highest defensive rating for centers

Nic Claxton has the worst defensive rating by a center this season, with a 117.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for centers this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
117.8
2025-26
69
27.8
11.7
6.9
3.7
0.7
1.1
4.8
8.4
57.1
0.0
0.3
15.8
2.0
3.3
61.6
59.2
2.4
4.5
1.4
1,920
810
478
253
45
77
96
158
-515
2Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
114.3
2025-26
73
29.6
12.0
7.5
2.0
0.8
0.6
4.3
8.3
51.2
1.0
3.0
32.4
2.5
3.1
80.7
62.0
2.1
5.4
1.3
2,162
879
548
147
59
45
95
251
+53
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.6
2025-26
62
35.0
27.9
12.9
10.9
1.4
0.8
10.0
17.4
57.1
1.8
4.6
38.3
6.2
7.5
82.7
67.2
2.9
10.0
3.8
2,172
1,727
798
673
85
50
235
170
+520
4Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
111.6
2025-26
71
31.0
15.4
7.7
3.2
1.1
1.1
5.6
11.7
48.2
2.0
5.2
37.9
2.1
2.8
75.5
59.4
1.9
5.8
1.7
2,201
1,091
544
229
81
77
124
239
+107
5Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
111.3
2025-26
69
32.2
20.2
10.0
3.0
1.2
0.7
6.9
15.7
43.9
1.7
5.5
31.7
4.6
5.9
77.8
55.0
2.1
8.0
1.7
2,223
1,392
691
210
80
45
117
118
+316
6Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.2
2025-26
68
33.4
20.6
8.9
6.2
1.2
1.1
8.1
15.6
52.2
0.6
1.8
31.5
3.7
5.4
68.6
57.2
2.9
5.9
3.1
2,271
1,400
602
420
84
74
213
222
+191
7Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.3
2025-26
74
26.1
13.6
6.3
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.1
11.3
45.6
2.1
5.9
36.4
1.2
1.6
73.3
56.7
1.1
5.1
1.6
1,935
1,008
463
166
71
75
122
187
+158
8Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
110.1
2025-26
73
27.2
12.0
11.6
2.1
0.6
1.7
4.6
8.8
52.0
1.0
3.1
32.7
1.8
2.7
67.3
60.0
4.5
7.1
1.3
1,983
874
846
154
43
122
93
174
+23
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.7
2025-26
72
31.0
20.1
11.9
2.9
0.8
0.5
6.9
13.8
49.6
1.5
4.1
36.8
4.8
5.7
85.5
61.5
3.2
8.7
2.5
2,230
1,445
855
211
61
39
182
247
+360
10Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
109.5
2025-26
74
31.3
11.0
11.5
1.7
0.8
1.6
4.4
6.4
68.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.0
52.8
66.7
4.0
7.5
1.4
2,317
812
850
123
56
121
101
196
+239
11Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.1
2025-26
66
29.1
16.9
8.8
1.7
0.6
1.8
6.2
11.3
55.0
1.2
3.5
34.6
3.3
4.1
79.9
64.6
1.9
7.0
1.5
1,922
1,115
584
109
39
121
102
151
+599
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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TEAMWLPCTGB
11
30
47
.390
26.5
12
29
48
.377
27.5
13
18
59
.234
38.5
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18
59
.234
38.5
15
17
60
.221
39.5
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4/5
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Tue
4/7
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
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7:30 PM
Fri
4/10
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8:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
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141

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
52
25
.675
4.5
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
48
29
.623
8.5
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
34
.558
13.5
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
42
36
.538
15.0
9
41
36
.532
15.5
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
47
.390
26.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
48
.377
27.5
13
18
59
.234
38.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
59
.234
38.5
15
17
60
.221
39.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
2.5
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
50
28
.641
11.5
5
48
29
.623
13.0
6
46
31
.597
15.0
7
42
35
.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
52
.325
36.0
12
25
53
.321
36.5
13
24
53
.312
37.0
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Kings Kings - e
21
57
.269
40.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
57
.269
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/8
@
116-119
Sun
3/8
@
118-126
Mon
3/9
@
129-139
Mon
3/9
@
138-100
Mon
3/9
@
129-150

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM