About Artest and kirilenko.

Both of them are small forwards. Let's analyze these two men from the technical point of view of small forward.

Artest's top perimeter defense is very strong, one of the five small forwards in the league, with strong defense and fierce steals. He is 6' 8 (in fact, when he was with McGrady, he was not 2 meters 0 1 tall). The lack of height caused Artest's defensive ability. The outside defense ability is top-notch, but his ability to help defend the inside is slightly worse. His blocking ability is not very good.

Kirilenko is also an expert in defense. His characteristic is both offensive and defensive. Although his defensive reputation is not as good as Artest's, Artest won the best defensive player after all. However, kirilenko's internal and external defense is balanced, and his height is between 6' 9 and 6' 10. His arm span is very good, his strength is also very good, and his defensive awareness is slightly insufficient. The top shot blocker in the shot blocking league has excellent outside defense, but not as good as Artest, but his inside defense ability is much stronger than Artest. His offensive ability is much better than Artest's.

To sum up, both of them are defense experts, but Artest is good at perimeter defense. There are strong balanced steals and blocked shots inside and outside kirilenko, and the height advantage is obvious. Offensively, Artest's offensive breakthrough is not as good as kirilenko's Artest's, and the three-pointer is ok but unstable. Kirilenko's offensive means are diverse and relatively stable.