james worthy would throw hook shots much like kareem would as well because they were so much taller than anyone. so would magic for that matter.
pippen and even jordan were more point forward/quick forwards even though jordan played sg. same with Kobe. Even Drexler was more a sg who would play point forward. pippen was a classic point forward mainly because michael jordan. but were quick forwards though really who could handle the ball.
pierce and kawhi are more all around workhorse scoring small forwards. kawhi being elite defensively and pierce could even shift to sg or pf and a very versatile scorer and player period. iguadala was also sort of this but more a quick muscular guard playing small forward.
bird, worthy and guys like that were basically oversized small forwards. Guys like paul george and bird are supreme shooters. paul george is more in the vein of tracy mcgrady if mcgrady didnt get hurt. Worthy would more use his size. Even kevin love who's more a pf is that in ways. love is closer to bird than dirk ever was although dirk gets compared to him. love is more a power forward and rebounder though.
reggie lewis was a quick forward who could play some point forward. jaylen brown is basically that but not as developed yet but more athletic in ways.
bird was really the best because he was a shooter, point forward, power forward, quick forward, rebounder all in one.
lebron is kind of that too but not as good a shooter as bird. more athletic though.
jordan more played sg but was that too in ways. drexler was more a sg as well. big guards though. like kobe too although jordan was bigger than kobe. kobe was probably faster than jordan though. jaylen is like kobe in that regard but i dont think he has the ball skills. he doesnt have the size of pierce or kawhi to be a workhorse like they are, but is quicker though. is more a thoroughbred vs a workhorse.
guys like worthy and bird were even bigger than pierce and kawhi. jaylen is not like that. lebron yes but there's the steroid factor. He's more built like jordan naturally but not as athletic how he adjusts. Lebron is his own player. lebron would be good regardless of the roids but he'd probably be more a combination of a workhorse and thoroughbred player. He's not as fluid as jordan. more strong. I think he overdoes it with the roids though lol.
Clyde Drexler was a supreme ball handler though. Even Charles barkley was. jaylen is not that. he's more like reggie lewis who can handle the ball but gets his points in other ways. saying jaylen is like james worthy you might as well compare him charles barkley though. worthy and barkley were totally different players from each other and so is jaylen.
One thing where jaylen is similar to worthy is he does play off the ball. Worthy was not really a point forward. jaylen will do some of that though though once he gets more minutes. worthy was a very large man though. Powerful dunker who would use his size. jaylen is more quick and will use his athleticism like reggie.
