Jarrett Allen had the best defensive rating by a center in 2022-23, with a 108.1 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2023

	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	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	108.1	2022-23	CLE	68	32.6	14.3	9.8	1.7	0.8	1.2	5.9	9.2	64.4	0.0	0.1	10.0	2.4	3.3	73.3	67.0	3.3	6.5	1.4	2,220	969	666	113	54	84	93	153	+345
2	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	108.1	2022-23	CLE	79	34.4	16.2	9.0	2.8	0.8	1.5	6.6	12.0	55.4	0.3	1.3	21.6	2.6	3.8	67.4	59.1	2.4	6.6	1.8	2,715	1,277	711	224	60	119	146	218	+339
3	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	108.2	2022-23	BKN	76	29.9	12.6	9.2	1.9	0.9	2.5	5.4	7.7	70.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.2	54.1	69.1	2.4	6.8	1.3	2,270	961	702	144	65	189	96	212	+119
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	108.8	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
5	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	109.4	2022-23	MIL	78	30.4	15.9	6.7	1.3	0.5	2.5	6.1	11.5	53.1	1.7	4.7	37.4	1.9	2.4	78.4	63.0	2.0	4.7	1.4	2,372	1,239	520	99	37	193	107	203	+398
6	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	109.5	2022-23	MIN	70	30.7	13.4	11.6	1.2	0.8	1.4	5.1	7.8	65.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.9	64.4	67.5	3.3	8.3	1.7	2,148	939	814	87	56	95	122	210	-7
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	109.6	2022-23	DEN	69	33.7	24.5	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	9.4	14.8	63.2	0.8	2.2	38.3	4.9	6.0	82.2	70.1	2.4	9.4	3.6	2,323	1,690	817	678	87	47	247	174	+640
8	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	109.7	2022-23	CHI	82	33.5	17.6	11.0	3.2	0.7	0.7	7.3	14.0	52.0	1.5	4.2	34.9	1.6	1.9	83.5	59.4	1.9	9.1	1.7	2,746	1,447	903	265	60	57	139	179	-20
9	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	110.9	2022-23	MIA	75	34.6	20.4	9.2	3.2	1.2	0.8	8.0	14.9	54.0	0.0	0.2	8.3	4.3	5.4	80.6	59.2	2.5	6.7	2.5	2,598	1,529	688	240	88	61	187	208	+117
10	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	111.0	2022-23	PHX	67	30.4	18.0	10.0	1.7	0.6	0.8	7.8	13.2	58.9	0.1	0.4	29.2	2.3	3.0	76.0	61.7	2.6	7.4	1.8	2,035	1,203	667	115	37	53	120	190	-7
11	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	112.0	2022-23	LAC	76	28.5	10.8	9.9	1.0	0.4	1.3	4.3	6.8	63.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.1	69.7	66.1	3.1	6.8	1.5	2,169	818	756	77	29	98	117	219	-33
12	Mason Plumlee M. Plumlee	113.5	2022-23	TOT	79	26.0	10.8	8.9	3.1	0.6	0.6	4.2	6.1	68.0	0.0	0.0		2.5	4.0	63.6	68.9	2.9	6.0	1.5	2,053	857	700	245	46	47	117	217	-269
13	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	116.6	2022-23	HOU	75	28.9	14.8	9.0	3.9	0.9	0.9	5.9	10.7	55.3	0.3	0.8	33.3	2.7	3.8	71.5	59.9	3.2	5.8	2.6	2,171	1,109	678	291	70	70	193	258	-283

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PPG

29.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.8

Mobley

APG

5.9

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.0

6th

DRTG

114.4

13th

NETRTG

3.6

9th

3P%

35.7

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Knicks	34	19	.642	5.5
3	Celtics	34	19	.642	5.5
4	Cavaliers	33	21	.611	7.0
5	Raptors	32	22	.593	8.0
6	76ers	30	23	.566	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/11	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 2/22	CLE	@	OKC	1:00 PM
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

33 - 21

119

Final

117

Nuggets

34 - 20

Mon 9 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.4

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

70.3

Jokić

69.5

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.6

119.8

119.3

118.3

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.4

109.3

111.8

112.5

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

7.8

7.0

5.6

5.4

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

12-43

13-40

14-38

15-40

15-37

17-37

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,546.9

Maxey

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,456.8

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,603.3

Johnson

2,573.5

Maxey

2,530.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

38.7

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.42

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

34-19

32-22

30-22-1

31-23

31-24

30-24

Worst Record ATS

21-34

21-31

22-32

22-30

22-29

24-31

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	39	13	.750
2	Knicks	34	19	.642	5.5
3	Celtics	34	19	.642	5.5
4	Cavaliers	33	21	.611	7.0
5	Raptors	32	22	.593	8.0
6	76ers	30	23	.566	9.5
7	Magic	28	24	.538	11.0
8	Heat	28	27	.509	12.5
9	Hawks	26	29	.473	14.5
10	Hornets	25	29	.463	15.0
11	Bulls	24	30	.444	16.0
12	Bucks	21	30	.412	17.5
13	Nets	15	37	.288	24.0
14	Wizards	14	38	.269	25.0
15	Pacers	13	40	.245	26.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	41	13	.759
2	Spurs	36	16	.692	4.0
3	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Rockets	32	19	.627	7.5
5	Lakers	32	20	.615	8.0
6	Timberwolves	33	22	.600	8.5
7	Suns	31	22	.585	9.5
8	Warriors	29	25	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	26	28	.481	15.0
10	Clippers	25	27	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	32	.385	20.0
12	Mavericks	19	33	.365	21.0
13	Jazz	17	37	.315	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	40	.273	26.5
15	Kings	12	43	.218	29.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 1/13	UTA	@	CHI	126-128
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	DAL	118-109
Tue 1/13	NYK	@	SAC	101-112
Tue 1/13	WAS	@	LAC	105-119
Wed 1/14	MEM	@	ORL	111-118

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/10	IND	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Tue 2/10	LAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Tue 2/10	DAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 2/10	SAS	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Wed 2/11	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

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