The Best White Power Forwards Of All Time

Arguably the greatest power forward in the history of the game, legendary big man Dirk Nowitzki completely changed and revolutionized what it meant to be a big man in the modern NBA. A 14-time All-Star, 12-time All-NBA, 2006-07 MVP, and 2011 NBA Champion, Nowitzki was one of the first and most prolific seven-footers who used his sweet shooting stroke to dominate the game. With his patented one-foot jumper, Nowitzki dominated the NBA for 20 years, putting up monster numbers, with his career-best season seeing him put up 26.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. Nowitzki was a true once-in-a-generation player, who will always be remembered as one of the greatest of all time.

One of the greatest power forwards the game has ever seen, Kevin McHale was a perennial winner and he didn't care what it took or what he needed to do to make that dream a reality. The three-time NBA Champion was a cornerstone for the dominant Boston Celtics teams of the 80s, and his role as Sixth Man with devastating post moves made his team a tough matchup for opponents. McHale would win Sixth Man of the Year twice in his career, putting up phenomenal stats of 19.1 points and 8.2 rebounds while playing gritty, hard-nosed defense. McHale was a master of the post and was inducted into both the NBA Hall of Fame and the NBA 75th Anniversary team.

Hall of Fame, 11-time All-Star, two-time Scoring Champion, one-time Rebounding Champion, 11-time All-NBA, two-time MVP and a 1958 NBA Championship, Bob Pettit accomplished all of this and more, and helped revolutionize the game of basketball. An utterly dominant force on both ends of the ball, Pettit averaged an astonishing 26.4 points per game throughout his 11-year career, and even more mind-shattering, 16.2 rebounds per game for his entire career. Pettit dominated the 50s and 60s, and is still regarded as one of the best to ever play the game, over 60 years later.

One of the greatest NBA players the 50s had to offer, Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes dominated the decade like nearly no one else. Averiging 18.5 points per game with an astonishing 12.1 rebounds per game, Schayes had an incredible knack for getting to the ball, and he is widely regarded as the best player to ever play for the Syracuse Nationals. A phenomenal shooter who nearly never missed a game in his career, Schayes was a professional throughout and through and was recently named on the NBA's 75th Anniversary team.

One of the most beloved big men of all time, a Spanish icon, and a Los Angeles Lakers legend, Pau Gasol helped re-establish a dynasty and became one of the best big men of all time in the process. Averaging 17 points per game throughout his 18-year career, Gasol did all the little things, the dirty work, and the “right” plays to win basketball games, especially in Phil Jackson's triangle offense. A dominant force on the block, Gasol was a six-time All-Star and a two-time NBA champion and helped expand the game to a global audience like never before.

Throughout his 16-year long career, Tom Chambers was a dominant journeyman who put up astronomical numbers wherever he went, but never took that next step to be a superstar. Averaging 18.1 points per game, with a career high of 27.2 in 1990, Champers proved to be a dynamic and electric scorer who could dominate the paint to get his numbers, but never could reach that highest level. Playing for six different teams however, Chambers grew to become a staple for many fanbases, and he is still universally loved by each and every one of them.