best defensive rating centers in league 2021

Rudy Gobert had the best defensive rating by a center in 2020-21, with a 100.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers in league 2021

	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	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	100.5	2020-21	UTA	71	30.8	14.3	13.5	1.3	0.6	2.7	5.5	8.2	67.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	5.3	62.3	68.3	3.4	10.1	1.7	2,187	1,015	960	89	40	190	118	163	+728
2	Clint Capela C. Capela	106.1	2020-21	ATL	63	30.1	15.2	14.3	0.8	0.7	2.0	6.6	11.0	59.4	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.6	57.3	60.1	4.7	9.6	1.2	1,898	956	903	49	44	129	73	145	+251
3	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	108.7	2020-21	PHX	69	30.6	14.4	10.5	1.4	0.6	1.2	6.2	10.0	62.6	0.1	0.3	20.0	1.9	2.5	76.9	65.3	3.3	7.2	1.5	2,114	997	727	99	41	81	103	196	+274
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	109.3	2020-21	DEN	72	34.5	26.4	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	10.2	18.0	56.6	1.3	3.3	38.8	4.8	5.5	86.8	64.7	2.8	8.0	3.1	2,487	1,898	780	599	95	48	222	192	+384
5	Jakob Poeltl J. Poeltl	109.6	2020-21	SAS	69	26.7	8.6	7.9	1.9	0.7	1.8	3.8	6.2	61.6	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.8	50.8	61.2	3.2	4.8	1.2	1,845	593	547	134	47	123	83	172	+109
6	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	109.8	2020-21	IND	62	36.0	20.3	12.0	6.7	1.2	0.5	7.8	14.6	53.5	0.8	2.6	32.1	3.9	5.3	73.2	60.1	2.4	9.5	3.4	2,231	1,260	742	415	75	33	213	203	-91
7	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	110.1	2020-21	TOT	70	33.5	23.4	11.7	3.8	0.9	0.7	9.5	19.9	47.7	2.5	6.3	40.0	1.9	2.2	84.0	56.0	2.1	9.6	1.8	2,348	1,639	817	269	65	48	126	137	-341
8	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	110.2	2020-21	TOT	70	28.5	13.5	7.0	2.9	1.1	0.6	4.8	10.0	48.4	1.8	5.3	34.2	2.1	2.5	82.9	61.0	1.2	5.7	1.8	1,997	945	489	203	79	42	126	207	-100
9	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	111.4	2020-21	MIL	70	27.2	12.3	5.0	0.7	0.6	1.5	4.6	9.1	50.3	1.4	4.0	33.8	1.7	2.0	84.5	61.1	1.5	3.5	0.9	1,902	859	347	50	40	103	64	149	+312
10	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	111.6	2020-21	TOT	63	29.6	12.8	10.0	1.7	0.5	1.4	4.7	7.7	61.8	0.1	0.3	31.6	3.2	4.6	70.3	66.1	3.1	6.9	1.6	1,863	806	631	106	32	90	100	96	-203
11	Enes Kanter Freedom E. Kanter Freedom	112.8	2020-21	POR	72	24.4	11.2	11.0	1.2	0.5	0.7	4.7	7.8	60.4	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.8	2.3	77.4	63.6	3.9	7.1	1.1	1,757	806	795	84	33	48	78	168	+155

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Markkanen

RPG

10.4

Nurkić

APG

7.2

Collier

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.7

19th

DRTG

122.2

30th

NETRTG

-7.5

26th

3P%

34.7

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Grizzlies	23	42	.354	28.0
12	Mavericks	22	44	.333	29.5
13	Pelicans	22	45	.328	30.0
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.5
15	Kings	16	51	.239	36.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/13	UTA	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sun 3/15	UTA	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Wed 3/18	UTA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 3/19	MIL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 3/21	PHI	@	UTA	9:30 PM

Last Game

Knicks

42 - 25

134

Final

117

Jazz

20 - 46

Wed 11 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.9

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

10.0

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.0

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.4

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.4

119.5

118.6

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.6

111.6

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.6

7.0

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-51

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-46

22-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,186.2

Jokić

3,089.9

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,392

Jokić

3,279.3

Dončić

3,080

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-25-1

41-26

39-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

27-39

27-38

28-38

28-37

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	4.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	12.5
9	76ers	35	31	.530	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.0
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.0
12	Bulls	27	39	.409	20.5
13	Nets - e	17	49	.258	30.5
14	Wizards - e	16	49	.246	31.0
15	Pacers - e	15	51	.227	32.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Rockets	40	25	.615	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.5
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	18.0
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	19.0
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.5
11	Grizzlies	23	42	.354	28.0
12	Mavericks	22	44	.333	29.5
13	Pelicans	22	45	.328	30.0
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.5
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	36.0