David Robinson had the best defensive rating by a center in 1997-98, with a 93.6 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 1998

	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	David Robinson D. Robinson	93.6	1997-98	SAS	73	33.7	21.6	10.6	2.7	0.9	2.6	7.5	14.6	51.1	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.6	9.0	73.5	58.1	3.3	7.3	2.8	2,457	1,574	775	199	64	192	202	204	+356
2	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	96.9	1997-98	CLE	82	29.0	13.9	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.6	5.5	10.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.8	3.7	76.2	56.4	3.4	5.4	1.8	2,379	1,139	723	71	52	135	146	288	+211
3	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	97.4	1997-98	POR	73	32.0	16.0	10.0	3.0	0.9	1.1	5.6	11.3	49.3	0.4	1.6	26.1	4.4	5.5	79.8	58.1	2.0	7.9	2.6	2,333	1,167	729	218	65	80	190	267	+289
4	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	99.0	1997-98	ATL	82	35.6	13.4	11.4	1.0	0.4	3.4	4.9	9.1	53.7	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.5	67.0	58.4	3.4	8.0	2.0	2,917	1,101	932	82	34	277	168	254	+421
5	Rik Smits R. Smits	99.3	1997-98	IND	73	28.6	16.7	6.9	1.4	0.5	1.2	7.0	14.2	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.3	78.3	53.2	1.7	5.2	1.8	2,085	1,216	505	101	40	88	134	243	+434
6	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	99.9	1997-98	MIL	81	27.9	8.0	8.5	0.7	1.0	2.0	3.1	5.8	53.7	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.9	60.1	56.4	3.0	5.5	1.4	2,261	649	685	59	79	158	117	321	-90
7	Antonio Davis A. Davis	100.1	1997-98	IND	82	26.7	9.6	6.8	0.7	0.5	0.9	3.1	6.4	48.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.9	69.6	55.8	2.3	4.5	1.3	2,191	785	560	61	45	72	103	234	+178
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	100.6	1997-98	LAL	60	36.3	28.3	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	11.2	19.1	58.4	0.0	0.0		6.0	11.4	52.7	58.7	3.5	7.9	2.9	2,175	1,699	681	142	39	144	175	193	+649
9	Chris Webber C. Webber	100.7	1997-98	WAS	71	39.6	21.9	9.5	3.8	1.6	1.7	9.1	18.9	48.2	0.9	2.9	31.7	2.8	4.7	58.9	52.3	2.5	7.0	2.6	2,809	1,555	674	273	111	124	185	269	+45
10	Bison Dele B. Dele	101.9	1997-98	DET	78	33.6	16.2	8.9	1.2	0.9	0.7	6.8	13.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	2.5	3.6	70.7	54.2	2.9	6.1	2.3	2,619	1,261	695	94	67	55	181	252	+31
11	Theo Ratliff T. Ratliff	102.2	1997-98	TOT	82	29.8	9.9	6.7	0.7	0.6	3.1	3.7	7.3	51.3	0.0	0.0		2.4	3.4	70.1	56.1	2.7	4.0	1.4	2,447	809	547	57	50	258	116	292	-16
12	Erick Dampier E. Dampier	104.5	1997-98	GSW	82	32.4	11.8	8.7	1.1	0.5	1.7	4.3	9.6	44.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	4.9	66.9	50.2	3.3	5.4	2.1	2,656	971	715	94	39	139	175	281	-502
13	Isaac Austin I. Austin	104.7	1997-98	TOT	78	29.1	13.5	7.1	2.2	0.8	0.7	5.2	11.2	46.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	4.7	66.9	51.2	2.6	4.6	2.6	2,266	1,055	557	175	61	56	206	231	-107
14	Jayson Williams J. Williams	105.4	1997-98	NJN	65	36.0	12.9	13.6	1.0	0.7	0.8	4.9	9.9	49.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.5	66.6	54.1	6.8	6.8	1.5	2,343	837	883	67	45	49	95	236	+152
15	Lorenzen Wright L. Wright	107.4	1997-98	LAC	69	30.0	9.0	8.8	0.8	0.8	1.3	3.5	7.9	44.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.1	65.9	49.0	2.6	6.2	1.2	2,067	623	606	55	55	87	81	237	-224
16	Dean Garrett D. Garrett	110.2	1997-98	DEN	82	32.1	7.3	7.9	1.1	0.7	1.6	3.0	6.9	42.8	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.1	64.8	46.5	2.8	5.1	1.0	2,632	598	644	90	57	133	84	197	-756
17	Bryant Reeves B. Reeves	111.6	1997-98	VAN	74	34.1	16.3	7.9	2.1	0.5	1.1	6.6	12.7	52.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.3	70.6	55.9	2.6	5.3	2.1	2,527	1,207	585	155	39	80	156	278	-364

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PPG

24.0

Wembanyama

RPG

10.7

Wembanyama

APG

6.2

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	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)
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

1 - 3

106

Final

107

Knicks

3 - 1

Wed 10 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

121.5

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

105.4

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.1

8.2

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,085.5

Wembanyama

757.7

Castle

755.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,069.8

Wembanyama

795.8

Castle

780.8

Towns

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

1.53

Reed

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-44

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

David Robinson had the best defensive rating by a center in 1997-98, with a 93.6 rating.

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