Building an NBA Franchise: Is Going Big Still the Way to Go?

Look at some of the greatest players to ever play in the National Basketball Association. Most of them are big men. They range from the power of Shaquille O'Neal, the finesse of Tim Duncan, and the physical play of Karl Malone.

In today's NBA, it seems less and less likely to build your team around a dominant big man.

You have players such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Paul. None of them play power forward or center, but they are the franchise players for their respective teams.

When you look into it, there are not as many teams building around a big man or looking for one in the NBA Draft. The last great franchise big man drafted was Dwight Howard.

People like Greg Oden and Yao Ming were both drafted because the Por...

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