centers with the highest usage rate 2025

Nikola Jokić had the highest usage percentage by a center in 2024-25, at 29.5 percent.

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	NAME	USG%	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29.5	2024-25	DEN	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
2	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	28.1	2024-25	MEM	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
3	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	27.3	2024-25	NYK	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
4	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	26.1	2024-25	HOU	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
5	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	23.5	2024-25	MIA	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
6	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	22.5	2024-25	CHI	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
7	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	21.6	2024-25	SAC	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
8	Naz Reid N. Reid	21.6	2024-25	MIN	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
9	Myles Turner M. Turner	20.6	2024-25	IND	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
10	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	19.5	2024-25	LAC	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
11	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	17.2	2024-25	ATL	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
12	Jalen Duren J. Duren	16.3	2024-25	DET	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
13	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	15.9	2024-25	MIL	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
14	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	15.8	2024-25	CLE	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
15	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	12.9	2024-25	MIN	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

StatMuse has season-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 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

Nikola Jokić had the highest usage percentage by a center in 2024-25, at 29.5 percent.

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9.9

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2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

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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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