Bob Pettit, 1932-2026
When you think of the NBA’s all-time greatest power forwards, Tim Duncan, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, and Kevin Garnett usually come to mind first. But it was the oft-overlooked Bob Pettit who paved the way for all of them.
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