best defensive rating over last 6 seasons centers

Since 2020-21, Chet Holmgren has 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 6 seasons centers
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
103.8
88
28.6
16.4
8.7
1.8
0.6
2.0
6.0
11.2
53.0
1.3
3.6
36.5
3.2
4.2
77.3
63.0
1.8
6.9
1.7
2,520
1,447
763
161
53
179
146
200
+781
2Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
104.6
52
19.1
5.0
4.1
2.1
0.5
1.1
1.7
3.7
45.4
1.0
2.3
41.0
0.7
1.0
72.0
60.6
0.7
3.4
1.0
993
262
215
109
26
58
53
115
+89
3Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
104.7
94
31.2
24.0
11.1
3.3
1.1
3.4
8.5
17.3
48.8
2.4
6.9
35.0
4.7
5.7
82.4
60.5
1.9
9.3
2.9
2,931
2,255
1,045
310
99
319
273
235
+555
4Dwight Howard
D. Howard
105.3
129
16.8
6.6
7.3
0.7
0.5
0.8
2.4
4.0
59.8
0.1
0.3
37.1
1.7
2.8
61.0
62.9
2.4
4.9
1.2
2,166
854
936
96
64
98
159
315
-194
5Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
105.9
352
18.6
8.3
8.8
1.1
0.9
0.7
3.4
6.4
53.6
0.1
0.3
24.5
1.4
2.5
57.8
55.8
3.0
5.8
1.4
6,548
2,935
3,093
374
327
248
496
788
-376
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
105.9
415
32.1
13.4
12.5
1.4
0.7
1.9
5.1
7.6
67.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
5.0
63.6
68.8
3.6
8.9
1.6
13,327
5,566
5,199
583
295
787
647
1,131
+2162
7Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
106.9
364
21.4
7.7
7.2
2.3
0.8
1.0
3.2
5.4
59.8
0.1
0.3
24.8
1.2
1.8
67.3
62.4
2.5
4.7
1.2
7,803
2,792
2,618
850
292
355
451
961
+1405
8Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
107.3
255
24.4
7.0
8.5
0.7
0.9
1.5
3.0
4.4
68.8
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.1
46.9
66.1
4.2
4.4
0.7
6,220
1,786
2,178
181
239
391
191
623
+223
9Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
107.4
123
22.3
10.3
8.4
0.8
0.7
1.1
4.3
7.9
54.3
0.8
2.3
36.8
0.9
1.2
73.3
61.1
2.5
5.9
0.9
2,741
1,268
1,033
93
90
133
108
206
+11
10Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
107.9
198
33.2
15.6
8.8
2.8
0.8
1.5
6.4
11.8
54.4
0.3
1.3
26.5
2.5
3.7
68.1
58.4
2.2
6.6
1.9
6,578
3,096
1,749
558
161
306
369
499
+466
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
108.3
276
32.9
30.4
10.3
4.1
1.0
1.4
9.9
19.3
51.5
1.2
3.5
35.3
9.3
11.0
85.2
63.1
2.1
8.2
3.3
9,077
8,396
2,839
1,137
274
399
909
733
+1533
12Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
108.9
335
33.5
19.1
9.8
3.6
1.2
0.8
7.3
14.3
51.0
0.6
1.6
33.6
4.0
5.1
77.0
57.7
2.3
7.5
2.2
11,236
6,404
3,277
1,201
407
261
752
795
+791
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
109.0
411
34.6
27.0
12.4
9.2
1.4
0.7
10.3
17.6
58.4
1.4
3.5
38.1
5.1
6.2
82.3
66.5
2.8
9.6
3.4
14,221
11,094
5,076
3,774
589
308
1,396
1,042
+3156
14Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
109.2
397
30.3
14.7
9.9
2.0
0.8
1.1
5.9
9.1
65.3
0.0
0.2
15.0
2.8
3.9
72.2
68.1
3.0
6.9
1.4
12,035
5,832
3,940
776
310
447
574
712
+1167
15Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
109.6
340
29.3
19.6
5.9
1.6
1.1
2.0
6.9
14.9
46.3
1.7
5.1
34.2
4.0
5.0
80.1
57.1
1.4
4.5
2.0
9,956
6,661
1,996
554
375
672
672
1,212
+591
16Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
109.6
41
23.3
11.1
6.7
1.8
0.2
1.1
4.5
8.9
51.0
1.0
2.8
33.9
1.0
1.3
81.1
58.5
1.8
4.9
1.1
955
454
275
74
9
47
44
76
+157
17Al Horford
A. Horford
109.6
325
27.6
9.7
6.4
2.8
0.6
1.0
3.7
7.9
46.2
1.8
4.6
38.7
0.6
0.7
84.1
58.9
1.3
5.2
0.8
8,971
3,152
2,090
914
208
337
263
520
+1422
18Steven Adams
S. Adams
109.7
266
23.5
6.5
8.9
2.2
0.7
0.7
2.7
4.7
56.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.4
47.9
56.4
4.1
4.8
1.4
6,259
1,739
2,362
578
199
192
361
479
+977
19Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.0
438
21.9
12.1
5.1
1.5
0.7
0.9
4.6
9.4
48.8
1.6
4.1
37.7
1.4
1.9
72.8
59.2
1.1
4.0
1.3
9,596
5,289
2,253
656
300
405
562
1,041
+266
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
110.5
346
33.3
22.9
10.5
3.5
0.9
0.8
8.1
15.9
50.8
2.0
5.1
39.9
4.8
5.6
84.6
62.4
2.5
8.0
2.9
11,506
7,932
3,626
1,211
297
282
990
1,226
+1367
21Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
110.5
415
27.4
12.1
9.7
1.7
0.4
1.1
5.0
7.9
63.3
0.0
0.0
16.7
2.0
2.8
71.4
65.7
3.1
6.6
1.4
11,375
5,006
4,028
690
182
446
600
1,061
+717
22Clint Capela
C. Capela
110.6
385
24.4
10.6
10.4
1.0
0.6
1.3
4.6
7.8
59.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.3
57.2
60.1
3.8
6.6
0.8
9,380
4,079
3,987
385
246
503
315
764
+359
23Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
110.7
429
23.6
13.5
9.4
2.0
0.4
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.9
0.4
1.2
33.4
2.3
2.8
81.3
61.8
2.7
6.7
1.7
10,132
5,778
4,033
841
179
313
729
1,180
-27
24Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
110.8
343
30.1
15.7
10.0
1.5
0.7
0.9
7.0
11.5
60.6
0.1
0.3
23.8
1.6
2.2
74.6
62.8
2.9
7.2
1.6
10,326
5,371
3,446
498
239
304
552
847
+53
25Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
110.9
197
19.8
11.1
5.2
1.3
0.5
0.6
4.4
6.9
62.8
0.0
0.2
12.1
2.4
3.3
70.9
66.0
1.9
3.3
0.9
3,901
2,183
1,018
251
92
117
181
340
+143
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PPG

31.7

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RPG

9.2

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APG

6.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

107.3

1st

NETRTG

11.1

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3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
49
15
.766
2
45
17
.726
3.0
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
38
23
.623
9.5
5
39
24
.619
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/7
@
8:30 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
1:00 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

49 - 15

103

Final

100

NYK Knicks

40 - 23

Wed 4 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
16
.738
2
41
21
.661
4.5
3
40
23
.635
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
27
.565
10.5
6
34
28
.548
11.5
7
33
28
.541
12.0
8
34
29
.540
12.0
9
32
31
.508
14.0
10
32
31
.508
14.0
11
26
35
.426
19.0
12
26
37
.413
20.0
13
16
46
.258
29.5
14
15
47
.242
30.5
15
15
47
.242
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
45
17
.726
3.0
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
38
23
.623
9.5
5
39
24
.619
9.5
6
37
25
.597
11.0
7
35
27
.565
13.0
8
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
31
.492
17.5
10
30
33
.476
18.5
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
41
.339
27.0
13
20
44
.313
29.0
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
.219
35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
1/31
@
100-112
Sat
1/31
@
117-93
Sat
1/31
@
130-111
Sat
1/31
@
121-111
Sun
2/1
@
95-102

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
8:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM