Monday's Center Value Rankings
Here are the center value rankings for Monday, March 7:
Value Rankings
PG | SG | SF | PF | C
Top Options
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) | at CHA | 9 |
| Pau Gasol (CHI) | vs. MIL | 8 |
| Nikola Vucevic (ORL) | at GS | 8 |
Towns, the presumptive Rookie of the Year, heads to Charlotte fresh off of a mauling of Brooklyn's limp post defense. He has averaged 20.2 points, 10 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.2 blocks and a steal in his last six games. Whether it's going to work in the post or crashing the boards, Towns will find some way to make the Hornets pay.
Speaking of well-rounded centers, Gasol embarrassed Houston's defenders on route to 28 points, 17 rebounds and six assists. He won't have those types of nights every game, but will have a chance to put up solid numbers against a middling Bucks defense.
Best of the Rest
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Monroe (MIL) | at CHI | 7 |
| Zaza Pachulia (DAL) | vs. LAC | 6 |
| Andrew Bogut (GS) | vs. ORL | 6 |
| Al Jefferson (CHA) | vs. MIN | 5 |
| Tim Duncan (SA) | at IND | 5 |
| Cody Zeller (CHA) | vs. MIN | 4 |
| DeAndre Jordan (LAC) | at DAL | 4 |
| Ian Mahinmi (IND) | vs. SA | 4 |
| Timofey Mozgov (CLE) | vs. MEM | 4 |
| Chris Andersen (MEM) | at CLE | 4 |
Monroe always looks great in the boxscore, even if his defensive liabilities aren't always obvious on paper. Without offering much rim protection, it will be tough to keep him on the court against Gasol, but at least the Spaniard won't put up much of a fight on defense either. Expect Monroe to put up a typical 15-point, 10 rebound stat line.
Nothing to See Here
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Omer Asik (NO) | vs. SAC | 3 |
| Willie Cauley-Stein (SAC) | at NO | 2 |
Asik's lack of any dependable role on offense kills his fantasy outlook and though it's only his rookie season, that might be the destiny of Cauley-Stein aswell. Cauley-Stein has scored just 21 points in his last five games combined, and his coaches appear reluctant to give him the big minutes needed to return DFS value.