Karl-Anthony Towns is among a new breed of center: Full-sized bigs who can stretch the floor as well as score in the paint.
Kristaps Porzingis, Brook Lopez, DeMarcus Cousins, Serge Ibaka, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Marc Gasol are allowing their teams to reap the benefits of being able to play their tallest player major minutes on the perimeter. The move away from the plodding center who gravitated to the paint has taken off this season. These few centers have gravitational pull all over the floor and because of that, they are a huge benefit to the spacing of their respective offenses.