
Maxime Raynaud had the highest defensive rating by an active center this season, with a 120.5 rating.
Interpreted as:
current centers with highest defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular season| 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 | M. Raynaud | 120.5 | 2025-26 | 74 | 26.5 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 32.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 78.6 | 61.9 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1,964 | 922 | 556 | 100 | 38 | 39 | 94 | 170 | -461 | ||
| 2 | J. Sims | 120.4 | 2025-26 | 67 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 62.0 | 77.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1,318 | 334 | 370 | 104 | 19 | 17 | 75 | 146 | -272 | |||
| 3 | P. Achiuwa | 119.0 | 2025-26 | 73 | 23.9 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 52.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 27.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 55.4 | 55.8 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 1,745 | 736 | 492 | 101 | 65 | 50 | 65 | 123 | -271 | ||
| 4 | A. Sarr | 118.8 | 2025-26 | 48 | 27.2 | 16.3 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 48.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 33.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 69.2 | 54.4 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1,305 | 783 | 355 | 130 | 39 | 95 | 82 | 105 | -351 | ||
| 5 | K. Filipowski | 118.7 | 2025-26 | 77 | 23.4 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 49.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 32.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 75.0 | 58.6 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1,801 | 879 | 552 | 198 | 73 | 39 | 125 | 232 | -256 | ||
| 6 | J. Landale | 118.6 | 2025-26 | TOT | 68 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 51.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 38.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 63.5 | 59.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1,506 | 718 | 387 | 115 | 35 | 36 | 60 | 150 | -55 | |
| 7 | N. Claxton | 117.8 | 2025-26 | 69 | 27.8 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 15.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 61.6 | 59.2 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1,920 | 810 | 478 | 253 | 45 | 77 | 96 | 158 | -515 | ||
| 8 | O. Dieng | 117.7 | 2025-26 | TOT | 57 | 19.3 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 42.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 34.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 71.1 | 51.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1,099 | 431 | 180 | 136 | 25 | 17 | 75 | 78 | -210 | |
| 9 | Y. Missi | 117.6 | 2025-26 | 66 | 19.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 55.9 | 55.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1,297 | 377 | 385 | 84 | 20 | 101 | 54 | 113 | -41 | ||
| 10 | J. Jackson Jr. | 116.8 | 2025-26 | TOT | 48 | 30.3 | 19.4 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 15.0 | 47.6 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 35.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 80.3 | 57.6 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1,454 | 931 | 272 | 94 | 53 | 69 | 107 | 179 | -63 | |
| 11 | M. Turner | 116.7 | 2025-26 | 71 | 26.9 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 44.0 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 38.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 74.0 | 58.4 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 1,912 | 846 | 378 | 103 | 50 | 115 | 83 | 185 | -227 | ||
| 12 | G. Yabusele | 116.4 | 2025-26 | TOT | 67 | 15.0 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 40.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 35.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 75.0 | 54.3 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1,007 | 373 | 234 | 63 | 26 | 16 | 41 | 81 | -166 | |
| 13 | J. Nurkić | 116.0 | 2025-26 | 41 | 26.4 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 50.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 35.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 54.9 | 54.8 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1,083 | 447 | 425 | 196 | 52 | 22 | 101 | 134 | -187 | ||
| 14 | J. Hayes | 115.9 | 2025-26 | 66 | 18.3 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 75.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 65.3 | 75.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1,207 | 497 | 271 | 59 | 29 | 52 | 31 | 127 | +71 | ||
| 15 | N. Vučević | 115.8 | 2025-26 | TOT | 64 | 28.4 | 15.1 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 49.3 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 36.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 82.8 | 57.4 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1,818 | 965 | 537 | 213 | 39 | 41 | 85 | 127 | -42 | |
| 16 | J. Smith | 115.6 | 2025-26 | 53 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 48.3 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 37.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 74.2 | 60.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1,095 | 541 | 355 | 65 | 24 | 42 | 53 | 111 | +86 | ||
| 17 | Q. Post | 115.6 | 2025-26 | 67 | 17.3 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 44.0 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 33.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 79.1 | 56.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1,159 | 513 | 269 | 94 | 26 | 35 | 56 | 125 | +60 | ||
| 18 | J. Embiid | 115.5 | 2025-26 | 38 | 31.6 | 26.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 18.3 | 48.9 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 33.3 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 85.4 | 60.5 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 1,201 | 1,021 | 293 | 150 | 21 | 46 | 109 | 82 | +155 | ||
| 19 | B. Lopez | 115.3 | 2025-26 | 75 | 21.8 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 42.8 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 36.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 75.7 | 55.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1,635 | 634 | 273 | 97 | 45 | 87 | 61 | 154 | +42 | ||
| 20 | J. Huff | 115.3 | 2025-26 | 82 | 21.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 31.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 82.8 | 59.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1,719 | 783 | 324 | 121 | 41 | 153 | 76 | 196 | -252 | ||
| 21 | I. Zubac | 115.2 | 2025-26 | TOT | 48 | 30.1 | 14.1 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 59.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 71.1 | 62.2 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 1,446 | 677 | 509 | 105 | 18 | 40 | 86 | 112 | -46 | ||
| 22 | D. Ayton | 115.1 | 2025-26 | 72 | 27.2 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 67.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 64.5 | 67.6 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1,958 | 897 | 575 | 59 | 41 | 70 | 83 | 157 | -8 | |||
| 23 | D. Queen | 114.9 | 2025-26 | 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 | ||
| 24 | A. Bona | 114.3 | 2025-26 | 71 | 17.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 70.8 | 63.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1,234 | 344 | 307 | 32 | 30 | 82 | 56 | 153 | -8 | ||
| 25 | L. Garza | 114.2 | 2025-26 | 69 | 16.2 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 57.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 43.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 76.9 | 68.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1,118 | 557 | 281 | 66 | 27 | 28 | 46 | 161 | +124 | ||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 22 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |