NBA Value Rankings: CENTER

An up-to-date look at the value rankings of all active NBA players based on a mathematical comparison of their current average salary against their cumulative "production points". These points are made up of major statistical categories relevant to that player's position. From there, we generate a score for each player among their position, to rank them with a "value". This True Value rating is what you see below.

Last Updated: Feb 04, 2024

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Rank Player Team Pos Games AAV GP% Prod/Gm TVS
1 Alperen Sengun HOU C 48 $3,887,744 100.00% 41.75 100.00
2 Chet Holmgren OKC C 49 $11,222,312 100.00% 34.64 97.99
3 Mark Williams CHA C 19 $4,500,253 40.43% 28.99 97.34
4 Jalen Duren DET C 33 $4,868,736 68.75% 32.29 97.29
5 Nikola Jokic DEN C 48 $55,224,526 96.00% 55.91 95.52
6 Victor Wembanyama SAS C 44 $13,793,692 88.00% 42.65 91.72
7 Joel Embiid PHI C 34 $53,320,232 70.83% 59.51 86.12
8 Goga Bitadze ORL C 41 $1,339,383 83.67% 19.82 85.94
9 Nicolas Claxton BKN C 38 $8,625,000 79.17% 32.50 82.84
10 Anthony Davis LAL C 47 $37,980,720 92.16% 49.85 82.27
11 Onyeka Okongwu ATL C 48 $6,605,536 97.96% 21.97 76.26
12 Andre Drummond CHI C 50 $3,280,000 100.00% 20.85 74.98
13 Nick Richards CHA C 38 $5,000,000 80.85% 22.62 74.57
14 Santi Aldama MEM C 38 $2,560,843 77.55% 21.87 71.19
15 Zach Collins SAS C 38 $7,350,000 76.00% 23.86 70.07
16 Kevon Looney GSW C 46 $7,500,000 100.00% 17.51 68.08
17 Jusuf Nurkic PHX C 46 $17,500,000 93.88% 31.49 67.97
18 Isaiah Hartenstein NYK C 48 $8,000,000 96.00% 23.73 67.13
19 Dereck Lively II DAL C 36 $5,570,673 73.47% 23.51 65.28
20 Jonas Valanciunas NOP C 49 $15,067,500 100.00% 30.99 65.14
21 Walker Kessler UTA C 42 $3,343,105 84.00% 23.74 64.27
22 Moritz Wagner ORL C 47 $8,000,000 95.92% 19.35 61.94
23 Kevin Love MIA C 38 $3,931,632 77.55% 20.41 60.46
24 Jarrett Allen CLE C 42 $20,000,000 89.36% 34.63 58.34
25 Naz Reid MIN C 49 $13,986,432 100.00% 21.01 54.31
26 Nikola Vucevic CHI C 45 $20,000,000 90.00% 36.55 54.24
27 Al Horford BOS C 40 $9,750,000 81.63% 22.24 54.19
28 Dwight Powell DAL C 42 $4,000,000 85.71% 12.79 53.71
29 Luke Kornet BOS C 33 $2,273,291 67.35% 13.58 52.62
30 Bam Adebayo MIA C 39 $32,600,060 79.59% 41.04 52.21
31 Day'Ron Sharpe BKN C 37 $2,579,451 77.08% 19.65 51.80
32 Myles Turner IND C 47 $20,451,750 94.00% 30.43 51.59
33 Drew Eubanks PHX C 43 $2,500,629 87.76% 13.57 51.57
34 Daniel Gafford WAS C 43 $13,394,160 89.58% 27.80 48.52
35 Xavier Tillman MEM C 34 $1,632,821 69.39% 17.73 48.36
36 Ivica Zubac LAC C 38 $10,933,333 80.85% 27.97 48.22
37 Isaiah Stewart DET C 35 $3,774,548 72.92% 22.55 46.30
38 Daniel Theis LAC C 37 $2,179,511 78.72% 14.43 44.68
39 Charles Bassey SAS C 19 $2,550,000 38.00% 11.62 43.71
40 Mitchell Robinson NYK C 21 $15,000,000 42.00% 24.22 39.29
41 Mason Plumlee LAC C 17 $5,000,000 36.17% 16.05 38.92
42 Clint Capela ATL C 47 $22,940,640 95.92% 28.96 35.32
43 Christian Wood LAL C 45 $2,872,945 88.24% 15.68 35.22
44 Mohamed Bamba PHI C 27 $2,346,614 56.25% 11.24 32.05
45 Jaylin Williams OKC C 41 $2,051,850 83.67% 10.57 30.82
46 Orlando Robinson MIA C 20 $1,961,231 40.82% 10.45 30.74
47 DeAndre Jordan DEN C 25 $3,196,448 50.00% 11.64 30.14
48 Alex Len SAC C 17 $3,196,448 35.42% 8.63 30.02
49 Jakob Poeltl TOR C 37 $19,500,000 77.08% 26.48 29.47
50 Chimezie Metu PHX C 36 $2,346,614 73.47% 10.21 28.47
51 Paul Reed PHI C 48 $7,851,717 100.00% 15.96 27.39
52 Tristan Thompson CLE C 36 $3,196,448 76.60% 10.50 26.35
53 Wendell Carter Jr. ORL C 23 $12,500,000 46.94% 22.95 23.85
54 JaVale McGee SAC C 37 $3,196,448 77.08% 9.40 22.93
55 Omer Yurtseven UTA C 27 $2,730,000 54.00% 8.75 22.54
56 Karl-Anthony Towns MIN C 48 $31,650,600 97.96% 37.26 21.15
57 Cody Zeller NOP C 33 $3,196,448 67.35% 7.07 16.58
58 Jericho Sims NYK C 26 $1,886,069 52.00% 5.39 16.01
59 Thomas Bryant MIA C 25 $2,686,788 51.02% 9.12 15.70
60 Mike Muscala DET C 31 $3,500,000 64.58% 9.44 14.37
61 Jaxson Hayes LAL C 40 $2,314,473 78.43% 7.57 13.15
62 Brook Lopez MIL C 48 $24,000,000 97.96% 28.08 12.17
63 James Wiseman DET C 30 $9,904,960 62.50% 12.44 12.04
64 Richaun Holmes DAL C 22 $11,630,640 44.90% 9.18 4.60
65 Deandre Ayton POR C 33 $33,232,282 67.35% 29.64 4.20
66 Rudy Gobert MIN C 48 $41,000,000 97.96% 34.15 3.31
67 Jock Landale HOU C 27 $8,000,000 56.25% 6.53 3.26

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