NBA history knowledge, what other excellent centers besides O 'Neal were there in the NBA in 2003-04 season?

In the 1990s, Jordan dominated the league, but it was also an era when outstanding centers came forth in large numbers. During Jordan's two retirements, the teams that won the championship were all super center teams, 1994 and 1995 Olajuwon's rockets, 1998-99 david robinson and Duncan's Spurs, and 1999-00 O 'Neill's Lakers.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it's already the 03-04 season. Of the four centers, only O 'Neal is still in the league, and the other three are retired. In addition, the tough guy Mourning is struggling with his kidney disease, and the defending hero Mutombo is dying. Center talents in the league are dying, but there are many talents in the position of power forward, such as Duncan, Garnett, Nowitzki, chris webber, O 'Neill, Rasheed Wallace and others. O 'Neill is the only traditional center who can be called a superstar. Many of the remaining centers are not the star players of the team, but the second or third choice of the team. The position of the center gradually began to wither. At that time, many people were not outstanding in strength, but they were once called the second center of O 'Neill's league by the media. Let's recall those familiar names.

Ilgoskas Lithuanian Ilgoskas was also a member of the 1996 Golden Generation. He was selected by the Cavaliers in the 20th overall pick in the first round, with a height of 2.2 1 meter. He is a typical technical center with strong long-range offensive ability and high basketball IQ. He played point guard and small forward when he was a child, and eventually moved to the center position because of the rapid growth of his height. He is a player with both offensive and defensive skills, and his shooting feels soft, but he lacks confrontation ability and moves slowly laterally. 13- 14 season average 15.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks.

Ben Wallace Ben Wallace is famous for his defense in the league. He also participated in the draft on 1996, but was not selected by any team. He moved to a European team, then returned to the NBA to play, and gradually gained a foothold in the Pistons. In 2003-04, he averaged 9.5 points, 65,438 rebounds and 3 blocks. He was the starting center of the Eastern All-Star in that year, and was selected as the second team of NBA and the first team of the best defensive team. That season, he helped the team beat the Lakers to win the championship.

Yao Ming's 2003-04 season was Yao Ming's second season, and Yao Ming's data improved steadily, averaging 17.5 points, 9 rebounds 1.5 assists 1.9 blocks. The Rockets reached the third place in the season and reached the playoffs, but they met the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs and were eliminated in the first round.

Erick dampier now recalls that Dampier's claim to be the second center in the NBA seems to be a joke. But in those days, many people believed him until he confronted Yao Ming and was scolded to pieces. The 2003-04 season was the peak of Dampier's career. Ranked fourth in the league in rebounding, averaging 12.3 points, 12 rebounds and 1.9 blocks. The data looks very good, which is also the source of his confidence in calling himself the second center. But he only rebounded by double digits this season and soon became a substitute blue collar.

Brad miller: Since coming to Kings, Big White Miller has learned how to pass the ball immediately, and he has also been well integrated into the Princeton system. In 2003-04, he averaged 14. 1 minute 10.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in the NBA all-star team. As a non-draft player, it is not easy for him to achieve such results.

After that season, Howard entered the league and became the last light of the traditional center with Yao Ming. At present, there is no traditional center in the league, and it has become one of the most common ways of playing that the center floats outside and throws three points.