Settling the Debate: The Greatest Centers To Have Ever Played the Game

Sparked by the recent discussion on Alonzo Mourning, it got me thinking where would he, and other similarly caliber centers rank in an All-Time sense. Who makes the Top Ten, and who doesn't make the cut. The rankings will be heavily favor peak play and career accomplishments. For the sake of keeping the article short, this article will only contain my picks from No. 1-10. The rest from 11-20 should be in another installment, and possibly more later. The first question to ask yourself is, what is a dominant center? There's no specific definition, but on a general basis, it's one that can anchor a team's offense and defense, with the ability to make their teammates better. The general candidates for the self proclaimed title of the "Greatest Center of All-Time," consists of usually the same ensemble; Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O'neal. I'd like to first get out of the way the myth that Kareem was ...