Draft?
As always, just for clarity, I defined a big as someone who will likely spend a lot of their time in NBA setting ball screens and playing either with their back to the basket or in some cases, as a pick and pop threat at the next level. These guys will not be receiving any ball screens and most of them likely will not do a lot of ball handling; at least not early in their career, even though we have seen the role of the big man change in the NBA with guys like Nikola Jokic,