Fantasy Basketball Rankings: Center draft tiers for 2024-25 NBA season

Which is your favorite center for the 2024-25 fantasy basketball season. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

The 2024-25 NBA season is fast approaching, so in conjunction with my latest points and category fantasy basketball rankings dropping, it’s time to dig into my position-by-position tiers. I’ve covered the point guards, shooting guards, small forwards and power forwards earlier this week, so today, I’ll close out the series with the centers.

Draft Tiers: PGs | SGs | SFs | PFs | Cs

NOTE: Only some players will have analysis when listed in the tiers below. Players with multi-position eligibility will only appear in the positional tier where they played the most minutes last season or are projected to play this season.

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In the landscape of fantasy basketball centers, it’s important to remember that Yahoo default leagues have two roster spots reserved for centers. Rebounds and blocks can be found on waivers, but securing a dominant center to anchor your team is a preferred strategy for long-term success.

Tier 1: The elite centers

1. Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

2. Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets

Victor Wembanyama is my top player in any format because he has the potential to be a 3-point shooting version of David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon — a fantasy basketball cheat code.

You can’t go wrong selecting Nikola Jokić first overall, either. He’s a three-time MVP and has finished top-three in points and 9-category leagues for four years straight.

Tier 2: Top 5 worthy centers

1. Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

2. Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers

Joel Embiid is one of the best fantasy basketball players on a per-game basis, but he also has one of the sketchiest injury profiles in the game. Embiid is sliding down draft boards, but his on-court production is well worth any pick from five to seven.

Anthony Davis has a slight edge over Embiid in ADP (seventh vs. eighth overall), and it’s fair. There is less injury risk, and the Lakers are going to be overly reliant on him yet again. AD touches just about every category and projects as one of…

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Publish date : 2024-09-20 16:07:57

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