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2025 NBA Draft Watch: Traditional Bigs

With the NCAA and other leagues worldwide officially in full swing and the NBA season approaching the halfway point, scouts are now hard at work looking for the next potential star and core pieces. As a part of Sports Business Classroom’s 2025 NBA Draft series, the following are traditional bigs to watch ahead of June’s draft. From the 1980s to the early 2000s, the typical big man grabbed rebounds, protected the rim, and attempted most of their shots in the paint. Nowadays, a typical big man can shoot the three, defend the perimeter or even serve as a primary playmaker—in addition to the old-school taks. We have classified the “traditional big man” by what position most of their minutes come from and whether they possess two of the three aforementioned traditional skills to a high degree (rebounding, rim protection, rim scoring, etc.). For example, Joel Embiid would be considered [Read More]

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