best def ratings among centers

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 104.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best def ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games among centers this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.8
2025-26
52
29.2
17.2
8.8
1.7
0.5
1.9
6.3
11.5
55.2
1.2
3.5
35.2
3.3
4.2
78.9
64.6
1.9
6.9
1.6
1,520
894
457
90
27
101
82
122
+449
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.9
2025-26
55
31.3
20.0
11.7
2.9
0.9
0.6
6.6
13.9
47.7
1.6
4.5
36.7
5.1
5.9
85.5
60.5
3.0
8.7
2.6
1,723
1,098
643
157
50
33
141
193
+327
3Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.0
2025-26
51
31.2
18.3
9.8
2.9
1.0
0.7
6.5
14.6
44.6
1.6
4.8
33.3
3.7
4.7
77.6
54.8
2.0
7.7
1.8
1,592
933
498
146
51
35
91
82
+247
4Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.0
2025-26
50
33.8
20.5
9.2
6.4
1.4
1.1
8.0
15.9
49.9
0.6
1.9
29.8
4.0
5.7
69.8
55.5
3.1
6.1
3.2
1,690
1,023
461
322
68
56
158
158
+188
5Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.3
2025-26
56
31.4
11.2
11.4
1.7
0.8
1.6
4.5
6.4
70.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.1
50.6
67.8
3.9
7.5
1.4
1,757
625
638
95
42
92
76
149
+254
6Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.8
2025-26
58
26.2
14.2
6.4
2.5
1.0
0.9
5.3
11.3
47.1
2.4
6.2
39.0
1.1
1.5
73.3
59.2
1.2
5.2
1.6
1,521
822
369
145
60
55
94
146
+163
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.5
2025-26
43
34.2
28.8
12.5
10.4
1.4
0.7
10.1
17.5
57.7
2.0
4.8
41.3
6.6
8.0
83.0
68.6
3.1
9.4
3.7
1,472
1,238
538
448
60
32
158
117
+385
8Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
113.1
2025-26
55
27.6
11.9
11.5
2.1
0.5
1.5
4.6
8.6
53.1
1.1
3.2
33.7
1.6
2.5
66.7
61.1
4.6
6.9
1.1
1,518
653
635
117
28
81
62
123
+4
9Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
113.6
2025-26
54
31.6
16.0
7.8
3.2
1.1
1.0
5.9
12.3
48.2
2.0
5.4
38.1
2.1
2.7
77.4
59.2
1.9
5.9
1.9
1,707
865
419
175
59
53
101
186
-120
10Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
113.8
2025-26
55
29.7
11.6
7.6
2.1
0.8
0.6
4.1
8.4
49.2
1.0
3.3
31.8
2.2
2.8
80.4
60.0
2.1
5.5
1.3
1,634
636
419
115
42
35
69
195
+49
11Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
114.3
2025-26
TOT
48
30.3
19.4
5.7
2.0
1.1
1.4
7.1
15.0
47.6
1.8
4.9
35.7
3.4
4.2
80.3
57.6
0.9
4.8
2.2
1,454
931
272
94
53
69
107
179
-63
12Derik Queen
D. Queen
115.1
2025-26
58
25.8
12.2
7.3
4.0
1.0
0.9
4.7
9.6
49.0
0.3
1.0
27.6
2.6
3.3
77.1
55.4
1.7
5.6
2.4
1,498
708
422
234
60
53
140
164
-229
13Myles Turner
M. Turner
115.2
2025-26
53
28.2
12.6
5.6
1.5
0.7
1.7
4.3
9.6
44.5
2.1
5.5
38.4
1.9
2.6
75.0
58.7
1.2
4.4
1.1
1,495
667
297
82
37
88
60
139
-53
14Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
116.4
2025-26
TOT
55
30.0
16.0
8.8
3.5
0.7
0.7
6.6
13.2
49.9
1.6
4.3
36.8
1.2
1.5
81.7
57.7
2.1
6.7
1.4
1,649
879
485
191
37
36
78
110
-91
15Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
116.7
2025-26
52
29.4
12.6
7.3
4.1
0.8
1.2
5.2
8.8
59.1
0.1
0.3
20.0
2.2
3.7
60.7
60.9
2.5
4.7
1.4
1,527
657
377
212
40
63
72
122
-335
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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PPG

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.5

Hartenstein

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APG

6.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.1

4th

DRTG

107.8

1st

NETRTG

11.3

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
45
15
.750
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
36
23
.610
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:00 PM
Sat
3/7
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

45 - 15

116

Final

124

DET Pistons

43 - 14

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
32
26
.552
11.5
7
31
26
.544
12.0
8
31
28
.525
13.0
9
29
31
.483
15.5
10
28
31
.475
16.0
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
35
.407
20.0
13
16
41
.281
27.0
14
15
42
.263
28.0
15
15
44
.254
29.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
7
33
26
.559
11.5
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
28
31
.475
16.5
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
36
.368
22.5
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
17
42
.288
27.5
15
13
47
.217
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/23
@
116-110
Fri
1/23
@
147-116
Sat
1/24
@
116-139
Sat
1/24
@
111-85
Sat
1/24
@
104-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM