If you have watched any NBA over the few years you should know that the Center, or 5, position is anything but extinct. True, there are not as many dominat centers as there were 10 and 20 years ago, but look at the Champs from the last 6 or 7 years. Shaq has won four rings, hmm, a center. Duncan has three, one shared with The Admiral, both being centers that led the Spurs. The Pistons had a good, but undersized center in Wallace, whos primary role was block shots, play team defense, and rebound, normally what a centers duties consist of. That Pistons team also had big guys Rasheed Wallace and Mehmet Okur, who are not true centers but are big guys who bang the boards, and in Rasheeds case, also blocking shots. Oden is a great prospect, that is if he can get himself healthy. Durant will ba a better player, but if Oden can get healthy he can be a great center and probably contend regularly for titles.