# 21st century peaks Ep 7 | The perfect “quarterback?” & the 7-foot unicorn

An episode of [Thinking Basketball](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1428290303), 6 Sep 2025, 1 h 13 min.

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Steve Nash was an early “heliocentric” star. Dirk Nowitzki was a big man who played on the perimeter and off the ball. We discuss team building around them, how big of a concern their defense is, exactly how and why they imparted so much value on an offense and whether they were beneficiaries of a fortunate system. Support at www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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