best defensive rating by a center in a season since 2018

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

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	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	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	100.1	2019-20	MIL	68	26.7	12.0	4.6	1.5	0.7	2.4	4.3	9.9	43.5	1.5	4.8	31.4	1.9	2.2	83.6	55.1	0.9	3.7	1.0	1,817	813	312	99	46	163	70	163	+526
3	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	100.3	2018-19	UTA	81	31.8	15.9	12.9	2.0	0.8	2.3	5.9	8.8	66.9	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.4	63.6	68.2	3.8	9.0	1.6	2,577	1,284	1,041	161	66	187	130	231	+384
4	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	100.3	2018-19	DET	79	33.5	17.3	15.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	7.1	13.3	53.3	0.1	0.5	13.2	3.1	5.2	59.0	55.5	5.4	10.2	2.2	2,647	1,370	1,232	112	136	138	175	272	+176
5	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
6	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	100.5	2020-21	UTA	71	30.8	14.3	13.5	1.3	0.6	2.7	5.5	8.2	67.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	5.3	62.3	68.3	3.4	10.1	1.7	2,187	1,015	960	89	40	190	118	163	+728
7	Myles Turner M. Turner	101.4	2018-19	IND	74	28.6	13.3	7.2	1.6	0.8	2.7	5.1	10.5	48.7	1.0	2.6	38.8	2.0	2.7	73.6	56.7	1.4	5.8	1.4	2,119	984	531	115	60	199	100	195	+121
8	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
9	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	103.0	2019-20	TOT	57	33.0	17.7	15.2	2.7	1.9	1.6	7.3	13.8	53.3	0.1	0.6	14.3	3.0	5.2	57.5	55.3	4.4	10.8	3.6	1,879	1,010	864	152	109	93	203	201	-191
10	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
11	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	103.2	2021-22	UTA	66	32.1	15.6	14.7	1.1	0.7	2.1	5.5	7.7	71.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	6.7	69.0	73.2	3.7	11.0	1.8	2,120	1,027	968	72	45	137	119	176	+417
12	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	103.3	2018-19	MIL	81	28.7	12.5	4.9	1.2	0.6	2.2	4.4	9.7	45.2	2.3	6.3	36.5	1.4	1.6	84.2	59.7	0.4	4.5	1.0	2,322	1,009	396	98	51	179	82	189	+583
13	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	103.3	2018-19	ORL	80	31.4	20.8	12.0	3.8	1.0	1.1	8.8	16.9	51.8	1.1	2.9	36.4	2.2	2.8	78.9	57.3	2.8	9.2	2.0	2,510	1,665	960	307	81	89	159	157	+218
14	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	103.9	2019-20	UTA	68	34.3	15.1	13.5	1.5	0.8	2.0	5.7	8.2	69.3	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.9	63.0	69.9	3.4	10.1	1.9	2,333	1,026	916	101	51	135	130	215	+293
15	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
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	104.3	2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	27.5	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	10.1	80.4	59.3	2.5	11.1	3.5	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
17	Al Horford A. Horford	104.3	2021-22	BOS	69	29.1	10.2	7.7	3.4	0.7	1.3	3.9	8.2	46.7	1.3	3.8	33.6	1.2	1.4	84.2	57.4	1.6	6.1	0.9	2,005	701	530	232	49	92	65	130	+386
18	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	104.4	2023-24	MIN	76	34.1	14.0	12.9	1.3	0.7	2.1	5.3	8.1	66.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.8	67.6	3.8	9.2	1.6	2,593	1,061	982	102	52	162	119	238	+411
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	104.7	2018-19	DEN	80	31.3	20.1	10.8	7.3	1.4	0.7	7.7	15.1	51.1	1.0	3.4	30.7	3.6	4.4	82.1	58.9	2.9	8.0	3.1	2,504	1,604	865	580	108	55	248	228	+315
20	Myles Turner M. Turner	104.9	2019-20	IND	62	29.5	12.1	6.6	1.2	0.7	2.1	4.3	9.5	45.7	1.4	4.0	34.4	2.0	2.7	75.1	56.6	1.4	5.2	1.4	1,826	749	407	72	46	132	85	166	-7
21	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	105.2	2018-19	TOT	79	30.8	13.6	7.9	4.4	1.1	1.1	4.9	11.0	44.8	1.3	3.5	36.3	2.4	3.2	75.9	54.6	1.0	6.9	2.0	2,436	1,071	627	349	84	86	155	217	+160
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	105.3	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	105.3	2021-22	DEN	74	33.4	27.1	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	6.3	81.0	66.1	2.8	11.0	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
24	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	105.4	2018-19	TOR	74	27.2	15.0	8.1	1.3	0.4	1.4	6.3	11.9	52.9	0.7	2.3	29.0	1.8	2.4	76.3	58.2	2.1	6.0	1.5	2,010	1,112	601	99	29	103	114	211	+255
25	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

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)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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