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The greatest centers in NBA history, by their honors. Set two sides of all-time NBA centers against each other and decide who takes each row, or call it even.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

C · LAL

Tim Duncan

C/PF · SA

Hakeem Olajuwon

C · HOU

Wilt Chamberlain

C · LAL

Shaquille O'Neal

C · LAL

Bob Pettit

C/PF · ATL

Kevin Garnett

C/PF · MIN

David Robinson

C · SA

Bill Russell

C · BOS

Moses Malone

C/PF · HOU

Willis Reed

C/PF · NY

Wes Unseld

C/PF · WSH

Dave Cowens

C/SF · BOS

George Mikan

C · LAL

Bill Walton

C · LAC

Bob McAdoo

C · LAL

Jerry Lucas

C/PF · SAC

Dolph Schayes

C/PF · PHI

Patrick Ewing

C · NY

Robert Parish

C · BOS

Nate Thurmond

C/PF · GS

Elvin Hayes

C/PF · WSH

Dikembe Mutombo

C · DEN

Alonzo Mourning

C · MIA

Pau Gasol

C/PF · LAL

Vlade Divac

C · LAL

Yao Ming

C · HOU

Anthony Davis

C/PF · NO

Amar'e Stoudemire

C/PF · PHX

Ralph Sampson

C · HOU

Arvydas Sabonis

C · POR

Bob Lanier

C · DET

Phil Jackson

C/PF · LAL

Tom Heinsohn

C/SF · BOS

Ed Macauley

C/PF · BOS

Walt Bellamy

C · NY

Connie Hawkins

C/SF · PHX

Don Barksdale

C · WSH

Nikola Jokić

C · DEN

Dan Issel

C/PF · DEN

Clyde Lovellette

C · ATL

Dwight Howard

C/PF · ORL

Gus Johnson

C/SF · IND

Artis Gilmore

C · CHI

George McGinnis

C/PF · IND

Wayne Embry

C · SAC

Zelmo Beaty

C · ATL

Nathaniel Clifton

C/PF · NY

Mel Daniels

C · IND

BHBob Houbregs

C · BOS

Joel Embiid

C · PHI

Ben Wallace

C/PF · DET

Dino Rađa

C/PF · BOS

Joakim Noah

C · CHI

Jack Sikma

C/PF · MIL

Arnie Risen

C · BOS

NJNeil Johnston

C · GS

Elton Brand

C/PF · LAC

Rudy Gobert

C · UTAH

Marc Gasol

C · MEM

Mark Eaton

C · UTAH

Chris Webber

C/PF · SAC

Kevin Love

C/PF · CLE

Tyson Chandler

C · CHI

Buck Williams

C/PF · BKN

John Thompson

C · BOS

Chris Bosh

C/PF · TOR

Karl-Anthony Towns

C · MIN

Andrew Bogut

C · MIL

Rasheed Wallace

C/PF · POR

Jermaine O'Neal

C/PF · IND

Domantas Sabonis

C/PF · SAC

Žydrūnas Ilgauskas

C · CLE

Brad Daugherty

C · CLE

Christian Laettner

C/PF · WSH

DeAndre Jordan

C · LAC

DeMarcus Cousins

C · SAC

Marcus Camby

C/PF · DEN

Zach Randolph

C/PF · MEM

Brook Lopez

C · BKN

Nikola Vučević

C · ORL

Chris Kaman

C · LAC

Al Horford

C/PF · ATL

Andrew Bynum

C · LAL

Alperen Şengün

C · HOU

Horace Grant

C/PF · CHI

Bill Laimbeer

C · DET

David Lee

C/PF · NY

Andre Drummond

C · DET

Vin Baker

C/PF · OKC

Rik Smits

C · IND

Juwan Howard

C/PF · WSH

Alvan Adams

C/PF · PHX

Darrall Imhoff

C · PHI

Jaren Jackson Jr.

C/PF · MEM

Boris Diaw

PG/C · SA

Roy Hibbert

C · IND

Jarrett Allen

C · CLE

Emeka Okafor

C/PF · CHA

Brad Miller

C · SAC

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