NBA centers are some of the most physically imposing athletes on the planet. They usually stand at least 6 feet 10 inches tall with arms and legs that are longer than some teenagers’ entire bodies. Having a dominant center at the forefront of your team is a practice that has gotten less popular in today’s NBA, thanks to the rise of versatile power forwards and non-stop three-point shooting, but these giants are almost mythical in how they ruled the game in the league’s early years.

We’ve made our selections for the greatest centers to ever play in the NBA, using a combination of stats, career accomplishments, legacy and advanced metrics used by the NBA stat keepers at Basketball-Reference.com as of January 2019 to rank them in order of greatness. Where did your favorite big man end up?

2Andre Drummond (2013-Present)

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As gifted a rebounder as there’s ever been, that’s a stat category Andre Drummond has led the league in twice so far in his career. But what elevates him to elite status is when you realize he’s averaged 21.2 total rebounds per 48 played in his career, which is the best average of any player since 1973.

This 6-foot 11-inch monster has also averaged a double-double for his career, as you’ll notice nearly everyone on this list has, putting up 13.9 points and 13.5 rebounds per game since 2013. Drummond is also a two-time All-Star whose talents have unfortunately been spent on a Detroit Pistons team that’s only made the playoffs once in his career.