2012-2013 Fantasy Basketball: Center (C) Rankings
The following are our 2012-2013 fantasy basketball center draft rankings, which take into account projected statistics, as well as upside and risk. The rankings are based on the following eight statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, 3-pointers made, field-goal percentage, and free-throw percentage. This scoring system typically favors well-balanced players, but regardless of your league settings this list will be a valuable reference on draft day.
2012-2013 Rankings: PG | SG | SF | PF | C | Sleepers | Busts | Deep Sleepers | 
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| Tier | Rank | Player | Team | G | PTS | FG% | 3PTM | FT% | AST | REB | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Andrew Bynum | PHI | 60 | 18.7 | 55.8 | 1 | 69.2 | 1.4 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 2 | Dwight Howard | LAK | 54 | 20.6 | 57.3 | 0 | 49.1 | 1.9 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 3 | DeMarcus Cousins | SAC | 64 | 18.1 | 44.8 | 2 | 70.2 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 4 | Al Jefferson | UTA | 61 | 19.2 | 49.2 | 1 | 77.4 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 5 | Greg Monroe | DET | 66 | 15.4 | 52.1 | 0 | 73.9 | 2.3 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 2 | 6 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 65 | 14.6 | 48.2 | 1 | 74.8 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 7 | Marcin Gortat | PHO | 66 | 15.4 | 55.5 | 0 | 64.9 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 8 | Brook Lopez | NJ | 5 | 19.2 | 49.4 | 0 | 62.5 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 3 | 9 | Chris Bosh | MIA | 57 | 18 | 48.7 | 10 | 82.1 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 3 | 10 | Nikola Pekovic | MIN | 47 | 13.9 | 56.4 | 0 | 74.3 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 3 | 11 | Roy Hibbert | IND | 65 | 12.8 | 49.7 | 0 | 71.1 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 4 | 12 | J.J. Hickson | POR | 54 | 8.4 | 46.7 | 0 | 64.2 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 4 | 13 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 64 | 10.2 | 50.8 | 0 | 74.8 | 2.5 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 14 | Tyson Chandler | NY | 62 | 11.3 | 67.9 | 0 | 68.9 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 15 | Kevin Garnett | BOS | 60 | 15.8 | 50.3 | 3 | 85.7 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 5 | 16 | Anderson Varejao | CLE | 25 | 10.8 | 51.4 | 0 | 67.2 | 1.7 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| 5 | 17 | JaVale McGee | DEN | 61 | 11.3 | 55.6 | 0 | 46.1 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 18 | Nene Hilario | WAS | 39 | 13.7 | 53.7 | 0 | 67.3 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 5 | 19 | Bismack Biyombo | CHA | 63 | 5.2 | 46.4 | 0 | 48.3 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 20 | DeAndre Jordan | LAC | 66 | 7.4 | 63.2 | 0 | 52.5 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 5 | 21 | Gustavo Ayon | ORL | 54 | 5.9 | 53.6 | 0 | 61.9 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 5 | 22 | Jonas Valanciunas | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | Chris Kaman | DAL | 47 | 13.1 | 44.6 | 0 | 78.5 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 6 | 24 | Andrew Bogut | GS | 12 | 11.3 | 44.9 | 0 | 60.9 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Samuel Dalembert | MLW | 65 | 7.5 | 50.6 | 0 | 79.6 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 6 | 26 | Tiago Splitter | SA | 59 | 9.3 | 61.8 | 0 | 69.1 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 6 | 27 | Kendrick Perkins | OKC | 65 | 5.1 | 48.9 | 0 | 65.2 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 7 | 28 | Elton Brand | DAL | 60 | 11 | 49.4 | 0 | 73.3 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 7 | 29 | Robin Lopez | NO | 64 | 5.4 | 46.1 | 0 | 71.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 7 | 30 | Emeka Okafor | WAS | 27 | 9.9 | 53.3 | 0 | 51.4 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 7 | 31 | Ekpe Udoh | MLW | 61 | 5.6 | 43.1 | 0 | 75.4 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 8 | 32 | Boris Diaw | SA | 57 | 6.4 | 44.4 | 31 | 62.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 8 | 33 | Zaza Pachulia | ATL | 58 | 7.8 | 49.9 | 0 | 74.1 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| 8 | 34 | Omer Asik | HOU | 66 | 3.1 | 50.6 | 0 | 45.6 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 8 | 35 | Timofey Mozgov | DEN | 44 | 5.4 | 52.6 | 0 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 1 |
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