center with best defensive rating in 2023 with a minimum of 1000 minutes played

Jaren Jackson Jr. had the best defensive rating by a center with 1,000+ minutes played in 2022-23, with a 105.3 rating.

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	105.3	1,787	2022-23	MEM	63	28.4	18.6	6.8	1.0	1.0	3.0	6.6	13.0	50.6	1.6	4.5	35.5	3.8	4.9	78.8	61.3	1.7	5.0	1.7	1,173	426	60	65	189	107	227	+367
2	Steven Adams S. Adams	107.8	1,133	2022-23	MEM	42	27.0	8.6	11.5	2.3	0.9	1.1	3.7	6.3	59.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	3.1	36.4	56.4	5.1	6.5	1.9	361	485	97	36	46	79	98	+243
3	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	108.1	2,220	2022-23	CLE	68	32.6	14.3	9.8	1.7	0.8	1.2	5.9	9.2	64.4	0.0	0.1	10.0	2.4	3.3	73.3	67.0	3.3	6.5	1.4	969	666	113	54	84	93	153	+345
4	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	108.1	2,715	2022-23	CLE	79	34.4	16.2	9.0	2.8	0.8	1.5	6.6	12.0	55.4	0.3	1.3	21.6	2.6	3.8	67.4	59.1	2.4	6.6	1.8	1,277	711	224	60	119	146	218	+339
5	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	108.2	2,270	2022-23	BKN	76	29.9	12.6	9.2	1.9	0.9	2.5	5.4	7.7	70.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.2	54.1	69.1	2.4	6.8	1.3	961	702	144	65	189	96	212	+119
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	108.8	2,284	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
7	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	109.4	2,372	2022-23	MIL	78	30.4	15.9	6.7	1.3	0.5	2.5	6.1	11.5	53.1	1.7	4.7	37.4	1.9	2.4	78.4	63.0	2.0	4.7	1.4	1,239	520	99	37	193	107	203	+398
8	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	109.5	2,148	2022-23	MIN	70	30.7	13.4	11.6	1.2	0.8	1.4	5.1	7.8	65.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.9	64.4	67.5	3.3	8.3	1.7	939	814	87	56	95	122	210	-7
9	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	109.5	1,589	2022-23	NYK	59	26.9	7.4	9.4	0.9	0.9	1.8	3.2	4.7	67.1	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.1	48.4	65.2	4.5	4.9	0.7	435	555	53	56	109	41	160	+185
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	109.6	2,323	2022-23	DEN	69	33.7	24.5	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	9.4	14.8	63.2	0.8	2.2	38.3	4.9	6.0	82.2	70.1	2.4	9.4	3.6	1,690	817	678	87	47	247	174	+640
11	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	109.7	2,746	2022-23	CHI	82	33.5	17.6	11.0	3.2	0.7	0.7	7.3	14.0	52.0	1.5	4.2	34.9	1.6	1.9	83.5	59.4	1.9	9.1	1.7	1,447	903	265	60	57	139	179	-20
12	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	110.4	1,968	2022-23	NOP	79	24.9	14.1	10.2	1.8	0.3	0.7	5.6	10.3	54.7	0.5	1.4	34.9	2.3	2.8	82.6	61.0	2.8	7.3	2.0	1,115	804	140	20	52	159	245	-10
13	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.5	1,251	2022-23	MIN	68	18.4	11.5	4.9	1.1	0.6	0.8	4.6	8.5	53.7	1.1	3.2	34.6	1.3	1.9	67.7	61.7	1.1	3.8	1.4	781	333	77	42	53	92	176	-128
14	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	110.8	1,703	2022-23	UTA	74	23.0	9.2	8.4	0.9	0.4	2.3	4.0	5.6	72.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	1.1	2.1	51.6	70.2	3.1	5.3	0.8	679	620	69	26	173	58	169	+72
15	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	110.9	2,598	2022-23	MIA	75	34.6	20.4	9.2	3.2	1.2	0.8	8.0	14.9	54.0	0.0	0.2	8.3	4.3	5.4	80.6	59.2	2.5	6.7	2.5	1,529	688	240	88	61	187	208	+117
16	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	111.0	1,628	2022-23	NYK	82	19.9	5.0	6.5	1.2	0.6	0.8	2.1	4.0	53.5	0.1	0.5	21.6	0.6	0.9	67.6	56.7	2.5	4.0	0.8	406	536	102	53	64	66	213	+151
17	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	111.0	2,035	2022-23	PHX	67	30.4	18.0	10.0	1.7	0.6	0.8	7.8	13.2	58.9	0.1	0.4	29.2	2.3	3.0	76.0	61.7	2.6	7.4	1.8	1,203	667	115	37	53	120	190	-7
18	Al Horford A. Horford	111.6	1,921	2022-23	BOS	63	30.5	9.8	6.2	3.0	0.5	1.0	3.6	7.6	47.6	2.3	5.2	44.6	0.2	0.3	71.4	63.1	1.2	5.0	0.6	616	390	189	30	61	37	121	+309
19	Clint Capela C. Capela	111.8	1,730	2022-23	ATL	65	26.6	12.0	11.0	0.9	0.7	1.2	5.4	8.2	65.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.0	60.3	65.6	4.0	7.1	0.8	779	717	58	45	79	54	139	-30
20	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	112.0	2,169	2022-23	LAC	76	28.5	10.8	9.9	1.0	0.4	1.3	4.3	6.8	63.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.1	69.7	66.1	3.1	6.8	1.5	818	756	77	29	98	117	219	-33
21	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	112.4	1,848	2022-23	ATL	80	23.1	9.9	7.2	1.0	0.7	1.3	4.0	6.2	63.8	0.1	0.2	30.8	1.9	2.5	78.1	67.8	2.7	4.5	1.0	791	576	81	56	107	81	251	+63
22	Thomas Bryant T. Bryant	112.5	1,081	2022-23	TOT	59	18.3	9.8	5.7	0.5	0.3	0.5	3.9	6.3	62.3	0.4	1.0	44.1	1.6	2.1	73.8	68.2	1.5	4.3	0.6	579	339	31	16	30	38	102	-93
23	Nick Richards N. Richards	113.4	1,218	2022-23	CHA	65	18.7	8.2	6.4	0.6	0.2	1.1	3.0	4.8	62.9	0.0	0.0	100.0	2.1	2.8	74.9	67.6	2.3	4.1	0.9	532	416	38	11	71	59	154	-113
24	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	113.4	1,689	2022-23	ORL	57	29.6	15.2	8.7	2.3	0.5	0.6	5.6	10.8	52.5	1.4	3.9	35.6	2.5	3.4	73.8	62.1	2.1	6.6	1.9	868	497	132	30	33	106	159	-41
25	Moritz Wagner M. Wagner	113.5	1,109	2022-23	ORL	57	19.5	10.5	4.5	1.5	0.6	0.2	3.5	6.9	50.0	0.9	2.9	31.3	2.7	3.2	84.1	63.0	1.2	3.3	1.2	600	259	84	37	13	68	136	-27

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18.0

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RPG

6.6

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7.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.1

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DRTG

114.1

11th

NETRTG

-1.0

18th

3P%

34.4

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	MEM	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Tue 12/23	MEM	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Fri 12/26	MIL	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sun 12/28	MEM	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Tue 12/30	PHI	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

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5 - 21

130

Final

122

Grizzlies

13 - 15

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.5

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.0

112.7

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.2

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5-21

6-22

7-22

7-21

7-19

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,321.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.9

Reaves

36.7

Thompson

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-10

15-10

16-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

9-19

9-17

11-17

12-17

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Raptors	17	12	.586	5.5
6	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	7.0
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.5
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	11.0
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	14.0
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	21	.192	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Kings	6	22	.214	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 11/18	DEN	@	NOP	125-118
Tue 11/18	SAC	@	OKC	99-113
Tue 11/18	WAS	@	MIN	109-120
Tue 11/18	NYK	@	DAL	113-111
Tue 11/18	CHI	@	POR	122-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	CHI	@	ATL	3:30 PM
Sun 12/21	MIA	@	NYK	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	TOR	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	MIL	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 12/21	SAS	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Jaren Jackson Jr. had the best defensive rating by a center with 1,000+ minutes played in 2022-23, with a 105.3 rating.

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