The Modern NBA
This is the first and biggest aspect we have to take into consideration. The NBA has changed to a three-point shooting league. Gone are the days of traditional post up basketball on every play. Boban’s lack of playing time directly correlates with this.
Boban is a traditional big man in every sense of the word. He has a soft touch, but does not score via jump-shots. In fact, he’s only made four shots at a distance greater than ten feet from the rim. More and more big men are being asked to expand their game. If they aren’t expanding their game, they are typically uber-athletes, a-la DeAndre Jordan, Hassaan Whiteside and Clint Capela. Boban doesn’t really fall into either of these categories. He is a big man who cannot move quickly, jump out the gym or shoot from deep.
He can do one thing: score down low.