best defensive rating centers 2023 versus nuggets

Jericho Sims had the best defensive rating by a center versus the Nuggets in 2022-23, with an 85.6 rating.

	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	Jericho Sims J. Sims	85.6	2022-23	NYK	1	18.8	4.0	6.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		66.7	1.0	5.0	0.0	19	4	6	2	3	2	0	0	-2
2	Kai Jones K. Jones	88.2	2022-23	CHA	1	3.4	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	104.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	3	-2
3	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	102.1	2022-23	MEM	3	24.5	10.0	3.7	0.7	1.3	3.0	3.7	8.7	42.3	0.7	3.0	22.2	2.0	3.0	66.7	50.1	0.3	3.3	1.3	73	30	11	2	4	9	4	13	+4
4	Udoka Azubuike U. Azubuike	103.3	2022-23	UTA	2	19.4	6.0	6.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.5	3.5	71.4	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	66.7	72.1	1.0	5.5	1.0	39	12	13	1	2	2	2	2	+21
5	JaVale McGee J. McGee	103.9	2022-23	DAL	3	12.4	5.7	2.7	0.3	0.0	1.3	2.7	4.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.3	1.3	25.0	61.8	0.0	2.7	1.0	37	17	8	1	0	4	3	5	+12
6	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	104.7	2022-23	UTA	2	22.9	11.0	9.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	4.5	5.5	81.8	0.0	0.0		2.0	4.5	44.4	73.5	2.0	7.0	0.5	46	22	18	1	1	3	1	4	+16
7	Steven Adams S. Adams	105.7	2022-23	MEM	1	30.1	4.0	10.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		40.0	4.0	6.0	2.0	30	4	10	2	1	0	2	2	-8
8	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	105.8	2022-23	NOP	4	18.9	13.0	7.3	1.8	0.0	0.8	5.3	9.5	55.3	0.3	1.0	25.0	2.3	3.0	75.0	60.1	2.3	5.0	1.3	76	52	29	7	0	3	5	15	-24
9	Neemias Queta N. Queta	106.1	2022-23	SAC	1	4.2	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	+1
10	Day'Ron Sharpe D. Sharpe	107.1	2022-23	BKN	1	7.6	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	66.5	2.0	3.0	0.0	8	5	5	0	0	1	0	1	+13
11	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	107.2	2022-23	NYK	2	22.8	3.0	6.0	0.5	1.5	1.0	1.5	3.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	1.5	4.5	0.5	46	6	12	1	3	2	1	6	-11
12	Willy Hernangomez W. Hernangomez	107.2	2022-23	NOP	3	17.4	10.0	5.3	1.7	0.7	0.3	3.3	4.3	76.9	0.0	0.0		3.3	4.0	83.3	82.1	1.0	4.3	1.0	52	30	16	5	2	1	3	6	+34
13	Alex Len A. Len	107.6	2022-23	SAC	2	13.1	1.0	4.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	53.2	0.5	4.0	1.0	26	2	9	1	1	2	2	5	-9
14	Charles Bassey C. Bassey	107.7	2022-23	SAS	2	15.3	3.5	6.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	3.5	42.9	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	44.4	2.5	3.5	0.5	31	7	12	2	2	1	1	6	+14
15	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	108.1	2022-23	MIL	2	25.6	9.0	3.0	1.5	0.0	2.5	3.5	10.0	35.0	0.5	3.5	14.3	1.5	1.5	100.0	42.2	1.0	2.0	0.5	51	18	6	3	0	5	1	7	+7
16	Mark Williams M. Williams	108.5	2022-23	CHA	1	21.5	6.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	2.0	0.0	51.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	21	6	5	0	1	2	0	4	-2
17	Damian Jones D. Jones	108.7	2022-23	TOT	5	7.0	2.0	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.4	57.1	0.0	0.0		0.4	0.8	50.0	57.1	1.0	1.0	0.0	35	10	10	1	0	2	0	4	-7
18	Thomas Bryant T. Bryant	108.8	2022-23	LAL	2	25.8	19.0	8.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	7.5	12.5	60.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	3.5	4.5	77.8	65.6	3.0	5.0	0.5	52	38	16	1	3	0	1	5	-5
19	Micah Potter M. Potter	108.9	2022-23	UTA	2	14.8	7.0	6.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	3.0	4.5	66.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		77.8	1.5	5.0	0.5	30	14	13	2	1	0	1	3	0
20	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	109.1	2022-23	PHX	3	32.6	15.3	10.3	1.7	1.0	1.3	6.7	12.7	52.6	0.3	0.3	100.0	1.7	2.7	62.5	55.4	2.0	8.3	3.0	98	46	31	5	3	4	9	12	+18
21	Moritz Wagner M. Wagner	110.1	2022-23	ORL	2	17.1	10.0	3.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.5	7.5	46.7	1.0	4.5	22.2	2.0	2.5	80.0	58.1	1.5	2.0	0.5	34	20	7	2	2	0	1	5	+31
22	Dwight Powell D. Powell	111.4	2022-23	DAL	4	18.7	8.0	5.8	1.3	0.8	0.3	3.5	3.8	93.3	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.8	57.1	88.5	2.0	3.8	1.0	75	32	23	5	3	1	4	10	-16
23	Jalen Duren J. Duren	112.0	2022-23	DET	2	26.5	9.5	10.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	4.5	6.5	69.2	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.0	25.0	64.4	4.5	5.5	1.5	53	19	20	6	4	0	3	7	+5
24	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	112.7	2022-23	CHI	2	28.9	17.0	10.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	6.5	13.5	48.1	1.5	3.5	42.9	2.5	2.5	100.0	58.2	1.0	9.5	2.0	58	34	21	3	0	0	4	4	+1
25	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	112.7	2022-23	PHI	1	37.9	47.0	18.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	18.0	31.0	58.1	4.0	7.0	57.1	7.0	10.0	70.0	66.4	6.0	12.0	6.0	38	47	18	5	3	2	6	2	+14

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

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RPG

11.9

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APG

6.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.0

3rd

DRTG

113.3

8th

NETRTG

6.7

5th

3P%

37.4

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	57	21	.731
2	Celtics	52	25	.675	4.5
3	Knicks	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers	48	29	.623	8.5
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/6	NYK	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Thu 4/9	BOS	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Fri 4/10	TOR	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sun 4/12	CHA	@	NYK	6:00 PM

Last Game

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29 - 48

Final

136

Knicks

50 - 28

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.5

111.1

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.3

8.1

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-60

18-59

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

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

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-29

46-30-1

45-32

44-34

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.5
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.5
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.5
7	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	15.0
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.5
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.5
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.5
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.5
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	60	.221	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	2.5
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	11.5
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5