"Your next read: Samson's piece on how Collin Murray-Boyles finds success as both playing as a big man and in smaller spaces. Size is a weird thing in the NBA. Players are measured in many different forms and fashions. We have moved far beyond the idea of height alone to indicate who is... large."
"I can't say I was privy to the conversations that were being had about guys like Dennis Rodman or Charles Barkley, who achieved varying amounts of big man things incredibly well while being undersized and differently shaped. But, I do remember Reggie Evans, Kenneth Faried, Montrezl Harrell - players of that nature. Each of them outrunning their size limitations with an additional measurement, whether that was in the form of bodily extremities or athletic feats."
Collin Murray-Boyles succeeds both as a traditional big man and in smaller, more open spaces. Size in the NBA functions as a composite of measurements beyond height, including limb length, body shape, and athletic traits. Several players have overcome perceived size limitations by exploiting those additional measurements. Dennis Rodman and Charles Barkley produced many big-man outcomes while being undersized and differently shaped. More recent examples such as Reggie Evans, Kenneth Faried, and Montrezl Harrell leveraged athleticism and physical attributes to outrun size constraints. Teams increasingly evaluate and deploy players based on functional size and role fit rather than strict height designations.
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