1 Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He was born on August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia and died on October 12, 1999 in Los Angeles due to heart failure. ...read more. A lot like Shaq, but Wilt was taller, stronger, faster, and a MUCH better jumper.
I believe it's quite obvious.
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.
3 Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is known for his fun, friendly personality, and is one of the most beloved athletes of all time. Shaq is better than the dream. That Greg guy shouldn't even be on here. Kareem and Wilt are better though.
Shaq is 7.1 feet tall
Just 11 percent?
4 Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, formerly known as Akeem Olajuwon, is a Nigerian-American retired professional basketball player. Hakeem Olajuwon is NOT 7 feet tall, he is only 6-9.5 barefoot height.
5 Yao Ming
Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and retired professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.
6 Greg Slaughter
Slaughter was the starting center for the Sinag Pilipinas team that won the 2011 SEA games and the 2011 SEABA tournament which was the qualifying tournament for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship. He was also a part the national team pool in preparation for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship held in the Philippines but did not make it to the final 12 roster. He was again invited to the pool that will train to compete in both the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, but he declined.
Plays in the Philippines? No offense but he needs to be taken off. Basketball is an American thing
7 Artis Gilmore
What a great player and human being; all 7 feet, 2 inches of him [legitimate height! ].
Had the bad timing to have his potential Jacksonville college team's NCAA Final Four championship bid squashed by John Wooden's unbeatable UCLA machine.
Then he got overshadowed by the NBA/ABA rivalry and then merger.
Then unfortunately played against the old Wilt and the young Kareem, who were of course better, but outside of them, almost nobody else who ever played was better, and Artis would EASILY be the best center in the NBA if he played today.
8 David Robinson
David Maurice Robinson is an American former professional basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association for his entire career.
9 Patrick Ewing
Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current head coach of the Georgetown University men's basketball team.
10 Dikembe Mutombo
The Contenders
11 Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
12 Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.
13 Arvydas Sabonis
What a shame he spent his best years playing for the USSR national team. By the time he got to the NBA, he was old and nearly crippled, but as a young man, he was possibly a match for even Kareem and Wilt.
14 Steven Adams
Steven Funaki Adams is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association.
15 Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.
16 Manute Bol
17 Karl-Anthony Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Eat cream cheese boos!
18 Kristaps Porziņģis
19 Marc Gasol
Marc Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
20 Gheorghe Muresan
21 Mark Eaton
22 Ralph Sampson
23 Thon Maker
24 Robert Parish