current nba centers with the best defensive ratings last 2 years

Between July 16, 2024 and July 16, 2026, Paul Reed has the lowest defensive rating by an active center, with a 102.8 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Paul Reed
P. Reed
102.8
80
13.0
7.0
4.2
1.2
0.8
0.8
2.9
4.8
59.7
0.2
0.6
31.3
1.0
1.6
66.4
63.4
1.8
2.4
0.9
1,042
558
338
94
65
67
69
145
+144
2Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
103.0
105
30.8
25.0
11.3
3.4
1.1
3.4
8.9
17.7
49.9
2.4
6.8
35.6
4.8
5.9
82.6
61.5
1.9
9.4
2.7
3,238
2,625
1,189
352
113
357
286
251
+772
3Mo Bamba
M. Bamba
104.2
36
12.7
4.1
4.6
0.5
0.3
0.9
1.6
3.4
46.3
0.4
1.5
27.8
0.5
0.8
70.4
54.9
1.2
3.5
0.6
457
148
167
19
9
34
22
62
-88
4Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
104.4
104
26.2
10.3
10.1
3.7
0.9
0.9
4.5
7.5
59.7
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.4
2.1
64.4
61.2
3.0
7.1
1.7
2,727
1,069
1,054
385
95
98
178
289
+782
5Vladislav Goldin
V. Goldin
105.1
9
2.7
0.8
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.4
75.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
78.8
0.3
0.7
0.3
24
7
9
3
0
3
3
5
+5
6Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
105.5
90
28.7
16.5
8.7
1.8
0.6
1.9
6.0
11.1
54.2
1.3
3.5
36.6
3.2
4.1
78.4
64.0
1.8
6.9
1.5
2,584
1,484
779
158
57
171
138
209
+876
7Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
106.0
77
19.0
5.5
8.1
0.8
0.9
1.1
2.4
3.4
71.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.6
45.1
67.6
3.9
4.2
0.7
1,465
427
626
65
72
88
51
153
+180
8Goga Bitadze
G. Bitadze
107.1
134
17.9
6.5
5.8
1.6
0.6
1.2
2.7
4.2
63.7
0.0
0.3
12.8
1.1
1.7
67.0
65.9
2.3
3.6
0.9
2,402
877
783
221
86
159
115
286
+97
9Branden Carlson
B. Carlson
107.3
74
9.9
4.9
2.4
0.6
0.2
0.6
1.9
3.8
49.8
0.7
2.1
34.9
0.4
0.6
65.9
60.2
0.6
1.8
0.3
735
364
178
43
13
48
23
58
+17
10Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
107.5
79
17.2
6.5
6.7
1.0
0.6
1.5
2.9
4.2
69.2
0.1
0.3
38.5
0.6
0.9
66.2
71.1
2.2
4.5
0.8
1,360
513
533
81
48
120
66
105
+56
11Neemias Queta
N. Queta
108.7
138
20.2
7.9
6.3
1.2
0.6
1.0
3.3
5.1
65.2
0.0
0.1
9.1
1.2
1.7
71.6
67.4
2.3
4.0
0.8
2,789
1,086
872
171
78
142
115
322
+635
12Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
108.8
47
29.9
18.4
9.1
3.1
0.9
1.6
7.1
12.6
56.5
1.0
2.8
37.1
3.1
4.2
75.0
63.7
2.2
6.9
1.8
1,407
866
428
144
41
73
86
98
+423
13Moussa Cisse
M. Cisse
108.8
38
13.9
4.5
5.7
0.2
0.5
1.2
1.7
3.0
57.4
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.1
46.9
56.4
2.3
3.3
0.8
530
170
216
9
19
45
30
73
-3
14Moritz Wagner
M. Wagner
109.0
66
15.0
9.6
4.0
1.0
0.6
0.2
3.4
6.7
50.2
0.7
2.2
33.8
2.1
2.8
75.8
60.4
1.0
3.0
1.0
991
633
263
69
39
14
68
113
-105
15Jalen Duren
J. Duren
109.2
148
27.1
15.4
10.4
2.3
0.8
1.0
6.1
9.1
66.7
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.5
71.9
69.4
3.7
6.8
1.8
4,009
2,283
1,544
347
111
148
266
446
+517
16Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
109.3
148
32.2
11.5
11.2
1.7
0.8
1.5
4.6
6.8
67.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.9
59.7
67.6
3.8
7.4
1.3
4,769
1,695
1,657
255
114
228
195
381
+560
17Lawson Lovering
L. Lovering
109.5
2
24.6
7.0
7.5
1.5
1.5
0.5
3.0
5.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.5
40.0
57.4
3.0
4.5
1.0
49
14
15
3
3
1
2
7
+1
18Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
109.7
141
22.2
10.3
8.3
0.8
0.7
1.1
4.3
7.9
54.0
0.9
2.4
36.9
0.8
1.2
71.8
61.0
2.4
5.9
0.8
3,126
1,446
1,167
116
98
155
119
230
-27
19Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
109.7
144
23.7
9.5
9.9
1.7
0.5
1.7
3.7
7.1
52.7
0.7
2.0
33.2
1.4
2.1
65.1
59.4
3.9
5.9
1.2
3,417
1,370
1,419
239
78
240
167
371
+12
20Olivier Sarr
O. Sarr
109.8
4
9.8
3.5
2.8
1.3
0.5
0.8
1.3
1.8
71.4
0.5
0.8
66.7
0.5
1.3
40.0
76.1
0.5
2.3
0.5
39
14
11
5
2
3
2
9
+26
21Clint Capela
C. Capela
109.8
130
16.2
5.9
6.3
0.9
0.5
0.9
2.6
4.7
54.5
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.7
1.3
55.4
55.5
2.6
3.7
0.7
2,102
770
814
112
70
116
88
180
+83
22Zach Edey
Z. Edey
109.9
77
22.1
9.9
8.7
1.0
0.6
1.4
4.1
6.9
58.9
0.2
0.7
33.3
1.5
2.1
72.3
63.2
3.6
5.1
1.5
1,700
760
670
77
43
106
114
219
+277
23Alperen Şengün
A. Şengün
110.2
148
32.4
19.7
9.6
5.5
1.1
0.9
7.8
15.3
50.8
0.4
1.5
27.6
3.8
5.4
69.2
55.7
3.2
6.4
2.8
4,793
2,917
1,426
817
169
138
421
447
+615
24Xavier Tillman
X. Tillman
110.3
39
6.5
1.4
1.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.6
1.8
34.8
0.1
0.8
12.5
0.1
0.2
50.0
38.4
0.6
0.9
0.3
253
55
61
15
13
7
13
20
-37
25Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
110.5
43
22.0
8.0
7.1
2.3
0.6
1.6
3.4
4.9
69.4
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
65.1
70.1
2.7
4.4
1.2
948
344
307
98
24
67
51
121
+135
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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
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46
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.561
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45
37
.549
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44
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.537
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43
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.524
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32
50
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31
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20
62
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19
63
.232
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17
65
.207
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1
64
18
.780
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
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6
49
33
.598
15.0
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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
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26
56
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38.0
12
26
56
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38.0
13
25
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22
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