Fresh off a championship run with the New York Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns ranks among the top fantasy basketball centers this NBA season.
The 2026-27 fantasy basketball draft season is here. Soon enough, the points and categories won will start to count. It’s the perfect time to review our 9-category center rankings, courtesy of Yahoo Fantasy Basketball analyst Dan Titus.
Center is an incredibly important position in fantasy, as that’s the position where one of the prime categories is most likely to come from: rebounds. Dan’s overall list is in the table below, and be sure to save and bookmark this page as it’ll be the living, breathing, updating hub for Dan’s center rankings for 9-category drafts.
Center Draft Rankings (9-Category)
Rank
Player
Position
Team
1
Nikola Jokić
C
DEN
2
Victor Wembanyama
C
SAS
3
Giannis Antetokounmpo
PF, C
MIA
4
Karl-Anthony Towns
PF, C
NYK
5
Scottie Barnes
C, PF, SF, SG
TOR
6
Jalen Duren
C
DET
7
Alperen Sengun
C, PF
HOU
8
Evan Mobley
PF, C
CLE
9
Chet Holmgren
PF, C
OKC
10
Walker Kessler
C
LAL
11
Domantas Sabonis
C, PF
SAC
12
Bam Adebayo
C, PF
MIA
13
Anthony Davis
PF, C
WAS
14
Joel Embiid
C
PHI
15
Jaren Jackson Jr.
PF, C
UTA
16
Onyeka Okongwu
C
ATL
17
Donovan Clingan
C
POR
18
Pascal Siakam
C, PF, SF
IND
19
Zach Edey
C
MEM
20
Ivica Zubac
C
IND
21
Alex Sarr
C, PF
WAS
22
Kel’el Ware
C
MIL
23
Zion Williamson
C, PF
NOP
24
Naz Reid
PF, C
CHA
25
Jarrett Allen
C
CLE
26
Rudy Gobert
C
MIN
27
Day’Ron Sharpe
C
BKN
28
Nic Claxton
C
CHI
29
John Collins
PF, C
DET
30
Jabari Smith Jr.
C, PF
HOU
31
Neemias Queta
C
BOS
32
Khaman Maluach
C
PHX
33
Myles Turner
C
MIL
34
Jusuf Nurkić
C
UTA
35
Isaiah Hartenstein
C
OKC
36
Daniel Gafford
C
DAL
37
Collin Murray-Boyles
C, PF
TOR
38
Derik Queen
C, PF
NOP
39
Jakob Poeltl
C
TOR
40
Wendell Carter Jr.
C
ORL
41
Sandro Mamukelashvili
PF, C
LAL
42
Kristaps Porziņģis
PF, C
GSW
43
Aaron Gordon
PF, C
DEN
44
Moussa Diabaté
PF, C
CHA
45
Bobby Portis Jr.
PF, C
MIA
46
Brook Lopez
C
LAC
47
Draymond Green
PF, C
GSW
48
Paul Reed
C, PF
DET
49
P.J. Washington
C, PF, SF
DAL
50
Oso Ighodaro
C, PF
PHX