best defensive rating among centers in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, David Robinson had the lowest defensive rating by a center, with a 93.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games among centers in the 2000s

	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	David Robinson D. Robinson	93.3	302	29.5	13.5	8.7	1.4	1.0	2.1	4.9	9.8	49.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.3	71.9	55.9	2.5	6.2	1.6	8,907	4,075	2,616	413	315	631	473	778	+1746
2	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	93.6	619	35.6	7.4	12.1	1.7	1.5	2.5	3.0	6.5	46.5	0.0	0.1	11.6	1.4	3.2	42.3	46.8	3.8	8.2	1.2	22,067	4,559	7,473	1,068	943	1,570	736	1,308	+1824
3	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	96.5	205	20.5	9.1	5.8	1.7	0.7	0.9	3.5	7.2	48.9	0.1	0.2	27.5	2.0	2.5	80.5	54.9	1.2	4.6	1.3	4,196	1,870	1,179	351	144	189	257	462	+750
4	Marcus Camby M. Camby	96.7	585	31.4	10.4	10.8	2.0	1.0	2.7	4.2	8.8	47.5	0.0	0.1	20.3	2.0	2.8	69.8	51.5	2.7	8.1	1.4	18,384	6,071	6,313	1,189	612	1,560	830	1,687	+267
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	97.0	233	33.9	19.6	10.8	3.2	0.7	2.0	7.6	14.7	51.6	0.0	0.1	6.7	4.4	6.5	68.3	55.8	2.8	8.1	2.4	7,901	4,557	2,527	755	160	468	567	561	+1427
6	Dwight Howard D. Howard	97.5	243	36.8	19.6	13.4	1.6	0.9	2.3	6.9	11.6	59.1	0.0	0.0	12.5	5.9	9.9	59.0	61.3	3.7	9.7	3.4	8,932	4,762	3,262	380	221	563	820	789	+1131
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	97.9	163	24.4	9.7	6.6	1.2	1.1	1.5	4.1	8.6	47.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.4	60.7	50.0	1.8	4.8	1.5	3,972	1,579	1,071	199	185	248	252	376	+51
8	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	98.0	346	26.0	13.0	6.7	0.8	0.3	2.6	4.9	9.0	54.3	0.0	0.0	11.1	3.2	4.9	65.6	58.3	2.1	4.6	1.9	8,987	4,488	2,315	266	103	910	670	1,074	+461
9	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	98.1	593	24.7	6.7	8.6	0.6	0.3	1.9	2.3	4.6	50.6	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.7	72.7	57.2	2.6	5.9	1.2	14,661	3,967	5,077	340	172	1,115	709	1,374	+529
10	Elden Campbell E. Campbell	98.6	239	19.6	7.6	4.5	1.0	0.5	1.0	2.8	6.5	42.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.8	71.8	48.8	1.2	3.3	1.1	4,689	1,811	1,073	244	118	246	269	592	+212
11	Shawn Bradley S. Bradley	98.8	436	18.5	5.5	4.9	0.5	0.6	1.8	2.1	4.4	49.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	1.2	1.6	79.4	54.6	1.5	3.4	0.7	8,048	2,414	2,144	207	258	789	304	1,169	+1023
12	Yao Ming Y. Ming	99.0	481	32.7	19.1	9.3	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.5	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.2	83.2	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	15,727	9,196	4,467	765	189	912	1,304	1,583	+1518
13	Eddie Griffin E. Griffin	99.1	70	19.4	4.6	5.6	0.6	0.2	2.1	1.9	5.3	35.1	0.2	1.2	19.5	0.6	1.1	59.5	39.7	1.5	4.0	0.6	1,359	320	389	40	13	148	43	125	-155
14	Vlade Divac V. Divac	99.4	419	28.7	10.7	7.3	3.6	1.0	1.1	4.1	8.6	47.9	0.1	0.2	24.2	2.5	3.7	67.1	52.7	2.1	5.2	2.1	12,045	4,496	3,069	1,497	413	473	879	1,208	+1721
15	Keon Clark K. Clark	99.6	242	24.0	8.9	6.4	1.0	0.6	1.6	3.7	7.2	50.9	0.0	0.1	5.9	1.5	2.2	67.4	53.9	2.0	4.5	1.5	5,815	2,145	1,559	239	141	386	359	716	+66
16	Shawn Marion S. Marion	99.7	81	40.3	21.8	11.8	1.8	2.0	1.7	8.8	16.9	52.5	1.2	3.6	33.1	3.0	3.7	80.9	59.1	3.1	8.8	1.5	3,263	1,769	959	143	160	137	125	223	+412
17	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	99.7	206	24.5	10.1	7.0	0.9	0.5	1.1	3.9	8.7	44.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.2	70.8	49.8	1.6	5.5	1.7	5,043	2,079	1,452	185	111	220	358	554	-34
18	Robert Traylor R. Traylor	100.1	284	15.3	5.1	4.1	0.8	0.7	0.7	2.1	4.4	47.2	0.0	0.1	16.7	0.9	1.6	57.1	49.7	1.7	2.4	1.0	4,332	1,441	1,156	217	187	200	286	733	-106
19	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	100.4	218	31.6	12.4	7.1	1.6	1.0	1.5	4.7	11.2	42.5	1.5	4.3	35.4	1.4	1.8	77.6	51.8	1.1	6.0	1.1	6,888	2,700	1,544	355	228	333	239	635	+758
20	Greg Ostertag G. Ostertag	100.6	511	18.9	4.3	5.3	0.7	0.2	1.6	1.6	3.4	48.2	0.0	0.0	16.7	1.0	1.8	54.6	50.9	2.0	3.3	0.9	9,646	2,175	2,683	363	120	815	466	1,243	+502
21	Anderson Varejao A. Varejao	100.6	177	22.7	6.1	6.7	0.8	0.8	0.5	2.3	4.8	48.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	2.6	58.6	51.6	2.3	4.4	0.9	4,012	1,087	1,179	147	144	97	153	521	+406
22	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	100.8	161	25.6	12.4	7.3	1.2	1.0	0.8	4.3	10.3	41.7	0.0	0.0	28.6	3.8	4.9	77.0	49.7	2.3	5.0	2.4	4,125	2,000	1,176	193	166	129	393	610	-232
23	Brian Grant B. Grant	100.8	330	27.6	9.3	7.3	1.0	0.6	0.5	3.8	7.8	48.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.3	78.0	53.1	2.3	5.0	1.3	9,099	3,084	2,393	315	202	179	431	1,067	-286
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	100.9	662	34.7	23.1	10.6	2.7	0.5	2.2	9.1	15.5	58.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	9.5	52.2	58.7	3.4	7.2	2.7	22,941	15,276	7,029	1,789	344	1,431	1,818	2,276	+3459
25	Kendrick Perkins K. Perkins	101.0	364	21.0	5.6	5.7	1.0	0.3	1.4	2.3	4.1	55.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.8	61.4	57.4	1.8	3.8	1.5	7,656	2,039	2,059	367	106	504	558	1,012	+682

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23.1

Wembanyama

RPG

11.4

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APG

6.6

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Team Rankings

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119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/26	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Thu 5/28	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Sat 5/30	SAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

2 - 2

Final

103

Spurs

2 - 2

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.8

Brunson

27.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.4

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Thompson

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.1

121.3

116.0

113.7

112.6

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

105.1

105.4

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.3

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.7

11.1

10.9

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1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

729.5

Wembanyama

661.6

Mobley

649.6

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

720

Wembanyama

679

Cunningham

674.8

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.64

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.62

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

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Best Record ATS

50-34

57-40

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

53-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-58

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
Sun 3/29	WAS	@	POR	88-123
Sun 3/29	BOS	@	CHA	114-99
Sun 3/29	SAC	@	BKN	99-116
Sun 3/29	ORL	@	TOR	87-139
Sun 3/29	HOU	@	NOP	134-102

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Tue 5/26	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Thu 5/28	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Fri 5/29	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, David Robinson had the lowest defensive rating by a center, with a 93.3 rating.

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