Updated: December 11, 2011, 7:17 pm ET

2012 Fantasy Hoops Cheat Sheet: Top 30 Centers

By Tommy Beer
Senior NBA Writer & Fantasy Sports Editor

Last weekend we released the preseason Top-100 Overall rankings for the 2011-2012 NBA season; this week we have been breaking down the performers at each individual position.  First, we compiled a list of the Top 40 guards, then moved on to the forwards. Today we finish up with the big guys.

As I explained earlier this week, at this early juncture – training camps have yet to open  and the frenzy of free agency continues to shake up the league on an hourly basis – the fantasy fortunes of many players could change dramatically over the coming days and weeks. Thus, check back regularly for updated rankings….

In addition, it is important to note that, as always, these rankings are based on a nine-category rotisserie league format – the nine categories being: points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, three-pointers made, turnovers, FG%, and FT%.

Also please note that any player with center eligibility in Yahoo! and ESPN Fantasy Leagues will be listed below; which means that many players will be ranked at multiple positions, i.e. forward as well as center…

Top 30 Fantasy Centers for the 2011-2012 NBA Season

1Kevin Love16Channing Frye
2Pau Gasol17Greg Monroe
3Al Jefferson18Tim Duncan
4Amar'e Stoudemire19Marc Gasol
5Dwight Howard20JaVale McGee
6LaMarcus Aldridge21Andrew Bogut
7Al Horford22Tyson Chandler
8David Lee23Marcin Gortat
9Chris Bosh24Andray Blatche
10Nene Hilario25Anderson Varejao
11Serge Ibaka26Luis Scola
12Joakim Noah27Carlos Boozer
13Elton Brand28Andrea Bargnani
14Brook Lopez29Roy Hibbert
15Andrew Bynum30DeMarcus Cousins

Just missed the cut: Brendan Haywood, Ryan Anderson, J.J. Hickson, Emeka Okafor, Chris Kaman, DeAndre Jordan, Ed Davis, Samuel Dalembert, Marcus Camby, Andris Biedrins, Chuck Hayes

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