current centers with worst defensive rating

Nick Richards has the highest career defensive rating by an active center, with a 115.4 rating.

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current centers with worst defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nick Richards N. Richards	115.4	5,364	305	17.6	7.1	5.8	0.6	0.2	0.8	2.7	4.4	62.1	0.0	0.1	26.1	1.6	2.2	72.4	65.9	1.9	3.9	1.0	2,154	1,761	172	70	253	299	617	-1034
2	Drew Eubanks D. Eubanks	114.6	5,296	327	16.2	5.9	4.5	1.0	0.4	0.8	2.4	4.0	60.8	0.1	0.2	33.3	1.0	1.5	70.0	64.0	1.4	3.1	0.9	1,942	1,475	324	126	268	280	526	-847
3	Isaiah Stewart I. Stewart	114.1	7,404	297	24.9	9.0	6.8	1.4	0.3	1.2	3.5	6.8	50.6	0.7	2.0	34.4	1.4	1.9	74.4	58.8	2.2	4.6	1.2	2,675	2,014	414	103	344	354	792	-677
4	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	113.5	8,606	331	26.0	11.6	7.4	1.8	0.8	1.1	4.5	8.0	56.9	0.7	1.9	35.7	1.9	2.5	76.4	64.2	2.5	4.9	1.2	3,855	2,457	607	264	374	387	998	+290
5	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	113.4	5,090	201	25.3	9.5	9.3	1.2	0.5	2.4	4.1	6.1	68.1	0.1	0.3	26.6	1.1	2.1	54.5	67.9	3.4	5.9	1.1	1,910	1,862	241	98	474	226	453	-392
6	Jaxson Hayes J. Hayes	112.8	7,228	433	16.7	6.9	4.0	0.7	0.5	0.7	2.7	4.0	66.5	0.1	0.3	28.0	1.5	2.1	68.9	69.4	1.4	2.6	0.7	2,991	1,714	318	198	299	294	870	-74
7	Thomas Bryant T. Bryant	112.5	6,570	378	17.4	8.7	5.0	0.9	0.3	0.7	3.4	6.0	57.5	0.6	1.6	35.2	1.3	1.6	78.4	65.1	1.4	3.6	0.7	3,306	1,890	353	132	258	260	602	-437
8	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	112.0	10,499	358	29.3	16.9	8.6	4.5	1.0	0.9	6.6	12.8	51.8	0.4	1.4	28.1	3.3	4.7	69.9	57.0	2.9	5.7	2.6	6,049	3,086	1,605	374	322	921	1,130	+72
9	Moritz Wagner M. Wagner	112.0	6,477	399	16.2	9.0	3.9	1.2	0.5	0.3	3.2	6.2	51.8	0.7	2.2	32.3	1.9	2.3	80.8	62.4	1.0	2.9	1.1	3,575	1,551	466	200	111	437	849	-518
10	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	111.9	9,162	333	27.5	11.2	8.0	2.2	0.7	1.7	4.8	7.8	62.3	0.0	0.1	19.1	1.5	2.8	56.1	62.7	2.4	5.6	1.2	3,746	2,665	744	242	563	410	805	-1200
11	Jalen Duren J. Duren	111.7	7,457	276	27.0	13.5	10.3	2.1	0.7	0.9	5.5	8.4	65.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.7	71.5	67.8	3.5	6.8	1.8	3,736	2,848	569	188	254	487	820	-73
12	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	111.5	9,962	307	32.4	17.4	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.5	6.9	12.2	56.2	0.5	1.5	35.8	3.2	4.3	73.1	61.8	3.1	8.7	2.9	5,352	3,622	1,739	255	143	875	968	-28
13	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	111.0	12,734	461	27.6	11.9	8.1	2.0	0.7	0.7	4.4	8.7	51.0	0.8	2.4	31.6	2.3	3.0	74.0	59.1	2.3	5.9	1.5	5,487	3,750	919	307	330	683	1,375	-610
14	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	111.0	14,229	470	30.3	15.8	10.1	1.5	0.7	1.0	7.0	11.8	59.9	0.1	0.3	23.0	1.7	2.3	74.1	62.0	3.0	7.1	1.6	7,439	4,742	708	333	450	771	1,208	-162
15	Luke Kornet L. Kornet	110.3	5,239	324	16.2	5.3	4.2	1.2	0.4	0.8	2.2	3.5	62.5	0.1	0.4	26.9	0.8	1.0	78.7	67.0	1.9	2.4	0.4	1,725	1,373	404	116	272	119	460	+778
16	Dwight Powell D. Powell	110.3	13,467	768	17.5	6.5	4.2	1.0	0.6	0.4	2.4	3.9	60.6	0.2	0.6	29.4	1.5	2.1	73.4	66.6	1.5	2.7	0.7	4,964	3,252	800	450	330	507	1,667	+260
17	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.1	10,478	483	21.7	11.9	5.1	1.5	0.7	0.9	4.5	9.4	48.1	1.5	4.1	37.1	1.4	1.9	72.8	58.4	1.1	4.0	1.3	5,745	2,460	712	332	445	610	1,166	+254
18	Jakob Poeltl J. Poeltl	110.0	14,468	641	22.6	9.1	7.0	1.8	0.7	1.2	4.0	6.3	63.6	0.0	0.0	42.9	1.0	1.9	55.9	63.6	2.7	4.3	1.2	5,804	4,476	1,176	421	789	778	1,624	+520
19	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	110.0	9,956	340	29.3	19.6	5.9	1.6	1.1	2.0	6.9	14.9	46.3	1.7	5.1	34.2	4.0	5.0	80.1	57.1	1.4	4.5	2.0	6,661	1,996	554	375	672	672	1,212	+591
20	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	109.8	13,849	626	22.1	10.1	5.0	2.7	0.8	0.5	3.6	7.4	49.3	1.1	3.0	36.8	1.7	2.2	78.5	60.4	1.2	3.9	1.6	6,329	3,155	1,659	513	286	1,019	1,736	+177
21	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	109.8	14,878	632	23.5	10.5	8.3	1.4	0.4	1.0	4.3	7.1	61.4	0.0	0.0	8.3	1.8	2.5	72.5	64.2	2.7	5.6	1.3	6,630	5,251	899	236	615	791	1,487	+853
22	Myles Turner M. Turner	109.3	18,999	653	29.1	14.2	6.7	1.3	0.7	2.2	5.1	10.4	49.4	1.4	3.8	36.6	2.5	3.3	77.1	59.8	1.4	5.3	1.4	9,258	4,395	875	466	1,441	925	1,908	+533
23	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	109.3	24,293	720	33.7	22.8	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	1.7	4.3	39.7	4.4	5.3	84.0	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	16,384	8,025	2,263	588	811	1,932	2,452	+1656
24	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	109.0	35,156	1,180	29.8	15.4	5.9	1.5	0.6	1.8	5.9	11.9	49.4	1.0	2.9	35.3	2.7	3.3	79.7	57.7	1.9	4.1	1.5	18,151	7,010	1,711	678	2,147	1,812	3,022	+1029
25	Mason Plumlee M. Plumlee	108.7	17,231	798	21.6	7.8	6.7	2.5	0.7	0.8	3.1	5.1	59.9	0.0	0.1	4.2	1.7	2.8	58.9	61.3	2.0	4.6	1.4	6,232	5,308	1,991	540	639	1,104	2,095	-461

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8.7

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7.1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

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DRTG

114.4

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NETRTG

5.0

8th

3P%

37.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0

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1 - 1

Final

121

Magic

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

122.5

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

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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

Nick Richards has the highest career defensive rating by an active center, with a 115.4 rating.

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