current centers with highest defensive rating

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
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maxime Raynaud
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
2Jericho Sims
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
3Precious Achiuwa
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
4Alex Sarr
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
5Kyle Filipowski
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
6Jock Landale
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
7Nic Claxton
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
8Ousmane Dieng
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
9Yves Missi
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
10Jaren Jackson Jr.
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
11Myles Turner
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
12Guerschon Yabusele
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
13Jusuf Nurkić
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
14Jaxson Hayes
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
15Nikola Vučević
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
16Jalen Smith
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
17Quinten Post
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
18Joel Embiid
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
19Brook Lopez
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
20Jay Huff
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
21Ivica Zubac
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
22Deandre Ayton
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
23Derik Queen
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
24Adem Bona
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
25Luka Garza
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
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
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.305
39.0
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EasternWLPCTGB
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
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46
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7
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45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
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
Suns Suns - x
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
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22
60
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22
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Scores

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102-112
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131-105
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114-129
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@
124-94
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@
122-113

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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