US media rated the 10 shortest centers in NBA history: 1.98 meters dream-chasing on the list, 4 people have won MVP

Although basketball is a sport that is long, this statement is not absolute. Iverson is only 1.83 meters. He has won the MVP and led the team to the finals with his outstanding personal ability. It is actually acceptable for the players who are shorter. After all, he may be shorter and his pace will be more flexible. But if the team's center forward is shorter, then the inside will suffer a lot. However, some small center forwards have succeeded in history. Previously, the US media selected the 10 shortest center forwards in history. Let's see who is on the list.

The 10th Moses Malone

Malone is 2.08 meters tall. Although he is not big enough, Malone's speed and athletic ability are excellent. He is the first high school player in history. After entering the NBA, he was quickly recognized by his outstanding performance. He has won three regular season MVPs and led the 76ers to win the championship in 1983. In the eyes of many media and fans, he is the number one center in the 1980s, with averaging 20.6 points, 12.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in his career.

ninth Adebayo

Adebayo is 2.06 meters tall. Thanks to Spoel, he developed Adebayo's organizational ability and created a suitable defensive formation for him. Therefore, it has also made Adebayo selected for the best defensive lineup for five consecutive years, and has also been selected for the All-Star three times, winning a big contract. Adebayo is now the Heat's new team spirit, and can average 15.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.9 blocks in his career.

Eighth Horford

Horford is also 2.06 meters. When Horford participated in the draft, he was positioned as a power forward. With the popularity of the small ball era, he also began to focus on centers. Horford is one of the most versatile centers in history. He has both ball-off ability, and has excellent low-post offensive skills and three-point shooting ability, and has good ball handling ability. Horford has been selected into the All-Star five times, averaging 13 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists in his career, and is nicknamed Panacea.

7th Coins

Coins is the second super center of the Celtics after Bill Russell retired. He helped the Celtics win two championships and personally won the regular season MVP. Coins is also 2.06 meters tall. He has been selected into the All-Star three times and 3 times, and has been selected into the All-Star eight times. Coins averaged 17.6 points, 13.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in his career, and has excellent defensive ability.

The sixth book Wallace

Big Ben was out of the draft that year, and it was Unseld who discovered his talent and gave him a chance. In the end, Da Ben was recognized by his excellent defensive ability. O'Neal, who was able to defend alone at the end of his career, had a core strength of terrifying. With his outstanding defensive ability, he also helped the Pistons win the championship and won 4 DPOY trophys. Da Ben averaged 5.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 2 blocks per game in his career.

Fifth Dior is 2.03 meters tall. His main focus in the first stage of his career was the No. 3 and No. 4, but after joining the Spurs, he became No. 5. Dior's organizational ability is very outstanding, which most centers do not have. He may suffer a loss as a big center in other teams, but joining forces with Duncan also allowed Dior to play a great value on both offense and defense. He helped the Spurs win the championship and averaged 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in his career.

Fourth Unseld

Unseld is nicknamed the Bone Crusher, the top defensive gate. The reason why he can discover Daben's talent is because he is this type of player, his scoring ability is very limited, but his defense is too strong. He won the regular season MVP in his rookie season. Unseld is only 2.01 meters tall. He has helped the Wizards win a championship and also won the FMVP trophy. He averaged 10.8 points, 14 rebounds and 3.9 assists in his career.

Third Barkley

Barkley is only 1.98 meters tall. In most of the time, Barkley plays in the No. 4 position, but sometimes he will swing to the No. 5 position. Although he suffers from height, Barkley's speed, explosiveness and strength are top-notch in the center, especially when he is good at back-playing, and his opponents cannot defend him. Barkley won the regular season MVP and led the team to the finals in the 1990s. He averaged 22.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals in his career.

Second Hayes

Chuck Hayes is probably known to many Rockets fans. Yao Ming's substitute, and Hai Ye's first-hand free throw was impressive. Although it was only 1.98 meters, his horizontal movement was excellent and his core strength was extremely strong. Therefore, he did not suffer any losses when facing many big centers. He was an excellent substitute player at his peak, and averaged 3.7 points, 5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in his career.

The first dream chase Green

The dream chase is also 1.98 meters. Kerr's small ball can be popular. In addition to Curry, chasing dreams is also the key. If it weren't for the dream to be able to defend the opponent's center, and also open up space to allow the Warriors' five smalls to play, then Kerr would not be able to build a five small system. He won 4 championships with his outstanding performance and won 1 Best Defensive Player Award. He averaged 8.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 1 block.

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