best defensive rating over last 9 seasons centers

Since 2017-18, Pau Gasol had the best defensive rating by a center, with a 102.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games over last 9 seasons centers
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
102.8
107
20.3
8.3
7.1
2.7
0.3
0.9
3.1
6.7
45.6
0.5
1.2
36.8
1.7
2.3
74.7
53.8
1.4
5.7
1.2
2,172
893
756
290
29
94
124
150
+24
2Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
103.1
294
23.0
11.9
10.4
0.8
0.5
2.0
5.0
8.6
58.8
0.0
0.1
30.8
1.9
3.1
60.0
60.2
3.1
7.3
1.4
6,754
3,508
3,049
234
140
575
402
771
+182
3Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
103.3
582
24.1
11.3
11.3
1.6
1.2
1.1
4.6
8.7
53.2
0.1
0.4
21.3
2.0
3.4
58.6
55.5
3.7
7.5
1.9
14,012
6,576
6,568
910
695
617
1,089
1,540
-417
4DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
103.5
167
23.6
14.9
8.4
3.1
1.1
1.0
5.2
11.2
46.3
1.3
3.9
33.1
3.3
4.5
74.5
56.9
1.6
6.7
2.8
3,938
2,494
1,397
511
188
165
463
538
+121
5Chet 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
6Victor 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
7Dwight Howard
D. Howard
104.5
288
21.4
9.8
8.8
0.9
0.5
1.1
3.7
6.2
59.8
0.1
0.2
36.2
2.4
4.2
57.5
61.4
2.6
6.2
1.6
6,165
2,833
2,538
250
150
312
467
820
+7
8Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
104.6
636
32.3
13.8
12.5
1.5
0.7
2.0
5.2
7.8
67.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.3
63.9
68.4
3.6
8.9
1.6
20,542
8,803
7,939
947
468
1,263
1,040
1,767
+3127
9Anthony 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
10Serge 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
11Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
105.9
248
28.2
11.8
6.9
3.7
0.8
1.1
4.2
9.6
43.4
1.3
3.5
36.5
2.2
2.8
79.1
54.5
0.9
6.0
1.9
6,998
2,922
1,709
910
198
283
461
641
+203
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
106.3
459
32.3
28.1
11.0
3.8
0.9
1.5
9.3
18.5
50.2
1.2
3.5
33.7
8.4
10.1
83.2
61.4
2.2
8.7
3.4
14,823
12,917
5,037
1,742
405
708
1,539
1,339
+2578
13Isaiah 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
14Mitchell 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
15Julius Randle
J. Randle
107.4
82
26.7
16.1
8.0
2.6
0.5
0.5
6.1
11.0
55.8
0.1
0.5
22.2
3.7
5.2
71.8
60.6
2.2
5.8
2.6
2,190
1,323
654
210
43
45
213
274
-80
16DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
107.5
450
21.0
7.5
9.0
1.4
0.4
0.8
3.1
4.6
66.7
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.3
2.2
59.7
66.9
2.5
6.5
1.3
9,445
3,385
4,044
616
166
371
606
888
-822
17Patrick Patterson
P. Patterson
107.8
82
15.5
3.9
2.4
0.7
0.6
0.3
1.3
3.2
39.8
0.8
2.1
38.6
0.5
0.6
87.0
55.5
0.4
2.0
0.4
1,270
318
193
57
48
23
33
87
-79
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
107.8
77
24.7
12.0
5.7
1.6
0.6
0.6
4.5
9.8
45.6
1.8
4.4
40.9
1.3
1.4
89.8
57.5
0.3
5.4
0.7
1,900
927
438
120
43
45
51
146
-55
19Evan 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
20Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
108.0
576
30.5
16.0
9.0
3.4
1.1
0.8
6.0
11.7
51.6
0.4
1.2
31.7
3.5
4.6
75.4
58.1
2.2
6.8
2.0
17,576
9,194
5,183
1,930
618
472
1,169
1,345
+1056
21Steven Adams
S. Adams
108.1
485
27.0
9.5
9.1
1.9
0.9
0.9
4.0
6.7
59.2
0.0
0.0
7.1
1.5
2.9
51.4
59.1
4.3
4.8
1.5
13,095
4,587
4,390
936
459
413
718
1,020
+1835
22Marcin Gortat
M. Gortat
108.1
129
21.9
7.2
6.9
1.7
0.4
0.7
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
68.7
55.0
1.9
4.9
1.2
2,825
923
884
216
46
85
149
267
+5
23Al Horford
A. Horford
108.2
470
28.4
10.7
6.6
3.3
0.7
1.1
4.2
8.7
47.9
1.6
4.1
38.8
0.8
1.0
82.1
58.8
1.4
5.2
1.1
13,325
5,039
3,097
1,549
310
507
501
788
+2009
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
108.2
657
33.7
24.3
11.7
8.4
1.4
0.7
9.3
16.5
56.2
1.3
3.6
36.5
4.5
5.5
82.5
64.4
2.7
9.0
3.3
22,133
15,992
7,699
5,532
901
484
2,145
1,747
+4236
25Aron Baynes
A. Baynes
108.3
227
18.6
6.9
5.2
1.2
0.3
0.6
2.8
6.0
46.7
0.5
1.6
31.2
0.9
1.1
77.0
53.6
1.7
3.6
1.0
4,220
1,571
1,184
264
61
130
216
585
+196
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Team Leaders

PPG

22.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

12.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

6.6

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

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)
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
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
SAS Spurs

1 - 1

113

Final

122

OKC Thunder

1 - 1

Wed 20 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.6

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

12.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

7.8

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

4.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen
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

125.0

Knicks

124.0

Spurs

117.5

Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

112.7

Raptors

111.7
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

104.8

Spurs

105.4

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

19.2

Thunder

14.0

Spurs

12.1

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Cavaliers

-0.3

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

629.4

Mobley

Evan Mobley

627.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

626.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

639.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

621

Mobley

Evan Mobley
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

1.67

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.65

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

56-39

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Pelicans

45-37
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-57

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
Sat
3/28
UTA UTA
@
PHX PHX
109-134
Sun
3/29
LAC LAC
@
MIL MIL
127-113
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

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/23
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
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