Keith Allison, Antawn Jamison Wizards 2006-07, CC BY-SA 2.0 
Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, Rashard Lewis Wizards 2, CC BY-SA 2.0
With the growing prevalence of shooting three-pointers in today’s NBA, stretch forwards are becoming an increasingly important part of any team, i.e. a forward who traditionally was positioned closer to the basket, but has a shooting range that extends to beyond the three-point line. Yet just a generation ago in the 2000s, such players were still somewhat of a rarity; two of the early prototypes of the modern stretch forward were Antawn Jamison and Rashard Lewis, prolific scoring forwards who could stroke the three-ball. Given their similar playing styles and perfectly overlapping careers, it is thus a natural question to ask:
Who was better – Antawn Jamison or Rashard Lewis?
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