Which big men had the best touch in the paint and around the basket?

[Im Still Ballin]

We know how good Jokic and to a lesser extent Embiid are. Which other players in NBA history had great fundamentals in the paint and around the basket? It doesn't have to be a "star" player; I'm sure there are many role players with great feel and touch inside. Richaun Holmes is awesome at those push shots.

Dantley and McHale are two of the best. Adrian was a SF but he played like a big so I'm going to let that slide here. Hakeem is another obvious one.

[Xiao Yao You]

Rasheed but he preferred hanging around the 3 point line

[RRR3]

Thomas Bryant is up there for role players for sure. Would be a beast if he wasn’t the worst defender in the NBA.

[Xiao Yao You]

can't quit me

[RRR3]

You’re a ****ing lunatic. I’m not even talking to you. Self obsessed senile old bitch.

[MrFonzworth]

You’re a ****ing lunatic. I’m not even talking to you. Self obsessed senile old bitch.

Meltdown fakkit

[Xiao Yao You]

:roll:

[dankok8]

Kareem is up there

[tontoz]

Thomas Bryant is up there for role players for sure. Would be a beast if he wasn’t the worst defender in the NBA.


Strange but true :oldlol: He has great hands.

Odd side note Adrian Dantley has been going to the same gym i use for years. Haven't seen him much lately though.

[r15mohd]

hakeem and TD

[tontoz]

Shaq wouldn't be at the top all time but he actually had very good touch around the basket.

[Xiao Yao You]

if we're talking hands the Mailman certainly had one of the greatest pair

[BarberSchool]

Barkley (played much bigger than he was)
Jabbar
McHale
Olajuwon
Jokic

[plowking]

Jokic missed some bunnies against PHX in his last game. Odd to see considering he had a beastly game even with the misses.

I think Ayton has an underrated touch around the rim. Great hands.

[ArbitraryWater]

the Gasols

[Im Still Ballin]

This guy shoots 53% from 3-10 feet and 60.3% from 10-16 feet over his four years in Sacramento. A couple of seasons back he was doing 55.2% from 3-10 and 62.2% from 10-16 on high volume.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1oJzfcnUZ8&ab_channel=SacramentoKings