It’s grown nearly impossible to build a team around a true center in the modern NBA. Anthony Davis prefers to play power forward, Nikola Jokic practically plays point-center, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is position-less. With the dawn of the modern NBA, the value of the stereotypical big-man has crashed and settled at an all-time low. Much like the running back in the NFL, NBA teams (including most notably the Boston Celtics) have opted to spend money on other positions with the center position considered an afterthought.
You can’t just rack up points and rebounds anymore. You have to offer another skill.