highest defensive rating by a center

Nikola Vučević has the worst defensive rating by a center this season, with a 116.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a center this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
116.5
2025-26
38
30.7
16.4
9.3
3.7
0.7
0.5
6.8
13.6
49.7
1.8
4.7
38.0
1.1
1.4
79.2
57.7
2.2
7.1
1.5
1,166
624
352
139
27
20
56
76
-109
2Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
116.4
2025-26
34
31.3
14.8
10.7
2.4
0.4
1.0
6.3
10.4
60.6
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.0
72.5
63.0
3.5
7.2
1.9
1,064
504
364
83
14
33
66
86
-24
3Derik Queen
D. Queen
116.3
2025-26
41
26.2
12.8
7.5
4.3
1.0
1.0
5.0
10.0
49.6
0.2
1.0
17.9
2.6
3.4
77.1
55.3
1.7
5.8
2.5
1,075
523
307
178
43
40
102
125
-148
4Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
116.0
2025-26
35
29.7
13.1
7.5
4.1
0.7
1.3
5.2
9.0
58.3
0.1
0.3
16.7
2.6
4.0
65.7
61.2
2.7
4.9
1.5
1,041
460
263
145
25
47
52
78
-178
5Myles Turner
M. Turner
115.6
2025-26
39
28.5
12.4
5.3
1.6
0.7
1.5
4.0
9.5
42.2
2.2
5.8
38.7
2.2
2.8
75.7
57.7
1.2
4.1
1.0
1,110
483
208
61
26
60
39
105
+5
6Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
115.4
2025-26
34
29.3
14.0
8.8
0.9
0.7
1.0
6.4
9.4
68.2
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.8
61.7
68.4
2.6
6.2
1.6
996
475
298
30
25
34
56
83
-1
7Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
114.3
2025-26
38
30.3
12.4
7.7
2.1
0.7
0.7
4.4
8.6
51.2
1.2
3.3
35.2
2.5
3.3
75.8
62.0
2.4
5.3
1.3
1,151
472
293
79
26
27
50
142
+45
8Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
114.0
2025-26
37
27.1
10.9
10.7
1.9
0.5
1.4
4.2
7.9
54.0
0.9
2.8
32.7
1.5
2.3
66.3
61.6
4.4
6.3
1.0
1,002
405
395
69
18
50
37
91
-15
9Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
114.0
2025-26
40
31.9
16.0
7.9
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.0
12.5
48.2
1.9
5.2
36.2
2.1
2.8
76.4
58.4
1.9
6.0
1.8
1,276
641
315
137
45
39
72
138
-106
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
113.6
2025-26
36
32.3
21.2
11.4
3.0
0.8
0.7
6.8
14.5
47.1
1.7
4.8
35.5
5.9
6.8
86.5
60.7
2.9
8.5
2.6
1,164
764
412
109
29
24
93
126
+166
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
112.9
2025-26
32
34.6
29.6
12.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
12Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.6
2025-26
37
30.4
18.5
5.6
1.9
0.9
1.5
6.9
14.3
47.9
1.6
4.6
36.1
3.1
4.1
76.3
57.4
0.9
4.7
2.2
1,125
685
207
71
33
55
81
142
-98
13Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.5
2025-26
30
34.4
21.7
8.9
6.6
1.4
1.0
8.4
16.4
50.9
0.7
2.3
30.4
4.3
6.0
72.1
57.0
2.9
6.0
3.2
1,033
652
267
197
43
29
96
99
+203
14Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.0
2025-26
41
26.5
14.6
6.2
2.4
0.9
0.9
5.5
11.7
46.9
2.4
6.3
38.1
1.2
1.6
78.1
58.9
1.2
5.0
1.6
1,087
599
255
98
37
36
65
101
+114
15Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.2
2025-26
40
31.7
11.0
11.4
1.8
0.6
1.7
4.6
6.4
71.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.6
52.8
69.3
3.9
7.5
1.4
1,268
440
454
73
25
66
54
113
+189
16Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
109.6
2025-26
32
30.8
16.8
9.7
2.7
1.0
0.8
6.2
13.6
45.6
1.3
3.9
33.3
3.1
4.1
75.8
54.7
1.7
8.0
1.8
986
538
310
85
31
26
59
56
+87
17Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
107.3
2025-26
40
24.5
11.9
10.1
0.6
0.9
1.2
4.7
8.5
54.8
1.2
2.8
42.5
1.3
1.6
81.5
64.3
3.3
6.8
1.0
980
475
402
22
36
47
40
68
-81
18Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.2
2025-26
35
28.9
17.9
8.4
1.6
0.6
1.9
6.7
11.8
57.0
1.3
3.7
36.7
3.1
3.9
78.3
66.1
1.8
6.6
1.8
1,013
625
294
55
20
65
62
96
+319
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Team Leaders

PPG

19.2

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

9.3

Vučević

Nikola Vučević

APG

9.0

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

20th

DRTG

117.9

25th

NETRTG

-3.5

23rd

3P%

35.8

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
21
19
.525
8.0
9
20
22
.476
10.0
10
Bulls Bulls
18
21
.462
10.5
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/14
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/16
@
7:30 PM
Sun
1/18
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

18 - 21

113

Final

119

HOU Rockets

23 - 14

Tue 13 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
14
.641
3.5
3
24
15
.615
4.5
4
24
17
.585
5.5
5
22
16
.579
6.0
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
22
19
.537
7.5
8
21
19
.525
8.0
9
20
22
.476
10.0
10
18
21
.462
10.5
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
26
.297
16.5
14
10
28
.263
18.0
15
9
31
.225
20.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
34
7
.829
2
27
13
.675
6.5
3
27
13
.675
6.5
4
27
14
.659
7.0
5
24
14
.632
8.5
6
23
14
.622
9.0
7
24
16
.600
9.5
8
22
19
.537
12.0
9
19
22
.463
15.0
10
17
22
.436
16.0
11
16
23
.410
17.0
12
15
25
.375
18.5
13
14
25
.359
19.0
14
10
30
.250
23.5
15
9
33
.214
25.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
12/17
@
111-105
Wed
12/17
@
114-116
Wed
12/17
@
98-99
Wed
12/17
@
143-135
Wed
12/17
@
115-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/14
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
9:30 PM