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US media reorders the 20 centers in history: Jokic rises to seventh, O Neal is less than three ancient behemoths

3:27am, 8 August 2025【Basketball】

On August 7, US media HoopsHype recently made a lot of rankings. They had previously reordered the 20 point guards, point guards, forwards, and power forwards in history. Now the 20 centers are also released. Here we will mainly talk about the top ten. The 11-20 are: Bob McAudou, Unseld, Robert Parish, Willis Reed, Howard, Coins, Embiid, Bill Walton, Gilmore, Nate Thurmond, and Yao Ming is not on the list.

10th George McCann

The first super giant and the first player to show absolute dominance in history. He played in the NBA for seven years and won 5 championships. It is precisely because of his reason that the Lakers have the culture of leading the team to win. It is also because of the dominance shown by McCann. Everyone has changed the view that basketball is a small sports and laid the foundation for the center era. He can average 23.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in his career, and has won three scoring champions.

Ninth Ewing

Although Patrick Ewing has no championship in his career, his influence lies here. If it weren't for Jordan and Olajuwon, Ewing would probably have won a great honor long ago. He was born in the 1990s and his style of playing was biased against teams, so he could not win enough honors. However, his ability is unquestionable. He led the team to the finals twice, was selected into the All-Stars 11 times, and averaged 21 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1 steal and 2.4 blocks in his career.

Eighth David Robinson

The biggest advantage of General Robinson over Ewing is that he has won more personal honors. If he is in terms of team leadership, he is not comparable to Ewing. The General has won the regular season MVP and scoring leader. These two honors have greatly improved the player's historical status. As the second in command, the General has won two championships. He is one of the best talented centers in history. He can average 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 3 blocks per game in his career.

7th Jokic

Teacher Yo also entered the top ten with his outstanding performance. His ranking is expected to rise in the future. Jokic has won 3 regular season MVPs and 1 finals MVP. As long as he wins a few more championships in the future, he may be able to reach the top five. Jokic is the most passable center in history. He has averaged 21.8 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game in his career. He is still at the peak and his data will improve in the future.

The sixth Moses Malone

Moses Malone has the same honors as Jokic. Malone is also 3 MVPs and 1 Finals MVP, but his data accumulation is better, so he ranks ahead of Jokic. Malone is ranked 12th in total score history in his career and fifth in rebounding history. Although he has never become the first person in the league, he was the No. 1 center in the league in the 1980s. Malone is also the first high school professional player in history, averaging 20.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 blocks in his career.

Fifth, Olajuwon

The center with the best offense and defense in history, but was ranked fifth. The reason why Olajuwon is only ranked in this position is not because his ability is not enough, but because his great honor is not enough. In the 1990s, Jordan defeated a group of people, which made many players not truly recognized. Olajuwon was the least affected by Jordan, the top ten steals in history and the king of blocks in history. Olajuwon won two finals MVPs, averaging 21.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.1 blocks in his career.

The fourth O'Neal

The most dominant center in history, but it was only ranked in this position. It is estimated that many fans are very interested in the top three. O'Neal is the only player in history to achieve the FMVP of the three-game finals besides Jordan. At his peak, he was simply a 10,000 enemy. Except for the shark-cutting tactic, other teams have no choice but to win 1 MVP and 4 championships. O'Neal averaged 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 blocks in his career.

The third Chamberlain

If Chamberlain compares his scoring ability, Chamberlain said that he would be the first, so Jordan would probably dare to come out and call the board, and no one else would dare to act rashly. Chamberlain won the scoring champion in all seven years of his career, and then played in team basketball and won the assist champion. Chamberlain is the only one in history who has 100 points in a single game and 50+25 in a single season. He has won 4 MVPs and 2 championships, and can average 30.1 points, 23 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in his career.

Second Bill Russell

The Lord of the Rings If it weren't for the time when he was born, he might be the number one on this list. He won 11 championships in 13 years of his career, and personally won 5 regular season MVPs. He is the player who led the team the most championships in history. He is also the leader of the total rebounding team in the playoffs. This has never lost 10 tiebreaks in his career. It's so amazing. Russell averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in his career.

Jabbar, the first place in the first place, is probably difficult to shake. He has 6 regular season MVPs, and 6 championships are the most in the center. In terms of data, his total score, rebounds and blocks in his career are among the top three in history and one of the best evergreen players in history. Jabbar can average 24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2 blocks in his career. Having said that, what do you want to say about this list? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.

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