The difference between a traditional center and Downs.

Seeing that the Lakers' backup center Howard has been reused recently, we have to feel that it was the era of small ball that ruined these excellent traditional centers. However, we can still see that some center players are making progress with the changes of the times. They adapted to the changes of the times and became the dominant players in the new era, especially Embiid of Philadelphia 76ers and Jokic of Denver Nuggets.

So Bitar, the author of American media Fadeawayworld, also listed the best centers in the league after the All-Star Game, and divided them into five grades according to their strength. See who's in it and who's undervalued or overvalued.

No 1: embid and jokic.

There are only two people in the 1 file, namely Embiid and djokic. Both of them led the team to become a strong playoff team in the 20021-2022 season. Both of them are the best centers in the league, and both of them are popular candidates for MVP in the regular season. So Embiid and djokic are in the first gear, there is almost no doubt.

Second gear: Downs, Goldberg.

There are only two players in the second gear. Downs finally joined hands with Edwards and Danhcrochi Russell to hit the playoffs in the new season. Downs, who won the All-Star Three-Point Championship, is also an all-around center in the new era, but the Timberwolves don't need him to show too much outside shooting ability, they need him to create threats inside. As a popular candidate for defensive player of the year this season, Gobert may also win the rebounding championship this season. As a traditional center, Gobert's role in Jazz should not be underestimated. The second gear is fine for both.

3rd gear: Ayton, Adebayor, jarrett Allen, cappella, Vucevic, Varanciunas.

Jarrett Allen, Ayton and cappella are all traditional centers. Aidan is the core of Sun's inside line, and his attack and defense is the focus of Sun's inside line. Cappella is the core of the Eagle inside. Although the offensive end is average, the defensive end relies on daring to play and becomes a very strong insider. Young jarrett Allen is the inside core of the Cavaliers, and his partner Evan Mobry has also made the Cavaliers rise in an instant this season. And these three people's rebounding ability and inside defense ability are good.

Adebayor, Vucevic and Varanciunas are all insiders in the new era, but Adebayor, who plays for the Heat, rarely takes shots on the outside, and he is more attacking on the inside. Vucevic plays for the Bulls and is the starting center of the team. In the new season, he is guarding the inside of the bulls, which is quite good. As for Varanciunas, playing for the Pelicans has also helped the team get back on track recently, especially without Zion Williams. All six are the starting centers of the team, and there is not much controversy about the personal performance and team record of the third gear.

The fourth gear: Wood, Adams, Bobby Portis, Evan Mobry, myles turner, nurkic, harel, robert williams III, Wendell Carter Jr., Porter, al horford and andre drummond.

4th gear 12 players, Rocket Wood, Nets Andre drummond and Cavaliers Evan Mobry are all underestimated. All three have the strength of all-star starting centers, but their chances in the team are not the best. Wood has some contradictions with the team this season. There are more young players in the team than himself, which makes him unable to become the core of team building. Andre drummond joined the Lakers after the Cavaliers bought him out, and his value plummeted. Now he is a backup center. In james harden's trade, he was sent to the Brooklyn Nets, and many people thought he could be the starting center of the Nets.

Harel Bumblebee, robert williams III of Celtic, Wendell Carter Jr. and al horford are all overrated, and they obviously don't want to be in the fourth gear. Although they all have certain starting strength, they are still easy to be bombarded, or they can't help the team better.

5th gear: Zubac, Daniel Gafford, Shen Jing, Jacques Hayes, Mitchell Robinson, Isaiah Stewart, Nazrid, Maxi Klebel.

There are 8 players in 5th gear. Clippers Zubac and Knicks Mitchell Robinson are the best centers in 5th gear. Zubac is the core center of Clippers at present, and he has made great progress in the inside attack. When Mitchell Robinson was not injured, his defense was the core selflessness of his foothold in the league, and they all had the opportunity to enter the fourth gear. The most striking thing here is Isaiah Stewart, who is famous for his conflict with lebron james. Like other players on this list, there is not much controversy.

Summary: Surprisingly, Howard, the traditional center of the Los Angeles Lakers, did not appear on this list. It is understandable that Jordan Jr. didn't make this list recently, but with Howard's recent performance, it is not difficult for him to average 20+ 10 per game as long as he is given tactical status and possession of the ball. He just lacks opportunity and trust.