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#8 Clint Capela
What makes Clint Capela - a slightly shorter and significantly lankier version of Steven Adams in terms of value to his team - a better player is his objectively superior on-ball defending.
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Capela is one of the most fleet-footed big men in the NBA today - possibly the most graceful right now - and he uses this expertly on both ends of the floor.
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Offensively, Capela is able to provide vertical spacing with his 7'5" wingspan, 30-inch vertical and uncanny knack for rolling at the perfect time for Harden, Paul or Gordon to hit him with a pocket pass for the finish.
He was a terrible free throw shooter at the start of his career, but is making progress on that end and is now no longer a Hack-a-Shaq candidate.
Capela is overall a more impactful defender in the Houston system than Steven Adams and led the league in field goal percentage through the 2017-18 season. That puts him above the Kiwi in our rankings, but the Swissman is followed by another conventional center.
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