In this small-ball era, center players don't get much attention. We can often see some really good centre-forward players slowly losing their tactical position and role in the squad, but they all silently accept the roles given to them by the team from the bench and do everything they can to help their current team achieve more victories. So, the U.S. media listed the five best centers on the bench for the 2021-2022 season, who are the best of the bench centers?
1. Drummond
In the 2021-2022 season, Drummond currently averages 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block per game. After Drummond joined the 76ers, the performance at the beginning of the season was not bad, especially when Embiid was injured and absent, he played an All-Star starting center level performance at one point, but unfortunately the team's tactical core is not him, resulting in his performance also falling a lot.
2. McKee
In the 2021-2022 season, McGee currently averages 10 points and 7 rebounds per game. The 33-year-old McGee is at the peak of his game as a player, and in terms of talent on the court, McGee is definitely one of the top ten players in the league's active center, but unfortunately, his eccentric personality makes it impossible for him to focus more on basketball on the court. However, playing next to Chris Paul, McGee still played a lot of All-Star performances, after all, McGee's strength is still there, Chris Paul can send a lot of assists to McGee, in fact, it is to see how the sun uses McGee, after all, McGee is still in his peak, and many people think mcGee is better than Ayton.
3. Howard
In the 2021-2022 season, Howard currently averages 5 points and 5 rebounds per game. Howard is 36 years old, but he is still at ease as the team's backup center, that is, the team is afraid that he is always floating on the outside and wants to shoot three-point shots, and Howard can still give the tactical position to play the starting effect. Recently, Howard triggered the league's health and safety agreement, and it seems that he is also missing some games!
4. Harrell
In the 2021-2022 season, Harrell currently averages 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists per game. The new season has averaged 26 minutes of playing time per game, and playing such a performance is definitely a starting center level player. Although Harrell played as a substitute for the Wizards, he was also reused to give himself a chance to get a better contract extension, but his 2.01m height to play the center weakness is too obvious.
5. Whiteside
In the 2021-2022 season, Whiteside currently averages 7 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block per game. Playing for the Jazz, a team basketball supremacy team, Whiteside's role on the inside has also been greatly improved, and as a substitute for Gobert, Whiteside is also the team's second center. At present, he has played close to the level of a starting center, averaging only 15.6 minutes per game this season.