Andre Drummond had the best defensive rating by a center in 2017-18, with a 99.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

best center defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in 2018

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	99.0	2017-18	DET	78	33.7	15.0	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	6.0	11.3	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	5.1	60.5	55.5	5.1	10.9	2.6	2,625	1,171	1,247	237	114	127	200	250	-57
2	Clint Capela C. Capela	100.5	2017-18	HOU	74	27.5	13.9	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.9	6.0	9.1	65.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.5	56.0	65.0	3.3	7.6	1.4	2,034	1,026	802	68	58	137	103	185	+372
3	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	101.5	2017-18	POR	79	26.4	14.3	9.0	1.8	0.8	1.4	6.1	12.0	50.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.2	3.5	63.0	52.8	2.4	6.6	2.3	2,088	1,132	708	143	64	111	183	247	+159
4	Al Horford A. Horford	103.2	2017-18	BOS	72	31.6	12.9	7.4	4.7	0.6	1.1	5.1	10.5	48.9	1.3	3.1	42.9	1.3	1.7	78.3	57.5	1.4	5.9	1.8	2,277	927	530	339	43	78	132	138	+348
5	Dwight Howard D. Howard	104.1	2017-18	CHA	81	30.4	16.6	12.5	1.3	0.6	1.6	6.2	11.2	55.5	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.1	7.2	57.4	57.7	3.1	9.3	2.6	2,463	1,347	1,012	105	48	131	208	249	+89
6	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	105.5	2017-18	LAC	77	31.5	12.0	15.2	1.5	0.5	0.9	4.8	7.5	64.5	0.0	0.0		2.4	4.1	58.0	64.8	4.3	10.9	1.8	2,424	927	1,171	117	39	70	137	203	-126
7	Steven Adams S. Adams	107.2	2017-18	OKC	76	32.7	13.9	9.0	1.2	1.2	1.0	5.9	9.4	62.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.8	55.9	63.0	5.1	4.0	1.7	2,487	1,056	685	88	92	78	128	215	+318
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	107.2	2017-18	DEN	75	32.5	18.5	10.7	6.1	1.2	0.8	6.7	13.5	49.9	1.5	3.7	39.6	3.5	4.2	85.0	60.3	2.6	8.1	2.8	2,436	1,385	803	458	90	61	210	212	+367
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	107.4	2017-18	MIN	82	35.6	21.3	12.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	7.8	14.3	54.5	1.5	3.5	42.1	4.2	4.9	85.8	64.6	2.9	9.4	1.9	2,918	1,743	1,012	199	64	115	159	285	+371
10	Marcin Gortat M. Gortat	107.4	2017-18	WAS	82	25.3	8.4	7.6	1.8	0.5	0.7	3.5	6.8	51.8	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.0	67.5	54.6	2.2	5.4	1.2	2,075	690	623	151	40	61	99	175	+103
11	Julius Randle J. Randle	107.4	2017-18	LAL	82	26.7	16.1	8.0	2.6	0.5	0.5	6.1	11.0	55.8	0.1	0.5	22.2	3.7	5.2	71.8	60.6	2.2	5.8	2.6	2,190	1,323	654	210	43	45	213	274	-80
12	Willie Cauley-Stein W. Cauley-Stein	108.3	2017-18	SAC	73	28.0	12.8	7.0	2.4	1.1	0.9	5.3	10.6	50.2	0.0	0.2	25.0	2.1	3.4	61.9	52.9	1.8	5.2	1.5	2,044	932	510	172	77	67	109	185	-325
13	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	108.4	2017-18	MEM	73	33.0	17.2	8.1	4.2	0.7	1.4	5.9	14.2	42.0	1.5	4.4	34.1	3.8	4.6	83.4	53.2	1.1	7.0	2.7	2,408	1,258	592	305	54	101	194	185	-313

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PPG

30.6

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RPG

9.8

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APG

7.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/9	DET	@	CLE	3:00 PM
Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 2

Final

107

Pistons

2 - 0

Thu 7 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.6

Cunningham

29.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.9

Ayton

10.8

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.6

Smart

2.5

Eason

Playoffs BPG Leaders

5.0

Wembanyama

2.2

Holmgren

2.0

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.4

George

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.1

124.0

116.7

113.7

112.4

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.4

103.8

104.5

107.4

108.5

108.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.5

18.4

14.4

6.2

3.0

-0.9

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

431.7

Cunningham

373

Maxey

367.3

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

461

Cunningham

387.5

Maxey

380.5

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.4

Lanier

40.1

Williams

40.1

Smith

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.71

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.65

Wembanyama

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

52-37

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

37-54

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 3/26	NYK	@	CHA	103-114
Thu 3/26	SAC	@	ORL	117-121
Fri 3/27	LAC	@	IND	114-113
Fri 3/27	MIA	@	CLE	128-149
Fri 3/27	ATL	@	BOS	102-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/8	NYK	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Fri 5/8	SAS	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sat 5/9	DET	@	CLE	3:00 PM
Sat 5/9	OKC	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Sun 5/10	NYK	@	PHI	3:30 PM

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