2018-19 NBA Preview: Top 5 centres in the league

#3. Karl-Anthony Towns

Can he become dominant on defense?

Again you could argue Rudy Gobert is a better center than Towns. I struggled between choosing the two, and in the end, I picked Towns to be the better center. If you compare strictly the offensive side of the ball between Towns and Anthony Davis, you will see a lot of similarities.

This past year, Towns made his first NBA All-Star team and averaged 21.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, along with 1.4 blocks. The problem Towns has is defense. He isn't a horrible defender, but his size and athleticism show that he has the potential to be a good one. Again hypotheticals don't translate to anything. Towns needs to improve on the defensive end of the floor to be a dominant center in the league.