What Is The Most Important Position in Basketball?

The NFL has realized the value of the quarterback: their contracts dwarf those of their teammates and the league has made it a priority to protect them from injury. In basketball, is there a particular position on the court that holds greater value when compared to the other four?

This generation of basketball has seen tremendous talent emerge in the small forward and power forward positions, notably LeBron James and Kevin Durant. The previous generation had one of the most impactful centers of all time in Shaquille O’Neal. So are we able to determine which is the most important position on the basketball court? In this analysis, I will make a go at it.

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