"Friends Selection" 🌟The 25 top NBA stars in the new season: Who is the second center?

🔔The footsteps of the new season are becoming increasingly clear, and it’s time to start our annual TOP25 selection of NBA stars! Different from previous years, this selection will adopt a new competition format - group duels based on player position.

We will divide it into five groups: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center. Each position group will select 5 top stars to form a list of the top 25 stars in the new season.

This position reference is strictly based on the actual roles played by players most of the time last season, and strives to fairly present the top combat power of each position.

The definition of modern "center" has undergone revolutionary changes. The "five-position" in the traditional sense can no longer cover the diversity and complexity of this position. An ideal modern center is no longer a giant who only stays at the basket, but a multi-functional and high-IQ tactical core. They need to flexibly switch between multiple roles based on the team's tactical needs and the characteristics of their opponents. The modern center is a multi-functional inside player who uses the basket area as the core range of activities in the team's offensive and defensive system, but must also have spatial attributes, support capabilities and comprehensive defensive flexibility.

This selection is based on the players' performance and data last season, and looks forward to their potential in the new season (🔔It is determined that long-term injured players will not participate in the selection: such as Tatum, etc.).

Overview of candidates' regular season statistics last season:

Towns 24.4 points, 12.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 52.6% shooting, 42.0% three-pointers, 82.9% free throws;

Wenbanyama 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals, 3.8 blocks, 47.6% shooting , 35.2% three-pointers, 83.6% free throws;

Embiid 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 44.4% shooting, 29.9% three-pointers, 88.2% free throws;

Porzingis 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.5 blocks, 48.3% shooting, 41.2% three-pointers, 80.9% free throws;

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Sabonis 19.1 points, 13.9 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 59.0% shooting, 41.7% three-pointers, 75.4% free throws;

Shen Jing 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.1 steals, 49.6% shooting, 23.3% three-pointers, 69.2% free throws;

Vucevic 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds 3.5 assists, 53.0% shooting, 40.2% three-pointers, 80.5% free throws;

Adebayor 18.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.3 steals, 48.5% shooting, 35.7% three-pointers, 76.5% free throws;

Zubac 16.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 blocks, 62.8% shooting, 66.1% free throws;

Myles Turner 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.0 blocks, 48.1% shooting, 39.6% three-pointers, 77.3% free throws;

Mark Williams 15.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 blocks, 60.4% shooting, 80.4% free throws;

Chet 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.2 blocks, 49.0% shooting, 37.9% three-pointers, 75.4% free throws;

Poeltl 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.2 blocks, 62.7% shooting, 67.4% free throws;

Ayton 14.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, shooting 56.6%, 66.7% free throws;

Jarrett Allen 13.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 70.6% shooting, 71.8% free throws;

Gobert 12.0 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.4 blocks, 66.9% shooting, 67.4% free throws;

Duren 11.8 points, 10.3 rebounds 2.7 assists, 1.1 blocks, 69.2% shooting, 66.9% free throws;

Hartenstein 11.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 blocks, 58.1% shooting, 67.5% free throws;

Kesler 11.1 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.4 blocks, 66.3% shooting, 52.0% free throws.