Next season, the Dallas Mavericks expect to split time between three centers from free agency: Zaza Pachulia, Samuel Dalembert and JaVale McGee. It's not exactly what one would call a three-headed dragon, but it's what the Mavericks have to work with. Maybe, to take the metaphor even further, it's a three-headed lizard, one mutated grotesquely by the nuclear radiation that is He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named-But-Still-Starts-At-Center-For-The-Clippers.
The Mavericks' center position is the only area not buoyed by an accomplished player in terms of the starting lineup. But, each of the acquired new centers do present unique skills—or more precisely—a unique lack of skills.