best defensive ratings nba centers 2025

Ivica Zubac had the lowest defensive rating by a center in 2024-25, with a 107.8 rating.

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best defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA centers 2025
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
107.8
2024-25
80
32.8
16.8
12.6
2.7
0.7
1.1
7.4
11.8
62.8
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
66.1
64.1
3.8
8.9
1.6
2,624
1,340
1,010
214
55
90
127
168
+514
2Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
108.1
2024-25
82
28.0
13.5
9.7
1.9
0.9
0.9
5.5
7.8
70.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
3.4
71.8
72.4
2.6
7.1
1.2
2,296
1,103
798
158
77
73
97
127
+514
3Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
108.3
2024-25
76
31.5
19.1
10.3
4.9
1.1
0.8
7.5
15.0
49.6
0.3
1.2
23.3
3.9
5.6
69.2
54.5
3.4
6.9
2.6
2,395
1,451
786
372
84
61
194
209
+410
4Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
108.8
2024-25
72
33.2
12.0
10.9
1.8
0.8
1.4
4.7
7.1
66.9
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.8
67.4
68.7
3.7
7.2
1.2
2,388
866
785
127
56
104
89
182
+327
5Jalen Duren
J. Duren
108.9
2024-25
78
26.1
11.8
10.3
2.7
0.7
1.1
4.8
7.0
69.2
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.1
66.9
70.3
3.6
6.8
1.7
2,034
918
807
209
54
89
136
251
+36
6Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
110.3
2024-25
72
35.0
24.4
12.8
3.1
1.0
0.7
8.9
16.9
52.6
2.0
4.7
42.0
4.7
5.7
82.9
63.0
2.9
9.8
2.7
2,517
1,759
920
222
71
50
192
249
+378
7Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.3
2024-25
78
34.3
18.1
9.6
4.3
1.3
0.7
6.9
14.3
48.5
1.0
2.8
35.7
3.2
4.2
76.5
56.1
2.4
7.2
2.1
2,674
1,410
749
337
98
53
161
162
+27
8Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.4
2024-25
80
27.5
14.2
6.0
2.3
0.7
0.9
5.3
11.5
46.2
2.2
5.8
37.9
1.4
1.8
77.6
57.7
1.2
4.9
1.4
2,200
1,138
480
181
58
72
108
189
+342
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
110.7
2024-25
70
36.7
29.6
12.7
10.2
1.8
0.6
11.2
19.5
57.6
2.0
4.7
41.7
5.2
6.4
80.0
66.3
2.9
9.9
3.3
2,571
2,071
892
716
127
45
230
160
+594
10Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
111.0
2024-25
74
29.8
22.2
5.6
2.0
1.2
1.5
8.0
16.4
48.8
2.0
5.3
37.5
4.2
5.4
78.1
59.1
1.2
4.4
2.1
2,207
1,641
417
148
92
113
153
257
+330
11Myles Turner
M. Turner
111.8
2024-25
72
30.2
15.6
6.5
1.5
0.8
2.0
5.4
11.3
48.1
2.2
5.5
39.6
2.6
3.3
77.3
61.2
1.3
5.3
1.7
2,174
1,120
471
111
54
144
123
183
+202
12Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
113.4
2024-25
73
31.2
18.5
10.1
3.5
0.8
0.7
7.5
14.2
53.0
1.8
4.4
40.2
1.6
2.0
80.5
61.1
2.4
7.6
1.6
2,278
1,349
735
256
61
52
119
163
-98
13Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
113.6
2024-25
80
31.8
13.0
5.0
1.8
0.6
1.9
4.9
9.7
50.9
1.7
4.7
37.3
1.4
1.7
82.6
62.4
1.4
3.6
1.1
2,546
1,041
401
143
50
148
84
171
+134
14Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
113.7
2024-25
74
27.9
13.4
8.9
2.3
0.9
0.9
5.2
9.2
56.7
0.6
2.0
32.4
2.2
2.9
75.9
63.4
3.0
5.9
1.2
2,064
988
660
168
69
68
90
193
+40
15Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
113.8
2024-25
70
34.7
19.1
13.9
6.0
0.7
0.4
7.5
12.8
59.0
0.9
2.2
41.7
3.1
4.1
75.4
65.5
3.8
10.1
2.9
2,429
1,337
972
423
48
26
202
229
+145
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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45
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24.5
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Bulls Bulls - e
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58
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37.0
14
17
58
.227
37.5
15
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1
60
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.789
2
Spurs Spurs - x
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.760
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3
49
26
.653
10.5
4
48
28
.632
12.0
5
46
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.613
13.5
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.553
18.0
8
39
36
.520
20.5
9
38
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11
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21
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Kings Kings - e
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Schedule

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