1. Tim Duncan 4 time NBA champion, 11 consecutive all star appearances and counting, 9 time first team all-NBA, 2 time MVP, 3 team finals MVP, and a terrific defender
2. Bob Pettit An all star every season of his 11 year career, 2 time MVP, including the first MVP, lead the St. Louis Hawks to the 1958 championship
3. Karl Malone A model of consistent greatness, a 14 time all star and 2 time MVP, ammassed over 36,000 points in 19 seasons with the Utah Jazz
4. Charles Barkley A ten time all star and MVP, Barkley dominated with his strength and great passing skills for a forward, like Malone his legacy is hurt by the absence of a championship ring
5. Dolph Schayes An early iron man of the league, playing in 706 straight games in the 1950's while appearing in 12 all star games and leading the Syracuse Nationals to the 1955 championship
6. Elvin Hayes Hayes played exactly 50,000 minutes in 16 seasons with the Bullets and Rockets. In this time he was a 12 time all star and won a championship with the Bullets
7. Kevin Garnett Garnett revolutionized the game with his size and athleticism, and helped start the trend of high school players going straight to the pros. After years of playoff futility Garnett led the Celtics to a title
8. Kevin Mchale A talented shooter and defender teamed up with Larry Bird and helped the Celtics win 3 titles in the 80's
9. Billy Cunningham Cunningham had a short but prolific career in the NBA and ABA, won a title with the 76ers and was named one of the 50 greatest players
10. Dirk NowitzkiA 7 time all star and MVP Nowitzki changed the game by leading the European expansion and with his great shooting. Look for his ranking to rise if he can add a championship to his resume
11. Dave DeBusschere An 8 time all star and 6 time all NBA defender, won 2 titles with Walt Frazier and Willis Reed with the Knicks
12. Jerry Lucas A brilliant passer, shooter and tactician Lucas was a 7 time all star and won an NBA championship with the Knicks
13. Vern Mikkelson
14. George McGinnis
15. Harry Gallatin
16. Bob McAdoo
17. Spencer Haywood
18. Bailey Howell
19. Chris Webber A great passing big man, Webber's career was derailed by injuries. A 5 time all-star Webber should soon be inducted into the Hall of Fame
20. Shawn Kemp An athletic specimen who teamed with Gary Payton to fuel the Sonics throughout the 90's. His 6 all star appearances are often overshadowed by his off the court problems
21. Willie Naulls
22. Dennis Rodman
23. Tom Chambers
24. Gus Johnson
25. Robert Horry
26. Jermaine O'neal A supremely talented but oft injured big man. O'neal rose to stardom after leaving high school early and pining away on the Blazers bench before becoming a 6 time all-star with the Pacers
27. Antoine Walker One only wonders what his career would have been like were it not for the three point line. A great scorer but not always a great shooter Walker has scored over 15,000 points in 12 NBA seasons
28. Paul Silas
29. Buck Williams
30. Terry Cummings
31. Vin Baker
32. Amare Stoudemire Stoudemire jumped straight to the pros from high school and almost immediately displayed his tremendous athleticism. While a poor defender, look for his ranking to rise if he can add to his 3 all-star appearances in just 6 years
33. Rasheed Wallace A great shooter and defender, Wallace has at time led a troubled career, but since leading the Pistons to a championship he has received the recognition his talent deserves. Already a 4 time all-star his ranking could rise if he can add on a few more good years
34. Bill Bridges
35. Elton Brand
36. Johnny Green
37. Cliff Robinson
38. Otis Thorpe
39. Charles Oakley
40. A.C. Green
41. Larry Nance
42. Johnny Green
43. Horace Grant
44. Sam Perkins
45. Juwan Howard
46. Dale Davis
47. Antawn Jamison
48. Danny Manning
49. Derrick Coleman
50. Dwight Howard

Check back in the next couple of days as we expand and finish this list to include the top 50 centers of all time. In the mean time feel free to let us know what you think of the list so far.

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