best defensive rating over last 4 seasons centers

Since 2022-23, Chet Holmgren had the lowest defensive rating by a center, with a 103.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games over last 4 seasons centers
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
103.8
101
28.5
16.4
8.6
1.8
0.7
2.0
6.0
11.1
53.7
1.3
3.6
36.8
3.2
4.1
78.0
63.7
1.8
6.9
1.6
2,874
1,660
872
178
66
202
163
230
+972
2Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
104.0
110
30.8
24.7
11.3
3.3
1.1
3.4
8.7
17.6
49.6
2.4
6.8
35.1
4.8
5.8
82.9
61.2
1.9
9.4
2.8
3,393
2,716
1,242
368
118
373
304
261
+784
3Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
106.8
261
24.0
7.9
8.5
2.6
0.9
0.9
3.3
5.6
59.5
0.0
0.3
13.6
1.2
1.7
67.1
61.7
2.9
5.6
1.3
6,251
2,057
2,216
675
235
247
337
712
+1339
4Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
108.1
294
32.3
12.6
11.7
1.5
0.8
1.6
4.9
7.3
66.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.4
62.1
67.6
3.7
8.1
1.5
9,509
3,695
3,453
444
222
485
436
829
+964
5Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
108.2
249
16.8
7.1
8.0
0.7
0.8
0.6
2.8
5.3
53.5
0.1
0.5
30.2
1.2
2.1
59.0
56.6
2.9
5.1
1.1
4,182
1,758
1,994
184
195
142
272
476
-280
6Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
108.3
129
32.9
16.0
9.1
3.0
0.8
1.5
6.6
11.6
56.4
0.3
1.2
27.3
2.5
3.7
69.1
60.4
2.3
6.8
1.8
4,247
2,062
1,179
384
105
191
236
352
+372
7Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
108.7
141
22.2
10.3
8.3
0.8
0.7
1.1
4.3
7.9
54.0
0.9
2.4
36.9
0.8
1.2
71.8
61.0
2.4
5.9
0.8
3,126
1,446
1,167
116
98
155
119
230
-27
8Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
109.4
283
30.0
14.9
9.7
2.1
0.8
1.0
6.0
9.2
65.5
0.0
0.1
6.5
2.8
3.8
72.6
68.1
2.9
6.8
1.4
8,477
4,203
2,751
581
239
285
386
522
+1272
9Naz Reid
N. Reid
109.7
306
24.3
13.3
5.6
1.7
0.8
0.9
5.0
10.5
47.8
1.9
5.0
37.9
1.3
1.8
73.2
58.6
1.1
4.5
1.4
7,422
4,055
1,713
534
239
276
437
732
+631
10Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
109.8
144
23.7
9.5
9.9
1.7
0.5
1.7
3.7
7.1
52.7
0.7
2.0
33.2
1.4
2.1
65.1
59.4
3.9
5.9
1.2
3,418
1,370
1,419
239
78
240
167
371
+12
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
109.9
283
35.0
27.0
12.4
9.9
1.5
0.8
10.2
17.4
58.8
1.4
3.6
38.8
5.2
6.3
81.8
66.9
2.8
9.7
3.4
9,896
7,645
3,521
2,799
414
213
958
702
+2473
12Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
110.1
238
32.9
21.9
10.8
3.3
0.8
0.6
7.8
15.2
50.9
1.9
4.8
39.7
4.5
5.3
85.4
62.4
2.5
8.3
2.7
7,822
5,214
2,560
777
199
148
642
819
+1116
13Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.3
297
33.8
19.4
9.8
3.7
1.2
0.8
7.3
14.8
49.6
0.7
2.3
32.9
4.0
5.2
77.7
57.0
2.3
7.5
2.1
10,053
5,774
2,906
1,087
353
229
630
651
+525
14Luke Kornet
L. Kornet
110.3
273
16.8
5.4
4.6
1.3
0.4
0.9
2.3
3.4
66.7
0.0
0.1
23.5
0.9
1.1
79.6
69.9
2.1
2.5
0.4
4,578
1,480
1,260
363
102
243
105
397
+798
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
111.1
162
33.1
30.9
9.6
4.5
0.9
1.5
10.2
19.7
52.0
1.2
3.5
34.1
9.2
10.7
86.6
63.4
2.0
7.6
3.4
5,368
5,009
1,548
728
147
242
547
441
+789
16Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
111.2
251
30.2
20.8
5.9
1.8
1.2
1.9
7.4
15.6
47.7
1.8
5.1
35.1
4.2
5.3
79.5
58.1
1.3
4.6
2.1
7,572
5,231
1,480
456
290
477
527
898
+294
17Al Horford
A. Horford
111.4
233
27.0
9.0
6.0
2.6
0.6
1.0
3.3
7.2
46.0
1.9
4.7
40.0
0.4
0.5
84.3
60.2
1.2
4.8
0.7
6,288
2,088
1,391
601
134
225
173
346
+1118
18Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
111.4
272
29.5
13.3
10.7
1.8
0.5
1.1
5.7
9.0
62.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
69.4
64.8
3.3
7.4
1.5
8,034
3,629
2,901
489
124
311
409
679
+619
19Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
111.5
307
20.5
11.5
8.1
1.8
0.3
0.7
4.6
8.3
55.6
0.3
1.0
31.2
1.9
2.4
81.6
61.4
2.3
5.8
1.5
6,288
3,527
2,481
555
103
203
463
777
-200
20Jalen Duren
J. Duren
111.7
276
27.0
13.5
10.3
2.1
0.7
0.9
5.5
8.4
65.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.7
71.5
67.8
3.5
6.8
1.8
7,457
3,736
2,848
569
188
254
487
820
-73
21Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.8
286
31.5
18.7
9.4
5.0
1.1
0.9
7.4
14.2
52.4
0.4
1.4
29.0
3.5
5.0
69.7
57.2
3.2
6.3
2.7
9,010
5,357
2,693
1,420
315
254
776
916
+381
22Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
111.9
220
25.5
11.0
9.7
3.5
1.0
0.8
4.2
8.4
50.5
0.6
1.8
31.7
2.0
3.2
63.5
56.4
2.4
7.3
2.2
5,615
2,423
2,131
761
216
180
492
703
+42
23Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
112.0
258
27.7
11.7
7.5
2.0
0.7
0.6
4.3
8.4
50.6
1.0
3.0
32.4
2.2
2.9
74.8
60.3
2.1
5.4
1.4
7,141
3,011
1,947
515
177
151
351
746
+88
24Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
112.0
286
28.6
11.7
8.4
2.5
0.8
1.8
5.0
8.1
61.8
0.0
0.2
19.1
1.6
2.9
55.9
62.2
2.5
5.9
1.3
8,188
3,336
2,401
701
218
512
372
695
-1171
25Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
112.4
69
21.4
7.6
5.5
0.8
0.5
1.5
3.2
4.2
75.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
1.7
71.6
76.2
2.4
3.0
0.9
1,479
521
377
54
32
101
62
107
+46
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More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

8.5

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/30
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

2 - 1

123

Final

108

SAS Spurs

1 - 2

Fri 22 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.8

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.7

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Thompson

Ausar Thompson
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

113.6

Proctor

Tyrese Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Thunder

125.2

Knicks

124.1

Spurs

117.1

Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

112.6

Raptors

111.7
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

105.4

Spurs

106.9

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

18.7

Thunder

14.1

Spurs

10.2

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Cavaliers

-1.1

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

668.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

661.6

Mobley

Evan Mobley

649.6

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

674.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

660

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.0

Durant

Kevin Durant
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.62

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

56-40

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

53-42
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-58

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
118-135
Sun
3/29
WAS WAS
@
POR POR
88-123
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
114-99
Sun
3/29
SAC SAC
@
BKN BKN
99-116
Sun
3/29
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
87-139

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/27
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM