NBA 2018-19 season: The top 10 power forwards today

#3 Blake Griffin

Brooklyn Nets v Detroit Pistons

What puts Blake above Kevin Love in the pecking order of the best power forwards in the league is his ability to dish the ball to teammates at an elite level. Griffin was a legitimate MVP candidate during the 2014-15 season because of this ability of his - although injuries have sapped him of his previously elite explosiveness and stopped him from playing ball for an entire season fully fit.

Griffin is one of the biggest mismatches in the league. Having worked hard and steady at developing a jumpshot, Griffin now boasts of several clutch moments when he's come through for both the Pistons and previously, the Clippers.

His 5-year, $171 million contract may be construed as an overpay by some people, but there is no statistical explanation for why he's undeserving of it when he's fit. He's a do-it-all forward who can get it done on both ends of the floor.