Nikola Jokić is the best center in the NBA.

That isn't exactly a spoiler alert. But where do other stars such as Victor Wembanyama , Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid rank at their position?

Here are the top 10 centers entering the 2025-26 NBA season :

2025-26 NBA position rankings: Point guard | Shooting guard | Small forward | Power forward

Top 10 centers entering 2025-26 NBA season

Stats consist of points (PTS), rebounds (REB), assists (AST), blocks (BLK), steals (STL), turnovers (TO), games played (GP), field-goal percentage (FG) and 3-point field-goal percentage (3FG).

Honorable mentions

The first player to miss the cut was Isaiah Hartenstein , a skilled big man who excels at rebounding and passing but might make more appearances off the bench this season.

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