Center busts, fantasy basketball 2026-27
Of the top 20 centers on our board, 9 carry at least one measurable risk flag and 3 carry two or more. Jusuf Nurkić, ranked 62nd overall, heads the list with 4 flags.
| Player | Rank | Slot | FP/G | GP | Age | Flags |
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 Jusuf Nurkić CUTAOUT | #62 | 6.02 | 33.5 | 41 | 32 |
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 Joel Embiid CPHIDTD | #11 | 1.11 | 44.5 | 38 | 32 |
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 Anthony Davis CWASDTD | #13 | 2.01 | 44.0 | 20 | 33 |
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 Pascal Siakam PFIND | #28 | 3.04 | 39.9 | 62 | 32 |
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 Chet Holmgren COKCDTD | #43 | 4.07 | 36.3 | 69 | 24 |
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 Alex Sarr CWAS | #44 | 4.08 | 35.9 | 48 | 21 |
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 Jaren Jackson CUTA | #52 | 5.04 | 34.5 | 48 | 27 |
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 Rudy Gobert CMIN | #65 | 6.05 | 33.0 | 76 | 34 |
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 Nikola Vučević CORLDTD | #67 | 6.07 | 32.6 | 64 | 35 |
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Rank and slot are our own board order in points leagues and where it lands in a 12-team draft, not ADP. GP is games played in 2025-26. Players eligible at C count, not only those listed there first.
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Reading the flags at C
The board ranks every player per game, which assumes he plays. Games missed are the most common way an early pick fails a fantasy team, so a short season is the flag to weigh first; age makes the next missed stretch more likely. A career-best jump from a veteran is the softest flag. Before you take a flagged center, check the NBA injury report and the players around him in the center rankings, and look at the C sleepers for the other end of the position.
Common questions
Which centers are bust risks in fantasy basketball for 2026-27?
9 of the top 20 carry at least one flag; Jusuf Nurkić, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis carry two or more.
What counts as a risk flag?
Fewer than 55 games last season, 32 or older on opening night, listed on the latest injury report, or fantasy points per game up 20% or more on the season before for a player 26 or older. Each is a fact with its number; none is a prediction.
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number