Karl-Anthony Towns had the lowest defensive rating by a center in 2025-26, with a 109.6 rating.

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	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	109.6	2025-26	NYK	75	31.0	20.1	11.9	3.0	0.9	0.5	6.9	13.8	50.1	1.5	4.1	36.8	4.8	5.5	85.8	61.9	3.1	8.7	2.5	2,322	1,504	889	226	65	40	187	255	+378
2	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	110.1	2025-26	MIN	76	31.3	10.9	11.5	1.7	0.8	1.6	4.4	6.5	68.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.1	4.0	52.6	66.4	3.9	7.5	1.4	2,380	829	872	128	58	124	106	199	+233
3	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	110.2	2025-26	POR	77	27.2	12.1	11.6	2.1	0.6	1.7	4.6	8.9	52.0	1.1	3.2	34.1	1.8	2.6	68.0	60.4	4.5	7.1	1.2	2,094	934	892	162	44	130	95	182	+14
4	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.8	2025-26	MIN	77	26.1	13.6	6.2	2.2	1.0	1.0	5.2	11.3	45.6	2.1	5.8	36.2	1.2	1.6	73.2	56.5	1.2	5.0	1.6	2,007	1,046	477	170	76	78	126	195	+169
5	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	111.4	2025-26	HOU	72	33.3	20.4	8.9	6.2	1.2	1.1	8.1	15.6	51.9	0.6	1.8	30.5	3.6	5.2	69.1	56.9	3.0	5.9	3.2	2,398	1,466	640	445	85	77	227	238	+205
6	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	111.5	2025-26	MIA	73	32.4	20.1	10.0	3.2	1.2	0.7	6.9	15.7	44.2	1.7	5.5	31.8	4.5	5.8	77.8	55.1	2.0	8.0	1.6	2,365	1,468	732	232	86	49	120	122	+331
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	111.5	2025-26	DEN	65	34.8	27.7	12.9	10.7	1.4	0.8	9.9	17.4	56.9	1.7	4.5	38.0	6.1	7.4	83.1	67.0	3.0	9.9	3.7	2,265	1,799	836	697	92	53	243	173	+555
8	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	112.0	2025-26	ATL	74	31.0	15.2	7.6	3.1	1.1	1.1	5.6	11.6	48.0	1.9	5.2	37.6	2.1	2.7	75.7	59.2	1.9	5.7	1.7	2,297	1,123	562	231	82	79	127	243	+109
9	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	114.0	2025-26	ORL	78	29.3	11.8	7.4	2.0	0.8	0.6	4.2	8.2	51.2	0.9	2.9	31.9	2.5	3.2	79.2	61.7	2.1	5.3	1.3	2,288	922	577	154	60	49	100	267	+90
10	Derik Queen D. Queen	114.9	2025-26	NOP	81	25.0	11.7	7.1	3.7	1.0	0.9	4.4	9.2	47.3	0.3	1.1	26.1	2.7	3.4	79.5	54.6	1.7	5.4	2.3	2,023	948	572	298	84	74	190	215	-304

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Brunson

RPG

14.0

Drummond

APG

4.0

Shamet

Team Rankings

ORTG

96.4

6th

DRTG

102.2

3rd

NETRTG

-5.8

4th

3P%

33.3

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	76ers	1	0	1.000
3	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0	0		0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

1 - 0

106

Final

100

Knicks

0 - 1

Tue 20 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.0

George

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.0

Drummond

13.0

Wembanyama

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Tatum

8.0

White

8.0

Cunningham

SPG Leaders

5.0

George

3.0

Maxey

3.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Holmgren

3.0

Maxey

3PM Leaders

7.0

George

6.0

McCain

5.0

Castle

TS% Leaders

111.1

McCain

92.2

Caruso

80.8

Green

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

115.4

111.2

102.2

99.7

96.4

DRtg Rankings

96.4

99.7

102.2

111.2

115.4

123.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

8.2

5.8

-5.8

-8.2

-11.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

1-0

Embiid

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

1-0

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	76ers	1	0	1.000
3	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0	0		0.5
6	Nets	0	0		0.5
7	Hornets	0	0		0.5
8	Bulls	0	0		0.5
9	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5
10	Pacers	0	0		0.5
11	Heat	0	0		0.5
12	Bucks	0	0		0.5
13	Magic	0	0		0.5
14	Raptors	0	0		0.5
15	Wizards	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	1	0	1.000
2	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
3	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
5	Nuggets	0	0		0.5
6	Rockets	0	0		0.5
7	Clippers	0	0		0.5
8	Lakers	0	0		0.5
9	Grizzlies	0	0		0.5
10	Timberwolves	0	0		0.5
11	Pelicans	0	0		0.5
12	Suns	0	0		0.5
13	Trail Blazers	0	0		0.5
14	Kings	0	0		0.5
15	Jazz	0	0		0.5