best defensive rating centers 2024 2025

Ivica Zubac had the lowest defensive rating by a center in 2024-25, with a 107.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2024 2025
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
107.8
2024-25
80
32.8
16.8
12.6
2.7
0.7
1.1
7.4
11.8
62.8
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
66.1
64.1
3.8
8.9
1.6
2,624
1,340
1,010
214
55
90
127
168
+514
2Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
108.1
2024-25
82
28.0
13.5
9.7
1.9
0.9
0.9
5.5
7.8
70.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
3.4
71.8
72.4
2.6
7.1
1.2
2,296
1,103
798
158
77
73
97
127
+514
3Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
108.3
2024-25
76
31.5
19.1
10.3
4.9
1.1
0.8
7.5
15.0
49.6
0.3
1.2
23.3
3.9
5.6
69.2
54.5
3.4
6.9
2.6
2,395
1,451
786
372
84
61
194
209
+410
4Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
108.8
2024-25
72
33.2
12.0
10.9
1.8
0.8
1.4
4.7
7.1
66.9
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.8
67.4
68.7
3.7
7.2
1.2
2,388
866
785
127
56
104
89
182
+327
5Jalen Duren
J. Duren
108.9
2024-25
78
26.1
11.8
10.3
2.7
0.7
1.1
4.8
7.0
69.2
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.1
66.9
70.3
3.6
6.8
1.7
2,034
918
807
209
54
89
136
251
+36
6Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
110.3
2024-25
72
35.0
24.4
12.8
3.1
1.0
0.7
8.9
16.9
52.6
2.0
4.7
42.0
4.7
5.7
82.9
63.0
2.9
9.8
2.7
2,517
1,759
920
222
71
50
192
249
+378
7Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.3
2024-25
78
34.3
18.1
9.6
4.3
1.3
0.7
6.9
14.3
48.5
1.0
2.8
35.7
3.2
4.2
76.5
56.1
2.4
7.2
2.1
2,674
1,410
749
337
98
53
161
162
+27
8Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.4
2024-25
80
27.5
14.2
6.0
2.3
0.7
0.9
5.3
11.5
46.2
2.2
5.8
37.9
1.4
1.8
77.6
57.7
1.2
4.9
1.4
2,200
1,138
480
181
58
72
108
189
+342
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
110.7
2024-25
70
36.7
29.6
12.7
10.2
1.8
0.6
11.2
19.5
57.6
2.0
4.7
41.7
5.2
6.4
80.0
66.3
2.9
9.9
3.3
2,571
2,071
892
716
127
45
230
160
+594
10Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
111.0
2024-25
74
29.8
22.2
5.6
2.0
1.2
1.5
8.0
16.4
48.8
2.0
5.3
37.5
4.2
5.4
78.1
59.1
1.2
4.4
2.1
2,207
1,641
417
148
92
113
153
257
+330
11Myles Turner
M. Turner
111.8
2024-25
72
30.2
15.6
6.5
1.5
0.8
2.0
5.4
11.3
48.1
2.2
5.5
39.6
2.6
3.3
77.3
61.2
1.3
5.3
1.7
2,174
1,120
471
111
54
144
123
183
+202
12Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
113.4
2024-25
73
31.2
18.5
10.1
3.5
0.8
0.7
7.5
14.2
53.0
1.8
4.4
40.2
1.6
2.0
80.5
61.1
2.4
7.6
1.6
2,278
1,349
735
256
61
52
119
163
-98
13Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
113.6
2024-25
80
31.8
13.0
5.0
1.8
0.6
1.9
4.9
9.7
50.9
1.7
4.7
37.3
1.4
1.7
82.6
62.4
1.4
3.6
1.1
2,546
1,041
401
143
50
148
84
171
+134
14Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
113.7
2024-25
74
27.9
13.4
8.9
2.3
0.9
0.9
5.2
9.2
56.7
0.6
2.0
32.4
2.2
2.9
75.9
63.4
3.0
5.9
1.2
2,064
988
660
168
69
68
90
193
+40
15Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
113.8
2024-25
70
34.7
19.1
13.9
6.0
0.7
0.4
7.5
12.8
59.0
0.9
2.2
41.7
3.1
4.1
75.4
65.5
3.8
10.1
2.9
2,429
1,337
972
423
48
26
202
229
+145
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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117.0

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Last Game
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109

Final

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
35
12
.745
2
31
18
.633
5.0
3
30
18
.625
5.5
4
29
21
.580
7.5
5
29
21
.580
7.5
6
27
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.563
8.5
7
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10.0
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24
.520
10.5
9
24
25
.490
12.0
10
24
27
.471
13.0
11
22
28
.440
14.5
12
18
29
.383
17.0
13
13
34
.277
22.0
14
13
36
.265
23.0
15
12
35
.255
23.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
38
11
.776
2
33
16
.673
5.0
3
32
16
.667
5.5
4
30
17
.638
7.0
5
31
19
.620
7.5
6
29
18
.617
8.0
7
30
19
.612
8.0
8
27
23
.540
11.5
9
23
26
.469
15.0
10
22
25
.468
15.0
11
19
30
.388
19.0
12
18
29
.383
19.0
13
15
34
.306
23.0
14
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38
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26.0
15
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26.5

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97-100
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1/4
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125-124
Sun
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117-137
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102-103

Schedule

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Sun
2/1
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8:00 PM
Sun
2/1
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Sun
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9:00 PM
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