centers with best defensive rating over two seasons

Nate Thurmond has the best career defensive rating by a center when playing >2 seasons, with a 93.0 rating.

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	NAME	DRTG	SEAS	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	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	93.0	4	269	28.3	7.6	9.6	2.5	0.5	2.1	3.0	7.3	40.8				1.7	2.8	61.2	44.9	2.8	6.8		7,609	2,053	2,571	670	125	553		738
2	Elmore Smith E. Smith	93.8	6	408	29.1	11.8	9.4	1.2	0.8	2.9	4.9	9.9	49.0				2.0	3.4	59.5	51.4	2.3	7.1	1.7	11,864	4,801	3,832	505	325	1,183	183	1,340
3	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	94.3	5	304	16.8	4.9	5.8	2.9	0.4	0.5	2.0	4.1	49.2				0.9	1.3	67.9	52.8	1.8	4.0	1.2	5,119	1,501	1,756	882	110	138	26	689
4	Walt Wesley W. Wesley	94.5	3	85	7.7	3.2	2.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	1.3	2.9	46.3				0.5	0.9	59.5	48.8	1.0	1.4		654	272	200	27	16	25		127
5	Otto Moore O. Moore	94.9	4	282	23.1	6.3	7.2	1.9	0.7	1.2	2.6	5.9	43.9				1.1	1.7	65.2	47.3	1.8	5.5		6,503	1,768	2,043	545	186	342		728
6	Mel Counts M. Counts	95.2	3	150	14.9	5.0	4.6	1.8	0.6	0.5	2.1	5.0	41.8				0.8	1.1	75.4	45.7	1.2	3.3		2,239	756	687	274	85	74		355
7	Jim Ard J. Ard	95.3	4	218	12.2	3.5	3.8	0.7	0.2	0.4	1.4	3.8	36.1				0.8	1.1	69.5	41.0	1.1	2.7	0.9	2,666	771	820	149	43	96	14	384
8	Earl Williams E. Williams	95.5	4	146	12.9	4.5	5.6	0.9	0.4	0.4	2.0	4.6	43.2				0.6	1.2	47.5	44.3	2.1	3.5	1.0	1,882	664	814	126	62	62	20	270
9	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	95.5	8	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	9.8	2.2	19,878	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	95.6	14	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
11	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	95.6	14	951	30.3	6.0	9.9	1.4	1.3	2.0	2.5	5.2	47.3	0.0	0.1	13.7	1.1	2.6	41.1	47.2	3.3	6.7	1.0	28,812	5,699	9,455	1,326	1,249	1,932	960	1,834	+1643
12	Zaid Abdul-Aziz Z. Abdul-Aziz	96.2	5	209	21.5	8.3	7.8	1.4	0.6	1.0	3.1	7.1	44.2				2.0	2.6	77.7	50.3	2.4	5.4	0.7	4,485	1,726	1,627	283	131	205	11	434
13	Clifford Ray C. Ray	96.4	8	629	25.5	7.3	8.4	1.9	0.8	1.0	3.0	5.5	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.5	58.1	55.3	2.6	5.8	1.7	16,059	4,618	5,287	1,203	501	638	532	2,090
14	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	96.4	8	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	1.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	1.9	20,468	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
15	Bill Walton B. Walton	96.5	10	468	28.3	13.3	10.5	3.4	0.8	2.2	5.5	10.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.6	66.0	55.1	2.4	8.2	2.7	13,250	6,215	4,923	1,590	380	1,034	865	1,298
16	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	96.5	10	761	30.8	9.5	9.0	4.3	1.3	1.5	3.8	8.7	44.3	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.8	2.4	75.0	48.7	2.2	6.9	2.2	23,463	7,206	6,873	3,275	999	1,160	978	2,636
17	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	96.6	7	470	24.2	12.0	7.3	2.1	0.8	1.1	4.4	8.9	50.0	0.3	0.9	32.8	2.8	3.6	78.6	57.4	1.6	5.7	1.8	11,375	5,629	3,436	964	370	494	837	1,290	+1559
18	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	96.6	7	446	21.1	9.4	6.3	1.3	0.7	1.3	3.5	7.9	44.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.3	72.6	50.3	2.1	4.2	1.2	9,425	4,190	2,794	601	312	591	236	1,317
19	George Johnson G. Johnson	96.8	12	848	20.9	5.0	6.8	1.1	0.5	2.5	2.1	4.6	45.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.9	1.3	69.8	48.9	2.3	4.5	1.6	17,753	4,280	5,749	921	456	2,082	872	2,667
20	Dale Schlueter D. Schlueter	97.0	5	253	10.8	2.8	2.9	1.1	0.3	0.4	1.0	2.1	47.5				0.8	1.2	67.4	53.4	0.9	2.1	1.5	2,728	703	744	285	67	91	15	470
21	Lloyd Neal L. Neal	97.3	3	230	26.6	11.6	7.7	1.5	0.6	1.2	4.7	9.9	47.9				2.1	3.2	67.3	51.5	2.1	5.6		6,115	2,672	1,766	346	141	267		683
22	Luke Witte L. Witte	97.5	3	118	9.3	3.2	3.0	0.5	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.1	40.2				0.6	0.9	68.5	44.4	1.1	1.9		1,098	372	357	60	13	45		147
23	Kim Hughes K. Hughes	97.5	5	341	16.8	2.7	4.7	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.3	2.8	44.9	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.5	33.3	44.4	1.7	3.0	0.9	5,719	932	1,592	319	321	382	229	976
24	LaRue Martin L. Martin	97.6	3	194	14.4	5.6	4.6	0.8	0.2	0.5	2.3	5.4	42.2				1.0	1.5	69.5	46.1	1.4	3.2		2,799	1,090	900	161	46	98		455
25	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	97.7	10	726	30.5	16.3	9.7	2.9	0.7	1.9	6.4	12.7	50.7	0.0	0.1	12.7	3.4	4.8	71.3	55.0	2.4	7.4	2.0	22,128	11,807	7,071	2,133	496	1,370	1,453	1,471	+4069

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PPG

26.6

Curry

RPG

5.5

Green

APG

5.5

Green

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

18th

DRTG

115.6

17th

NETRTG

-0.6

20th

3P%

35.6

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MEM	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSW	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	GSW	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Warriors

1 - 1

Final

111

Suns

1 - 1

Fri 17 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Nate Thurmond has the best career defensive rating by a center when playing >2 seasons, with a 93.0 rating.

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26.6

5.5

5.5

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule