9 - Yao Ming Despite missing 25 games last season due to injury, Yao firmly established himself as the NBA's best pivotman. Though the Rockets continually found inspired ways of keeping the ball from him, he still averaged 22.3 points and 10.2 rebounds in just 34 minutes a game. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/kelly_dwyer/10/27/player.rankings/index.html?cnn=yes
