30 best defensive rating centers 2025 2026

Victor Wembanyama had the best defensive rating by a center with a defensive rating of 30.0 or above this season, with a 100.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
30 or higher best defensive rating centers 2025 2026
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
100.9
2025-26
SAS SAS
64
29.2
25.0
11.5
3.1
1.0
3.1
8.6
16.9
51.2
1.9
5.5
34.9
5.8
7.0
82.7
62.6
2.0
9.5
2.4
1,866
1,600
736
200
66
197
155
156
+682
2N'Faly Dante
N. Dante
101.1
2025-26
ATL ATL
4
3.8
0.8
1.8
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.3
1.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
33.8
0.8
1.0
0.3
15
3
7
0
2
0
1
1
+10
3Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
103.1
2025-26
OKC OKC
47
24.2
9.2
9.4
3.5
1.0
0.8
3.9
6.3
62.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.4
2.2
61.0
63.1
3.2
6.3
1.7
1,137
432
443
166
48
36
82
118
+365
4Paul Reed
P. Reed
103.9
2025-26
DET DET
65
13.9
7.8
4.5
1.2
0.9
0.9
3.2
5.2
61.7
0.2
0.6
32.5
1.1
1.7
66.4
65.0
2.0
2.5
0.9
901
504
294
80
57
60
58
120
+137
5Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.1
2025-26
OKC OKC
69
28.9
17.1
8.9
1.7
0.6
1.9
6.3
11.3
55.7
1.3
3.5
36.2
3.3
4.1
79.2
65.3
1.9
7.0
1.6
1,997
1,181
615
115
43
131
107
158
+678
6Rocco Zikarsky
R. Zikarsky
105.1
2025-26
MIN MIN
5
7.2
2.8
2.8
0.4
0.0
1.0
1.0
1.6
62.5
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.8
100.0
71.7
0.4
2.4
0.2
36
14
14
2
0
5
1
3
+7
7Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
106.2
2025-26
NYK NYK
60
19.6
5.7
8.8
0.9
0.9
1.2
2.5
3.4
72.3
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.7
40.8
67.6
4.2
4.6
0.7
1,175
340
525
52
56
70
41
127
+157
8Branden Carlson
B. Carlson
106.9
2025-26
OKC OKC
42
11.6
5.8
3.0
0.7
0.2
0.6
2.3
4.4
52.7
0.7
2.0
36.0
0.4
0.6
57.7
61.3
0.7
2.3
0.4
488
242
124
29
8
27
16
36
-24
9Olivier Sarr
O. Sarr
107.0
2025-26
CLE CLE
4
9.8
3.5
2.8
1.3
0.5
0.8
1.3
1.8
71.4
0.5
0.8
66.7
0.5
1.3
40.0
76.1
0.5
2.3
0.5
39
14
11
5
2
3
2
9
+26
10Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
107.1
2025-26
POR POR
59
17.1
6.7
7.0
1.0
0.6
1.5
3.0
4.2
70.8
0.2
0.4
39.1
0.6
1.0
59.6
72.2
2.4
4.6
0.8
1,008
397
415
60
35
87
49
74
+73
11Jalen Duren
J. Duren
107.9
2025-26
DET DET
70
28.2
19.5
10.5
2.0
0.8
0.8
7.5
11.5
65.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.1
74.7
68.8
3.8
6.7
1.9
1,976
1,365
737
138
57
59
130
195
+481
12Clint Capela
C. Capela
108.3
2025-26
HOU HOU
75
12.3
3.8
4.6
0.7
0.5
0.8
1.6
3.0
52.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.6
1.0
57.7
54.0
2.1
2.5
0.5
926
282
345
50
36
63
41
74
+162
13Neemias Queta
N. Queta
108.4
2025-26
BOS BOS
76
25.3
10.2
8.4
1.7
0.8
1.3
4.3
6.6
65.3
0.0
0.1
12.5
1.6
2.3
70.3
67.4
3.0
5.3
1.0
1,926
776
636
126
60
100
75
216
+480
14Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
109.0
2025-26
MIA MIA
77
22.1
11.1
9.0
0.7
0.8
1.1
4.5
8.4
53.0
1.2
3.0
39.5
0.9
1.2
74.0
61.6
2.8
6.2
0.8
1,704
851
694
56
59
84
62
119
-66
15Vladislav Goldin
V. Goldin
109.1
2025-26
MIA MIA
9
2.7
0.8
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.4
75.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
78.8
0.3
0.7
0.3
24
7
9
3
0
3
3
5
+5
16Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.6
2025-26
NYK NYK
75
31.0
20.1
11.9
3.0
0.9
0.5
6.9
13.8
50.1
1.5
4.1
36.8
4.8
5.5
85.8
61.9
3.1
8.7
2.5
2,322
1,504
889
226
65
40
187
255
+378
17Moussa Cisse
M. Cisse
109.7
2025-26
DAL DAL
38
13.9
4.5
5.7
0.2
0.5
1.2
1.7
3.0
57.4
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.1
46.9
56.4
2.3
3.3
0.8
530
170
216
9
19
45
30
73
-3
18Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
109.9
2025-26
TOT
20
8.6
1.6
2.7
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.6
0.7
78.6
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.7
64.3
76.9
0.9
1.8
0.6
172
31
53
20
10
0
12
17
-8
19Goga Bitadze
G. Bitadze
110.0
2025-26
ORL ORL
64
15.2
5.9
5.0
1.3
0.6
1.0
2.4
3.5
67.6
0.0
0.2
18.2
1.1
1.5
71.1
70.0
2.1
2.9
0.7
972
375
320
84
37
61
43
136
+17
20Colin Castleton
C. Castleton
110.0
2025-26
ORL ORL
4
5.3
1.3
2.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.5
1.3
40.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
46.0
0.5
1.5
0.5
21
5
8
1
1
0
2
2
+6
21Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.1
2025-26
MIN MIN
76
31.3
10.9
11.5
1.7
0.8
1.6
4.4
6.5
68.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.0
52.6
66.4
3.9
7.5
1.4
2,380
829
872
128
58
124
106
199
+233
22Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
110.2
2025-26
POR POR
77
27.2
12.1
11.6
2.1
0.6
1.7
4.6
8.9
52.0
1.1
3.2
34.1
1.8
2.6
68.0
60.4
4.5
7.1
1.2
2,094
934
892
162
44
130
95
182
+14
23Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
110.2
2025-26
DAL DAL
7
16.4
4.3
5.3
1.9
0.6
1.6
1.6
2.6
61.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.4
80.0
67.0
2.0
3.3
1.4
115
30
37
13
4
11
10
21
+14
24Mark Williams
M. Williams
110.3
2025-26
PHX PHX
60
23.6
11.7
8.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
4.7
7.3
64.4
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.3
2.9
77.1
68.0
3.1
4.9
1.1
1,416
700
477
58
55
55
65
132
-42
25Isaiah Stewart
I. Stewart
110.4
2025-26
DET DET
58
22.7
10.0
5.0
1.1
0.3
1.6
3.8
6.9
55.0
0.7
2.1
33.3
1.7
2.3
75.6
63.2
1.7
3.3
1.2
1,317
581
290
66
16
93
67
166
+40
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Team Leaders

PPG

23.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

10.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

6.5

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
6/5
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Mon
6/8
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
6/10
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Sat
6/13
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Tue
6/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

1 - 0

105

Final

95

SAS Spurs

0 - 1

Wed 3 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

27.1

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

107.8

Nnaji

Zeke Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Knicks

123.4

Thunder

119.3

Spurs

115.5

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7

Cavaliers

111.5
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

104.0

Spurs

106.2

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

19.4

Spurs

9.3

Thunder

7.4

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Raptors

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

914

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

691

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

903.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

703.3

Castle

Stephon Castle
Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.0

Durant

Kevin Durant
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.55

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.55

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

59-42

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

55-42
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
NYK NYK
@
OKC OKC
100-111
Sun
3/29
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
93-116
Mon
3/30
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
109-119
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
102-112
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
6/5
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Mon
6/8
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
6/10
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Sat
6/13
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Tue
6/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM