Really? People are confused as to why this is happening? He dropped a bunch of weight, given that he didn’t really have any body fat most of it had to be muscle. He’s deliberately moving away from being a power forward, good for the long term of his career, but it’s a dramatic change of both body and game style. He’ll relearn his new position fine, the core skills are still there but it’s a big change and will take time. He’s not going to be a dunking machine anymore, he’s not going to be hanging around the rim, but by the all-star break he will have relearned and he’ll be stacking up the points.
Too many conversations center around clinical situations or people when, in fact .. a whole slew of elements go into what happens.
Your explanation of changing positions and more importantly ... the body's development INTO a different physical routine is right on.
Thanx