Monday's Center Value Rankings
Here are theScore's center value rankings for Monday's nine-game slate.
Value Rankings
PG | SG | SF | PF | C
Top Options
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Felicio (CHI) | at TOR | 10 |
| Enes Kanter (OKC) | vs. POR | 9 |
| Alex Len (PHX) | vs. MIN | 8 |
Pau Gasol has been declared out already with a swollen knee, so Felicio, a Brazilian rookie, should get the start. He's played sparingly this season, with his biggest game being an eight-point, three-rebound, three-assist effort in 14 minutes on Feb. 19, coincidentally against the Raptors. With the Bulls likely to be without Derrick Rose and possibly Jimmy Butler, Felicio should see enough playing time to more than provide a reasonable return on his rock-bottom DFS price.
As Oklahoma City's sixth man, Kanter is on quite a roll: he's had three double-doubles in the last four games, with his weakest output being a 14-point, seven-rebound effort. For anyone looking to spend down at the position, Kanter offers explosive potential despite a limited workload.
Len has been unleashed, playing no fewer than 31 minutes in any of his last eight games and producing seven double-doubles. His price has shot up, but he's still been outproducing his more expensive peers. The return of ball-dominant guard Brandon Knight didn't hurt Len's production, either, with Len putting up 26 points and 13 rebounds Saturday against the Warriors.
Best of the Rest
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Marreese Speights (GS) | vs. NO | 7 |
| Jonas Valanciunas (TOR) | vs. CHI | 7 |
| Marcin Gortat (WAS) | vs. DET | 7 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) | at PHX | 7 |
| Andre Drummond (DET) | at WAS | 7 |
| Dwight Howard (HOU) | vs. MEM | 7 |
| Hassan Whiteside (MIA) | vs. DEN | 6 |
| Rudy Gobert (UTA) | vs. CLE | 6 |
| Al Jefferson (CHA) | vs. DAL | 6 |
| Nikola Jokic (DEN) | at MIA | 6 |
| Meyers Leonard (POR) | at OKC | 6 |
| Andrew Bogut (GS) | vs. NO | 6 |
| Mason Plumlee (POR) | at OKC | 6 |
| Bismack Biyombo (TOR) | vs. CHI | 6 |
Speights has been boom-or-bust of late - in just 18 minutes Saturday, he recorded an astounding 25 points and nine rebounds, but the night before he scored just one point in 11 minutes. Golden State always flirts with a blowout, especially at home, but Speights is a high-risk, high-reward tournament play option only.
Gortat has played just 27 minutes over his last two games; he picked up four and five fouls, respectively, in each contest. He should be needed to combat Drummond, though, and averaged 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over two earlier games against the Pistons.
Jokic has had at least four fouls in five of his last six games, limiting his minutes load. A matchup against Whiteside won't make things easier from a defensive standpoint, either.
He can produce in every category in short order, but Bogut rarely plays beyond 20 minutes, even against teams with big frontlines that he could conceivably be useful against (e.g. 14 minutes against Utah on March 9).
Nothing to See Here
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Zaza Pachulia (DAL) | at CHA | 5 |
| Tyson Chandler (PHX) | vs. MIN | 5 |
| Cody Zeller (CHA) | vs. DET | 5 |
While his price has dipped, Pachulia is too volatile to roster - he's played between 10 and 17 minutes in three of his last four games, and doesn't have the explosiveness of a similarly-priced option like Kanter.
Jefferson's return to the lineup has cut into Zeller's productivity, even if the latter still starts.