Best NBA Centers of All Time. (Follow NBA on Twitter).
Centers can be a major force to reckon with, especially when they are the best of the best. The NBA has seen some incredible centers come and go over the years. This list is to commemorate the best NBA centers in history and rank them accordingly.
It is the responsibility of the center to control the flow and tempo of the offense by constantly making themselves available for passes and waiting for opportunities in order to score.
The best centers in NBA history have some common traits. They can protect the rim, they are able to hit outside shots, they are intelligent players who constantly find ways to draw fouls on opponents, and they are great passers. (See the search results for ‘passers’ on Rankito).
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#1 Bill Russell
Born : 12 February 1934
Died : 31 July 2022
NBA Career : 1956 - 1969
Nationality : American
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#2 Hakeem Olajuwon
Born : 21 January 1963
NBA Career : 1984-2002
Nationality : Nigerian / American
#3 Shaquille O’Neal
Born : 6 March 1972
NBA Career : 1992 - 2011
Nationality : American
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#4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Born : 16 April 1946
NBA Career : 1969 - 1989
Nationality : American
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#5 Moses Malone
Born : 23 March 1955
Died : 13 September 2015
NBA Career : 1974 – 1995
Nationality : American
#6 Wilt Chamberlain
Born : 21 August 1936
Died : 12 October 1999
NBA Career : 1958 - 1973
Nationality : American
#7 Yao Ming
Born : 12 September 1980
NBA Career : 2002 - 2011
Nationality : Chinese
#8 Tim Duncan
#9 Pau Gasol
Born : 6 July 1980
NBA Career : 2001 - 2019
Nationality : Spanish
#10 Arvydas Sabonis
Born : 19 December 1964
NBA Career : 1995 - 2001
Nationality : Lithuanian