best defensive rating for back up centers

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 103.9 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for back up centers this regular season

	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	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	103.9	2025-26	OKC	29	28.7	18.3	8.0	1.6	0.6	1.7	6.9	12.1	57.1	1.4	3.7	39.3	3.0	3.8	79.3	66.4	1.5	6.5	2.0	831	530	232	45	16	49	57	86	+308
2	Kel'el Ware K. Ware	106.1	2025-26	MIA	34	24.9	12.4	10.6	0.5	1.0	1.3	4.8	8.7	55.6	1.3	2.8	45.3	1.5	1.8	82.0	65.4	3.4	7.2	1.0	848	421	362	17	34	44	35	57	-61
3	Jalen Duren J. Duren	109.0	2025-26	DET	31	28.4	17.9	10.6	1.7	0.9	0.9	7.0	11.0	63.3	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.5	72.4	66.7	4.1	6.5	2.3	880	555	330	53	29	28	70	98	+172
4	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	110.9	2025-26	MIN	34	31.7	11.0	11.0	1.9	0.6	1.6	4.5	6.4	71.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.9	51.1	68.3	3.9	7.1	1.3	1,077	375	373	63	20	56	45	97	+147
5	Naz Reid N. Reid	111.1	2025-26	MIN	34	26.6	14.0	6.3	2.4	0.9	0.8	5.2	11.7	44.8	2.4	6.6	36.3	1.2	1.5	80.0	56.9	1.1	5.2	1.5	906	477	213	80	32	28	51	88	+47
6	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	111.6	2025-26	HOU	27	35.6	22.6	9.3	6.7	1.5	1.0	8.6	16.9	51.2	0.7	2.3	31.7	4.6	6.3	73.4	57.6	3.0	6.2	3.4	960	610	250	182	41	27	92	93	+195
7	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	112.2	2025-26	MEM	31	30.1	18.4	5.7	2.0	0.9	1.5	6.7	14.2	47.2	1.7	4.6	36.1	3.3	4.3	76.5	57.0	0.9	4.8	2.1	934	569	178	62	28	47	66	120	-80
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	112.8	2025-26	DEN	32	34.6	29.6	12.2	11.0	1.4	0.8	10.6	17.5	60.5	2.1	4.8	43.5	6.3	7.4	85.3	71.3	3.0	9.1	3.5	1,106	948	389	351	44	25	113	89	+304
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	112.9	2025-26	NYK	31	32.8	21.9	11.7	2.9	0.8	0.7	7.1	14.8	47.6	1.8	4.9	36.6	6.0	6.9	87.3	61.4	3.0	8.7	2.5	1,016	680	363	91	26	21	76	112	+190
10	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	114.3	2025-26	ORL	33	30.3	12.3	7.6	2.0	0.7	0.7	4.3	8.2	52.4	1.2	3.1	38.8	2.5	3.2	77.4	63.9	2.6	5.0	1.3	1,000	406	250	66	23	23	43	123	+48
11	Myles Turner M. Turner	114.8	2025-26	MIL	34	28.9	12.6	5.5	1.6	0.8	1.6	4.1	9.7	42.0	2.3	5.9	38.1	2.2	2.9	75.0	57.3	1.1	4.4	0.9	984	430	186	56	26	55	32	89	-18
12	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	115.3	2025-26	ATL	34	31.7	16.4	7.8	3.3	1.0	1.0	6.1	12.5	48.8	1.9	5.3	35.8	2.3	2.9	78.6	59.4	1.8	6.0	1.9	1,078	557	266	111	33	34	63	118	-115
13	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	115.5	2025-26	BKN	31	30.1	13.5	7.8	4.2	0.8	1.3	5.4	9.2	58.2	0.0	0.4	9.1	2.8	4.2	67.4	61.4	2.7	5.1	1.5	934	420	242	131	24	40	46	69	-135
14	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	115.9	2025-26	LAC	28	32.0	15.6	11.1	2.5	0.4	1.0	6.8	11.1	60.9	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.9	71.3	62.9	3.4	7.7	2.0	896	437	312	70	12	27	55	70	-26
15	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	116.3	2025-26	LAL	27	29.4	14.6	8.6	0.9	0.8	1.0	6.9	9.7	70.6	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.5	61.0	70.5	2.7	5.9	1.8	795	395	231	23	22	26	49	72	-16
16	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	117.1	2025-26	CHI	32	30.1	16.1	8.9	3.3	0.8	0.4	6.6	13.3	49.4	1.8	4.8	37.9	1.1	1.4	77.8	57.6	2.1	6.8	1.5	962	515	285	107	24	14	48	67	-76
17	Derik Queen D. Queen	117.1	2025-26	NOP	35	25.8	13.1	7.0	4.0	1.0	0.9	5.0	10.0	50.0	0.2	1.0	20.6	2.9	3.8	77.4	56.3	1.6	5.4	2.3	904	460	246	141	36	33	82	112	-115

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ORTG

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DRTG

106.0

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NETRTG

14.4

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3P%

36.7

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	OKC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 1/4	OKC	@	PHX	8:00 PM
Mon 1/5	CHA	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	UTA	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 1/9	OKC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

14 - 20

Final

124

Thunder

29 - 5

Wed 31 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.9

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.5

Ayton

69.7

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.0

123.1

122.6

121.9

120.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

106.0

111.4

112.3

113.0

113.1

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

9.3

7.1

6.7

6.6

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

6-28

8-27

8-26

8-24

10-21

11-22

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,725.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,602.5

Cunningham

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,728.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,675.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.2

Dončić

36.1

Brown

32.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

36.5

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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22-11

19-12-1

21-14

20-14

18-13

19-14

Worst Record ATS

12-23

12-22

13-21

13-19

14-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	1.5
3	Celtics	21	12	.636	3.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	5.5
5	76ers	18	14	.563	6.0
6	Magic	19	15	.559	6.0
7	Heat	19	15	.559	6.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	8.5
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	9.5
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.0
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	13.5
13	Nets	10	21	.323	13.5
14	Wizards	8	24	.250	16.0
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.5
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	15.0
11	Clippers	12	21	.364	16.5
12	Jazz	12	21	.364	16.5
13	Mavericks	12	23	.343	17.5
14	Kings	8	26	.235	21.0
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/30	LAC	@	MIA	123-140
Sun 11/30	CHI	@	ORL	120-125
Sun 11/30	CHA	@	BKN	103-116
Sun 11/30	HOU	@	UTA	125-133
Sun 11/30	DAL	@	DEN	131-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	SAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	BKN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	ATL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	ORL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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