10 best centers in the NBA today

New Orleans Pelicans' teammates DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis
New Orleans Pelicans' teammates DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis

#7 DeAndre Jordan - LA Clippers

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DeAndre Jordan

A lot of credit for the player DeAndre Jordan is today, could arguably go to head coach Doc Rivers as well as Chris Paul. Although the duo just helped him along the way, Jordan was already blessed with an insane wingspan, verticality, and mobility for a 6-11 center.

And with the Clippers bringing talented 30-year point guard Milos Teodosic from Europe, Jordan's impact on the game might increase. Any penetration by the guards or forwards of the Clippers leads to an automatic alley-oop for Jordan. Those lobs and dunks have been the reason he has led the league in FG% for the past five years.

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On the other end of the floor, he has constantly improved each year. Last year's All-Star selection proved that he had come a long way from completely crediting his game to the superstar duo of Paul and Blake Griffin.

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