Padrino
All-Star
Whan I think of a player as "skilled" it's in relatively absolute terms. It's defined in terms of the "fundamental" basketball skills ( dribbling, passing, shooting, defending and rebounding) A player that is more skilled, is able to affect the game in more varied ways. By that definition, big men of today are significantly more skilled than those 30 years ago, at least for skills that generate statistical signal.
These fundamental skills are expressed in a variety of ways, though. While a big man in 2025 might be able to knock down three pointers at a rate unheard of in a prior era, that same big man probably doesn't have a drop step or a hook shot in his bag the way skilled players at his position did in that prior era.