Kel'el Ware has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 105.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2025 2026

	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	Kel'el Ware K. Ware	105.0	2025-26	MIA	22	24.5	12.2	10.6	0.6	1.0	1.3	4.8	8.9	53.8	1.1	2.5	43.6	1.6	2.0	81.4	62.9	3.3	7.3	1.1	538	269	233	13	22	29	24	44	+2
2	Jalen Duren J. Duren	109.1	2025-26	DET	19	29.2	19.0	11.5	1.9	0.8	0.9	6.9	10.6	65.7	0.0	0.0		5.1	6.7	75.8	70.1	4.4	7.1	2.5	554	361	218	37	16	18	48	63	+169
3	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	110.8	2025-26	HOU	19	35.9	23.1	9.1	7.1	1.3	1.0	8.5	16.8	50.5	1.1	2.7	38.5	5.1	6.8	73.8	58.2	2.9	6.2	3.3	682	438	173	135	25	19	62	64	+136
4	Naz Reid N. Reid	111.2	2025-26	MIN	22	25.5	13.5	5.7	2.4	1.0	1.0	5.1	11.2	45.9	2.2	5.9	38.0	1.0	1.4	76.7	57.5	1.2	4.5	1.5	562	298	126	52	23	21	32	59	+20
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	111.4	2025-26	DEN	21	34.9	28.7	12.6	11.1	1.4	0.8	10.3	16.8	61.6	2.0	4.8	43.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	72.4	3.1	9.4	3.5	732	603	264	234	29	17	74	61	+232
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	112.1	2025-26	NYK	21	33.7	22.7	12.0	3.3	0.8	0.8	7.5	16.0	46.7	1.8	5.4	33.6	5.9	6.7	87.9	59.8	3.2	8.8	2.7	707	476	252	70	17	16	56	73	+147
7	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	112.4	2025-26	ATL	22	30.6	16.0	7.4	3.0	0.8	1.0	6.0	12.0	50.2	1.9	5.2	36.0	2.0	2.7	74.6	60.3	1.6	5.8	1.9	674	351	163	65	18	23	42	78	-30
8	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	112.5	2025-26	MIN	22	31.8	11.3	10.3	1.9	0.4	1.5	4.6	6.3	73.2	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.9	54.1	70.7	3.5	6.8	1.5	699	248	227	42	9	34	34	64	+136
9	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	113.2	2025-26	ORL	21	29.5	12.0	7.6	2.0	0.7	0.8	4.0	7.7	52.2	1.2	2.8	42.4	2.8	3.5	79.5	65.0	2.8	4.8	1.8	620	251	160	41	14	16	38	81	+67
10	Myles Turner M. Turner	114.1	2025-26	MIL	23	29.1	12.4	6.0	1.8	1.0	1.7	4.2	9.7	43.5	2.3	5.8	38.8	1.7	2.3	73.6	57.9	1.1	4.9	1.1	670	285	139	41	22	39	26	62	+17
11	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	114.9	2025-26	LAL	19	29.5	15.8	8.6	0.9	0.7	1.1	7.3	10.3	71.3	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.8	67.6	71.7	2.7	5.8	2.1	561	301	163	17	13	21	40	49	+25
12	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	115.6	2025-26	MEM	20	29.6	17.8	5.2	1.9	0.7	1.0	6.5	13.8	46.7	1.7	4.9	34.7	3.2	4.0	79.7	57.1	1.0	4.3	2.2	591	355	104	37	13	20	43	83	-87
13	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	116.2	2025-26	CHI	20	31.0	16.6	9.9	3.5	0.8	0.4	6.6	13.5	48.9	1.9	5.0	38.4	1.5	1.9	78.9	57.9	2.5	7.4	1.9	619	332	198	69	16	7	37	50	-48
14	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	117.7	2025-26	LAC	22	32.4	16.2	11.8	2.7	0.5	1.0	7.2	11.9	60.3	0.0	0.0		1.9	2.5	74.5	62.4	3.5	8.3	1.9	713	357	260	60	10	21	42	57	-14
15	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	119.2	2025-26	BKN	22	30.2	13.5	7.5	4.2	0.7	1.3	5.1	9.2	55.7	0.0	0.5	9.1	3.2	4.6	69.6	60.1	2.8	4.8	1.5	665	298	166	93	16	29	33	52	-153
16	Derik Queen D. Queen	119.7	2025-26	NOP	23	24.5	12.3	6.1	3.6	1.0	0.7	4.6	9.6	48.2	0.1	0.7	11.8	3.0	3.8	78.4	54.7	1.8	4.3	2.2	563	283	141	82	24	16	50	75	-132