best defensive rating for centers this season in nba top 20

Victor Wembanyama has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 98.7 rating.

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Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	98.7	2026-27	SAS	5	32.2	25.0	11.4	2.8	1.4	3.8	9.4	19.6	48.0	1.6	5.8	27.6	4.6	6.0	76.7	56.2	2.4	9.0	1.6	161	125	57	14	7	19	8	11	+69
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	103.1	2026-27	PHI	4	35.8	21.5	10.0	4.8	0.8	1.0	7.3	17.0	42.6	0.8	4.3	17.6	6.3	7.5	83.3	53.0	2.0	8.0	3.3	143	86	40	19	3	4	13	14	+45
3	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	103.2	2026-27	MIN	5	30.0	6.6	12.2	1.0	0.4	0.4	2.0	5.4	37.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	2.6	5.2	50.0	42.9	4.0	8.2	1.6	150	33	61	5	2	2	8	13	+50
4	Paul Reed P. Reed	103.2	2026-27	DET	5	26.0	14.2	7.6	2.0	1.2	0.8	5.6	8.4	66.7	1.0	1.0	100.0	2.0	2.6	76.9	74.4	3.0	4.6	2.0	130	71	38	10	6	4	10	18	+35
5	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	106.8	2026-27	HOU	4	34.0	24.5	9.0	7.0	1.8	0.5	9.0	15.5	58.1	1.5	2.3	66.7	5.0	6.5	76.9	66.7	2.8	6.3	4.0	136	98	36	28	7	2	16	12	+71
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	106.9	2026-27	NYK	5	31.0	21.8	13.8	3.2	0.6	0.6	8.4	14.4	58.3	1.8	4.4	40.9	3.2	4.2	76.2	67.1	4.4	9.4	4.6	155	109	69	16	3	3	23	21	+3
7	Moussa Diabaté M. Diabaté	107.2	2026-27	CHA	5	29.4	9.2	9.4	2.2	1.8	1.0	3.6	5.2	69.2	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.6	76.9	72.5	5.4	4.0	2.4	147	46	47	11	9	5	12	13	-64
8	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	107.9	2026-27	CLE	4	28.3	13.3	9.0	1.0	0.8	2.3	4.8	7.8	61.3	0.3	0.3	100.0	3.5	4.5	77.8	68.1	2.5	6.5	1.0	113	53	36	4	3	9	4	7	+6
9	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	108.8	2026-27	LAL	5	30.4	14.8	8.2	1.0	1.2	2.4	6.6	8.8	75.0	0.0	0.0		1.6	3.6	44.4	71.3	2.2	6.0	1.6	152	74	41	5	6	12	8	13	+44
10	Naz Reid N. Reid	109.5	2026-27	CHA	5	27.2	17.0	8.8	2.0	0.4	0.6	6.8	15.8	43.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	0.4	0.8	50.0	52.6	1.6	7.2	2.8	136	85	44	10	2	3	14	12	-35
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	109.9	2026-27	DEN	4	37.3	22.0	10.5	9.0	1.3	1.8	8.3	18.3	45.2	1.3	5.8	21.7	4.3	5.0	85.0	53.8	2.3	8.3	4.0	149	88	42	36	5	7	16	13	-8
12	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	112.1	2026-27	ORL	4	29.5	13.5	9.0	1.5	1.0	0.8	5.0	7.3	69.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	2.5	3.0	83.3	78.8	2.3	6.8	1.5	118	54	36	6	4	3	6	14	-16
13	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	112.2	2026-27	MIA	5	31.2	14.2	7.6	3.4	2.2	0.6	5.2	12.2	42.6	0.6	3.8	15.8	3.2	4.4	72.7	50.2	2.6	5.0	2.2	156	71	38	17	11	3	11	11	-27
14	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	113.6	2026-27	WAS	5	24.8	10.6	5.0	2.6	1.2	1.2	4.2	7.4	56.8	0.6	2.6	23.1	1.6	2.2	72.7	63.3	1.8	3.2	0.8	124	53	25	13	6	6	4	14	-16
15	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	113.9	2026-27	ATL	5	27.4	9.6	5.6	3.0	0.6	0.6	3.8	8.8	43.2	0.8	4.0	20.0	1.2	1.6	75.0	50.5	2.4	3.2	1.0	137	48	28	15	3	3	5	13	+23
16	Myles Turner M. Turner	116.4	2026-27	MIL	5	26.6	6.6	4.8	2.2	0.4	2.6	2.6	7.4	35.1	0.8	4.4	18.2	0.6	0.6	100.0	43.1	1.2	3.6	2.8	133	33	24	11	2	13	14	18	-21
17	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	119.4	2026-27	SAC	4	36.0	19.0	16.5	7.3	0.8	0.0	7.8	10.8	72.1	0.3	0.3	100.0	3.3	3.8	86.7	76.6	4.8	11.8	3.3	144	76	66	29	3	0	13	14	-38
18	Precious Achiuwa P. Achiuwa	121.3	2026-27	SAC	4	26.8	11.3	5.5	0.8	1.5	0.8	5.0	9.5	52.6	0.3	0.8	33.3	1.0	2.8	36.4	52.5	2.3	3.3	0.5	107	45	22	3	6	3	2	6	-43

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.4

Wembanyama

APG

7.0

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.6

9th

DRTG

108.1

8th

NETRTG

6.5

9th

3P%

34.6

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	UTA	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	DAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 11/6	SAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sat 11/7	SAS	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

Spurs

3 - 2

117

Final

111

Jazz

1 - 4

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

2.8

Williamson

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.3

Williams

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.5

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

9.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Victor Wembanyama has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 98.7 rating.

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NBA Fantasy 2026-27

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