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“You just charge at the basket, bulk yourself up like …

The veteran center, who won silver medals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and EuroBasket 2009, besides logging 53 NBA career appearances, simply doesn't enjoy the modern, power-heavy approach. "I just can't watch that. That's not basketball to me. I'm mentioning him, because I know him, but the same goes for other players too," he confessed. "You just charge at the basket, bulk yourself up like a beast, have incredible physical attributes, and jump over people, but you can't make a three-pointer. You don't have a jump shot or a single fake. You've just got that one euro step, and then you still jump over someone like you're on stilts."