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US media rankings for centers who have won MVP: Embiid is 10th, Jokic is 6th, O Neal is 2nd

11:30am, 19 June 2025【Basketball】

Centers are indispensable for any team in the NBA. Although the centers struggled in the early days of the small ball era, now the centers have re-ruled the league after adapting to this era. After all, basketball is a sport of good people, and many super centers have appeared in NBA history. Speaking of this, the US media previously gave a historical ranking of centers that have won MVP. Let's take a look together.

10th Embiid has won 1 MVP. To be honest, it is because he won the MVP that he entered this list. Otherwise, there are many centers who are better than him in history. He has been selected into the Best Team 5 times in his career and won the league scoring champion twice. It is too fragile, and he has not reached the division finals in his career so far. He averaged 27.7 points, 11 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 blocks per game in his career.

Ninth Bob McAdu

McAdu also won one regular season MVP. He was the first center in history to play on the outside. He won three scoring champions at his peak. However, like Embiid, he was the first core and did not have the ability to compete for the championship. Later, he joined the Lakers as the sixth player in the team and helped the Magic win two championships. Bob McCardou averaged 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in his career.

The Eighth Moses Malone

Moses Malone is one of the most underrated stars in history. If he had not played in the ABA, he might have gained more recognition, because playing in the ABA has caused him, George Gervin, Dr. J and Rick Barry to receive sufficient recognition. Moses Malone has won three regular season MVPs and the most frontcourt rebounds in history. He has also won one championship and one FMVP, and has averaged 20.6 points, 12.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in his career.

Seventh General Robinson

Admiral Robinson has never won the championship with the first core, but he has won two championships as the second in command, so he may be ranked in this position. If you only look at the honor, he should not be ahead of Moses Malone. He has won one MVP, won the scoring champion, was selected into the best team 10 times, and was the second in the Spurs' history. The general averaged 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 3 blocks per game in his career. As the number one center in the active league, Jokic is only ranked sixth now, but don’t forget that he is only 30 years old and has the opportunity to compete in the top three of this list in the future. He is the best center in history. He has been on the same level as Moses Malone in terms of great honors in his career. He is very versatile and averages triple-double per game this season. He is the first center to achieve in history and has averaged 21.8 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game so far.

Fifth Chamberlain

From the fifth, it can be said that he is a top 15 player in history. Chamberlain has won four regular season MVPs, as many as James. He has 2 championships and 1 FMVP trophy. What scariest about Chamberlain is his data. He has scored 100 points in a single game and has won the league's scoring leader for seven consecutive years. He is the seventh in his career. Chamberlain averages 30.1 points, 22.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in his career.

Fourth Bill Russell

Bill Russell won 5 regular season MVPs in his career, as many as Jordan. Russell is the player with the most championships in history. He has won 11 in 13 years of his career. He has also achieved the only eight consecutive championships in history, which means that there is no FMVP selection in his era, otherwise he would have been lenient. Because his era is long, he and Chamberlain have not been truly recognized, and he averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in his career.

Third Olajuwon

Olajuwon is considered to be the center in the top three levels of history with only one regular season MVP. The main reason is that he won two championships in the 1990s. These two championships are extremely valuable. After all, it was a melee between the gods in the 1990s. Olajuwon won the championship in two years and was extremely valuable. Olajuwon won the best defensive player. He is also the champion of blocks in history. He can average 21.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.1 blocks in his career.

Second O'Neal

O'Neal also has only one regular season MVP, but he is the second player in history to achieve the third consecutive FMVP in the Finals, so he is also named as the most dominant center in history. O'Neal's talent is the top center in history. He has absolute strength, but his speed and agility are seriously inconsistent with his body. His skills are also very outstanding. He averaged 23.7 points, 11 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 blocks in his career.

Jabbar, the first place in the first place, seems to be very stable. After all, he is the top presence in honors, ability and data. In terms of honors, the most regular season MVPs, and 6 championships, his score, rebounds and blocks are all the top three in history. In terms of ability, his career is the first person in the league, and the unquestionable first person in 70 years. He averaged 24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in his career. Having said that, what do you want to say about this list? Is it reasonable? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.