As we head into the NBA offseason let’s look at the 5 best players at each position in the league right now. Today we’ll start with the centers, everything will be taken into consideration like injuries, team play, age and what the player is like off the court. Each day we’ll do a different position.
- Nikola Jokic
This isn’t a shock to most but considering Nikola Jokic is the back to back MVP he’s got to be number one on the list of centers, now i’m not a big fan of the joker this list isn’t about who i like, it’s completely objective. Jokic is actually older than people think {27} but is still a rising superstar in this league, considering the durability and the lack of off the court drama with Nikola he’s a easy player to like, he may be lacking in the wins department in the playoffs but none the less the Joker has to be number one.
- Joel Embiid
Personally i’d take Joel Embiid over Jokic but the most of the media wouldn’t say that, like every play there are strengths and weaknesses, Embiid’s injuries are obviously his biggest weakness and make you wonder how long his body is going to hold up but when he’s on the court wow is Embiid good. Embiid has finished second to Jokic in the MVP race for the last two seasons and if it wasn’t for injuries it’s likely that Joel would have at least one MVP.
- Karl-Anthony Towns
This is where the drop off begins, there’s a decent size gap between Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns but Kat is still a phenomenal player, Towns is more of the center you want to see in today’s NBA game which is a spacing center who can shoot the 3 pretty well and can still dominate down low when he wants too. For some reason Kat can’t get far into the playoffs or at all most years even with pretty good teammates around him, whether that’s a lack of good coaching, the organization upstairs or what Towns can’t put it all together.
- Rudy Gobert
Now this one is controversial but I think Rudy Gobert is very underrated in the league after all the Covid-19 stuff happened in 2020 and his lack of relationship with teammate Donovan Mitchell. Gobert is a multi time DPOY and makes a huge impact when he’s on the floor, Rudy is a relatively quite player off the court and has been a good player for the most part of his career, the Jazz have made the playoffs for the last couple years and that’s a testament to how good Gobert’s defense really is.
- Bam Adebayo
Many would put Bam ahead of Rudy Gobert but after what i saw in these playoffs Bam isnt very effective on the offensive end as Gobert is, Rudy at least will give you a double double but Bam won’t give you double digit points if guarded by a defensive big. Bam is still a very young 24 years old so he has many years to improve in Miami and Bam’s defense is a huge part of his game and why Miami is as good as they are, Bam has been in the DPOY conversation year in and year out for the most part of his career but its the offense that has to improve especially in today’s NBA.
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