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In the middle of the All-Star Break, we present a full ranking of top 50 centers, with alternate rankings for leagues where you are punting either free throw percentage or field goal percentage.
Following that, two centers will be highlighted from my rankings who remain widely available in fantasy leagues.
Position Eligibility & Ownership Rate Based on Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Player List
Rest of Season Rankings - Center
Standard League Center to Add
Alex Len (PHO – C) – 15% owned
With plenty of time to rest and heal in over the All-Star Break, Len is ready to keep building off the great season he has put up to date. I pointed him out last week, saying this:
In the month of January, he averaged a .588 FG%, .739 FT%, 7.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.4 steals, 2.2 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers. While the scoring doesn’t pop off the page, that is excellent rebounding and blocks in only 23.6 minutes a game, with a very nice FG% and no harm to your FT% (that’s a big point in his favor compared to many other sources of rebounding and blocks). As he gets healthy again, I expect his minutes to keep ramping up as he keeps improving his consistency.
Len remains the best center out there with an ownership rate of under 40%.
Deeper League Center to Add
Cody Zeller (CHA – PF/C) – 8% owned
Zeller’s ownership rates have slid as he has hit a cold streak, and owners have moved to pick up much better players in his place. Do not give up entirely, though. Zeller is still getting minutes, and the fact that he can put up some numbers with percentages that will not kill you is just as valuable as someone who can put up a lot more numbers, but who kills you in the percentages, like Nerlens Noel. He should even out as a workmanlike source of rebounds and blocks, with some ability to get occasional steals and even few assists.
