Your Top-5 Centers 25 and Younger

[BleedGreen1989]

Who doesn't like rankings?

Thinking the other day about all the promising young big men in the NBA and I was curious as to people's rankings taking into account everything (Bynum and knee issues, Cousins behavior, Drummonds lack of expierce, ect)

Just to rattle off a few who are 25 or younger in no perticular order:

-Andrew Bynum
-Demarcus Cousins
-Andre Drummond
-Greg Monroe
-Nikola Vucevic
-Enes Kanter
-Brook Lopez
-Derrick Favors
-Larry Sanders

My top 5:

-Brook Lopez (arguably the best offensive center in the NBA)
-Demarcus Cousins (still loads of potential)
-Andre Drummond (elite defensive potential)
-Larry Sanders (terrific defensive anchor)
-Nikola Vucevic (elite level rebounder and just getting started)

[rondoallaturca]

Jonas Valanciunas deserves consideration.

[BleedGreen1989]

Jonas Valanciunas deserves consideration.

True. I knew I was forgetting at least 1 guy...

[KGs Knee]

Cousins has the most talent, but unless he gets himself out of that cesspool that is Sacramento (and gets his mind right), he probably won't live up to his potential.

[cman88]

how could you forget Roy hibbert? Guy really stepped up his game in the playoffs last year....it has to be scary for Miami that 2 of their top competitors in the east boast offensively talented 7 footers

[BleedGreen1989]

how could you forget Roy hibbert? Guy really stepped up his game in the playoffs last year....it has to be scary for Miami that 2 of their top competitors in the east boast offensively talented 7 footers

Roy Hibbert is 26 years old

[hpantazo]

My top 5 from this list:

1) Drummond: League MVP potential, Dwight Howard without the head case issues

2) Brook Lopez: Top offensive center, KG can take him to the next level on defense

3) Cousins: The most talented of the bunch, but still a head case

4) Monroe: Excellent all around talent but has peaked imo

5) Anthony Davis: He's a center in this NBA

[RJ87]

1.) Brook Lopez
2.) Jonas Valanciunas
3.) Andre Drummond
4.) Andrew Bynum
5.) Demarcus Cousins

[ronaldo943]

1. Drummond
2. Cousins
3. Davis
4. Monroe
5. Lopez

[Edgar]

I better NOT play fantasy this year.

[lightspeed5]

Demarcus

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everyone else


Bynum is a joke and will never play again.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

1.) A healthy Andrew Bynum
2.) DeMarcus Cousins
3.) Brook Lopez
4.) Greg Monroe
5.) Nikola Vucevic

I need to see more from Jonad Valancinuas but he's close to bumping out Vucevic in my list. I considet Drummond a PF. As long as he plays along side Greg Monroe, he's a 4 to me.

[clover]

1.) A healthy Andrew Bynum
2.) DeMarcus Cousins
3.) Brook Lopez
4.) Greg Monroe
5.) Nikola Vucevic

I need to see more from Jonad Valancinuas but he's close to bumping out Vucevic in my list. I considet Drummond a PF. As long as he plays along side Greg Monroe, he's a 4 to me.

I would think Drummond, at 7' and 279 pounds as a 19-year-old, is a pure center and Monroe the one playing the 4 in that situation.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

1.) A healthy Andrew Bynum
2.) DeMarcus Cousins
3.) Brook Lopez
4.) Greg Monroe
5.) Nikola Vucevic

I need to see more from Jonad Valancinuas but he's close to bumping out Vucevic in my list. I considet Drummond a PF. As long as he plays along side Greg Monroe, he's a 4 to me.

I would think Drummond, at 7' and 279 pounds as a 19-year-old, is a pure center and Monroe the one playing the 4 in that situation.

Drummond is listed at 6'10".

[hpantazo]

1.) A healthy Andrew Bynum
2.) DeMarcus Cousins
3.) Brook Lopez
4.) Greg Monroe
5.) Nikola Vucevic

I need to see more from Jonad Valancinuas but he's close to bumping out Vucevic in my list. I considet Drummond a PF. As long as he plays along side Greg Monroe, he's a 4 to me.

I would think Drummond, at 7' and 279 pounds as a 19-year-old, is a pure center and Monroe the one playing the 4 in that situation.

Drummond is listed at 6'10".

It's debatable. He's listed at 7 ft on wikipedia, 6'11 on yahoo sports, and 6'10 on cbs sports and NBA.com

He's also 19, which means he can still grow an inch or two.