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Players who will switch positions later in their careers...

Postby bdp31770 on Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:15 pm

Players do it all the time to extend their careers. Jordan played small forward near the end of his Bulls run, Garnett and Duncan are primarily centers now, Durant and Lebron are playing more and more power forward. Jason Kidd and Chauncey Billups are shooting guards for the most part also. Who are some other players who will do this?
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Re: Players who will switch positions later in their careers

Postby vexen on Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:21 pm

Andrea Bargnani has played SG, SF, PF, C
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Postby Biz Gilwalker on Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:39 pm

Pau Gasol is softer than most SF's so he should be a 7-foot shooting guard.
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Postby Primal on Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:49 pm

With Dwane Casey, Landry Fields may be playing centre for the Raptors
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Postby Jase on Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:55 pm

I can see Lebron getting moved to the PF position down the line, when he'll have to rely more on his strength in the post than his athleticism.

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Postby BadNFluenz on Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:03 pm

if Acie Law will ever play in the NBA again, with Don Nelson as the coach he will be the ultimate small forward :D
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Postby Beardman on Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:06 pm

Watch a basketball game coached by Dwayne Casey and you will see some awful stuff in regards to player position.
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Postby azuresou1 on Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:10 pm

Players generally tend to shift up in position as they grow older, slower, and fatter/heavier/stronger. I think you'll mainly see a lot of SFs switch up to PF, and PFs to C, especially as the NBA goes more small ball.
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Postby call.me.dude on Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:14 pm

Durant to PF in about 5-6 years.
LeBron to PF (obviously) in about 3 years.
Possibly Avery Bradley to PG. Only for a team with a playmaking SG or SF though. And I really doubt it.
Possibly Luol Deng, Danny Granger and probably Gerald Wallace to PF.
D-Will to SG in about 4 years.

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Postby Alienware on Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:56 pm

Kobe sliding to small forward this year.

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Postby Grahf on Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:09 am

Paul Pierce was a shooting guard before Ray Allen arrived in Boston.
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Postby Frank Mulely on Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:58 am

Dwight to 4 as his hops go away.
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Re: Players who will switch positions later in their careers

Postby NikolaPekovic on Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:03 am

durant will always be used as a 3. not saying he wont be used as a 4 cause he sometimes does already. but he will most likely be considered a 3 for his whole career.

even if he ages his game will mostly stay the same other than the dunks and athletic plays. hes a shooter and that will never go away despite age.
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Re: Players who will switch positions later in their careers

Postby IMHO on Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:04 am

NikolaPekovic wrote:durant will always be used as a 3. not saying he wont be used as a 4 cause he sometimes does already. but he will most likely be considered a 3 for his whole career.

even if he ages his game will mostly stay the same other than the dunks and athletic plays. hes a shooter and that will never go away despite age.

so is dirk
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Re: Players who will switch positions later in their careers

Postby NikolaPekovic on Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:07 am

IMHO wrote:
NikolaPekovic wrote:durant will always be used as a 3. not saying he wont be used as a 4 cause he sometimes does already. but he will most likely be considered a 3 for his whole career.

even if he ages his game will mostly stay the same other than the dunks and athletic plays. hes a shooter and that will never go away despite age.

so is dirk


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