best center defensive rating vs jokic since 2023

Since 2022-23, Kai Jones has the lowest defensive rating by a center versus Nikola Jokić, with an 87.2 rating.

	NAME	DRTG	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	Kai Jones K. Jones	87.2	3	3.9	1.7	1.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	107.8	0.7	0.3	0.7	12	5	3	1	3	1	2	4	-3
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	101.8	3	37.3	29.7	19.7	4.7	1.0	3.7	9.7	19.3	50.0	2.7	8.0	33.3	7.7	8.3	92.0	64.5	1.7	18.0	4.0	112	89	59	14	3	11	12	12	+21
3	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	102.8	5	30.6	21.2	11.6	3.2	1.2	0.2	8.2	14.2	57.7	1.2	4.0	30.0	3.6	4.4	81.8	65.7	2.0	9.6	1.4	153	106	58	16	6	1	7	20	+73
4	Udoka Azubuike U. Azubuike	103.3	2	19.4	6.0	6.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.5	3.5	71.4	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	66.7	72.1	1.0	5.5	1.0	39	12	13	1	2	2	2	2	+21
5	Jericho Sims J. Sims	104.0	4	14.7	1.0	4.5	0.5	0.0	0.8	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		33.3	1.0	3.5	0.3	59	4	18	2	0	3	1	6	+39
6	JaVale McGee J. McGee	104.3	3	8.1	4.3	2.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.0	2.3	85.7	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.7	50.0	82.5	0.3	2.3	0.3	24	13	8	0	0	4	1	5	+10
7	Ariel Hukporti A. Hukporti	105.0	2	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	10	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	+5
8	Mark Williams M. Williams	105.7	2	26.7	13.0	10.0	1.5	0.5	2.5	5.5	11.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.0	66.7	52.8	3.0	7.0	0.5	53	26	20	3	1	5	1	6	-21
9	Adem Bona A. Bona	105.9	1	14.8	6.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	77.3	1.0	2.0	1.0	15	6	3	1	1	3	1	2	-7
10	Daniel Theis D. Theis	106.9	2	16.9	5.5	7.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	2.0	5.0	40.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	52.7	3.0	4.0	0.5	34	11	14	2	0	3	1	6	+7
11	Mo Bamba M. Bamba	107.0	3	7.7	2.7	2.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	1.0	1.7	60.0	0.3	0.7	50.0	0.3	0.7	50.0	68.0	0.0	2.3	0.3	23	8	7	0	2	2	1	3	-14
12	Willy Hernangomez W. Hernangomez	107.2	3	17.4	10.0	5.3	1.7	0.7	0.3	3.3	4.3	76.9	0.0	0.0		3.3	4.0	83.3	82.1	1.0	4.3	1.0	52	30	16	5	2	1	3	6	+34
13	Kevon Looney K. Looney	107.8	2	11.4	3.5	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.0	75.0	60.8	1.5	4.0	0.0	23	7	11	3	1	0	0	2	+1
14	N'Faly Dante N. Dante	108.5	1	4.1	2.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	+10
15	Jalen Smith J. Smith	108.6	1	18.0	16.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	6.0	11.0	54.5	3.0	6.0	50.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	69.9	1.0	7.0	1.0	18	16	8	2	2	0	1	2	+15
16	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	109.0	3	20.5	10.3	7.3	1.3	0.7	0.7	4.7	5.3	87.5	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.3	75.0	87.3	4.0	3.3	0.7	61	31	22	4	2	2	2	11	+26
17	Zach Edey Z. Edey	109.5	2	19.4	5.0	8.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	2.0	2.5	80.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	74.0	1.5	7.0	1.0	39	10	17	1	1	2	2	5	+2
18	Neemias Queta N. Queta	110.8	2	22.5	9.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	4.0	5.5	72.7	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	75.8	1.5	5.5	1.0	45	18	14	2	0	1	2	8	+4
19	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	110.9	13	31.4	10.4	10.5	2.0	1.0	1.8	4.0	6.8	58.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.0	59.6	60.3	3.4	7.1	1.0	409	135	136	26	13	24	13	52	+14
20	Alex Len A. Len	111.6	7	9.7	3.0	2.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	1.1	1.9	61.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	1.0	71.4	65.3	1.3	1.1	0.7	68	21	17	2	3	3	5	13	+5
21	Yanic Konan Niederhäuser Y. Konan Niederhäuser	112.3	2	7.6	2.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	15	4	4	1	0	0	0	4	+10
22	Isaiah Jackson I. Jackson	112.5	3	13.0	3.3	4.0	0.3	1.7	0.0	1.3	3.0	44.4	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.3	50.0	46.5	1.0	3.0	0.0	39	10	12	1	5	0	0	8	-9
23	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	112.6	4	30.1	12.8	9.3	1.5	0.3	3.0	4.3	9.8	43.6	0.8	4.0	18.8	3.5	4.5	77.8	54.3	1.0	8.3	0.8	121	51	37	6	1	12	3	8	+28
24	Kel'el Ware K. Ware	112.7	4	17.2	10.3	7.3	0.3	1.5	0.3	4.0	7.0	57.1	1.5	3.3	46.2	0.8	1.0	75.0	68.9	2.0	5.3	0.3	69	41	29	1	6	1	1	7	-29
25	Damian Jones D. Jones	113.1	7	6.1	1.9	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.7	1.3	55.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.7	60.0	58.0	0.7	0.9	0.0	43	13	11	1	0	2	0	5	-24

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