highest defense rating centers

Nikola Vučević has the worst defensive rating by a center this season, with a 116.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defense rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
116.8
2025-26
TOT
51
30.5
16.7
9.0
3.7
0.7
0.7
6.8
13.6
50.4
1.7
4.5
37.8
1.3
1.6
82.5
58.4
2.2
6.9
1.5
1,558
851
460
188
35
34
77
105
-107
2Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
116.7
2025-26
50
29.3
12.5
7.3
4.0
0.7
1.3
5.1
8.7
59.0
0.1
0.3
21.4
2.2
3.7
60.7
60.8
2.6
4.7
1.4
1,464
626
365
198
36
63
70
117
-322
3Derik Queen
D. Queen
115.4
2025-26
55
26.0
12.2
7.2
4.1
1.0
0.9
4.7
9.6
49.1
0.3
1.0
27.8
2.5
3.3
77.7
55.5
1.6
5.6
2.4
1,432
672
397
228
57
50
132
156
-223
4Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
115.2
2025-26
43
30.9
14.4
11.0
2.2
0.4
0.8
6.1
10.0
61.3
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
70.5
63.5
3.4
7.6
1.9
1,328
619
473
96
16
36
82
104
-2
5Myles Turner
M. Turner
115.1
2025-26
50
28.6
12.7
5.7
1.6
0.7
1.7
4.3
9.7
44.1
2.2
5.6
38.7
2.0
2.7
75.6
58.6
1.2
4.5
1.2
1,428
636
285
81
34
84
58
134
-49
6Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
114.3
2025-26
51
29.5
11.6
7.4
2.1
0.8
0.7
4.1
8.4
49.2
1.1
3.4
33.1
2.3
2.8
79.3
60.3
2.1
5.2
1.2
1,506
592
375
106
41
35
61
182
+18
7Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
114.1
2025-26
50
31.9
16.2
7.7
3.2
1.2
1.0
6.0
12.4
48.4
2.1
5.4
37.9
2.2
2.8
77.9
59.6
1.9
5.8
1.9
1,596
812
385
162
58
49
97
175
-159
8Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
113.8
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
9Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
113.3
2025-26
52
27.6
11.6
11.5
2.1
0.5
1.4
4.5
8.5
52.6
1.0
3.1
32.1
1.7
2.5
67.4
60.4
4.7
6.8
1.1
1,433
604
597
107
24
75
55
121
0
10Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.6
2025-26
46
33.9
20.7
9.4
6.3
1.3
1.0
8.0
16.2
49.7
0.6
1.9
29.9
4.0
5.8
69.1
55.2
3.2
6.2
3.2
1,559
952
431
289
62
47
145
151
+164
11Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.4
2025-26
56
26.2
14.2
6.4
2.5
1.0
0.9
5.3
11.3
46.9
2.4
6.3
38.5
1.1
1.5
73.8
59.0
1.2
5.3
1.6
1,468
793
359
139
57
52
90
141
+148
12Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.1
2025-26
54
31.3
11.0
11.1
1.7
0.7
1.6
4.5
6.4
70.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
4.1
50.2
67.3
3.7
7.4
1.3
1,689
593
602
90
40
87
71
143
+243
13Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.9
2025-26
51
31.3
19.8
11.9
2.9
0.9
0.6
6.5
14.0
46.6
1.6
4.5
35.1
5.2
6.1
85.4
59.4
3.0
8.9
2.5
1,597
1,010
607
148
44
31
129
180
+300
14Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
109.9
2025-26
48
31.4
18.4
9.9
2.8
1.0
0.7
6.5
14.7
44.3
1.6
4.8
33.8
3.8
4.9
78.2
54.8
2.1
7.8
1.9
1,506
885
475
134
49
34
89
79
+194
15Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.9
2025-26
49
29.2
17.4
8.7
1.6
0.5
1.9
6.5
11.6
56.0
1.2
3.6
34.9
3.2
4.1
78.6
65.1
1.9
6.8
1.5
1,430
855
426
80
25
95
75
120
+430
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM