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NBA Fans Debate Who Among Kevin Garnett, Charles Barkley, Dirk Nowitzki, And Karl Malone Was The Best At Their Peak

NBA fans on Reddit argued about who among Kevin Garnett, Charles Barkley, Dirk Nowitzki, and Karl Malone had the greatest peak.

Gautam Varier
Aug 7, 2023
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  • Kevin Garnett, Charles Barkley, Dirk Nowitzki, and Karl Malone are four of the greatest power forwards ever
  • They all made their mark on the league in spectacular fashion
  • NBA fans on Reddit debated who was the best among them at their peak

There isn’t much debate on who is the greatest power forward ever, as Tim Duncan is head and shoulders above everyone else. Who’d be second on that all-time list, though has been hotly contested over the years.

Four names that have regularly popped up in those debates are Kevin Garnett, Charles Barkley, Dirk Nowitzki, and Karl Malone, and NBA fans on Reddit debated who was the best among them at their peak.

Kevin Garnett vs Karl Malone vs Charles Barkley vs Dirk Nowitzki?: Who was the best at their peak?
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A fan went with Barkley from the 1992-93 season, “I’ll take 93 Chuck. Jordan just happened to be at his peak and no one on this list would’ve equaled that.”

A Mavericks fan with Dirk, as he is the only one here to carry a team to a title, “Dirk. Carried the Mavs to a ring. Yes, I’m biased.”

One fan went chose Garnett from his 2003-04 MVP season, “MVP season KG.”

Another fan went with Barkley for his rebounding and scoring, “It’s Barkley for me. His rebounding was just incredible, and he was a very good scorer and good decision-maker”

A fan pointed to Garnett’s dominance on both ends of the court as the reason for picking him, “KG because he could be a difference maker at both ends of the court. The other three all had more offensive upside, and Barkley may have been a better rebounder, but Garnett was the best all-around defender, by a lot imho, which I feel gives him the advantage.”

This is really not at all easy to pick, as they were just so great, which explains why fans were so split here.


Just Who Was The Best At Their Peak?

There are strong cases to be made for all four men here, but I’d have to go with Garnett.

His peak might well be that 2003-04 season, where he averaged 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 2.2 blocks per game. He led the league in rebounds and made NBA All-Defensive First Team as well. 

Garnett led the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals, but they lost in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. There is no shame in losing to those two. His offensive game is probably the worst among these four, but defensively, he was well clear of them, which gets him the edge.

He is the only one of these four to win Defensive Player of the Year and did so in 2008, which happened to be when he won his first and only championship. He didn’t lead a team to a title in spectacular fashion like Dirk but was still a very big reason why the Boston Celtics came out on top.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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