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🏀 Best NBA Center Right Now

Who rules the paint?

The center is the last line of defense under the basket and one of the most physically demanding positions in basketball — reach, rebounding, and rim protection all matter here. In recent years the position has evolved from pure anchor players into versatile bigs who can also shoot from outside and initiate offense.

According to the RankitAll community, Nikola Jokić is the favorite in the "Best NBA Center Right Now" ranking. Victor Wembanyama follows in 2nd place, and Joel Embiid in 3rd. The result is based on 2846 votes.

2846 votes · Updated continuously · As of 10/3/2026

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#	Term	Elo
🥇	Nikola Jokić	1330 278 duels
🥈	Victor Wembanyama	1264 280 duels
🥉	Joel Embiid	1211 293 duels
4	Anthony Davis	1070 270 duels
5	Domantas Sabonis	923 322 duels
6	Bam Adebayo	839 279 duels
7	Karl-Anthony Towns CLOSE	819 266 duels
8	Rudy Gobert	753 299 duels
9	Jaren Jackson Jr.	711 279 duels
10	Alperen Şengün	588 280 duels

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