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US media ranked 8 most powerful centers in history: Jokic ranked eighth, 11th champion fifth, O Neal third
4:58am, 20 May 2025【Basketball】
On May 19, today's series tiebreak between the Thunder and the Nuggets. It is estimated that many fans have seen it. With stronger paper strength, the Thunder laughed to the end and advanced to the division final. Although the Nuggets were eliminated, the Nuggets' soldiers fought to the end. They can leave with their heads held high. Jokic's defeat this time also indicates that Alexander will likely win the MVP of this season. However, Jokic still has the chance to win more honors in the future to pursue his historical status. Speaking of this, what is Jokic's current historical status? Previously, the US media selected the eight strongest centers in history, let’s take a look. Although Jokic has won many honors, he is relatively young, his data accumulation is not very good, and his influence is also poor, so he is only ranked in this position. Jokic has won so far in his career, including 1 championship, 1 FMVP trophy, 2 regular season MVPs and 7 All-Stars. He averaged 21.8 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game in his career. He has won 164 triple-doubles. He has had a chance to surpass Westbrook to become the triple-double king in history in the future. He can be said to be the center player with the best pass ability in history.
7th Ewing
Although Ewing did not have a championship, he had too much influence in the 1990s. He led the team to the finals twice. If it weren't for Jordan's existence, Ewing might have won the championship. His career honors include: 7 best teams, 3 best defensive teams, and 11 All-Stars. To be honest, I personally think that Jokic has surpassed his historical position. Ewing averaged 21 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1 steal and 2.4 blocks in his career. His total block data in his career is seventh in 2,894, and his score and rebounds are both top 30 in history.
Sixth General Robinson
If it weren't for the fact that he had played less in the military for two years, his data accumulation would be even better. The General is one of the most versatile centers in history. He has top offense and defense capabilities. He has helped the Spurs win two championships as the second in command. His major honors include 1 regular season MVP, 10th best team, 8 best team, 1 scoring king, rebounding king, blocking king and 1 best defensive player. The general averaged 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 3 blocks. The general has the sixth in total blocks in history.
Fifth Bill Russell
Stars in the 1960s were highly disapproved by the current media. The main problem of this is that there were too few teams at that time, and winning the championship was easier than now. Therefore, Russell's championship value was also questioned. His honors include 11 championships, 5 regular season MVPs, 11 best lineups, 4 rebounds, 12 All-Stars, and 1 best defensive player. Russell averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in his career. He has led the team to 8 consecutive championships and is one of the best players with the best defensive ability and leadership temperament in history.
The fourth Chamberlain
Although Chamberlain was suppressed by Russell in his era and won the championship very few times, Chamberlain interpreted the ultimate of his personal ability. He was the player with the strongest individual ability in that era. The honors he won were: 2 championships, 1 Finals MVP, 4 regular season MVPs, 10 best teams, 11 rebounding kings, 7 scoring kings and 13 All-Stars. Chamberlain still has many records, such as 100 points in a single game, the historical rebounding king, etc., which is so legendary. He averaged 30.1 points, 22.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in his career.
The third O'Neal
O'Neal's dominance at his peak was the strongest I've ever seen. The kind of powerlessness that makes opponents even comparable to Jordan. O'Neal's biggest shortcoming is that his peak is too short, so he doesn't get many honors, 14 regular season MVP, 3 best teams, and 15 All-Stars. O'Neal is the second in history to achieve 3 consecutive FMVP, with averaging 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 blocks in his career.
Second Olajuwon
The Big Dream is probably a question for many fans. After all, he doesn't win many championships. I think it may be that the US media is a fanatical fan of the 1990s. He has witnessed Olajuwon's unsolvable. Da Meng is one of the best centers in history with offense and defense. His career honors include 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs, 12 Best Lineups, 9 Best Lineups, 2 Best Defensive Players, and 1 Regular Season MVP. Olajuwon averaged 21.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.1 blocks in his career. He is the king of blocks in his history.
No. 1, Jabbar,
If you consider your personal ability at your peak, perhaps Jabbar cannot rank this position, but considering his accumulated honors and performance in his career, Jabbar, as a famous evergreen in history, deserves this position. Jabbar has won 6 championships, 6 regular season MVPs, 2 Finals MVPs, 19 All-Stars, 15 Best Teams, 11 Best Defense, second in career total score, winning two scoring champions, averaging 24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists in his career. Score, rebounds and blocks are the top three in history. If you look at it this way, he is no problem ranking first, right?
Speaking of this, what do you want to say about these 8 players? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.
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