best defensive rating for back up centers

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 104.6 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	104.6	2025-26	OKC	51	29.2	17.4	8.8	1.7	0.5	1.9	6.4	11.5	55.4	1.3	3.5	35.4	3.4	4.3	78.8	64.9	1.8	6.9	1.6	1,490	887	448	86	26	98	81	122	+461
2	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	109.8	2025-26	MIA	50	31.2	18.3	9.8	2.9	1.0	0.7	6.5	14.5	44.6	1.6	4.8	33.6	3.7	4.8	77.6	55.0	2.0	7.8	1.8	1,560	915	489	144	50	34	90	79	+250
3	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	110.0	2025-26	NYK	54	31.4	20.1	11.8	2.9	0.9	0.6	6.7	14.1	47.4	1.6	4.5	36.5	5.1	5.9	85.7	60.1	3.1	8.7	2.5	1,694	1,084	636	155	49	31	136	191	+336
4	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	110.2	2025-26	MIN	55	31.3	11.2	11.3	1.7	0.7	1.6	4.5	6.4	70.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.1	4.2	50.2	67.6	3.9	7.4	1.3	1,721	615	619	91	41	90	73	146	+249
5	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	110.4	2025-26	HOU	49	33.8	20.3	9.1	6.3	1.3	1.1	7.9	16.0	49.6	0.6	1.9	29.3	3.9	5.7	69.3	55.0	3.1	6.1	3.2	1,658	997	448	311	66	53	156	158	+165
6	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.6	2025-26	MIN	57	26.3	14.3	6.4	2.5	1.0	0.9	5.4	11.4	47.1	2.4	6.3	38.7	1.1	1.5	73.3	59.3	1.2	5.3	1.6	1,499	814	366	143	58	54	92	142	+160
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	111.8	2025-26	DEN	42	34.3	28.8	12.5	10.5	1.4	0.8	10.1	17.2	58.4	2.0	4.6	42.1	6.7	8.0	83.6	69.3	3.1	9.4	3.7	1,439	1,208	526	442	60	32	157	115	+372
8	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	113.2	2025-26	POR	54	27.5	11.9	11.5	2.1	0.5	1.5	4.6	8.7	53.0	1.1	3.2	33.3	1.6	2.5	66.9	61.0	4.6	6.8	1.1	1,483	642	619	112	25	79	60	122	+8
9	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	113.8	2025-26	ORL	54	29.6	11.4	7.6	2.1	0.8	0.6	4.1	8.3	48.7	1.1	3.3	32.2	2.2	2.8	80.1	59.6	2.1	5.4	1.3	1,598	616	408	113	42	35	68	193	+49
10	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	114.0	2025-26	ATL	53	31.8	16.1	7.7	3.2	1.1	1.0	6.0	12.2	48.8	2.0	5.3	38.3	2.1	2.8	77.4	59.9	1.9	5.8	1.9	1,684	855	409	168	59	53	101	186	-142
11	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	114.0	2025-26	TOT	48	30.3	19.4	5.7	2.0	1.1	1.4	7.1	15.0	47.6	1.8	4.9	35.7	3.4	4.2	80.3	57.6	0.9	4.8	2.2	1,454	931	272	94	53	69	107	179	-63
12	Myles Turner M. Turner	115.2	2025-26	MIL	51	28.5	12.7	5.7	1.6	0.7	1.7	4.3	9.7	44.3	2.2	5.6	38.5	2.0	2.6	75.6	58.7	1.2	4.5	1.2	1,452	650	289	82	34	86	60	137	-54
13	Derik Queen D. Queen	115.3	2025-26	NOP	57	26.0	12.3	7.3	4.1	1.1	0.9	4.7	9.5	49.4	0.3	1.0	29.1	2.6	3.4	77.5	55.9	1.6	5.6	2.4	1,481	700	415	232	60	52	139	162	-237
14	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	116.3	2025-26	TOT	53	30.3	16.4	8.9	3.5	0.7	0.7	6.7	13.4	50.4	1.7	4.4	37.9	1.3	1.5	81.7	58.4	2.1	6.8	1.5	1,606	869	473	188	37	35	77	108	-75
15	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	116.6	2025-26	BKN	51	29.3	12.6	7.3	4.0	0.7	1.2	5.1	8.7	58.9	0.1	0.3	20.0	2.2	3.7	60.6	60.7	2.5	4.8	1.4	1,495	641	373	203	37	63	71	120	-341

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PPG

31.8

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RPG

9.5

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APG

6.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

4th

DRTG

107.6

1st

NETRTG

11.7

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	OKC	@	DET	7:30 PM
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	OKC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 3/3	OKC	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

36 - 22

113

Final

121

Thunder

44 - 14

Sun 22 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.8

119.6

119.3

118.4

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.1

111.3

112.1

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

13-46

15-43

15-41

16-42

16-40

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

Maxey

2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

Johnson

2,792

Jokić

2,765.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-22

35-22-1

34-24

32-24

33-24

31-25

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-34

23-32-1

24-32

25-33

25-32-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.0
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.0
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	8.5
6	76ers	31	26	.544	11.5
7	Magic	30	26	.536	12.0
8	Heat	31	27	.534	12.0
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	15.5
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.0
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	17.5
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.0
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.0
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.0
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	GSW	@	DAL	115-123
Wed 1/21	CHI	@	MIN	120-115
Wed 1/21	SAS	@	UTA	126-109
Wed 1/21	MIA	@	POR	110-127
Wed 1/21	LAL	@	LAC	104-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	DAL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 104.6 rating.

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