David Robinson (01)
Although 35 years old, Robinson was one of the most impactful players in the league. In fact, his PER (23.7) is almost identical to that of Duncan (23.8). He is close in win shares to Duncan (12.1 to 13.2) and handily beats out the likes of Kobe (4.2) and Dirk (4.7). He has a better BPM than Duncan (5.5 to 5.4) and he led the entire league in WS/48. Of course, a lot of these stats are closely related but they are impressive nevertheless. He played 30 minutes a night and for those 30 minutes was one of the most impactful players in the league, and I believe more in depth +/- stats support that assertion further.
He also only took 10.3 FGA/g (for 14.4 PPG), which will help me later on, and I like that he is a positive force on offense as well as defense, rather than being one sided. He does all of the little things and this makes for his tremendous impact. I thought about grabbing somebody else and taking a center later... but the impact is undeniable, as is the basketball IQ that doesn't always show up on the stat sheet.
Also gives me some championship pedigree
