Just for fun here, I’d argue they have to be in combination. If he’s too slow he can’t show off his skill. If he’s quick but not skilled, his ability to move doesn’t matter.
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Kansas State's Coleman Hawkins Addresses Negative Team USA Post
Kansas State Wildcats star Coleman Hawkins loves having fun on social media, responding to memes while creating some of his own. Team USA trailed Serbia by a si
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... Coleman you are pure Gold 
I’d be disappointed also if I was a Spartan or Wolverine fan. lolSleepers guys literally posted a 10-15 min video a few hours ago claiming how they were disappointed and discouraged with this clip...
lol honestly...
I am thinking Tayshaun Prince.Ok....thanks for the Wemby correction..."if" he had gone to college...college age. How's that? Good grief.
And I'm not comparing them as talents....obviously....or I guess not obvious to everyone?
My post is pretty obviously inviting anyone to underestimate Will Riley because of his size.
Those were the first skinny successful players I thought of. I didn't take any time to research other slightly built prospects. Feel free to add your own. Ralph Sampson? Chet Holmgren? Shawn Bradley? Manute Bol? Reggie Williams?
Literally who cares which skinny players you use?
Cory Brewer, Rip Hamilton, Jamal Crawford, etc. Some day people will realize you win or lose on the court, not in the weight room.
Sat right next to Tayshaun at the Vegas game vs. UCLA. Nice guy.
Shooting not a basketball skill anymore?
The quickest 7 footer the world has ever seen.
The most agile 7 footer the world has ever seen.
The most skilled 7 footer the world has ever seen.
If you're saying he's the best 7 footer at an overall combination of all three (quickness, agility, and skill)...you're probably right.
If you're saying he's the best 7 footer in each of the three separate categories...no.
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Hahaha I hear you & undoubtedly KD is more skilled. I’ll take every other athletic metric by a country mile for the Greek freak
For athletic, agile 7-footers, I'll put Kevin Garnett right near the top. But not nearly the shooter that Durant is/was.
In a different post I said the combo mattered
Missed this earlier but I read he didn’t wanna be listed that tall because he didn’t wanna be considered a center
I told my wife I was basically 6 foot when we first met. Now that she’s contractually obligated to hang out with me I don’t mind her knowing I’m 5’9” with shoes on.
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I think way too many on here are too young to remember Wilt Chamberlain. Now THAT dude was an athletic freak.
I think many on here are too young to remember Kareem in the 70s before he got lazy. Rebounding, shot-blocking, and (of course) scoring machine.
The most athletic and agile 7-footer I can think of is Garnett. But how about pre-injuries Ralph Sampson?
Joel Goodson
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first NBA game was Lakers at Chicago Stadium: Wilt, West, Baylor, Goodrich...not bad. by then, Wilt had slowed down, but, yeah, he was a freak of freaks.
Lazy?!? LISTEN, KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since he was at UCLA. He's out there busting his buns every night! Tell your old Illini fans to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!
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Sampson? Nah. He was amazing at 7' 4", agile and talented. But he's not a top tier guy in my book, and I was at the Summit a lot (lived in Houston and my best friend was buddies with one of The Dream's brothers).
Roger, Roger!
Before his back problems Amani looked like he was gonna be a double double machine. Talented kid with a nose for the ball.
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