By Power forwards play an important role as they are responsible for scoring for the team. There are many power forwards who managed to gain insane recognition due to their skills and their abilities to score.
Here are the 7 best power forwards of all time.
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Tim Duncan
Full Name: Timothy Theodore Duncan
Born: April 25, 1976 (age 46)
Height: 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Position: Power forward / Center
Playing Career: 1997–2016
Tim Duncan is an American retired pro basketball player. Often referred to as “the Big Fundamental”, he is popularly known as the greatest power forward of all time and one of the greatest players to ever play the game. He played 19 seasons for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2020, Duncan was also inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2020, and in 2021, he was declared to the NBA seventy-fifth Anniversary Team.
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Bob Pettit
Full Name: Robert Lee Pettit Jr.
Born: December 12, 1932 (age 90)
Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Position: Power forward / Center
Playing Career: 1954–1965
Bob Pettit is an American retired pro basketball player who spent 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965). Pettit was the first ever player to receive NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 1956 and later the following he again received the same award in 1959. He is also a four-time NBA All-Star Game MVP award winner.
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Karl Malone
Full Name: Karl Anthony Malone
Born: July 24, 1963 (age 59)
Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Position: Power forward
Playing career: 1985–2004
Karl Malone is an American retired pro basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a power forward. Often referred to as “the Mailman”, he is widely known as one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history. He played 18 seasons for the Utah Jazz of the NBA and formed a powerful duo with his squadmate John Stockton. He won NBA Most Valuable Player two times and a 14-time NBA All-Star.
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Charles Barkley
Full Name: Charles Wade Barkley
Born: February 20, 1963 (age 59)
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Position: Power forward / Small forward
Playing Career: 1984–2000
Charles Barkley is an American former pro basketball player often referred to as “Sir Charles”, “Chuck”, and “the Round Mound of Rebound”. Barkley spent 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three squads. Though he was smaller in size than most power forwards, he used his resilience and feistiness to become one of the most prevalent rebounders in the history of the NBA. He was an eleven-time NBA All-Star, an eleven-time member of the All-NBA Team, and the recipient of NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1993. He was declared to the NBA’s fiftieth and seve-fif-anniversary squads.
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Kevin Garnett
Full Name: Kevin Maurice Garnett
Born: May 19, 1976 (age 46)
Height: 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Position: Power forward
Playing Career: 1995–2016
Kevin Garnett is an American retired pro basketball player. Garnett spent 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Often referred to as “KG” by his initials, and the “Big Ticket” for his assertive dunking and athleticism, he is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time. He is widely known for his assertiveness, defensive power, and versatility.
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Kevin McHale
Full Name: Kevin Edward McHale
Born: December 19, 1957 (age 65)
Height: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Position: Power forward
Playing career: 1980–1993
Kevin McHale is an American retired pro basketball player. He spent his entire playing career for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time.
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Dirk Nowitzki
Full Name: Dirk Werner Nowitzki
Born: June 19, 1978 (age 44)
Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Position: Power forward
Playing Career: 1994–2019
Dirk Nowitzki is a German retired pro basketball player. He played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1998 to 2019. He is popularly known as one of the greatest power forwards in the history of the NBA. Nowitzki was selected to the NBA Seventy-fifth Anniversary Team in 2021.
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