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2015 NBA Draft: Ranking the Centers

June 25, 2015 by Ed Weiland 1 Comment

There haven’t been a lot of good, deep center classes in the history of the NBA draft. The last draft with multiple all-stars at center was 2007 with Horford, Noah and Gasol. Before that it was 1992 with Shaquille O’Neal and Alonzo Mourning. Before that it goes back to 1970 when HOFers Bob Lanier, Dave Cowens and Dan Issel all came into the game, along with the solid Sam Lacey. The 2015 draft has the potential to join this group. That will be a great thing for a league that’s starving for some … [Read more...] about 2015 NBA Draft: Ranking the Centers

NBA Draft 2013: Early Ranking of the Freshmen Centers

November 26, 2012 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

I believe the story of the 2013 draft will be the big men, specifically the freshmen big men. This class had 11 centers in the top 40 overall players. That’s an unheard of number. Considering the love NBA teams always show for big men in the draft and the fact that 5 of the last 6 top overall picks have been freshmen, I think it’s pretty clear these 11 prospects will be watched closely and will be the story of the year for draft watchers. With that in mind I want to get an early start on … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2013: Early Ranking of the Freshmen Centers