most points scored by centers in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal scored the most points by a center, with 15,276 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	15,276	662	34.7	23.1	10.6	2.7	0.5	2.2	9.1	15.5	58.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	9.5	52.2	58.7	3.4	7.2	2.7	22,941	7,029	1,789	344	1,431	1,818	2,276	+3459
2	Yao Ming Y. Ming	9,196	481	32.7	19.1	9.3	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.5	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.2	83.2	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	15,727	4,467	765	189	912	1,304	1,583	+1518
3	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	8,927	620	28.9	14.4	7.7	1.3	0.5	1.7	5.4	11.5	47.1	0.0	0.1	26.4	3.5	4.5	78.6	53.3	3.1	4.6	2.0	17,931	4,792	806	328	1,077	1,239	2,096	+467
4	Brad Miller B. Miller	7,336	601	30.5	12.2	7.8	3.0	0.8	0.7	4.3	9.0	48.2	0.2	0.5	32.9	3.4	4.2	80.4	56.4	2.2	5.6	1.7	18,336	4,699	1,813	486	436	1,018	1,774	+557
5	Eddy Curry E. Curry	6,755	504	25.7	13.4	5.3	0.6	0.3	0.8	5.1	9.3	54.6	0.0	0.0	100.0	3.3	5.1	64.3	58.2	1.9	3.5	2.3	12,939	2,696	286	155	381	1,148	1,525	-1816
6	Marcus Camby M. Camby	6,071	585	31.4	10.4	10.8	2.0	1.0	2.7	4.2	8.8	47.5	0.0	0.1	20.3	2.0	2.8	69.8	51.5	2.7	8.1	1.4	18,384	6,313	1,189	612	1,560	830	1,687	+267
7	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	5,766	244	34.0	23.6	9.2	1.4	0.9	1.7	8.5	14.9	57.2	0.0	0.2	15.7	6.6	8.5	77.1	63.4	2.6	6.6	2.4	8,305	2,234	335	220	406	596	871	+1468
8	Rasho Nesterovic R. Nesterovic	5,348	767	22.9	7.0	5.3	1.1	0.4	1.2	3.2	6.5	50.1	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.5	0.8	58.7	51.0	1.9	3.4	1.0	17,540	4,046	810	320	917	731	2,128	+1525
9	Erick Dampier E. Dampier	5,068	662	25.2	7.7	7.6	0.9	0.3	1.5	3.0	5.7	52.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.8	62.3	55.5	3.0	4.5	1.5	16,703	5,012	569	216	1,000	988	2,026	+390
10	Mark Blount M. Blount	4,941	605	23.1	8.2	4.6	0.8	0.5	0.8	3.3	6.6	50.4	0.1	0.2	35.9	1.4	2.0	72.3	54.5	1.5	3.1	1.5	13,981	2,784	513	327	508	933	1,554	-1248
11	Jamaal Magloire J. Magloire	4,764	592	23.2	8.0	6.9	0.6	0.3	1.0	2.9	6.0	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.5	65.3	53.4	2.3	4.7	1.6	13,730	4,113	376	207	580	954	1,641	-184
12	Dwight Howard D. Howard	4,762	243	36.8	19.6	13.4	1.6	0.9	2.3	6.9	11.6	59.1	0.0	0.0	12.5	5.9	9.9	59.0	61.3	3.7	9.7	3.4	8,932	3,262	380	221	563	820	789	+1131
13	Mehmet Okur M. Okur	4,731	306	31.9	15.5	7.5	1.9	0.6	0.6	5.4	11.6	46.5	1.1	2.9	39.1	3.5	4.4	80.9	57.2	2.0	5.5	1.6	9,767	2,308	587	177	188	502	939	+338
14	Lorenzen Wright L. Wright	4,688	584	22.9	8.0	6.0	0.8	0.6	0.7	3.4	7.3	45.8	0.0	0.0	4.5	1.3	2.0	64.5	48.8	2.0	4.0	1.1	13,397	3,505	485	342	389	669	1,666	-806
15	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4,559	619	35.6	7.4	12.1	1.7	1.5	2.5	3.0	6.5	46.5	0.0	0.1	11.6	1.4	3.2	42.3	46.8	3.8	8.2	1.2	22,067	7,473	1,068	943	1,570	736	1,308	+1824
16	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	4,557	233	33.9	19.6	10.8	3.2	0.7	2.0	7.6	14.7	51.6	0.0	0.1	6.7	4.4	6.5	68.3	55.8	2.8	8.1	2.4	7,901	2,527	755	160	468	567	561	+1427
17	Raef LaFrentz R. LaFrentz	4,540	444	26.1	10.2	6.1	1.1	0.5	1.8	4.0	8.7	46.3	0.9	2.3	36.9	1.3	1.9	69.0	53.6	1.8	4.3	0.9	11,610	2,709	492	218	792	419	1,506	+30
18	Vlade Divac V. Divac	4,496	419	28.7	10.7	7.3	3.6	1.0	1.1	4.1	8.6	47.9	0.1	0.2	24.2	2.5	3.7	67.1	52.7	2.1	5.2	2.1	12,045	3,069	1,497	413	473	879	1,208	+1721
19	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	4,488	346	26.0	13.0	6.7	0.8	0.3	2.6	4.9	9.0	54.3	0.0	0.0	11.1	3.2	4.9	65.6	58.3	2.1	4.6	1.9	8,987	2,315	266	103	910	670	1,074	+461
20	Nazr Mohammed N. Mohammed	4,295	612	18.6	7.0	5.6	0.4	0.5	0.7	2.9	5.9	48.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.0	64.5	51.9	2.2	3.4	1.1	11,412	3,417	259	323	432	687	1,550	-1003
21	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	4,129	330	27.9	12.5	7.3	1.5	0.5	2.1	4.8	10.6	45.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.8	4.0	70.5	50.4	2.1	5.1	2.0	9,192	2,400	498	159	688	661	979	-110
22	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	4,103	219	35.9	18.7	8.7	2.0	0.9	1.1	6.6	13.7	48.3	0.1	0.4	30.7	5.4	6.7	80.5	56.3	2.6	6.1	2.0	7,863	1,911	440	189	250	434	561	+110
23	David Robinson D. Robinson	4,075	302	29.5	13.5	8.7	1.4	1.0	2.1	4.9	9.8	49.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.3	71.9	55.9	2.5	6.2	1.6	8,907	2,616	413	315	631	473	778	+1746
24	Samuel Dalembert S. Dalembert	4,043	500	26.4	8.1	8.1	0.4	0.5	2.0	3.3	6.3	52.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.2	68.8	55.8	2.6	5.5	1.5	13,215	4,060	213	250	980	754	1,592	-83
25	Chris Kaman C. Kaman	4,008	385	29.1	10.4	8.3	1.2	0.5	1.5	4.2	8.6	48.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.8	73.4	53.2	2.2	6.0	2.2	11,215	3,180	469	185	565	841	1,185	-701

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PPG

23.2

James

RPG

9.6

Ayton

APG

7.3

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.7

14th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.9

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

114.5

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

3.0

1.7

1.6

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

556.4

Mobley

540.1

Harden

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

560.8

Harden

550.8

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-55

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	109-87
Sat 3/28	PHI	@	CHA	118-114
Sat 3/28	SAC	@	ATL	113-123
Sat 3/28	CHI	@	MEM	124-125
Sat 3/28	UTA	@	PHX	109-134

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Tue 5/19	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 5/20	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/22	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal scored the most points by a center, with 15,276 points.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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27.4

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10.7

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9.5

8.6

7.5

2.8

2.5

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4.1

1.9

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3.6

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113.6

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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