name the top 5 big men in the nba?

In no order:

Kevin Garnett (PF/C) - a very versatile player that can play 4 positions, even tho his stats are pretty low its because he has to share the ball with his all star teammates. he gets around 15ppg 7rpg 3apg 1spg 1bpg and shooting 56% from the field

Tim Duncan (PF/C) - struggling a bit but still one of the best PF/C ever lived to play this game of hoops

he averages 19ppg 10rpg 3apg .6spg 2bpg and shooting 55% from the field

Dirk (PF/C) - a 7foot big man that can drive, shoot midrange, whatever you want him to do to score.

26ppg 8rpg 3apg 1spg 1bpg

Dwight Howard (C) - best center in the nba right now, and one of the best blockers right now 18ppg 13rpg 1.5apg 1spg 2.4bpg

Chris Bosh (PF) - the star of toronto raptor and "mr. double-double" leading nba right now in double doubles and he has great Post defense, post offense, and midrange, not to mention this man can shoot decent 3's as well. 23.8ppg 11.2rpg 2apg .4spg 1bpg

1. Dirk Nowitzki (Now Number 4 in the MVP race after Kobe, LeBron, and Carmelo) This dude's a beast. He can fade on you. He can shoot the three, he can shoot off the dribble, and he's clutch. He's a powerfoward with shooting guard qualities. Creates match up nightmares.

2. Dwight Howard---force in the open lane, passable postup moves, terrible shooter, superb rebounder, excellent defender, decent passer, decent free throw

3. Amar'e Stoudemire--- good midrange for a big man, good offensive rebounder, finishes at the rim, lazy when it comes to defense

4. Kevin Garnett--- good midrange, best post-up go to moves in the NBA now for a big man, very passionate but a jerk about it, shot blocking is okay, and he can rebound

5. Tim Duncan---- fantastic team captain, good shooter off the glass, underrated defender, a good repetoire of postup moves.

Dirk Nowitzki

Tim Duncan

Kevin Garnett

Chris Bosh

Dwight Howard

stats

tidbit tidbit

Sam, the question was BIG MEN. I.e. centers/power fowards.

Anyway, here are my top 5 big men, right now.

1. Howard

2. Duncan

3. Dirk

4. Bosh

5. Amare or KG

Honorable mention: Pau Gasol, Chris Kaman, Andrew Bynum, David Lee

Haha, like you typed all that garbage in 5 minutes Sam.

Ok i thought it was just me i was like he said big men bro

anyways

1.KG

2.Amar'e i think the ' belongs their

3.Dirk

4.Perkins (underrated)

5.And of Howard~!!

and rajon rondo jk

andrew boguts been beasting it lately

lol@the guy above me...do you even watch sports?

5. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics – KG comes in at number 5, and if I had written this list last season, his ranking would certainly be an improvement upon where he would have stood just a year ago. KG reasserted the fact that he can be the cornerstone of an NBA franchise. After having two-non playoff seasons in Minnesota, I was very disappointed in KG’s level of play, because even if you are on the worst team in the NBA, a true Hall of Famer is supposed to carry his team to a playoff berth. That said, KG came back with a vengeance this year, and a little help on the side. His commitment to defense won him the NBA’s defensive MVP award, and his efficiency on the offensive end warranted his consideration for the overall MVP. He deserved it, and hopefully, he can give us a repeat performance this year.

4. Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs – Going into last season, Tim Duncan would have been number one on this list. He does nothing but win championships, was the most effective player on the block, he was a 1st Team all NBA-player 8 out of 10 seasons going into last year (the other two he was 2nd team all NBA), and he was a 1st team all NBA-defender all but 3 times-- and one of those non 1st team seasons was derailed by injury. So clearly, he was the best player entering the 2007-08 NBA season. However, injuries and age have now slowed him down. While he is still the centerpiece of the Spurs franchise, he now requires that the other players around him step up in order for the team to win. But even in his downhill years, there is still no other big-man that I would rather have. He still made 1st team all NBA defense last season, and he was a 2nd team All-NBA player overall, and that was probably due to a stint on the injury list.

3. Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets – What can I say? This guy was amazing in his first full season as an NBA threat on a contending squad. Paul dominated just about every point guard he faced. He was too quick for Jason Kidd, too big for Steve Nash, and too energetic for the likes of Derek Fisher. Now, he had his troubles with Derron Williams and Tony Parker, but he dominated the rest of competition at levels those two point-guards could never reach. The only real test left out there for Chris Paul is Baron Davis, and maybe with Davis playing for the Clip-show now, that could be a potential playoff match-up. Nevertheless, Paul is an NBA phenom and is well on his way to becoming one of the best point guards to ever play the game.

2. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers – Paul Pierce may think he is better than Kobe Bryant, but true basketball purists know better than that. Now, did Pierce outplay Kobe in the finals? Of course, he did. Was it a result of a collective defensive strategy against Kobe, as well as the Celtics having the better team? Yeah, that had something to do with it. But Pierce still did a great job of guarding Kobe at times, and he also scored at will on Kobe on the offensive end— seemingly will sometimes. But at the end of the day, Kobe just had a bad series, and while it’s tough to negate playing badly on the sport’s biggest stage, I’ll let it slide for now, and give Kobe his due. Afterall, he is the reigning NBA MVP, and he is the one who probably officially knocked Tim Duncan off, as the best player in the NBA, by scoring at will on the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. But you will witness Kobe’s true greatness during the Olympics, when he is used as a perimeter-defensive stopper, something that is very rare for a shooting guard who scores as much as he does.

1. LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers – Welcome to the top of the mountain, LeBron! All season long, I said that Kobe Bryant was better than you were, but the NBA Finals shifted the ball back in your court.

I was right during the regular season, but LeBron’s performance against the Celtics was the best competition the Celtics saw throughout the playoffs. LeBron nearly pioneered a Game 7 defeat of the Celtics in Boston, but came up just short despite putting up 40+ on the Celtics vaunted defense. But that’s nothing new for the King. The man is a beast, and he scored on players at will all season. Yet it’s not just his accumulation of points, because this man fills the stat sheet up! In addition to his 30.0 ppg, LeBron averaged 7.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists, with only 3.4 turnovers. He also overcame that label of not being clutch, by outperforming Kobe Bryant in virtually every meaningful statistic that you can contrive in situations where his team was up/down 5 points with less than 5 minutes to play in the game. No longer shall LeBron be called a poor clutch performer. So King him already!