2026 NBA free agent rankings: Top centers available this summer
HoopsHype ranks the top NBA centers set to be available in the 2026 offseason, including Jalen Duren, Nikola Vucevic, and Deandre Ayton
We have taken our top free agents of the 2026 class list and split it into five positions: point guards , shooting guards , small forwards , power forwards , and centers . Below, check out how we rank the centers of the 2026 class of NBA free agency: 1. Jalen Duren / Detroit / Restricted A big man in the mold of those who thrived in the 2010s, he doesn't have the offensive game that many of today's modernized bigs do.
He doesn't shoot many jumpers and he hasn't attempted a three-pointer since his second NBA season. But he more than makes up for that with his explosive athleticism and freakish 7-foot-5-plus wingspan, which allows him to finish everything around the rim and through contact, at that. He's a huge lob threat and great finisher out of the pick-and-roll, as well as a decent rim-protector.
Still just 22, he continues to get better as well, making it very difficult to see anyone getting him away from Detroit this summer. 2025/26 stats: 19. 3 ppg, 10.
6 rpg, 1. 8 apg, 0. 9 spg, 0.
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