Best Centers in NBA: Top 5 Centers in the NBA today

#4 Nikola Jokic - Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokic

2017-18 Regular Season Per-Game Stats: 18.5 points, 10.7 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.8 blocks, 49.9% shooting

Nikola Jokic, at just 23 years of age, is already one of the greatest passing big men in NBA history. We have never seen a Center passing the ball so elegantly and with so much purpose. Watching a big man pass the ball well is just as exciting as watching a 6-foot guard dunk hard. Add his post moves to the picture and Jokic is one of the best big men in League.

If you've seen Jokic play, there's one weakness that is fairly explicit. He doesn't really have the best footwork. That makes him relatively easier to guard if you compare him to DeMarcus Cousins and Joel Embiid. Secondly, Nikola Jokic is not really an athletic player. He's not quick enough and he lacks the vital lateral quickness.

Despite this, the opponent teams still find it hard to guard Jokic. You double team him, he will wait for the right moment to get an assist. You let him play iso, he will take on whatever the defence has to offer.