US media reorders the 25 major centers in history: Yao Ming is at the bottom! Jokic is seventh, and O Neal is third!
4:45pm, 18 August 2025Basketball
On August 18, yesterday we saw the US media's division of active top 40 centers, among which Yang Hansen was also successfully selected. Recently, the US media FW also ranked historical centers. They selected the top 25 centers in history. Although there is no Xiao Yang here, Yao Ming was selected. This list is also quite controversial. Let’s take a look at whether this list is reasonable?
1-5th place
The first is Jabbar, which is almost no controversy. After all, there are 6 regular season MVPs in history, 6 championships, and career total scores, rebounds and blocks are all the top three in history, and the data and honors are too resistant to the game. The second is Bill Russell. The Lord of the Rings is the player with the most championships in history. He led the team to win 11 championships, achieved the feat of 8 consecutive championships, and personally has 5 regular season MVPs.
The third is O'Neal. The Sharks surpassed Chamberlain to rank this position. I think the main reason may be that O'Neal has 3 FMVPs. He was once considered the most dominant center in history at his peak. Fourth, Olajuwon, the dream also surpassed Chamberlain. It was indeed unexpected that Olajuwon was the best center forward in history with the best offense and defense, and the number of blocks in history is the first in history. Chamberlain ranked fifth, a super statistic monster in history, with 100 points in a single game and 50+20 in a single season.
6-10th place
The sixth place is Moses Malone. Malone is on par with Jokic in terms of great honors, both of which are 3 regular season MVPs and 1 finals MVP. The only difference is that Malone's career data has been better, and he is ranked 12th in his career scoring history and 5th in his rebounding history. Jokic is the 7th place on this list. If he becomes the triple-double king in history in the future, he may win more great honors and surpass Malone. The 8th place is General Robinson, two second-in-command champions, and one regular season MVP, which is very comprehensive.
No. 9 is Unseld. It really surprised me that he was able to rank in this position. Although Unseld has won the MVP trophy, won the championship and 1 FMVP, he is actually not the first core to win the championship, Big E is. The 10th is George McCann, who is the first superstar in history. He opened up the era of center forward, but because the era is too long, the honors he won in that era were not recognized enough, and he won 5 championships and 3 scoring champions in his career.
11-15th place
11th place is Walton, the best center in the organization before Jokic, and won the MVP and FMVP trophy. His peak period was not long due to injury, but he joined the Celtics as the sixth man and won the championship many times and his career was very successful. The 12th place is Bob McAdu, the first in history to play in the outside and play in the inside. Because of his elegant playing style, McAdu has also received more recognition. He has won the scoring champion and MVP trophy.
13 is Willis Reed. Many fans have probably heard of the story of Reed's broken leg. It is this one he talked about. He relied on his iron-blooded spirit to help the Knicks win the only two championships in the team's history. The 14th place is Ewing. From this point of view, the ranking is still good this time. Although Ewing is well-known, there are not many great honors, and it is acceptable to rank behind Reed. The 15th place is Robert Parish, who has won four championships and has played the most in history, and is a Celtic celebrity.
16-20
16 is Howard. Although he did not win the championship with his absolute core, he is the winner of the best defensive player of the three-time, and he was replaced by James alone at his peak. The 17th place is Coins, another Celtics star. This has won the regular season MVP and led the Celtics to win two championships. The 18th place is Embiid. Although Embiid has won the MVP and scoring leader, he has too many injuries and has too few accumulated honors in his career. By the way, Howard is still the tenth rebounding position in history.
19th place is Gilmore, a Bulls celebrity, Jordan's previous Bulls' first player in history. To be honest, he was not very successful, but relying on his stable performance, he has been selected into the All-Star six times in his career. He was 18+10 years old at his peak, which is also very stable. The 20th are Nate Thurmond, a Warriors legend, Chamberlain's successor, and was selected into the All-Star seven times in his career and once played a single game of four-double.
21-25th place
21st place is Uncle Mu. Uncle Mu won the Best Defensive Player Award for 4 times, was second in the total list of history, and also created the first Black Eight Miracle in history, which was also very successful. 22nd place is Ben Wallace, another professional defensive player, and his career is also the best defensive player awards for 4 times. However, he has led the team with absolute core to win the championship, and ranking in this position may be low. The 23rd place is Alonzo Moenin, who won the best defensive player in his career for two years. He was also an average of 20+10 at his peak. In 2006, he helped the Heat win the championship. Because he cut a kidney, he was called the Kidney Fighter.
24 Bob Rannier is a star in the 1970s. Although he is not as outstanding as Jabbar, he is also selected as an All-Star for a long time. He has been selected as an All-Star 8 times and has averaged 20+10 per game for many consecutive seasons. The 25th place is Yao Ming. As strong as Yao Ming is selected only by the top line, and has been selected as the All-Star in his career for 8 years. Having said that, what do you want to say about the US media’s division this time? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.
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