Interesting read here:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sbn...nis-smith-dunk
One of the best quotes from the article: He’s not the only player to change his style for health reasons. Clippers star Blake Griffin wrote an article on The Players’ Tribune titled “Why Ain’t He Dunkin?” explaining why he went from about 200 dunks each of his first four seasons to just 68 last year. Minnesota point guard Jeff Teague, now 29, said he stopped dunking entirely.
I think that, in the future, more players will be evaluated for intangible "smarts" (Tim Duncan, Draymond Green, Luka Doncic) rather than sheer explosiveness.
Kind
The Lakers built their team around one injury prone superstar (AD) and one in the twilight of his career. That's a very risky move, to say the least.