current centers with best defensive rating in 2024

Rudy Gobert had the lowest defensive rating by an active center in 2023-24, with a 104.4 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	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	104.4	2023-24	MIN	76	34.1	14.0	12.9	1.3	0.7	2.1	5.3	8.1	66.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.8	67.6	3.8	9.2	1.6	2,593	1,061	982	102	52	162	119	238	+411
2	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	107.0	2023-24	CHI	79	17.1	8.4	9.0	0.5	0.9	0.6	3.4	6.1	55.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.8	59.2	57.6	3.4	5.6	1.0	1,351	663	708	37	73	48	81	140	+26
3	Naz Reid N. Reid	107.3	2023-24	MIN	81	24.2	13.5	5.2	1.3	0.8	0.9	5.0	10.5	47.7	2.1	5.0	41.4	1.3	1.8	73.6	59.5	0.9	4.3	1.4	1,964	1,090	423	106	63	73	111	172	+248
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	108.0	2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	26.4	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	5.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	237	194	+684
5	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	108.1	2023-24	NYK	75	25.3	7.8	8.3	2.5	1.2	1.1	3.1	4.9	64.4	0.0	0.0	33.3	1.5	2.1	70.7	67.0	3.3	5.1	1.2	1,896	582	626	188	87	85	93	210	+406
6	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	108.2	2023-24	PHX	76	27.3	10.9	11.0	4.0	1.1	1.1	4.2	8.3	51.0	0.3	1.2	24.4	2.2	3.4	64.0	55.9	2.9	8.1	2.3	2,078	829	837	301	81	80	175	254	+404
7	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	108.5	2023-24	MIA	71	34.0	19.3	10.4	3.9	1.1	0.9	7.5	14.3	52.1	0.2	0.6	35.7	4.1	5.5	75.5	57.6	2.2	8.1	2.3	2,416	1,367	737	278	81	66	162	159	+50
8	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	108.5	2023-24	CLE	50	30.6	15.7	9.4	3.2	0.9	1.4	6.4	11.0	58.0	0.4	1.2	37.3	2.5	3.4	71.9	62.6	2.2	7.1	1.8	1,532	785	468	160	45	72	90	134	+33
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	108.7	2023-24	MIN	62	32.7	21.8	8.3	3.0	0.7	0.7	7.7	15.3	50.4	2.2	5.3	41.6	4.1	4.7	87.3	62.5	1.5	6.8	2.9	2,026	1,349	515	189	43	41	177	204	+321
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	108.7	2023-24	PHI	39	33.6	34.7	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	21.8	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
11	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	109.9	2023-24	NOP	82	23.5	12.2	8.8	2.1	0.4	0.8	4.9	8.8	55.9	0.5	1.5	30.8	2.0	2.5	78.5	61.9	2.3	6.5	1.4	1,925	1,002	721	173	32	68	111	218	+158
12	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	110.3	2023-24	CLE	77	31.7	16.5	10.5	2.7	0.7	1.1	6.7	10.6	63.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.1	74.2	66.4	3.2	7.4	1.6	2,442	1,271	811	210	53	81	121	147	+200
13	Al Horford A. Horford	110.7	2023-24	BOS	65	26.8	8.6	6.4	2.6	0.6	1.0	3.3	6.4	51.1	1.7	4.0	41.9	0.4	0.5	86.7	65.0	1.3	5.1	0.7	1,740	562	413	168	38	62	48	93	+421
14	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	111.0	2023-24	BKN	71	29.8	11.8	9.9	2.1	0.6	2.1	5.2	8.2	62.9	0.0	0.1	20.0	1.5	2.8	55.1	62.9	2.7	7.2	1.3	2,116	841	706	147	46	146	93	175	-278
15	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	111.0	2023-24	ORL	55	25.6	11.0	6.9	1.7	0.6	0.5	4.1	7.7	52.5	1.2	3.1	37.4	1.7	2.4	69.4	62.3	2.0	4.9	1.2	1,406	603	381	95	35	28	68	121	+52
16	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	111.0	2023-24	HOU	63	32.5	21.1	9.3	5.0	1.2	0.7	8.4	15.6	53.7	0.5	1.8	29.7	3.9	5.6	69.3	58.5	2.9	6.4	2.6	2,046	1,331	589	312	76	46	162	211	+49
17	Moritz Wagner M. Wagner	111.7	2023-24	ORL	80	17.7	10.9	4.3	1.2	0.5	0.3	4.2	6.9	60.1	0.5	1.4	33.0	2.1	2.6	81.4	67.6	1.5	2.9	1.2	1,415	868	347	96	39	21	97	160	+93
18	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	111.9	2023-24	DAL	55	23.5	8.8	6.9	1.1	0.7	1.4	4.0	5.4	74.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.5	50.6	72.8	2.5	4.4	0.9	1,294	483	378	60	36	77	50	144	+144
19	Drew Eubanks D. Eubanks	112.4	2023-24	PHX	75	15.6	5.1	4.3	0.8	0.4	0.8	2.0	3.4	60.1	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.0	1.2	77.4	64.5	1.4	2.9	0.8	1,169	379	322	63	28	61	61	115	-106
20	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	112.5	2023-24	SAC	82	35.7	19.4	13.7	8.2	0.9	0.6	7.7	13.0	59.4	0.4	1.1	37.9	3.6	5.1	70.4	63.7	3.6	10.1	3.3	2,928	1,593	1,120	673	74	48	272	250	+69
21	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	112.7	2023-24	MEM	66	32.2	22.5	5.5	2.3	1.2	1.6	7.8	17.6	44.4	1.8	5.5	32.0	5.1	6.3	80.8	55.2	1.3	4.2	2.4	2,124	1,486	365	154	80	106	160	235	-340
22	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	113.0	2023-24	LAC	68	26.4	11.7	9.2	1.4	0.3	1.2	5.0	7.6	64.9	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.4	72.3	67.1	2.9	6.3	1.2	1,795	794	626	93	22	83	79	180	+184
23	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	114.0	2023-24	POR	55	32.4	16.7	11.1	1.6	1.0	0.8	7.8	13.6	57.0	0.0	0.2	10.0	1.2	1.4	82.3	58.7	3.2	7.9	1.8	1,784	920	609	90	56	42	99	109	-318
24	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	114.1	2023-24	MIL	79	30.5	12.5	5.2	1.6	0.5	2.4	4.6	9.6	48.5	1.9	5.1	36.6	1.4	1.7	82.1	60.8	1.5	3.7	1.0	2,411	990	409	127	43	189	79	191	+278
25	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	114.5	2023-24	UTA	64	23.3	8.1	7.5	0.9	0.5	2.4	3.6	5.5	65.4	0.1	0.3	21.1	0.9	1.5	60.2	66.3	2.6	4.9	1.0	1,493	518	481	60	29	154	66	132	-149

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2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	GB
8	Lakers	0.5
9	Grizzlies	0.5
10	Timberwolves	0.5
11	Pelicans	0.5
12	Suns	0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TOR	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	GSW	@	MIN	8:00 PM

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

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APG Leaders

11.0

Tatum

8.0

White

8.0

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SPG Leaders

5.0

George

3.0

Maxey

3.0

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BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

4.0

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3.0

Maxey

3PM Leaders

7.0

George

6.0

McCain

5.0

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TS% Leaders

111.1

McCain

92.2

Caruso

80.8

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

115.4

111.2

102.2

99.7

96.4

DRtg Rankings

96.4

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102.2

111.2

115.4

123.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

8.2

5.8

-5.8

-8.2

-11.5

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0-1

1-0

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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

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 10/21	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Rudy Gobert had the lowest defensive rating by an active center in 2023-24, with a 104.4 rating.

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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