NBA: Who is currently the best big man in the league?

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

14 points and 6 rebounds per game. Wow.

Plus that doesn't put into account the game against Memphis when he left after the first quarter scrub

[SpurSwag]

Despite his stats right now, which obviously come from limited minutes/coasting, it's still Duncan. However, that says a lot more about the state of the league's bigs then anything. At this point, griffin and howard should be miles ahead of duncan in terms of production, but they just aren't (again, look past stats). Had ever player reached close to their potential, duncan would be about the 5th or 6th best big in the league right now. But the bigs have truly either become really soft or just straight up monkey ballers. The only big men that look like they've improved in the last couple of years are anthony davis, demarcus cousins (dude is lowkey beasting right now) and brook lopez, but lopez and cousins are pretty average defensively

[spurraider21]

I'm going to prematurely ejaculate and go with Anthony Davis, but I think no big gives the Sours a better chance to win than Duncan

[TDfan2007]

There is no clear best big in the league this year. I think that Timmy is going to regress a little, which will open it up for someone to take the crown from him. There are great bigs for certain purposes, just depends on what your team needs. Here are the best bigs (imo) grouped into different categories:

Pick and Roll/Pop Bigs:
Timmy
Marc Gasol
Anthony Davis
D12
Griffin
Aldridge
Love

Defensive Anchors:
Marc Gasol
Timmy
D12
Hibbert

Perimeter Bigs
Aldridge
Dirk
Love

Post up bigs:
Timmy
Marc Gasol
Pau Gasol
Hibbert
Lopez


IMO there isn't a single complete big man in the game today. The closest is still Duncan. If he's healthy and in rhythm come playoff time, then there's no big who I'd rather have on my team. Everyone else has very glaring weaknesses that you can game plan against effectively come playoff time.

I will say though that Anthony Davis has all of the tools to be the best big in the league. He just needs to bulk up a bit and become more consistent offensively. I've given up hope on Griffin and Aldridge at this point...

[Halberto]

Haven't seen Horford mentioned much. He isn't the best, but he is top 5