But for most teams, it's a star center or a committee.
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center %cMin BPM bpmW center %cMin BPM bpmW
. Dal 1.00 3.29 4.09 . Atl 1.00 -0.06 2.55
Gafford .41 4.5 1.90 Capela .48 -0.1 1.22
Lively .40 3.6 1.69 Okongwu .46 -0.3 1.12
Powell .12 2.0 .42 Nance .05 5.5 .25
. Den 1.00 6.96 5.43 . Bos 1.00 1.57 3.29
Jokic .67 12.9 5.42 Queta .29 -0.9 .61
Saric .12 -7.2 -.10 Kornet .27 3.8 1.19
Jordan .10 -2.7 .12 Horford .26 2.0 .90
. GSW 1.00 1.12 2.93 Porzingis .13 4.2 .61
J-Davis .33 2.2 1.14 . Brk 1.00 -0.40 2.32
Looney .32 1.0 .91 Claxton .40 1.4 1.28
Kuminga .14 -1.3 .26 JWilson .16 -3.4 .14
Anderson .11 1.7 .36 CJohnson .14 3.9 .60
. Hou 1.00 4.02 4.45 Clowney .12 -4.4 .05
Sengun .64 6.8 3.71 Watford .10 -4.6 .03
Landale .12 -0.7 .27 . Cha 1.00 -1.43 1.84
Adams .12 -2.9 .13 Diabate .36 -2.8 .43
. LAC 1.00 0.35 2.78 Richards .22 -0.4 .50
Zubac .67 0.8 2.00 Bridges .13 0.5 .35
Bamba .12 -1.0 .26 Gibson .12 -4.2 .06
KJones .11 0.1 .30 . Chi 1.00 2.33 3.75
. LAL 1.00 3.15 4.02 Vucevic .64 4.0 2.91
ADavis .68 5.8 3.57 JSmith .28 -0.1 .73
Hayes .15 -1.5 .27 Liddell .02 0.6 .07
Koloko .13 -4.3 .06 . Cle 1.00 2.63 3.99
. Mem 1.00 3.04 4.10 JAllen .63 3.4 2.74
Jackson .38 3.7 1.69 Mobley .29 3.3 1.24
Huff .30 3.7 1.33 Thompson .06 -8.2 -.09
Edey .24 1.2 .75 . Det 1.00 -0.10 2.58
. Min 1.00 0.64 2.72 Duren .44 -0.1 1.14
Gobert .71 0.7 1.95 Stewart .44 -0.2 1.10
Reid .25 0.8 .69 Reed .10 1.1 .31
Garza .03 -2.8 .03 . Ind 1.00 -0.98 2.12
. NOP 1.00 -3.47 .88 Turner .60 -2.2 .92
Missi .52 -2.5 .70 Toppin .23 2.3 .86
Theis .21 -4.2 .11 IJackson .06 0.2 .17
Jemison .12 -6.3 -.06 . Mia 1.00 1.01 2.79
R-Earl .10 -3.0 .11 Adebayo .72 1.6 2.20
. OKC 1.00 1.88 3.27 Bryant .10 0.0 .23
Hart'n .25 2.2 .86 Love .09 1.9 .30
Holmgren .22 5.7 1.11 . Mil 1.00 2.28 3.46
Dort .16 0.9 .45 Lopez .68 0.2 1.70
Dieng .15 -1.6 .24 Giannis .25 9.1 1.64
KWilliams .12 3.9 .52 Portis .04 -0.6 .09
center %cMin BPM bpmW center %cMin BPM bpmW
. Phx 1.00 -2.32 1.35 . NYK 1.00 2.13 3.51
Nurkic .37 -4.3 .16 Towns .66 4.9 3.19
Plumlee .34 -1.6 .57 Sims .22 -2.6 .27
Ighodaro .17 -2.3 .23 Hukporti .08 -5.3 .00
. Por 1.00 -1.23 1.92 . Orl 1.00 2.72 3.98
Ayton .41 -2.4 .56 Bitadze .41 2.2 1.54
Clingan .26 -1.3 .49 MWagner .40 4.4 1.92
RWilliams .11 7.4 .66 WCarter .15 0.0 .39
Camara .10 -2.1 .15 . Phl 1.00 -1.71 1.57
. Sac 1.00 3.61 4.43 Yabusele .37 -0.8 .74
Sabonis .68 6.3 3.93 Drummond .37 -2.7 .42
Lyles .12 -2.3 .18 Embiid .15 0.7 .40
Len .11 -0.1 .27 . Tor 1.00 0.44 2.84
. SAS 1.00 3.23 4.03 Poeltl .64 0.8 1.93
Wemby .54 6.2 2.96 Mogbo .20 -0.3 .49
Collins .27 0.1 .70 Fernando .11 -0.2 .28
Bassey .15 -1.5 .27 . Was 1.00 -1.43 1.68
. Uta 1.00 0.33 2.54 Sarr .46 -3.9 .27
Kessler .46 2.0 1.53 Valanciunas .41 1.5 1.22
Fil'ski .21 -1.9 .32 Bagley .11 -1.6 .17
Eubanks .18 -0.9 .36
https://www.basketball-reference.com/te ... _pbp_stats
If it looks like the Western Conference has most of the good centers, this seems to be so. The 7 best center-proficient teams are in the West. Aggregate BPM and BPM-Wins are shown.
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west BPM bpmW east BPM bpmW
Den 6.96 5.43 Cle 2.63 3.99
Hou 4.02 4.45 Orl 2.72 3.98
Sac 3.61 4.43 Chi 2.33 3.75
Mem 3.04 4.10 NYK 2.13 3.51
Dal 3.29 4.09 Mil 2.28 3.46
SAS 3.23 4.03 Bos 1.57 3.29
LAL 3.15 4.02 Tor 0.44 2.84
OKC 1.88 3.27 Mia 1.01 2.79
GSW 1.12 2.93 Det -0.10 2.58
LAC 0.35 2.78 Atl -0.06 2.55
Min 0.64 2.72 Brk -0.40 2.32
Uta 0.33 2.54 Ind -0.98 2.12
Por -1.23 1.92 Cha -1.43 1.84
Phx -2.32 1.35 Was -1.43 1.68
NOP -3.47 .88 Phl -1.71 1.57
avg 1.64 3.26 avg .60 2.82