highest defensive rating nba centers 2023

Alperen Sengun had the worst defensive rating by a center in 2022-23, with a 116.6 rating.

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highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA centers 2023

	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	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	116.6	2022-23	HOU	75	28.9	14.8	9.0	3.9	0.9	0.9	5.9	10.7	55.3	0.3	0.8	33.3	2.7	3.8	71.5	59.9	3.2	5.8	2.6	2,171	1,109	678	291	70	70	193	258	-283
2	Mason Plumlee M. Plumlee	113.5	2022-23	TOT	79	26.0	10.8	8.9	3.1	0.6	0.6	4.2	6.1	68.0	0.0	0.0		2.5	4.0	63.6	68.9	2.9	6.0	1.5	2,053	857	700	245	46	47	117	217	-269
3	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	112.0	2022-23	LAC	76	28.5	10.8	9.9	1.0	0.4	1.3	4.3	6.8	63.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.1	69.7	66.1	3.1	6.8	1.5	2,169	818	756	77	29	98	117	219	-33
4	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	111.0	2022-23	PHX	67	30.4	18.0	10.0	1.7	0.6	0.8	7.8	13.2	58.9	0.1	0.4	29.2	2.3	3.0	76.0	61.7	2.6	7.4	1.8	2,035	1,203	667	115	37	53	120	190	-7
5	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	110.9	2022-23	MIA	75	34.6	20.4	9.2	3.2	1.2	0.8	8.0	14.9	54.0	0.0	0.2	8.3	4.3	5.4	80.6	59.2	2.5	6.7	2.5	2,598	1,529	688	240	88	61	187	208	+117
6	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	109.7	2022-23	CHI	82	33.5	17.6	11.0	3.2	0.7	0.7	7.3	14.0	52.0	1.5	4.2	34.9	1.6	1.9	83.5	59.4	1.9	9.1	1.7	2,746	1,447	903	265	60	57	139	179	-20
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	109.6	2022-23	DEN	69	33.7	24.5	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	9.4	14.8	63.2	0.8	2.2	38.3	4.9	6.0	82.2	70.1	2.4	9.4	3.6	2,323	1,690	817	678	87	47	247	174	+640
8	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	109.5	2022-23	MIN	70	30.7	13.4	11.6	1.2	0.8	1.4	5.1	7.8	65.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.9	64.4	67.5	3.3	8.3	1.7	2,148	939	814	87	56	95	122	210	-7
9	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	109.4	2022-23	MIL	78	30.4	15.9	6.7	1.3	0.5	2.5	6.1	11.5	53.1	1.7	4.7	37.4	1.9	2.4	78.4	63.0	2.0	4.7	1.4	2,372	1,239	520	99	37	193	107	203	+398
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	108.8	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
11	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	108.2	2022-23	BKN	76	29.9	12.6	9.2	1.9	0.9	2.5	5.4	7.7	70.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.2	54.1	69.1	2.4	6.8	1.3	2,270	961	702	144	65	189	96	212	+119
12	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	108.1	2022-23	CLE	79	34.4	16.2	9.0	2.8	0.8	1.5	6.6	12.0	55.4	0.3	1.3	21.6	2.6	3.8	67.4	59.1	2.4	6.6	1.8	2,715	1,277	711	224	60	119	146	218	+339
13	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	108.1	2022-23	CLE	68	32.6	14.3	9.8	1.7	0.8	1.2	5.9	9.2	64.4	0.0	0.1	10.0	2.4	3.3	73.3	67.0	3.3	6.5	1.4	2,220	969	666	113	54	84	93	153	+345

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PPG

25.4

Durant

RPG

9.4

Sengun

APG

6.8

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

2nd

DRTG

113.8

8th

NETRTG

8.8

2nd

3P%

40.0

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	23	8	.742	3.5
3	Nuggets	22	9	.710	4.5
4	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.5
5	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Timberwolves	20	12	.625	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	IND	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/1	HOU	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sat 1/3	HOU	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Mon 1/5	PHX	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

17 - 16

100

Final

117

Rockets

19 - 10

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.1

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.7

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.4

Jokić

71.3

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.5

122.6

122.2

121.9

120.3

119.7

DRtg Rankings

106.2

111.3

112.3

112.7

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

14.1

8.8

8.2

6.9

6.7

6.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-26

6-23

8-25

8-23

9-21

10-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,998.3

Jokić

1,614.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,526.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,127

Jokić

1,619.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,612.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.7

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

21-10

20-13

17-12

17-12-1

18-13

Worst Record ATS

10-23

11-19

12-20

11-18

12-19

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	7	.774
2	Knicks	22	9	.710	2.0
3	Celtics	19	11	.633	4.5
4	Raptors	19	14	.576	6.0
5	Magic	18	14	.563	6.5
6	76ers	16	14	.533	7.5
7	Heat	17	15	.531	7.5
8	Cavaliers	17	16	.515	8.0
9	Bulls	15	16	.484	9.0
10	Hawks	15	18	.455	10.0
11	Bucks	13	19	.406	11.5
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	13.0
13	Nets	10	19	.345	13.0
14	Wizards	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Pacers	6	26	.188	18.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	27	5	.844
2	Spurs	23	8	.742	3.5
3	Nuggets	22	9	.710	4.5
4	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.5
5	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Timberwolves	20	12	.625	7.0
7	Suns	18	13	.581	8.5
8	Warriors	16	16	.500	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	16	.484	11.5
10	Trail Blazers	12	19	.387	14.5
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	14.5
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	15.5
13	Clippers	9	21	.300	17.0
14	Kings	8	23	.258	18.5
15	Pelicans	8	25	.242	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 11/25	PHX	@	SAC	112-100
Tue 11/25	SAS	@	POR	115-102
Tue 11/25	HOU	@	GSW	104-100
Thu 11/27	ORL	@	DET	112-109
Thu 11/27	CHI	@	CHA	116-123

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/28	DET	@	LAC	9:00 PM
Sun 12/28	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Mon 12/29	PHX	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	MIL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM

Alperen Sengun had the worst defensive rating by a center in 2022-23, with a 116.6 rating.

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