Looking at this years stats for future Center Position

It's obvious we need a 5. It would be wonderful if he could protect the rim, shoot the 3, and hold his own somewhat on the perimeter, but that's unlikely to find.

I want to look at this past year and who did well defending the rim as well as the perimeter. I chose to look at FG% against within 6', defensive 3P%, and eFG% on Isolation plays, and lastly at 3 point shooting.

for the TLDR, one guy showed up in the top 5 in all 3 defensive categories.......James Wiseman. (edit: i made a boo boo on the within 6' number, He's still better stat wise than expected)
Isaac was the #1 at defending within 6' and in Isolation, but somehow bad at defending the 3.
Maxi Kleber wouldn't be a bad backup 5.
Isaac and Kleber seem to have a nice balance of defense and shooting.

Okongwu gave up 60% near the basket, and 40% from 3. Does not look good. Lively and Gafford weren't all that great either. Scheme and who your perimeter defenders are play a really big role, so all these defensive stats have to be taken with some grain of salt.

First stat, FG% defended within 6' of the basket against:
(I filtered out anyone who didn't play at least 40 games, and i'm not including guys are obviously not a playoff rotation guy)

Isaac 47.4%
Gobert 49.4%
Porzingis 49.7%
Kessler 51%
Zubac 51.8%
Stewart 52.3%
Kornet 52.4%
Londale 52.8%
McGee 52.8%
Chet 52.9%
Hartenstein 53.1%
Wemby 53.6%
Isiah Jackson 53.7%
Mobley 53.8%
Aldama 54.2%
Trayce Jackson-Davis 54.5%
Nurkic 54.9%
JJJ 55.4%
Claxton 55.6%
Lopez 55.7%
AD 56.4%
Wiseman 56.4%
Eubanks 56.5%
Allen 56.8%
Jalen Smith 57.1%
Naz 57.3%
Powell 57.7%
Poeltl 58%
Bam 58%
Kleber 58%
Plumlee 58.3%
Gafford 58.5%
Lively 58.5%
Sabonis 58.6%
Capela 58.7%
Precious 58.9%
Turner 59.5%
Sengun 59.6%
Bagley 59.6%
WCJ 59.6%
Zach Collins 59.7%
Okongwu 59.7%

Guys at 60%+
Markkanen
Theis
Nick Richards
Paul Reed
Looney
Drummond
Reath
Bamba
Duren
KAT
Horford
Sharpe
Vucevic
Mo Wagner
Larry Nance
JV
Jokic
Portis
Ayton
John Collins

Here's the top guys defending the 3

Kleber 28.5%
Turner 30.8%
Sengun 31.5%
Wiseman 31.6%
Mo Wagner 31.7%
Reath 32%
Portis 32.3%
Plumlee 32.5%
McGee 32.7%
Ayton 32.8%
Gobert 32.9%
Bam 33%
Allen 33%
Horford 33.7%
Chet 33.9%
Bagley 34.3%
Powell 34.3%
Looney 34.4%
Larry 34.4%
Sharpe 34.6%
Vucevic 35%
Theis 35.1%
JJJ 35.2%
Precious 35.2%
Naz 35.2%
Wemby 35.5%
Porzingis 35.7%
Jokic 35.9%
Stewart 36.4%
Hartenstein 36.4%
Nurkic 36.5%
JV 36.5%
Reed 36.9%
Mo Bamba 36.9%
Mobley 37%
Kessler 37.4%
Capela 37.4%
Lopez 37.5%
Eubanks 37.6%
Poeltl 37.8%
Claxton 38.2%
Drummond 38.4%
Gafford 38.5%
WCJ 38.6%
Zach Collins 38.7%
Sabonis 38.9%
Trayce Jackson Davis 39%
Markannen 39%
Zubac 39%
Lively 39.3%
Isaac 39.7%
Over 40%
Aldama
AD
Richards
Okongwu
John Collins
Jalen Smith

Defending in Isolation
under 35% eFG
Isaac
Wiseman
Hartenstein
Bam
Markannen
under 40% eFG
Mobley
Gobert
under 50%
AD
JV
Mitchell Robinson
Bagley
Duren
Powell
Okongwu
Precious
Kleber
Porzingis
Horford
Kessler
Ayton
Naz
John Collins
Paul Reed
Chet
Zach Collins
Nick Richards
Nurkic
Over 50% eFG
Poeltl
Sengun
Turner
Lopez
KAT
TJD
Mo Wagner
Gafford
Zubac
Theis
Sharpe
Portis
Lively
Larry
Bagley
Plumlee
Capela
Jalen Smith
Mo Bamba



And here's the list of 3 point shooters

Thsoe who took more than 4 a game and were over 35%:
Markkanen
KAT
Porzings
Lopez
Naz
Aldama
Chet
Turner
Horford

Guys that took 2-4 threes per game and over 35%:
Stewart
Reath
John Collins
WCJ
Jalen Smith
Kleber
Isaac

Guys who took under 2, but made over 35%:
Mobley
Theis
Bamba
Larry
Sabonis
Bam
Reed
Bagley

If they aren't listed then they either don't shoot them at all and/or they suck at shooting them.
Chuckers who suck at making 3s:
JJJ
Wemby
Randle
Vucevic