Top 10 NBA Centers of All Time
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Top 10 NBA Centers of All Time
We're continuing our rankings of the top 10 NBA players at each position and today, we're ranking the top 10 Centers in NBA history, Make sure you also watch our top 10 point guards video, top 10 shooting guards video, top 10 small forwards video, and top 10 power forwards video.
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They used to ask about a player, "Is he any good?" The response would be, "He's good, but he's no Wilt Chamberlain!"
And as of today there's been at least 5 different centers that can make Wilt look like a #4 center of all time
@@armandodelossantos736 and how many of those centers set the single season records for point and rebound averages? How many of those centers accomplished those feats a decade apart from another?
@@colinwhite9529 against bums idiot! Most of those centers would've done the same thing playing in Wilt's inflated stats league
@@armandodelossantos736 oh I'm sorry I didn't realize Bill Russell's Celtics were a bunch of bums. Kareem Abdul Jabbar, that guy was a bum too.
Wilt would destroy the NBA today. The last Center who came anywhere close to him was Shaq.
@@colinwhite9529 Wilt didn't play Kareem until he was already old and he needed to piggyback off Jerry West just to get his second ring! Bill Russell's Celtics are definitely scrubs compared to the players from the 80's and 90's like Magic, Isiah, Jordan, Pippen, Bird, Olajuwon!! You don't know shit about Wilt or Russell anyways, you just hear stories and believe it like a dumb kid believing in the Easter Bunny
If Olajuwon played for LA or Boston then he would get all the love and recognition he deserves. People act likes hes not a great player when in fact hes basically a guard in a big man's body.
He's not even close to Kareem tho?
@thenewshmoo I mean he learned the skyhook because they changed the rules because nobody could stop him SMH?
@thenewshmoo I'm just saying if you are building a team and you had to take one of them Kareem would be the pick.
@thenewshmoo he didn't have half the career Kareem did but ok smh?
1. Wilt 2. Hakeem 3. Russell 4. Kareem 5. Shaq
I saw a game between the Warriors and the Celtics. Chamberlain and Russell. Russell played one of the greatest defensive games I've ever seen. He held Chamberlain to 65 points that night. Yes, Chamberlain was just that good.
Chamberlain is THAT GREAT......
Who won the game?
Wilt never scored 65 against Russell.
Bill Russell and wilt Chamberlain played in a time were there were very few great players.. I would like too see them play during the 80s teams..
@@krisharkleroad8 you're right.... Wilt scored 62 on Jan. 14 1962. The Celtics won the game.
WILT at #4 is PROPOSTORIOUS.In his first six years on the Warriors,he averaged 41.5pts &25.1rebs.Scored 50pts 131 times to Jordan's 31.Holds 72 N.B.A.records,68 by himself that will never be broken.
Spot on, whoever made this list was not even alive to see Wilt...I used to go to see him vs the Celtics at Philly Convention Hall, and later at The Great Forum in L.A. Philly GOAT!
When Wilt and Russell played, blocked shots were not included in the stat sheet. Russell actually invented the blocked shot while he and Wilt would contest every shot in the paint. Therefore when you consider the shot blocking numbers for those other centers, no one else can be ranked higher than #3 because the top two will always be Russell and Wilt. Furthermore, in 1961 Wilt averaged 50.4 points, 25.6 rebounds, on 50.6 shooting percentage while playing 48.5 minutes a game while scoring 100 in a game! Wilt averaged 30.1 points with a 54% field goal percentage, 22.9 rebounds, while playing 45.8 minutes FOR HIS CAREER! He lead the league in all time scoring while only playing 15 years including one in which he was injured. No one else has had his career numbers in a single season. You can debate that Russell was better but any list that has Wilt less that the second greatest player of all time (no I'm not putting Jordan #1), your list is flawed...PERIOD!!!
@@TheDarkKnight78 agree with you guys-if Wilt is not number !-maybe number 2
@@TheDarkKnight78 Wilt routinely blocked 20 shots a game. He'd have the record by a lot. Russell would probably be #2, by a mile. I saw Wilt block THREE Kareem sky hooks. That was near the end of his career, and near the beginning of Kareem's. Pure insanity. People have no clue how athletic Wilt was.
THESE POWDERPUFFS PLAYERS TODAY DON’T RESPECT THE PAST GENERATIONS OF PLAYERS. THEY ALL NEED A HISTORY CLASS. I AM WILLING TO ASK THEM WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UP TEMPO IN TODAY’S GAME?
No center in the history of basketball was so technically good, so universal and as complete as Hakeem Olajuwon. This man had everything. No element of his game was weak.
Exactly! And like the 2 arguably best centers are Kareem and Hakeem but Kareem couldn’t shoot shots like hakeem could and no ones obviously seen the footage of them planning
@@cameronjackson2346
Hakeem couldn’t shoot hooks like Kareem.
If he was so great why only 2 pro titles and no college title. He was good but not number 2. I don’t remember him ever leading the league in rebounding. In the top 10 yes but not #2.
@@rileymrr1 he led the league in rebounds twice
@@ezekielspates5677
Ok he did in ‘89 and ‘90. He was a bad dude. A HOF. One of the greatest, but not the greatest. Not in the top 5. Definitely in the 10. I doubt if most General Managers or coaches will pick him ahead of Wilt, Kareem, Shaq, Russell or even a healthy Walton. He was probably flashier than any other center. That doesn’t mean your the best. Pistol Pete, Earl the Pearl and TMac were flashy but they weren’t the best.
@@rileymrr1 umm I think anyone would take Hakeem over Bill Walton and I don't think Hakeem's top 5 but he's definitely better than Bill Walton (healthy or not).
Shaq is also 1st in total backboards broke
that's not a stat
+HitStick Robbie Dude... It's a joke
+HitStick Robbie rofl
Swoosh I know
Actually i think he might be tied with dawkins.
This video finally does Justice with Hakeem, great vid I love your channel and keep up the good work
Hakeem is the most skilled center with the best footwork ever... He also the 🐐 defender... Man really the only big man who's top 10 in freakin STEALS... He also arguably best 2way player ever, top 10 in 5 stats after he retired (scoring, shooting percentage, block, rebound & steal)
I agree ! But Wilt was even better!
Moses Malone is one of the most underrated legends ever
by far
YES
+MJ sure is, rip
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Alberto Mahía Also Patrick Ewing
Hakeem had the best footwork of any big man ever. That Dream Shake was awesome. He basically used the footwork of guards and small forwards down on the block.
Clutch City In Here
Olajuwon carried a team of role players, largely forgotten today, to the championship in 1994 and 1995 (the second year, Drexler was added late in the season). The second best player on those teams... was ?? ... Kenny Smith?
So what you are saying is, he is better than Shaq AND Wilt?! AND HES NOT EVEN AA CENTER!!! HES A POWERFORWRD
G turbo did you just say that Hakeem was a power forward???? are you stupid?? and yes he is a much better all around center than shaq and wilt
Philly Sports In 1984 he moved to power forward...THE YEAR HE WAS DRAFTED!!
Wilt still owns OVER 60 RECORDS in the NBA record book! If Wilt played today he would still be the most dominant player ever!
Ehhh that's a reach. Look at the players today lol. Literally every team has a C the same size he was. But back then, he was the biggest on the court
Of course he's gonna hold records when literally everyone is 6 or more inches shorter than him lmfao
@@joema669 average height for a center back then was like 6’10 I think
Bill Russell, Nate Thurmond (who should be on the list) Walt Bellamy, Jabar, Artist Gilmore (who I would take over Matumbo in a heart beat) Bob Lanier (who would be on the list if not for the bad knees. Probably still should be), Wes Unseld, Willis Reed, Elvin Hayes (I know, everyone thinks he was a forward but was basically unstoppable in the paint) All monsters. All of them. And all lined-up against Wilt.
@@joema669 Average centre height back then was only half an inch shorter. Average nba player height only an inch shorter. You're not a clown, you're the entire circus.
I was lucky enough to have seen all of these guys perform on the court, though I admit, Russel and Chamberlain were nearing the end of their careers respectively. I'm 64 yrs old... turning 65 in November. What's astonishing about these rankings is that omitted from them are other centers who also made their own mark on the court... like Boston's David Cowens, San Francisco's Nate Thurmond, the Knicks' Willis Reed and a host of others my generation enjoyed watching!
Exactly, George. I'm the same age and grew up watching all these guys. Big men like Thurmond, Reed, and Cowens don't get as much credit as they deserve because they were compared with Kareem and Wilt.
I agree 100% with both of you I`m 62 we were blessed to see many great players as kids and into our adult lives ! I cant speak for you , but I`m really into today's style of basketball ! I may know about a hand full players in today`s game. as a kid I almost knew every teams rooster . When we lost the Seattle Supersonic`s I didn't watch it as much as I use to ! Then after Kobe retired ! pretty much stopped...
Bob Lanier
I'm 70, and I have watched them all in their prime, beginning with Russell and Wilt, when I was eight or nine years old. The fact that they literally defined how the center position was played back in the early 60s, puts them 1&2 respectively.
For those of us who really understand and appreciate how the post position was played, offensively and defensively before Kareem redefined it, any "Greatest List" ranking ANYONE else ahead of these top three, makes that list nothing more than an uninformed opinion.
@@darko714 you mention Thurmond, Reed and Cowens and call them big men…
Can you please explain to me why people always talk down Wilts performances by saying he played little guys?
I recently found out that the NCAA and the NBA changed the free-throw shooting rules because Wilt was DUNKING his free throws as early as high school! Look it up.
also widened the lane because of his dominance. Hands down #1 center on my list.
@@timhanna4700 and 5 other rule chnages on top of that
oh and they changed /made special rules for jordan to make it EASIER for him
"The Dream" is my favorite!
My favorite is ''the sky hook"
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C stfu basketball is better
The dream had that falsetto lol
Shaq at 5 bruh
@MAN UTD why you watching basketball then
Nice list but Wilt has to be 2nd on the list, if not 1st.
Wilt had a good supporting cast on his few teams but Kareem had much better supporting casts, which allowed him more Championships.
Wilt averaged 50 points per game one season (60-61 I think) and the very next season (61-62) he averaged 40 points per game.
And I've been a Celtics fan my entire life.
I agree Wilt no#1
Wilt has to be #1, could you imagine all the Championships he would have had if he had a supporting cast?
@@vicster1962 are you joking or did you forget Wilt played with Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. Three HOF on the same team. Two of the all time greats especially in those days.
Should be
Wilt, hakeem, russel, kareem, moses, shaq, unseld, robinson, mikan,parish
The only thing that would need to change for Wilt to have more championships would have been his coach. Of the top-10 players, these were the coaches or team execs 9 of them played under: Phil Jackson, (Pat Riley), Riley, Red Auerbach, Riley, (Auerbach), Popovich, Jackson, Jackson. That's pretty much the Mt Rushmore of NBA coaches. The only top-10 player who did not have an all-time great coach for multiple seasons was Wilt. Give Wilt a Phil Jackson as his coach for 6-8 years and I expect he would have several more rings, probably taking some from Russell.
Actual basketball industry professionals who actually saw Wilt play always pick him #1.
True for the most part; although a few industry old-schoolers (e.g. Kareem) pick Bill Russell. While I think everyone agrees that Bill probably couldn't handle Wilt 1-on-1, it's hard to think of a more valuable 5-on-5 player than Bill. While dominant individual stats get more attention, dominant team leadership counts! (Btw, I'm only 51; didn't get to see Wilt play; for me personally, it's Olajuwon all day...)
@@Nkosinati Kareem is hardly an unbiased observer. But your analysis is pretty spot on. Wilt was a lone wolf type in a cooperative sport.
@@Nkosinati Bill Russel himself picked Wilt over himself several times when comparing the individual.
Yes Wilt is #1 period.
@@Nkosinati I did see Wilt play in his last 4 seasons and he was a great team player. Wilt was a better passer than Russell and played tenacious defense just like Bill. The ONLY weakness in Wilt's game was his FT shooting.
Nice to see Hakeem gets credits he deserves.
R.I.P wilt Chamberlain
Wilt averaged 50 points and 27 blocks in a season. He had 40pt 50pt 60pt and 100pt games. He also had literally hundreds of games between 40 and 100pts that’s right. Hundreds. He had 55 rebounds in a single game against Bill Russel another record. He lead the league in assist one season. He was the strongest man in NBA history by far. He holds the record for having the most records!! Nobody comes close!! I can’t believe the comment that he was only tall and long. He ran a 40 yard dash the same time as LeBron. 4.6 the list needs work for sure. Research required.
He was playing in the easiest era
@@voidwastakenagain1244 but he woulda been awesome in the toughest…80/90
@@rdf098311 Wilt would be David Robinson
Yeah, they were really pretty clueless...
@@kentnelson762 thank you my guy
HE CAN DEFEND, REBOUND, AND SCORE, the dream was the GOAT FOR ME
Same can be said for wilt who rebounded scored and defended better
Hakeem one of the most well rounded centers
Here after his death
RIP Wes Unseld
Mr Unseld was one of my favorite cards of all-time! RIP.
Bro she f up shuq number 5 really
@@shatondamoorehead3733 yeah, wilt was a bettter overall plyer(points, blocks, assists, rebounds) hakeem could shoot the midrange and was better defensively, bill russell is debatable, and kareem had more points, and a much longer and fuller career.
GREAT PLAYER AS CENTER,AT 6"7
Wes Unseld greatest accomplishments NBA Champion (1978) 1 of 2 players to win NBA Rookie of the year and NBA MVP in the same year (1969).
Wilt and Kareem #1 and 2 All Time. Either way. Wilt was an absolute beast! Russell even said Wilt was the Best!
Top 6 Bill Wilt Kareem Shaq Hakeem Moses
@@rickycole6327Bill was 1st gen and Moses was 2nd generation of same basketball soul. Wilt was Gen 1 and Shaq Gen 2. Kareem and Hakeem are similar in same way. Maybe? Just having more fun with hypotheticals like all sport debates are.
"Dream Shake" is my fav
Love the Skyhook.
Before watching Hakeem's game tape, I never knew you can play a center this way.
Wilt is definitely a top 3 center of all-time if not the greatest. His numbers speak for themselves and he would even dominate today with his size and strength
THE GOAT!!
Yes
Chamberlain was an awesome player, no doubt. Apparently with women, too, as he tells it. He dueled with Russell from 1959 to 1969, and his stats back up his greatness, all except one: Championships. Over those 11 (count 'em) years the Boston Celtics with Russell, two years with him as player/coach, won 10, while Philadelphia, with Chamberlain, won one.
Who won head to head regular season games? They played 94, Russell's team won 57, Chamberlain's won 37
Now you say, "those are team stats, so they don't count." I beg to differ. At the time, I was there, Russell was known as a player who made his team better, Chamberlain was known as a player who collected stats. Russell was simply better at winning. I suppose it didn't hurt that Russell's coach was Red Auerbach.
No matter how great Chamberlain was, and he was great, and in an era when centers were most important, Russell was better. It's only people looking at past stats alone that don't understand that.
BTW. I admit to knowing little about Hakeem Olajuwon, but in 17 years his team won 2 Championships.
I agree that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was probably the best, but even he only won 6 championships over 20 years.
@@ChimeraActual Bill Russell did not win those championships by himself. Even Michael Jordan needed to have strong supporting cast built up around him before he won a ring.
@@calguy3838 of course, I agree. But Championships should be in the mix I think. If for no other reason than over the 13 years his teammates changed. Seeing the Bob Cousey behind the back pass in the video reminded me of the early Celtic's vs the later ones.
Russell was no match for Chamberlain physically, nobody ever was, but mentally? In how to win games? Russell was his better.
Tough list great work, Hakeem was more versatile than most big man even in this modern era!!
Wilt is not top 4 he’s easily beat center all time in one season he averaged 50 points, 20 rebounds and is one of the best shot blockers ever. And don’t forget the 100 point game
imo jabbar>>>
Also lead the league in assist as a center one year.
When players break Chamberlain68 records than talk about why he not the greatest. It will never happen
Are you kidding? Wilt could dominate the NBA to day, even though he's dead.
curtis nettleship Bill Russell best him when it matters tho
@@casindrainville1394 Bill's team beat Wilt. Wilt always bested him in every stat.
Easy, he just possesses the best player and forces them to do whatever he wants. LOL GHOST POWER!!!
People used the fact he played against white to take way how great he was
@@Godisa10 Jimmy the basketball youtuber makes a good GOAT case for WIlt Chamberlain. He shows that there were 6'11" or taller centers to guard Wilt on every team in the league, including 2 on one team. And he still dominated guys his own size.
Only two people have had me laugh at how preposterous their footwork was: Jackie Chan and Hakeem.
Wilt was without question the GOAT whose records dwarf all others. He averaged 50 points, 25 rebounds and scored 100 points in a game in the 1962 season, please.
And, of course, Bill Russell won the Championship that year. LMAO!!!!
Call him the GOAT if you want, but if I was a player I'd much rather have won 11 championships. That is the goal with team sports...to win it all, not worry about your stats. I mean come on, Wilt was more concerned at the end of games about fouling out rather than winning the game. Sure he dominated games but I think Shaq could have done the same if he played in Wilt's era.
@@krisharkleroad8 You are spot on.
@@krisharkleroad8 I'll agree with you if we can stop the foolishness then about trying to call Jordan or James the GOAT as clearly they don't have enough titles to be in Russell's class. Otherwise, you're just wrong.
And he didn't win the MVP in '62.
I must agree. Excellent sorting of all time centers. Cannot really disagree with any of your rankings. Especially listing Hakeem #2. Terrific list..
Legend has it Kareem could see the future through his glasses
Wilt vs kareem
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C im scottish but shut the fuck up you dick
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C who asked
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C dont call it soccer you dick
Haha but yes he could see his skyhook swishing 3 seconds later.
The "Dream Shake" was dope!
It's a football move he uses in his days playing in Nigeria.
Shout out to the legend Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon.
I feel like Dave Cowens should have at least gotten an honorable mention on this list. He was as good or better than Wes Unseld. Cowens was on two NBA championship teams with the Celtics, won Rookie of the Year, MVP in 1973, and was an eight-time allstar.
No. He was good, not great. I'd put him in the same category as Parrish, Gilmore, Chambers - somewhere in that 12-20 range. he also had the benefit of playing on great teams.
@@MuckBulligan I think he was very good. There are very few players who put as much heart into their game as he did. I just wish he could have played a few more years with Bird. They were so similar in temperament and commitment to the game. In his mid/late-20s, he could handle any center in the league. I'd say he definitely helped make his teams great.
@@johnfox4446 My God, does Shaq have that many enemies? He certainly deserves a mention, Not questioning your comment, but the story and all the comments!
Wilt got 26 blocks when blocks were never existed that time
@Jimmy Poe And because there was no 3-point line, why would they shoot from far out? Even though they could.
It was all inside, around the key play back then. And they they changed all that, because of Chamberlain too! He'd swat today's NBA aside like a fly.
You forgot Wilt's most blocks were goaltending, I accept Wilt could block cleanly, but the Goaltending rule would decrease his game
Mexichilango wtf are you spewing? I’ve been watching basketball for fifty plus years and they called GT WAY more back then.
Brian Fergus - Then you are a blind, because Wilt's game were great by two factors.
1- His talent and his body.
2 - There weren`t a lot of rules, I think Wilt would dominate at this league, but he wouldn't so dominant like his time. His offense and defense would decrease with the current rules.
I am “a blind” (LOL OK). But seriously, you make no sense, since Wilt had to operate within the goaltending rules. It’s not like they just made that rule up. And you saying that most of Wilts blocks were goaltending is just a load of bs.
Stats and impact place Wilt at the top, by far. People forget Wilt's utter dominance at his position; his strength, his varieties of attack, his stamina. Strange biases are held against him.... Not only the greatest center, but also the GOAT.
Wilt played when nobody could shoot or dribble and the offensive skillset of a center was not developed. Watch clips of him playing. It's a joke.
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@@yuri9795 it's a fact. Watch the clips. Wouldn't pass for rec center ball these days
Lol I can name sooo many centers that would've dominated Wilt's era
Complete nonsense. Russell won 11 titles. Wilt won 2
I got Hakeem at center on my all time starting 5. Dude was incredible.
If we're doing ultimate and not favorites. Magic, Jordan, Bird, Olajuwon, Da Kid
OLAJUWON was Michael Jordan of any center to ever play the game
Shaq wasn’t the only person to get 60 points and 20 rebounds in a game wilt did that in his sleep get your facts straight
Remember when wilt played
Sorry, bc wilt play against way worse plays to make him dominate. If shaq play against wilt, wilt won't make top 10
@@kave4602 that's actually a lie at 50 wilt was benching 500 shaq couldn't get to 500 his whole career he only did 450 and also Wilt was still getting nba contracts at 50 years old don't let Wilt fool you
@@kellonnettles7427 I believe plays are getting better and better over time because new generations learn from the elders and all the nutrients plays get.
@@kave4602 Wilt played against a way more physical league. Plus Shaq was allowed to make a lot of fouls. I believe Wilt would dominate Shaq
Wilt was most dominant player in NBA history, nothing has changed since he retired .
No kidding this was ridiculous. Wilt number 1
Period. Wilt the greatest!
@@LeoS2Fly i have wilt at 2 but i respect it
@@thisismychannel4174 Same
PREACH!
Wilt didn't BULLY his way to the rim...( well , most of the time anyways , lol ) , He was more of a finesse player than anything else. He wanted to show his skill & He said " Ya dont do that by dunk'n the ball" , or something similar.
Yes. The NBA called offensive foiuls in those days when backing in to defensive players.
I agree Wilt most of the time was a finesse player. If he gotten mad or had a temper egads. He was so athletic. Artis Gilmore to me was a lot more physical then Wilt going to the rim. Wilt was strong , fast , and recreated himself many times.
@@darlaevitts3459 agree'd. He had heard so much about Russ & the Celt's that he changed his entire game to play like him & STILL gets shit on all the time. He musta thot , most of his life...WTF do I have to DO ... to get a little respect?? Sheesh!
Olajuwon for me. Ive only seen Wilt and the Doktor in videos and as impressive as so its hard to compare.
Hakeehm Olajuwon will score against anybody EVERY TIME if you do't have any help from your teammate!!! He is the fastest, most skilled center ever live!!!
Moses Malone use to drag all them clowns from 1980-1990.
Wilt Chamberlain was a track and field collegiate All American at Kansas and still holds several records NCAA at Kansas.
Y'all acting like this a pity party for Olajuwan.
@@aarondigby9859 yeah and what the Hakeem haters don’t realize is Hakeem didn’t even start playing basketball till he was 17. He was a soccer goalie. Google what Jordan, Shaq, Kobe, Reggie Miller and the rest of the greats that played with and against Hakeem, had to say about hiim. Hakeem was a monster, helped by Moses Malone.
@@chadwickallen5495 Thanx, I'mma Google up the Dream , when Jordan retired he did go back to back championships.
Hey, I love Kareem, and I'm a Celtics fan so Russell ranks in the top three, but knowing what Chamberlain did there's really no one who comes close. He's the ONLY player ever to not only average 30 / 20 in a single season but over an entire career!!! Chamberlain holds 72 NBA records, 68 by himself. Among his records are several that are considered unbreakable, such as averaging 22.9 rebounds for a career or 50.4 points per game in a season, scoring 100 points or 55 rebounds in a single game, scoring 65 or more points 15 times, 50 or more points 118 times. I could go on, but you get the point
There were a lot more possessions and nobody could shoot or dribble. No shit there are going to be more rebounds. Look at how many times Wilt catches his own missed post shot upwards of 2 times before finally scoring because nobody else has a chance of getting it. Guys dribbled with one hand while looking down at the ball. The league was a joke when Wilt was putting up those numbers. He never faced anything like the centers of the 80s and 90s.
@@clivewarren3403 still the greatest of all time and the most dominant player ever. Mans a myth
@@abaih2369 yeah 90% myth
Frankincensed don't forget 26 blocks in a game
Duncan and there were only 8-14 teams
Wilt is always number one he had the speed, the strength, the athleticism, and height to be a great player. Then he dominated the nba and had to have rules made to make it harder for him to play so take that into account
Pure facts. He is the GOAT
In a weak ass era, and he barely won rings too. Wilt is overrated
@@anjr9915 the era wasn’t was weak as people put it U have Hella Legends from that era have some respect for ur elders
@@anjr9915 without wilt,jerry west, Bill russel, Larry bird,Kareem etc just stfu and yeah some of them didn’t play in the same era but they were still dominant back in the “Weak era”
@@katrinahardges Larry Bird and Kareem weren't in Wilt's Era so you can just stop talking right there
Wilt is ranked too low. In his prime, there was no one more versatile, more athletic and more powerful. Had he played for Boston instead of Russell, he's have 15 rings. That said, his lesser-talented teams were never far from the Celts at the end of the day -- because they had him! Like he said, the NBA changed the rules to help Jordan's game. The changed the rules to hurt his. GOAT.
But if his numbers were so great why did he only win two chips
"New York fans will probably always have mixed feelings about Patrick Ewing"
They shouldn't have. He is most definitely an all time great.
I don't know what the fuck this lady is talking about, he's pretty much universally loved here in New York
Patrick Ewing head coach at Georgetown University
Hakeem is actually immensely incredible when you really look at his game. I would literally put Hakeem in top 5. Even top 3.
Dream first
@@averyt6521 woah woah woah really?
@@thisismychannel4174 of we are running and I have first pick, I am picking Magic first and second Hakeem he is that good to me.
@@averyt6521 No way he’s ahead of bill,wilt,and Kareem
@@greatdane1991 He was way better than Bill. He had more moves and skills than Wilt and Bill combined. This was a good compilation. The only center that I would pick over Hakeem in the prime would be Kareem. That is it. They both not only had power and agility but true skills.
WILT IS THE “ONLY” PLAYER ON NBA HISTORY TO HAVE A “QUIN DOUBLE/DOUBLE”
Unofficially.
That is because the stat box wasn’t created yet. Another example Oscar Robinson average to triple double for the first seven seasons that he played but they didn’t officially start making it a statline for triple double that’s her after his eighth season
@@mikes.johnson204 but they kept track of all the components of a triple double. For a long time steals and blocks were not officially recorded. Same with offensive rebounds.
I knew Hakeem would get much love in the comments. He wasn't American, or Christian, but the best. Glad to see him get the love he deserves. My favorite!
Kareem was my 1st favorite player, Wilt was exceptional, but Hakeem Olajuwan was absolutely AMAZING!!!
Skill-wise I think Hakeen was the most complete center of all the centers in this list. Being so dominant defensively and offensively with so much grace and style is a tremendously hard feat to accomplish. The fact that he still teaches some of the best players in the league in the art of the low-post just goes to show how honed his skills are.
Hey, guess who taught Hakeem Olajuwon those moves in Houston?
Moses Malone
@@tppwttiger2244 and guess when hakeem started learning bball 15
and when was it stated and i dont remember moses using those moves
@@kingt2olase94
That’s because you were too young to know how good Moses Malone was back then. I have known Moses Malone since I was a child, in 1975. If you weren’t born in the 60’s like me then you have no idea how good Moses was in the low post.
Moses ran summer camps in Houston and one of his protégés was Hakeem Olajuwon. Look it up.
@@tppwttiger2244 look man I get it, Moses was all time great. But Moses didn't teach Hakeem those moves. Moses wasn't doing no half-spin, fadeway pump fake into a dunk. That was all the Dream. Nobody could do the Dream Shake like the Hakeem, before or after him.
Nah bro Wilt
"He was the only player in NBA history to record 40 points and 20 rebounds in a game at least 4 times" Except, Wilt averaged that, for a season, 3 times. "The only player to win the scoring title without making a 3 point field goal" Except every player who did that prior to the rule being instituted. "the only player to score 60 points and 20 rebounds in a game" Except Wilt, who did it 23 times and, Elgin Baylor who also did it once. It's so ludicrous to make things up when he was a decent enough player without lying about it. By the way, had blocks and steals been stats when Wilt and Russell played, Wilt's number would look even more ridiculous than they are. This list is laughable at it's rankings and blatant lies. Keeping Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain out of the 1 and 2 spot shows your generational bias.
I agree. I tend to laugh at any list that doesn't have Russell at #1. He was the most important player on teams that won 11 titles in 13 seasons (13 in 15 if you add in NCAA). Chamberlain was a beast though. Imagine what his point total would be if he could shoot FTs. I understand how someone could rank Jabbar #1, though I don't agree with it. Olajuwon was a great player, but he wasn't Russell or Chamberlain.
Back in Wilt's day people thought it was somehow unfair to be that big. Some didn't like the fallaway shot. There was an article about him "nobody roots for Goliath". Not the best liked but easily the best center ever was Wilt.
I like Hakeem second. If Chamberlain had better teammates and a coach like Red Auerbach he would have had more rings.
@@davidvanwagener6097 Russel was a better team player but wilt was the better overall player
Wilt played vs plumbers.
@@allanhouston6759 ok if he played against plumbers why did no one else have ridiculous stat lines like him Dumbass
The year Wilt averaged 50 pts a game, it was a point early in that same season where he was averaging an incredible 64 pts per game through the first 30 games of the season. He went 3 games in a row scoring over 64 pts, and scored at least 60 pts in 6 out of 10 games.
@KB Who cares? Keep guys in their eras.
No issues Kareem was marvelous although Olajuwons my favorite
I feel Mount Mutumbo doesn’t get enough credit and respect
Wes Unsold,
HOWARD> Mutombo
@@lucasortigoza7467 your wrong😂
@@bigamerican4400 not really. Check D-12's accolades
Needed to play offense.
Solid list!
Great list.
7:10 wilt chaimberlin has multiple season averging 40 points and 20 rebounds
His number shots per game high compared to other centers, thus scoring average. More shots went up so more chances for rebounds. The game has changed. He was great just the same - a great all around athlete who carried a chiseled body and passion for getting to the basket. He was physically very strong.
Who cares? He played against terrible competition!
@@KyleHurd Wrong. He not only played against Russell, but also Thurmond, Reed, Bellamy, and Lanier, all of whom are better than any center in the league today. Even Wes Unseld, who was considered very short for a center in the 60's is the same height as Ben Wallace, and in fact a better all-around player than Wallace. "Grandpa" Wilt also faced Artis Gilmore, and of course Kareem.
@@tunanorth Wilt always outplayed Gilmore and played Kareem even for a couple of years, while Kareem was at his peak and Wilt was retiring.
@@AndyZach Yes, that's what I said. Others claim there was "no competition".
It's Wilt Chamberlain and then everyone else. The man was a physical anomaly. He had a season where he averaged 48.5 minutes a game
AwildGoonch he was probably the best athlete of all time and there might never be anyone as athletic as him but he didn’t have enough skill I don’t think
Name me one other center from his time other than bill Russell.
@@joelopez9762 Zelmo Beaty, Nate Thurmond, Willis Reed, Walt Bellamy, Bob Lanier, Jerry Lucas, Wes Unseld, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lou Alcinder at the time) - Those are just the Hall of Fame centers he played against back when there was less than 14 teams in the league
@@AwildGoonch and how many of those are considered top 10 centers
He played against the worst competition in league history and still only had 2 rings! He's overrated hype
Bill Walton was as good as anyone for 2 years. He was also the best college player ever. To bad injuries hurt him.
He was the second best college player ever. If he had won that 3rd championship he would be # 1.
He did have the single best Final Four game ever. So he’s 99.99 to Alcindor’s 100.
@@rileymrr1 Thanks for straightening him out, Mike. Great job!
Walton was great but, Kareem had 3 state titles , 3 Ncaa titles and 6 NBA titles. If your including all 3 it's Kareem period.
Bill is the second greatest college basketball player of all time he is also the second greatest UCLA Hoops player of all time and he will tell you that.
Injuries hurt most people.
Excellent list. All those guys deserve being in the Top Ten. Now the arguments of who should have been where can begin. I'd have liked to see Yao Ming on the list but his carreer was shortened by injuries. Shaq said he was the toughest man he ever played against.
Glad to see my man Wes Unseld get the respect he deserves. Unseld was a dominant center who stuffed the paint like no other.
Yeah it’s a shame he’s so underrated
Yep, cause wilt stuffed the whole floor not just the paint.
Anybody who’s actually seen Wilt would agree he’s the GOAT. Dude is like a mythological legend.
Have you seen wilt?
Agreed
@@AcousticOlli I agree with you. When Kareem played against a dominant center, such as hakeem, he got completely shut down.
Russell, Jerry West, Kareem? They didn’t once say Wilt was the GOAT
@@AcousticOlli who is the best center of all time then cuz in my opinion as much as I wanted to say Wilt it’s definitely Kareem I think so but Idk tho
Great list
Where is George Mikan? He has 7 pro titles and 1 college title. 6 titles with the Lakers. That’s one more than Magic or Kobe have with the Lakers. He also helped to integrate the NBA. And he was the main reason the 24 second clock came into being.
Mikan is the man. And don't forget he had one hell of a brain too! He's one of the major reasons why the NBA is what it is today.
Mikan did not integrate anything; the Celtics signed the 1st black player. Mikan won his rings in Minnesota in an all white league. Great player, for sure, maybe #9 or 10.
Mikan was a bum lets be honest... couldnt go head to head with none of the guys in this video
@@truthkeeper9959
What does that even mean. He still won all those titles.
Will the guys who are playing now be able to go head to head with players 50 years from now?
@@rileymrr1 skill for skill tick for tact mikan is nowhere close to any center from the 60s untill today in the NBA.. is that better?
1. Wilt (most dominant player ever)
2. Kareem (leads all time points scored)
3. Russell (best defender ever, won 11 titles)
4. Hakeem (was elite all-round)
5. Shaq (dominated for most of his career)
6. Moses (was elite all-round)
7. Robinson (was elite all-round)
8. Ewing (was elite all-round)
9. Nate Thurmond (one of the best defenders of all time)
10. Dikembe (best shot blocker of all time)
+Oscar Burke Perfect.
hakeem is the best shot blocker
+melokid99 Hakeem may lead in blocks all time, but he definately could not match dikembe in pure shot blocking ability. If I were to choose one player to guard the paint I would choose dikembe over hakeem
+Oscar Burke
I respectfully disagreee, Hakeem exerted more energy doing other things like scoring, steals, assisting, and defending. He wasn't able to just focus on blocking shots like Dikembe who was less than average when it came to score. Hakeem was the focal point of his team carry the bulk of the load for his team. Dikembe was a great shoot blocker but he didn't possess the athlethicism and footwork as Hakeeem. This is why Hakeem is the all time leader of block shots.
Shaq was much better than Hakeem. He dominated the guy. Routinely
When Wilt Chamberlin was an old man he gave everybody he played a fit, so go back, and look who he played against, and you will see he shouldn't be ranked where you've got him; he was the best I've ever seen!!!
H.D. Red Hakeem gave everyone fits even Kareem
Wilt played against Russell,Kareem,Thurmond,Reed,Lanier and Bellamy. What was that comment in the video about the competition he played against.
He played against one guy who belongs on this list which is Kareem and Kareem was better than him the moment he stepped onto an NBA court. Wilt is mostly myth. Watch actual clips of Wilt playing. Hakeem would cook him easily.
Wilt played against garbage his whole career and still only won 2 rings. He's overrated hype
@Brett Clayton you do realize that Wilt also played with several hall of fame players on his team too right?
pretty good list but i still think the number 1 spot is a fight between Russell and Chamberlain
As a kid I watched Wilt, my favorite player, go against Russel, and I was enthralled. One playoff, Russel went to dunk, Wilt blocked it. They went to the other end, Wilt went to dunk, Russel blocked it. I was smoking my cigars and making bets on online games, but I spent all my money on cheap whiskey, fast cars and wild women.
I should have taken second grade more seriously.
It's okay, Lawrence; at least you did well in Gr1 & Kindergarten. Eventually!
Hey LT,You didn't do to bad yourself.
Glad to see Hakeem getting the credit he deserves
Wilt never followed out of a game. Greatest record in NBA history. Used to watch him play volleyball in Santa Monica, near the pier. He'd come over with friends (and his two great danes) when the weather was bad, so no one would bother him. Retired, 50+, and still agile as hell.
"followed"..."fouled" (dammit).
@@alanfoster6589 auto spell correct sometimes don't work right?
@@aarondigby9859 rite ;)
Wilt is also in the Volleyball Hall of Fame!
FInally someone who gives Hakeem Olajuwon the recogtion he deservers.........in most ppl list he is not even top 5 which is a slap in the face
Patrick never have the help that mj akeem
This list is spot on
Wilt at 4 is absurd. And Artist Gilmore probably deserves a place over Mutombo.
Amen.
Where is javale mcgee?
Artis hahaha no bro, Dekembe was a beast for his entire career and was the 2nd greatest blocker of all time. Artis had one really good mvp season but he aint no Dekembe
+Andrew Stanfel he is better than dikemebe
Nope he had no competition so get over it
I'm an old man, 63, I've seen all the best centers. Now one man that needs mentioning is Robert Parish. A center myself, 3 years in the NBA...I played against this man. Important- for every move, he did, and is covered, he had a second move to get a open shot, hook, or dunk. Footwork of a point gaurd, touch of a shooting gaurd, soft hands, stronger than anyone.... overshadowed by bird, McHale, u need to understand how greatness is measured!
I hadn't thought of Robert Parish.
Parish was a great player. Good hands and ran the floor like a deer. Amazing that Kareem was able to dominate him and the Celtic Frontline in 1985 at 38 years of age.
@@realg5276 B.S. Let's talk about '86.
The Chief has 4 rings and was one of the best running centers in the league .
Yet they have Mutumbo , Ewing and Unseld ranked .
Pitifully ignorant of NBA history!!!
This is a great list. Feels like Jokic would be at number 5 on the list currently but could definitely keep moving up.
Olajuwon was that dude. In the late 90s, he dominated a prime/MVP D Rob and a young, dominant Shaq in the same season. The next year, he dominated a great Ewing. It's rare to see a player excel against such great competition. I think Alonzo Mourning deserves an honorable mention too.
Hakeem also is the only player in history to win a championship without any all stars and no hall of famers on his team
dera michaels Clyde Drexler? (Kenny smith? I am not sure if he is a HOF but I am pretty sure he is)
You forgot about the hall famer drexler!!
BETTO HOUSTON I said him already
@@ice_springtrap8225 The Houston team that won the championship in 1994 did not have Drexler. And Kenny Smith is not a HOF yet.
Seth Dugan oh we are talking about the 94 championship I thought he was talking about the 95 championship
12:00 I grew up in this era and I remember time would stand still when Kareem went for his signature sky hook.
Was a thing of beauty, finesse, style and grace. He was unstoppable and a pleasure to watch.
From *New Zealand* 🇳🇿👍
I have Kareem my 2 center behind wilt. Wilt past his prime was able to handle prime Kareem blow for blow. I think wilt the only guy that was able to get high enough to block the sky hook as well. Video out there of wilt blocking numerous sky hooks right in a row and to think was after wilt survey is nuts
KAJ is the greatest. 20 years of dominance. Never had a major injury in 2 decades of banging the post . That's incredible
Great list. I've long believed that a case can be made for Chamberlain not only being the greatest center of all time but also the greatest NBA player of all time ... definitely, the most dominant.
....and, he accomplished all this while pleasing/servicing 22, 000 ladies!!
Wilt defined the center position. He had skill, speed and strength. Russell and Wilt should be the top two spots.
Sorry, but game footage doesn’t lie. You can look at them play and instantly tell that bill and Hakeem are in different leagues when it comes to offensive skill set- if you tell me that dikembe mutubo was on that Celtics team doesn’t come close to the success they had with bill, I’d think your crazy
Wilt had power and agility but no true moves or skills like Hakeem or Kareem.
@@jeremiecollier-freed3170 bills game wasn't offensive no body is saying he is an offensive demi God, but on defense he is the goat and there is no debate, in 13 seasons he has a combined 130 defensive win shares (11x leader) in 20 years with the spurs dynasty tim duncon no.2 in defensive winshares only has 100 that is an insane difference, no one had better defensive iq then bill russel he had actual control over the shots he blocked as his blocking and passing the ball. He had insane leaping ability and just from clips you can see his not fouling his man to block his shots his doing it extremely clean. There is no one in nba history able to replace bill russel on defense it's complelty dumb to say that. No disrespect to dekembe but his gonna be sitting on the bench with a broken leg if his playing in the 60s. Hakeem was better in offense and offensive moves, but bill russel was better rebounder,shot blocked,defensive iq,defensive skill set,leader,play off preformer,game 7 performer and playmaker
Yes, with Russell #1 because he owned Wilt.
@@samwaugh1464 russel stats vs wilt clearly shows who was individually dominating who, what you mean to say is THE CELETICS dominated wilts team
Finally hakeem gets the respect he deserves.
I agree 100%.
ikr
about time!!!!
I. A. I agree
Hakeem is overrated asf
This is one of the best list I have ever seen.
Hakeem "The Dream" was my favorite all time because I saw him personally he is the most complete center of all time
Olajuwon dominated every center he ever played. Dominated Kareem when he was only 23
That was old Lakers Kareem Hakeem has no change against bucks Kareem
@@MrRat2982 that's a bold statement
@@228allday no it’s not Hakeem looks like a baby compared to bucks kareem
@@MrRat2982 that's so true it's not even funny
He dominated the "old" Kareem.
FINALLY SOME LOVE FOR HAKEEM. Easily the most skilled center to ever play the game.
Hakeem is overrated sorry
SChome100. im legendary
SChome100 underrated* the man is #1 in Blocks of all time. and destroy Ewing,Robinson, young Shaq, Shawn Kemp, and Karl Malone
RainyTV only because blocks weren't counted back when Russell and Wilt played. Refs, announcers, and sports writers all say that they averaged around 10 blocks per game.
Vince Carter I
Well said about the dream. And let me know if I’m wrong, but at the time when he won his 1st championship he was the only player to win it with nothing but role players around him. Dirk being the next guy to do so. Everyone else had at least an all star as a team mate. He did it with out one. Say sum!!!!!
Wilt did it in 1967 no?
Otis Thorpe who was an all-star in 1992 was on the 93 team with the Dream.
hakeem definitely did have a all star CALIBER teammate in clyde drexler, but yea i guess so
@@thisismychannel4174 in 95 my man
To piggy back off what your saying I can't put Lebron in top 5 category simply his terrible finals record all the teams been all first ballot hall of famers he still can't produce I'm sorry what OLAJUWON did was incredible if he had at least two or three more rings then their be no question of his dominance ever player seeks his training on low post play.
You’re out of your mind! Wilt is the GOAT. All the stats you mention such as Shaq having four 40-20 games as the most ever, Wilt had a season of 50-25.
His finesse as a player makes Kareem
Look like a toddler.
Blocks weren’t a stat in his era. But there are over 100 televised games where footage exists of his games. He averaged 8.8 blocks a game. He averaged over 5 steals a game. He invented the finger roll. He was not simply a man who bulled his way into the low post to score. The man had a killer fade away jump shot.
Kareem, Hakeem and couldn’t carry his jockstrap.
Terrible injustice to Wilt in this list.
I’m an Olajuwon fan, but I have no problem with the man @ #1.
This list is shit where's Kendrick Perkins and Moses Cuh?
+Giovanni Gonzalez don forget JaVale he was the first real dominate shaqtin player you know what I mean
Moses Cuh😂😂😂😂😂
And hasheem tabeet
Pendrick Kerkins*
+SHANE DEMARS lml
Chamberlain won 7 scoring title without 3
Not to mention a career average 23 RPG
Wilt was number 1, no argument. The man holds like every record.
I agree
@@westonthomas367 thanks, he was the best athlete in the history of the NBA and he holds almost every record. Also the guy was ridiculously intelligent, especially for an athlete.
He played with janitors at that time and most of them are just 5ft tall. 🥱
@@abdullahmacapando2451 incorrect
@@abdullahmacapando2451 so dumb legit get your facts right, his 55 rebound game was against bill russle "the best rebounder oat" and his 100 point game was against a 7' center. He legit played with other greatest including Kareem Baylor west bob cousy Nate Thurmond bully Cunningham Rick Barry bill russle etc.
You forgot to mention Wilt won two titles, which were among two of the best teams ever in a single season. He probably has the most blocks ever because they didn't keep the stat til late. He is on film with 26 in one game versus Detroit. Wilt is the best, period.
Oh, Wilt also played with finesse, displaying a great fall away jump shot. He didn't simply bull his way in like Shaq, also a great center.
The Big Dipper was best ever do it !
Best Center - Wilt.............The GOAT - Russell
Today's athletes and the style of dribbling makes the modern day teams more difficult to play against. Also, the available training aids and medical advances have created athletes that the early players couldn't stack up with.
Wilt was all about Wilt and that is way he ONLY has two titles.
Hakeem is 2nd. Thank you for not under rating him.
Even though I think The Dream should be 3rd, Kareem 2nd, and Wilt 1st, having Hakeem at 2nd is definitely unarguable.
Oscar Medina Skill wise Hakeem really number one but Wilt, Shaq, Kareem etc all had better careers easily
@@MINK2393 - Reminding the fact NBA used to produce excellent centers.
I'll go Robinson, for other reasons not mentioned, Navy graduate with college records, served our country, 3 time olympian with several records, and a heck of a gentleman!!!
Which player in the history of the game had by far the most rules changed to nullify his dominance? You guessed it, WILT!
Hakeem over Wilt?! They both won 2 championships and Wilt crushes Hakeem statistically.
is antawn Jamison better than tmac?
True but Hakeem played in a far harder era with slower pace making wilts numbers inflated. He was also a superior defender and won with a worse team
+Nathan Adeleye Inflated?! LMAO!😆 At the end of chamberlains career he's out rebounding other centers in their prime, such as Jabbar, Thurman, Unseld, Cowans, Lanier, Bellamy, Hayes, and Reed. His last year he set the NBA record for field-goal percentage, 72.7%.
Hakeem is playing in a 30 team league where he doesn't have to go against a quality center every night. He only had to play Ewing and O'Neil twice a year.
***** I'm not disrespecting Wilt's achievements and he is top 3 at the center position for me, in fact I wouldn't categorically deny him as greater than Hakeem, but he isn't light-years ahead. Wilt was a better rebounder but the only way that his efficiency would translate into a more modern NBA is in a DeAndre Jordan esque role and since he wouldn't have as much of a size/speed advantage. He did obviously score far more but Hakeem is the best low post player of all time in terms of post moves, and is defensive versatility is almost unmatched in NBA history add in the fact that he is the NBA's top shot blocker. Hakeem didn't encounter a team like the celtics but the west was extremely hard to get through. I personally don't take the assists title seriously though because it wouldn't happen in any later point in NBA history.
***** As for how you worked out Wilt's averages did you consider minutes as well because he averaged around 46 minutes per game, also his scoring decreased in the playoffs whereas Hakeem stepped up in most major categories on the big stage.