Personally, I think if you shrunk someone like LeBron down to 6’0” they’d still make an impact on the game where on the other hand if you shrunk someone like Giannis down to 6’0” he probably wouldn’t be in the league. Is there anyone you think could still be effective in the league at a shrunken height, whether it be from 6’11” -> 6’6” or 6’6” -> 6’0”?
The skill that I think isn’t translating here is ball handling. Someone like LeBron or Kawhi or KD has amazing ball handling for their size but wouldn’t really be playable at 6 feet. There’s just a huge gap between the handle of Chris Paul and your very good wing or big.
Right now on the Warriors I watch Klay, Wiggins and Kuminga all with handles like your average high school JV player and they’re all playable wings bc of their size. Drop them even a few inches and they’re all out of the league.
I disagree. I think LeBron and KD do have elite ball handling. It just looks a little looser when you are taller, the handle will look tighter of you shrink them.
I do agree with you about the other guys not having a handle.