Jarrett Allen had the lowest 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

30.7

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RPG

9.3

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APG

7.1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

115.4

16th

NETRTG

2.3

9th

3P%

35.1

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Magic	17	13	.567	7.0
6	Raptors	18	14	.563	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	8.0
8	Heat	16	15	.516	8.5
9	Bulls	14	15	.483	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	CLE	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	PHX	@	CLE	3:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

17 - 15

124

Final

126

Knicks

21 - 9

Thu 25 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.4

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Jokić

71.3

Ayton

71.1

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.5

122.6

122.0

121.2

120.0

DRtg Rankings

106.2

110.8

112.2

112.4

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.8

8.5

7.1

6.8

Tank Leaderboard

6-24

6-23

7-23

8-23

8-21

9-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,922.1

Jokić

1,572.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,473.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,044.3

Jokić

1,579

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,558.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.2

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.8

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Best Record ATS

19-10

20-11

17-10-1

18-12

16-12

Worst Record ATS

10-22

10-19

11-19

11-18

12-19

13-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	6	.800
2	Knicks	21	9	.700	3.0
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.5
4	76ers	16	12	.571	7.0
5	Magic	17	13	.567	7.0
6	Raptors	18	14	.563	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	8.0
8	Heat	16	15	.516	8.5
9	Bulls	14	15	.483	9.5
10	Hawks	15	17	.469	10.0
11	Bucks	12	18	.400	12.0
12	Hornets	10	20	.333	14.0
13	Nets	9	19	.321	14.0
14	Wizards	6	23	.207	17.5
15	Pacers	6	24	.200	18.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	5	.839
2	Spurs	23	7	.767	2.5
3	Nuggets	22	8	.733	3.5
4	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	11	.645	6.0
6	Rockets	18	10	.643	6.5
7	Suns	16	13	.552	9.0
8	Warriors	16	15	.516	10.0
9	Grizzlies	14	16	.467	11.5
10	Trail Blazers	12	18	.400	13.5
11	Mavericks	12	20	.375	14.5
12	Jazz	10	19	.345	15.0
13	Clippers	8	21	.276	17.0
14	Pelicans	8	23	.258	18.0
15	Kings	7	23	.233	18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/23	NYK	@	BKN	113-100
Sun 11/23	DAL	@	MIA	102-106
Sun 11/23	POR	@	MIL	115-103
Sun 11/23	DEN	@	MEM	125-115
Sun 11/23	CHI	@	NOP	130-143

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/26	DET	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Fri 12/26	LAC	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sat 12/27	DAL	@	SAC	5:00 PM
Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	PHX	@	NOP	7:00 PM

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