Top 5 stretch bigs in the NBA heading into the 2021-22 season

#3 Nikola Jokic

Nikola Jokic is an underrated ball handler

Nikola Jokic, the reigning NBA MVP, is one of the most fluid and talented bigs in NBA history, and when you pass Wilt Chamberlain in anything, you better win MVP. Passing for 10 assists in 81 games is remarkable for a point guard, and that Jokic accomplished such as a 7'0" big man is redefining the center position. As the Denver Nuggets look to get healthy, expect Nikola Jokic to continue the dominance.

#2 Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid will be as dominant a force as anyone in the NBA this season

There is a lot going on in Philadelphia, and Joel Embiid is elixr. The NBA MVP runner-up seems a little sad at the prospect of not playing with Ben Simmons, yet when the ball is tipped, expect Joel Embiid to wreck shop and win NBA MVP. If Simmons doesn't line up, the defense will be focused on Joel Embiid, yet since he has very few physical peers in the NBA, he will put up big numbers. He's incentivized and hungry to get rid of the bad taste of Game 7 vs. the Atlanta Hawks. The numbers of last season, 29 and 11, will most likely increase, and a fire we've never seen will rock the Philadelphia 76ers fanbase in everything positive.

#1 Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant drives around even the best NBA defenders

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Kevin Durant is the leading MVP candidate heading into the season, and Durant will most likely end up as the best stretch big of all time. That he's essentially a two-guard in a stretch 4's body doesn't define his all-around skill. The Finals MVP is looking to win another championship, and his unstoppable assault on everything NBA will show in his eyes this season. With averages of 27 points, seven boards and six assists, Kevin Durant has been steady. That 27 points a game is right on his career scoring average. He's a measure of consistency, and barring injury will be the NBA's leading scorer of all time.