eastern conference centers with the best defensive rating

Ben Wallace has the lowest career defensive rating by an Eastern Conference center, with a 95.4 rating.

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eastern conference centers with the best defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 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	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	95.4	28,234	929	30.4	6.0	10.0	1.4	1.3	2.0	2.5	5.2	47.3	0.0	0.1	13.7	1.1	2.6	41.1	47.3	3.3	6.7	1.0	5,606	9,292	1,313	1,230	1,895	942	1,799	+1644
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	95.5	19,878	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	9.8	2.2	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	96.4	20,468	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	1.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	1.9	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	96.6	16,669	405	41.2	29.4	13.1	3.0	1.2	2.0	11.5	22.3	51.4				6.4	8.4	76.4	56.4	3.2	9.9	4.1	11,888	5,314	1,207	467	825	410	1,442
5	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	97.7	18,209	538	33.8	10.8	11.3	1.0	0.4	2.8	3.8	7.4	51.4	0.0	0.0		3.2	4.5	70.7	57.5	3.3	8.0	1.9	5,820	6,096	557	205	1,510	1,010	1,537	+1332
6	Dwight Howard D. Howard	98.0	22,867	690	33.1	17.5	12.8	1.5	0.9	2.0	6.3	10.6	59.1	0.0	0.1	12.1	5.0	8.7	57.6	60.8	3.6	9.3	3.0	12,108	8,842	1,009	633	1,382	2,054	2,179	+2292
7	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	98.1	14,571	524	27.8	6.9	8.9	1.4	0.5	1.8	2.7	5.8	47.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.0	71.9	51.7	2.2	6.7	2.0	3,608	4,665	755	254	957	865	1,880
8	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	98.3	36,281	1,041	34.9	21.8	10.1	1.9	1.0	2.6	8.5	16.8	50.7	0.0	0.1	16.4	4.7	6.4	74.3	55.6	2.4	7.7	3.0	22,699	10,467	2,019	994	2,656	3,157	3,557	+571
9	Jim Chones J. Chones	98.7	13,302	400	33.3	14.3	9.5	1.8	0.6	1.1	6.1	13.3	46.1				2.0	2.9	70.4	49.0	2.6	6.9	2.3	5,729	3,790	711	222	450	371	1,259
10	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	99.4	25,518	820	31.1	17.2	8.5	1.1	0.5	2.8	6.2	11.6	52.9	0.0	0.1	24.7	4.9	7.0	69.4	58.4	2.6	5.9	2.6	14,124	7,010	932	409	2,315	2,164	2,760	+1694
11	Joakim Noah J. Noah	100.1	17,903	625	28.6	8.9	9.3	2.9	0.8	1.3	3.4	7.0	49.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.0	69.9	53.8	3.3	6.0	1.7	5,569	5,804	1,811	513	842	1,077	1,769	+604
12	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	100.2	23,084	1,055	21.9	5.8	6.2	0.6	0.5	2.3	2.4	4.6	52.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.4	69.6	55.6	2.0	4.2	1.0	6,100	6,519	635	492	2,465	1,030	3,249
13	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	100.3	17,209	722	23.8	12.1	6.1	1.3	0.5	1.4	4.8	8.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.5	3.6	68.7	60.5	1.6	4.6	2.6	8,727	4,427	916	345	1,022	1,617	2,774
14	Theo Ratliff T. Ratliff	100.6	14,357	569	25.2	7.6	5.7	0.6	0.5	2.4	2.9	5.8	49.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.5	71.8	54.8	1.9	3.8	1.3	4,342	3,254	334	275	1,390	741	1,607	+221
15	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	101.1	10,827	483	22.4	6.9	5.9	1.0	0.6	0.9	2.8	5.8	48.4	0.0	0.0	5.0	1.3	1.9	67.6	52.0	1.4	4.4	1.3	3,349	2,839	471	286	421	608	1,416	+66
16	Kendrick Perkins K. Perkins	101.1	10,305	472	21.8	6.3	5.9	1.0	0.3	1.4	2.5	4.5	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.1	60.2	58.2	1.8	4.1	1.6	2,964	2,793	467	137	650	770	1,296	+951
17	Jamaal Magloire J. Magloire	101.4	12,188	569	21.4	7.2	6.5	0.6	0.3	0.9	2.6	5.4	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.2	65.6	53.5	2.1	4.4	1.4	4,106	3,703	327	194	514	803	1,484	+199
18	Roy Hibbert R. Hibbert	101.6	14,500	575	25.2	10.7	6.6	1.4	0.4	1.8	4.2	9.1	46.6	0.0	0.0	27.3	2.2	2.9	75.1	51.4	2.4	4.1	1.7	6,126	3,773	789	209	1,034	961	1,812	+804
19	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	101.7	11,325	379	29.9	13.4	7.6	1.6	0.5	2.1	5.2	11.3	46.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.9	4.0	71.4	51.3	2.1	5.5	2.1	5,060	2,880	594	183	801	787	1,209	+91
20	Jeff Foster J. Foster	101.8	14,598	693	21.1	5.0	7.0	1.0	0.7	0.4	2.0	4.0	49.9	0.0	0.1	10.6	1.1	1.7	62.2	53.4	2.8	4.2	0.8	3,498	4,859	670	468	280	561	1,769	+703
21	Samuel Dalembert S. Dalembert	101.9	16,648	661	25.2	7.8	8.0	0.5	0.5	1.9	3.2	6.1	52.5	0.0	0.0	12.5	1.4	2.0	69.2	55.7	2.6	5.4	1.5	5,151	5,288	327	323	1,225	967	2,004	-580
22	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	101.9	10,309	461	22.4	4.2	6.6	0.5	0.7	1.3	1.6	3.2	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.5	58.6	53.8	2.3	4.3	0.8	1,929	3,050	215	305	586	382	1,447	+50
23	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	101.9	24,930	946	26.4	12.1	11.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	5.1	9.4	53.9	0.1	0.2	21.7	1.9	3.9	48.7	54.4	4.1	7.8	1.7	11,446	11,299	1,157	1,148	1,177	1,640	2,644	-906
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	102.2	19,534	590	33.1	22.0	10.3	2.1	0.6	2.2	8.8	15.1	58.7	0.0	0.0	8.3	4.4	8.5	51.4	58.6	3.4	6.9	2.7	13,006	6,080	1,259	360	1,312	1,613	2,107	+981
25	Jason Collins J. Collins	102.3	12,220	593	20.6	3.9	3.8	0.9	0.5	0.5	1.4	3.3	41.5	0.0	0.1	22.6	1.2	1.7	68.0	48.3	1.3	2.5	0.8	2,315	2,231	563	307	291	495	1,626	+918

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 May 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

122.6

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

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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