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Centers in the NBA still play an important strategic role

What's the best way to use a center in today's NBA? Originally answered on July 7th, 2016.

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In the NBA, because of the rise of the analytics generation, the increased efficiency and accuracy of 3-point shooters, and the rule changes that make the game less physical, you’d think that centers are a dying breed.