Moses Malone (1975-1995)
When you are a center, you will often find yourself on the free-throw line. If you can pick someone to do this, Moses Malone should be the first guy you think of. He raked in the freest throws in the NBA’s history with an average of 9.1 free throws per 48 minutes played! Aside from that, he also made the second-highest average in terms of offensive rebounds with 7.2 per 48 minutes played. Very few people are better than this center. After all, he averaged 22.1 points per game in the postseason during the course of his career. This number will make your jaw drop if you know anything about basketball. In the past, he brought home MVP honors thrice. He also got picked for the All-Star team 13 times and then four times for the All-NBA first team.
Moses Malone (1975 1995)
Hakeem Olajuwon (1985-2002)
First of all, it must be fun to have the coolest moniker in the NBA. Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon lived up to the nickname! He had an average of 2.3 steals per 48 minutes, the highest among the league’s centers. Aside from that, he averaged 3.1 blocks per game, the second-highest for the position. This number climbed to 3.3 blocks per game when it comes to playoff average. He proved to be a reliable scorer in those games, with an average of 25.9 points per game. Did you know that he is actually the center with the highest number of appearances at the playoffs? He got to play in nine of those! He was named the MVP once, bagged two titles, and dubbed Defensive Player of the Year twice. And last but not least, he is a 12-time All-Star player! How can you possibly not be impressed?
Hakeem Olajuwon (1985 2002)