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Basketball is not complete without the Center position, which is also known as the five, or the big man. The Center is the one who has a great deal of strength and body mass. They are the strongest players on the court.The Centre’s primary responsibility is to score and defend from a position close to the basket. Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O'Neal are considered among the Legends in the game, who have played as Center in their whole career. In NBA, the center is considered as a necessary component for a successful team. Here, we have rated the Top Five Centers in the recently released video game NBA 2K15.We already have the top players in Power Forward position, Small forward position and all these players are rated based only on their in-game ratings.
#1 Dwight Howard
Team:Houston Rockets
Player Ratings:88
Topping the list is an eight-timeAll-Star,five-timeAll-Defensivemember, and three-timeDefensive Player of the Year, Dwight Howard. He has set numerous league and franchise records. He currently plays for Houston Rockets.Howard has beenconsistently ranked as one of the best in the league inrebounds,blocks,field goal percentageandfree throwattempts.
Last season he joined Rockets from Lakers and averaged 18.3 points, 12.2 rebounds per game at 33.7 minutes per game. In Playoffs, even though they played only six matches, he averaged 26.0 points, 13.7 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 1.8 assists per game.
#2 Joakim Noah
Team:Chicago Bulls
Player Ratings:87
Joakim Noah is rated 87 in the game and is rated second in this list. Noah is the current NBA Defensive player of the year. Last season for Chicago Bulls, have been his best, as he set career highs in points, steals, assists andrebounds.
Noah is a two time NBA All-Star and a two-time All NBA Defensive member. Last season,Noah recorded his fifth career triple double with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists in a 10990 win over theNew York Knicks. Noah's 14 assists was the most ever by a Bulls center, and the most by a center in the NBA since 1986.
Last season, he averaged12.6 points, 1.2 steals, 5.4 assists and 11.3 rebounds per game.
#3 Al Jefferson
Team:Charlotte Hornets
Player Ratings:87
The former Utah Jazz member, Al Jefferson is rated 87 in the NBA 2K15 game and sits third in our list. He was drafted in 2004 and got selected by Boston Celtics. He has spent exactly three seasons with each team he has played, starting with Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz.
He signed for Charlotte Bobcats in 2013 season, who have renamed the club name to Charlotte Hornets this season.
Last season he averaged21.8 points, 1.1 blocks and 10.8 rebounds per game For Charlotte Bobcats. He set his career high in points, blocks and reboundsin the Playoffs, averaging, 18.7 points, 1.7 blocks and 9.3 rebounds at 35.3 minutes per game.
#4 DeMarcus Cousins
Team:Sacramento Kings
Player Ratings:86
DeMarcus Cousins is rated 86 in the game and is fourth on our list. He currently plays for Sacramento Kings, who selected him in 2010 NBA Draft.
He stepped up his game last season, where he set his career highs for points, assists, steals, blocks and rebounds.Cousins was a member of theUnited States men's national basketball teamthat won the gold medal in the2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Last season, he averaged 22.7 points, 1.3 blocks, 1.5 steals, 2.9 assists and 11.7 rebounds at 32.4 minutes per game.
#5 Marc Gasol
Team:Memphis Grizzlies
Player Ratings:85
Fifth on our list is Marc Gasol, who is rated 85 in the NBA 1K15 game.The 7'1"centeris the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers player,Pau Gasol. Marc Gasol was the 2013 NBA Defensive player of the year.
He was first selected by Lakers in the 2007 draft, but soon was traded to Grizzlies for his brother Pau. Last season, Marc was sidelined with injury and played only 59 games in the season. Last season, he set his career high for points and steals.
He averaged14.6 points, 1.0 steals, 3.6 assists and 7.2 rebounds at 33.4 minutes per game.
