Top Ten nba Centers 2016
The season openers are just around the corner, so this is the time to rank the top players at each position going into the 2016-17 schedule, based on numbers, past performance and just personal
Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. (born July 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for Texas A&M University before being selected by the Clippers in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft with the 35th overall pick.
Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. (born November 15, 1995) is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. Towns was named to the Dominican Republic national team as a 16-year-old.
Center: League: NBA: Personal ... Marc Gasol Sáez ... 2016, Gasol scored 20 points and hit a career-high four three-pointers in a 112–103 overtime win ...
On February 12, 2016, Horford was named to replace the injured Chris Bosh on the 2016 Eastern Conference All-Star team, thus marking his fourth All-Star selection. On February 28, he recorded his 200th career double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds in an 87–76 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
Andre Jamal Drummond (born August 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was one of the top rated basketball players in the high school class of 2011, and attended the University of Connecticut for his freshman year before declaring for the 2012 NBA draft.
Hassan Niam Whiteside is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Marshall University before being drafted 33rd overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2010 NBA draft.
This left us with 5 players: Rudy Gobert, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins, Marc Gasol, and Andre Drummond. For the sake of fairness, I’m going to make an exception for a couple of players who are commonly considered to be some of the best players at the position, or who are considered young, up-and-coming players who will take the league by storm.
Dwight Howard - Career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the NBA.
Steven Adams has the worst 2015-16 stat line of any center on this list, and I’ll admit it’s a bit ballsy to put him at No. 10 over our first honorable mention, Pau Gasol.