best defensive rating over last 8 seasons centers

Since 2018-19, Chet Holmgren had the best 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 8 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	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
3	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	104.1	240	22.5	11.5	10.1	0.8	0.4	2.0	4.9	8.1	60.2	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.7	3.0	57.4	61.0	3.1	7.0	1.3	5,390	2,754	2,431	180	103	481	310	640	+257
4	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	104.3	504	22.6	10.7	10.6	1.3	1.2	1.0	4.4	8.3	53.2	0.1	0.4	22.5	1.8	3.2	58.2	55.5	3.5	7.0	1.8	11,387	5,405	5,321	673	581	490	889	1,290	-360
5	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	104.6	175	26.2	9.5	6.4	3.5	0.8	1.0	3.4	7.7	44.5	1.2	3.1	37.9	1.5	2.0	75.0	55.5	0.9	5.5	1.5	4,590	1,664	1,117	605	144	182	267	456	+516
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	105.0	56	33.0	25.9	12.0	3.9	1.6	2.4	9.5	18.3	51.7	0.9	2.6	33.1	6.1	7.7	79.4	59.7	3.1	8.9	2.0	1,850	1,452	672	218	88	135	112	132	+133
7	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	105.1	580	32.3	13.9	12.7	1.5	0.7	2.0	5.3	7.8	67.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.2	63.5	68.7	3.6	9.0	1.6	18,726	8,047	7,338	867	424	1,134	933	1,614	+2786
8	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	105.8	170	26.2	14.2	7.8	1.5	0.4	1.2	5.8	11.2	51.9	0.9	2.7	33.9	1.6	2.1	75.4	58.3	2.0	5.8	1.6	4,449	2,411	1,328	250	66	196	267	440	+506
9	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	106.7	426	20.0	7.1	6.7	2.2	0.8	0.9	3.0	5.0	59.6	0.1	0.3	23.9	1.1	1.6	67.5	62.3	2.3	4.4	1.2	8,513	3,016	2,866	923	320	387	494	1,080	+1586
10	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	107.0	397	23.4	7.5	8.0	0.7	0.9	1.7	3.2	4.6	70.2	0.0	0.0		1.1	2.1	50.8	68.1	3.7	4.2	0.7	9,294	2,976	3,164	264	362	690	275	1,060	-30
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	107.2	396	32.6	29.0	11.0	3.9	0.9	1.5	9.5	18.7	50.5	1.2	3.6	34.1	8.8	10.5	83.9	62.0	2.2	8.8	3.3	12,909	11,472	4,347	1,543	365	597	1,305	1,130	+2095
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	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	108.2	507	32.0	17.2	9.5	3.6	1.2	0.9	6.5	12.6	51.7	0.4	1.4	32.0	3.7	4.9	75.6	58.2	2.3	7.2	2.2	16,208	8,717	4,802	1,829	586	431	1,103	1,207	+1090
14	Steven Adams S. Adams	108.3	409	25.9	8.6	9.1	2.1	0.9	0.8	3.6	6.2	58.1	0.0	0.0	8.3	1.4	2.8	50.3	58.0	4.1	4.9	1.4	10,608	3,531	3,705	848	367	335	590	805	+1517
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	108.4	582	33.8	25.1	11.8	8.7	1.4	0.7	9.6	16.9	56.8	1.3	3.5	36.1	4.7	5.7	82.3	64.9	2.7	9.1	3.3	19,697	14,607	6,896	5,074	811	423	1,935	1,535	+3869
16	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	108.5	552	29.2	13.7	9.7	1.8	0.7	1.2	5.5	8.5	64.5	0.0	0.2	13.5	2.7	3.9	70.7	67.3	2.9	6.7	1.4	16,097	7,561	5,327	999	398	662	760	1,061	+1130
17	Willie Cauley-Stein W. Cauley-Stein	108.5	208	21.1	8.0	6.1	1.5	0.8	0.8	3.5	6.1	57.0	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.1	1.9	57.5	58.1	1.7	4.4	0.8	4,399	1,669	1,269	309	172	158	160	496	+84
18	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
19	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
20	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
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	Al Horford A. Horford	109.2	398	27.8	10.3	6.4	3.0	0.7	1.1	4.0	8.4	47.7	1.7	4.3	38.3	0.7	0.8	83.5	59.1	1.3	5.1	0.9	11,048	4,112	2,567	1,210	267	429	369	650	+1661
23	Zach Collins Z. Collins	109.5	77	17.6	6.6	4.2	0.9	0.3	0.9	2.5	5.2	47.3	0.5	1.6	33.1	1.2	1.6	74.6	56.2	1.4	2.8	1.0	1,356	512	324	71	25	66	77	174	-11
24	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	109.5	342	22.8	13.8	5.8	1.5	0.6	0.9	5.5	9.0	61.1	0.0	0.2	10.3	2.8	4.1	67.7	63.9	2.1	3.7	1.2	7,808	4,717	1,998	520	202	299	421	741	+454
25	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	109.6	562	23.5	13.7	9.4	1.9	0.4	0.8	5.5	9.8	56.3	0.4	1.1	33.3	2.3	2.9	80.0	62.0	2.7	6.8	1.7	13,219	7,706	5,307	1,058	228	449	959	1,534	+77

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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 2018-19, Chet Holmgren had the best defensive rating by a center, with a 103.8 rating.

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4.0

1.9

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3.6

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3.3

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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