The NBA’s Invasion of Alien Big Men

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🗓️ 19 November 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Once upon a time, if you were an NBA 7-footer you played center, in the paint, with your back to the basket. But over the past decade, the NBA has been invaded by a new type of big man…one who is increasingly rendering the entire concept of “positions” obsolete. Players like Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who can play like guards on offense, and match up with anyone on the floor on defense. And now, a new generation is emerging, with the Cavaliers rookie standout Evan Mobley, and likely lottery pick Chet Holmgren from Gonzaga. ESPN’s Mike Schmitz breaks down just when this trend of alien big men began, what makes them so valuable, and the alien prospect that NBA teams are already clamoring to draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Milwaukee's
0:07.0	with Tucker on him, throws it up for Aiton.
0:10.0	Shot Block by Ante Coupo!
0:12.0	What a block from Yannis!
0:14.0	This building is shaking!
0:19.0	Milwaukee's title run last season brought us the block heard around the world.
0:24.3	When Janice Anandekumbo somehow defended Devin Booker, a guard, and Dianne Aiden, who's a center, on the same play.
0:32.6	It was the sort of thing that defied belief and allowed for only one explanation.
0:38.3	Yannis Anaducumbo is an alien.
0:43.3	And Janus is not alone.
0:46.3	As we speak, the MBA is being invaded by a kind of seven-foot extraterrestrial
0:52.3	who makes the entire concept of positions obsolete.
0:57.3	And I, for one, welcome our alien overlords, from Yannas and Kevin Durant to rookie
1:03.7	revelation Evan Mobley to next year's lottery picks like Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren.
1:09.3	So today, we give you the full alien autopsy.
1:13.9	Where they come from, what makes them so frightening, and whether the basketball world can
1:20.5	ever be the same again.
1:22.7	I'm Pablo Torre.
1:24.4	It's Friday, November 19th.
1:26.6	This is ESPN Daily.
1:30.7	So, Mike Schmitz, I bring you on to the show today because you travel the world to find
1:36.0	NBA talent. You have your finger on the pulse of how this game and the human bodies that play it,
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