NBA: Ranking all 30 starting centers for 2018-19

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10. Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies

Marc Gasol is difficult to rank, even for a star who’s played at least 73 games in each of the last two years. Heading into his age-34 season, how much longer will this recent turn of good fortune last for a formerly injury-prone player? Memphis Grizzlies fans are more than familiar with the frustration of Gasol and Mike Conley being unable to stay healthy at the same time.

However, even in a down year where he didn’t care as much on some nights, toiling away on a tanking team, Big Spain remained productive in 2017-18. Overall, he averaged 17.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game.

Gasol only shot 34.1 percent from 3-point range, but that came on a career-high 4.4 attempts per game. If he can consistently stretch the floor like that, and Conley can actually stay healthy, the Grizz might be a dark horse to sneak into the postseason.