Jonas Valančiūnas had the highest defensive rating by a center in 2021-22, with a 110.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games center 2022

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	110.5	2021-22	NOP	74	30.3	17.8	11.4	2.6	0.6	0.8	6.9	12.7	54.4	0.8	2.1	36.1	3.2	3.9	82.0	61.7	3.1	8.3	2.4	2,240	1,314	843	190	41	60	179	247	+67
2	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	109.8	2021-22	MIN	74	33.4	24.6	9.8	3.6	1.0	1.1	8.7	16.4	52.9	2.0	4.9	41.0	5.2	6.3	82.2	64.0	2.6	7.2	3.1	2,475	1,818	727	269	72	83	226	267	+274
3	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	109.6	2021-22	CHI	73	33.1	17.6	11.0	3.2	1.0	1.0	7.5	15.8	47.3	1.4	4.5	31.4	1.3	1.7	76.0	53.3	1.9	9.1	1.9	2,417	1,288	804	236	70	71	136	181	-52
4	Clint Capela C. Capela	109.3	2021-22	ATL	74	27.6	11.1	11.9	1.2	0.7	1.3	5.0	8.2	61.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	2.3	47.3	60.4	3.8	8.1	0.6	2,041	820	877	92	55	93	44	166	+125
5	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	107.3	2021-22	CLE	69	33.8	15.0	8.3	2.5	0.8	1.7	6.1	12.0	50.8	0.3	1.3	25.0	2.4	3.7	66.3	54.9	2.1	6.2	1.9	2,331	1,034	570	174	56	115	133	147	+94
6	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	105.8	2021-22	MEM	78	27.3	16.3	5.8	1.1	0.9	2.3	5.5	13.3	41.5	1.6	5.1	31.9	3.6	4.4	82.3	53.5	1.5	4.3	1.7	2,126	1,272	454	86	73	177	130	272	+361
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	105.3	2021-22	DEN	74	33.4	27.1	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	6.3	81.0	66.1	2.8	11.0	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	105.3	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
9	Al Horford A. Horford	104.3	2021-22	BOS	69	29.1	10.2	7.7	3.4	0.7	1.3	3.9	8.2	46.7	1.3	3.8	33.6	1.2	1.4	84.2	57.4	1.6	6.1	0.9	2,005	701	530	232	49	92	65	130	+386
10	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	103.2	2021-22	UTA	66	32.1	15.6	14.7	1.1	0.7	2.1	5.5	7.7	71.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	6.7	69.0	73.2	3.7	11.0	1.8	2,120	1,027	968	72	45	137	119	176	+417

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Murphy

RPG

6.8

Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

21st

DRTG

118.6

24th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.8

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Mavericks	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Pelicans	25	54	.316	37.5
13	Grizzlies	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings	21	58	.266	41.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 4/7	UTA	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 4/10	NOP	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 4/12	NOP	@	MIN	8:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

42 - 36

112

Final

108

Pelicans

25 - 54

Sun 5 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.1

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

120.7

119.9

119.7

119.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.1

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.4

8.0

7.8

6.6

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

17-61

18-60

19-59

21-58

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,950.4

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,412

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,205

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,617.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

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

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-31-1

46-32

44-34

45-34

44-35

Worst Record ATS

32-47

33-46

33-45

34-44

34-43-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	43	35	.551	13.5
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.0
9	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	15.5
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	25.5
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	27.5
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	37.5
14	Pacers - e	18	60	.231	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	2.5
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	11.5
4	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	19.0
8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	22.5
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
13	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	58	.266	41.5
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5