best defensive rating over last 7 seasons centers

Since 2019-20, 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 7 seasons centers

	NAME	DRTG	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	103.8	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
2	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	103.8	96	22.4	6.2	5.1	2.7	0.6	1.0	2.2	4.9	43.8	1.1	2.8	39.6	0.8	1.0	72.7	57.4	0.7	4.4	1.2	2,154	593	490	256	60	96	112	239	+356
3	Victor 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
4	Dwight Howard D. Howard	104.3	198	17.5	6.9	7.3	0.7	0.5	0.9	2.6	4.0	64.3	0.1	0.2	40.0	1.7	2.9	57.4	65.3	2.4	4.9	1.2	3,472	1,371	1,443	141	95	177	243	537	-32
5	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	105.5	425	20.6	9.5	9.6	1.3	1.0	0.8	3.9	7.3	53.2	0.1	0.4	24.7	1.6	2.8	57.9	55.5	3.2	6.4	1.7	8,740	4,035	4,089	561	445	352	714	1,018	-536
6	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	105.8	499	32.4	13.6	12.6	1.4	0.7	1.9	5.2	7.6	67.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	5.1	63.5	68.8	3.6	9.0	1.6	16,149	6,763	6,297	706	358	947	803	1,383	+2402
7	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	106.1	96	25.4	13.5	7.6	1.6	0.4	1.0	5.5	10.8	51.1	1.1	3.1	36.7	1.4	1.8	74.6	58.4	1.9	5.6	1.6	2,439	1,299	727	151	37	93	153	229	+251
8	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	106.4	168	22.1	11.1	9.6	0.7	0.3	2.1	4.6	7.5	61.9	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.8	2.9	63.7	63.5	2.9	6.7	1.3	3,716	1,867	1,614	124	57	345	213	448	+239
9	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	106.7	398	20.8	7.4	7.1	2.3	0.8	0.9	3.1	5.2	59.8	0.1	0.3	23.4	1.2	1.7	67.3	62.5	2.5	4.6	1.2	8,292	2,963	2,819	908	313	375	481	1,024	+1547
10	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	107.2	331	24.0	7.5	8.3	0.7	0.9	1.6	3.3	4.6	70.4	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.1	49.0	67.9	3.9	4.3	0.7	7,934	2,491	2,741	227	310	529	240	843	+173
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	107.8	332	32.4	29.3	10.5	3.9	1.0	1.4	9.5	18.8	50.9	1.2	3.5	35.1	8.9	10.6	84.6	62.5	2.2	8.3	3.3	10,755	9,711	3,476	1,309	319	475	1,079	919	+1724
12	Evan 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
13	Kel'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
14	Derrick Favors D. Favors	108.7	51	24.4	9.0	9.8	1.6	0.6	0.9	4.1	6.6	61.7	0.0	0.1	14.3	0.8	1.4	56.3	62.0	3.2	6.6	1.1	1,242	459	501	81	30	46	55	107	+115
15	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	108.7	425	33.6	18.8	9.9	3.9	1.2	0.9	7.1	13.9	51.2	0.5	1.6	32.2	4.0	5.3	75.9	57.9	2.3	7.6	2.3	14,295	7,988	4,205	1,645	515	366	982	1,004	+1069
16	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	108.9	472	29.7	14.2	9.9	1.9	0.8	1.1	5.7	8.7	65.3	0.0	0.1	13.6	2.8	4.0	70.7	67.9	3.0	6.8	1.4	14,001	6,688	4,655	889	355	542	657	877	+1249
17	Steven Adams S. Adams	108.9	329	24.1	7.4	9.0	2.2	0.8	0.8	3.0	5.3	57.5	0.0	0.0	10.0	1.3	2.5	50.4	57.5	3.9	5.0	1.4	7,939	2,423	2,945	724	250	259	455	601	+1126
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	108.9	502	34.2	25.9	12.0	9.0	1.4	0.7	9.9	17.1	57.6	1.3	3.6	36.9	4.8	5.9	82.3	65.7	2.7	9.3	3.4	17,193	13,003	6,031	4,494	703	368	1,687	1,307	+3554
19	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	108.9	131	29.0	19.2	7.6	2.1	0.7	1.6	6.5	14.5	44.8	2.3	6.2	36.8	4.0	4.9	81.3	57.8	1.6	6.0	1.4	3,793	2,515	991	270	90	216	186	393	+486
20	Enes Kanter Freedom E. Kanter Freedom	108.9	165	19.1	8.5	8.4	0.9	0.4	0.6	3.6	6.1	58.5	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.3	1.8	75.9	61.9	3.1	5.3	0.9	3,151	1,403	1,386	148	60	103	154	310	+436
21	Richaun Holmes R. Holmes	109.0	44	28.2	12.3	8.1	1.0	0.9	1.3	5.1	7.8	64.8	0.0	0.0		2.1	2.7	78.8	68.1	2.9	5.3	1.2	1,242	539	358	42	41	56	52	169	+16
22	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	109.8	260	21.7	12.9	5.6	1.4	0.5	0.7	5.1	8.4	61.0	0.0	0.2	7.8	2.7	3.9	69.1	64.0	2.1	3.6	1.1	5,650	3,356	1,463	358	131	189	289	486	+394
23	Donovan 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
24	Al Horford A. Horford	109.8	330	27.5	9.7	6.4	2.8	0.6	1.0	3.6	7.9	46.1	1.8	4.6	38.6	0.6	0.7	84.1	58.7	1.3	5.1	0.8	9,075	3,187	2,109	927	208	343	267	524	+1403
25	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	110.0	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

8.5

Holmgren

APG

7.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/22	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Sun 5/24	OKC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 5/26	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Thu 5/28	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Sat 5/30	SAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM

Last Game

Spurs

1 - 1

113

Final

122

Thunder

1 - 1

Wed 20 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

12.3

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.0

124.1

117.5

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

105.4

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.0

12.1

3.0

1.7

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

626.1

Wembanyama

598.7

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

618.5

Wembanyama

604.5

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.65

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-39

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 3/28	CHI	@	MEM	124-125
Sat 3/28	UTA	@	PHX	109-134
Sun 3/29	LAC	@	MIL	127-113
Sun 3/29	MIA	@	IND	118-135
Sun 3/29	WAS	@	POR	88-123

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/22	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sun 5/24	OKC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Since 2019-20, Chet Holmgren had the lowest defensive rating by a center, with a 103.8 rating.

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4.0

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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