The 76ers tried to trade 28-year old Samuel Dalembert but they couldn’t find any takers so he will be the starting center again this season. Dalembert played in all 82 games for the Sixers last season and he averaged 24.8 minutes, 6.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 1.8 blocked shots per game. The new Sixers’ head coach Eddie Jordan has said that he wants to get Dalembert more involved at the offensive end. 22-year old Marreese Speights is looking to build on his solid rookie season last year. He played in 79 games for the Sixers last year and he averaged 16.0 minutes, 7.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He can also handle power forward so he won’t have any problems finding minutes. 30-year old Primoz Brezec is likely going to be the #3 center on the Sixers. He did not play last season in the NBA. Brezec has played in 321 games in his NBA career in which he averaged 19.0 minutes, 7.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE CENTERS IN 2009-2010: C