Now more than ever, the NBA is witnessing an exponential climb in the number of talents that have solidified themselves as a part of the new era.
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Coincidentally with an enhancement in their arrivals, the stars of yesterday, especially the Power Forwards and Centers, have been given less significance and priority. The number of megastars at the position has depleted over the past few years, barring a few.
Considering that the game has transcended itself to be a recipient of the three-point ball. Yet the legacies of some of the stars of the 2000s will be prevalent throughout history.
Revolutionary figures such as Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, Chris Webb, and so on and so forth. The preceding names are some of the greatest power forwards of their generation.
Rasheed Wallace was a defensive anchor for his franchise, with Wallace even being a pivotal member of the Detroit Pistons side that won the 2004 NBA championship.
On the other hand, Chris Webber was a prolific scorer who averaged over 20 points a pretty game over his 15-year NBA tenure. Not to mention, Wallace guided the Sacramento Kings to their playoff successes consistently during his term with the franchise.
Kevin Garnett makes his pick!
NBA champion Kevin Garnett made his highly anticipated and awaited appearance on the ‘knuckleheads podcast’ sit down with Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles.
Amongst numerous other topics, one that stood out was Garnett’s response to a question centered around starting, benching, and trading the three of the following: Rasheed Wallace, Chris Webber, and Tim Duncan.
Beware, the “Big Ticket’s” response might appall you.
Garnett responded:
“Yea imma start Sheed, what’s the second one? Imma best Webb and imma trade Duncan. Cos I know that’s gonna piss him off so when I see Timmy imma get Timmy’s best and that’s what I want, so it ain’t even personal.”
“KG’s” response is hysterical. Considering that there isn’t a single NBA star who has come close to governing over the remainder of the league in that position like Tim Duncan.
The legend of Duncan far outweighs the combined accomplishments of Webber, Wallace, and Garner.
The relationship between Tim Duncan and Chris Webber.
While Garnett’s choices are conspicuously comical, they don’t take away from the intriguing relationship between Duncan and Garnett.
The pair have never had any explicit differences. However, Garnett was an exasperating figure during his time in the league, picking on Duncan whenever he had the opportunity.
Garnett once paid the five-time NBA champion his props though for his subtle ability to get inside his opponent’s mind. Clearly indicating that their companionship never wavered.
An era like none other, though.
![Jason Williams and Chris Webber have always been known to indulge in strange antics with each other, which was raised by Comedian Andrew Schulz, on his show, Flagrant. Appearing on the show, Jason Williams was asked whether he was involved "in a drive-by paintball shooting of Chris Webber's house in Sacramento". The White Chocolate burst into laughter and "plead the fifth". Williams confessed that maybe "his house caught some bullets along the way". However, to everyone's surprise, he told the comedian that "he [Chris Webber] was probably with me in some them drivebys." Adding to this, Williams also shared a hilarious story of a similar driveby with Webber, where the latter's shoe fell off but he had to somehow get it back. "We were doing that one time..we couldn't get in the gate or something so we decided we're going to go down and do our thing at the security guard at night, right, so we got two little scooters we are riding on these scooters and we dropped them in the dark and we are walking through the woods and whatever, we go the paintballs, we got the rocks, boom boom and we take off and left the scooters. But C Web's shoe falls off. And we got back and I was like 'Bro, where is your shoe?'" The story left everyone in the panel in splits as Williams made the 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee go all the way back to fetch his shoe because living in an all-white community, Webber was probably the only one with that size of shoe. However, on a serious note, the 2006 NBA champion confessed that it was one of the most fun times he had with his former teammate. He added that "it was a blessing in disguise" because they had to play a lot of games in different locations. It is obviously heartwarming to see such a chemistry between the legendary duo of Sacramento Kings. Jason Williams once had to travel in the undercarriage of the team bus Rookie hazing has been a part of teams in the NBA, where the veterans on the team try to build chemistry with young players in their own ways like alotting chores. Chris Webber once narrated one such incident where the rookie Jason Williams hid in the undercarriage of the team bus to avoid it. Upon reaching the hotel, the team noticed that Williams was missing. After searching for some time, the team looked under the bus and there was the 1998 draftee. When Webber asked him the reason, White Chocolate responded, "I don't wanna ride with y'all bi*ches up here." Even though it is a fun tradition among teammates to get to know each other, it did take a toll on the one-time All-Star. However, it was not long after this, the two developed good team ability to make some amazing plays together.](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2023/11/7f3ad985-nba-2023-11-08t231816.707.jpg?format=auto&w=384&q=75)
