highest defensive rating this past season for centers

Nic Claxton has the worst defensive rating by a center this season, with a 117.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this past season for centers
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
117.6
2025-26
BKN BKN
54
29.1
12.6
7.2
4.0
0.7
1.2
5.2
8.7
59.1
0.1
0.3
18.8
2.2
3.6
60.9
60.9
2.5
4.7
1.4
1,574
681
388
217
40
63
74
131
-364
2Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
115.7
2025-26
TOT
57
29.7
16.1
8.9
3.4
0.6
0.7
6.6
13.1
50.1
1.6
4.4
37.9
1.3
1.6
83.1
58.3
2.1
6.8
1.4
1,695
918
508
195
37
38
80
114
-60
3Derik Queen
D. Queen
115.3
2025-26
NOP NOP
61
25.7
12.1
7.3
3.9
1.0
0.9
4.6
9.5
48.9
0.3
1.0
26.7
2.6
3.4
77.6
55.4
1.7
5.5
2.4
1,566
741
443
240
62
55
146
173
-234
4Myles Turner
M. Turner
115.2
2025-26
MIL MIL
55
28.0
12.6
5.6
1.5
0.7
1.6
4.3
9.6
44.5
2.2
5.6
38.9
1.9
2.6
74.8
58.9
1.2
4.4
1.2
1,541
694
308
84
39
90
65
144
-93
5Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
113.8
2025-26
ORL ORL
57
29.7
11.5
7.6
2.1
0.8
0.6
4.1
8.4
49.5
1.0
3.2
31.9
2.2
2.8
79.2
60.0
2.1
5.5
1.3
1,694
656
434
118
44
36
72
202
+27
6Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
113.1
2025-26
POR POR
57
27.6
11.8
11.5
2.2
0.5
1.5
4.6
8.7
52.6
1.1
3.2
34.1
1.6
2.5
66.0
60.7
4.6
7.0
1.2
1,575
675
658
124
29
83
66
130
-18
7Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
112.7
2025-26
ATL ATL
56
31.4
16.1
7.9
3.3
1.1
1.0
5.9
12.3
48.3
2.1
5.4
38.5
2.1
2.7
78.3
59.6
1.9
6.0
1.9
1,760
900
440
184
62
57
105
190
-90
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.5
2025-26
DEN DEN
45
34.5
28.8
12.6
10.5
1.4
0.8
10.2
17.8
57.0
2.0
4.9
40.1
6.5
7.8
82.4
67.6
3.1
9.5
3.7
1,554
1,296
568
471
62
34
166
121
+404
9Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.4
2025-26
HOU HOU
52
33.8
20.2
9.1
6.3
1.3
1.1
7.9
15.9
49.9
0.5
1.8
29.2
3.8
5.6
69.2
55.2
3.1
6.0
3.2
1,755
1,052
473
330
70
57
164
166
+176
10Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.3
2025-26
MIN MIN
60
26.3
14.1
6.4
2.5
1.0
1.0
5.3
11.3
47.1
2.4
6.2
38.5
1.1
1.5
71.9
58.9
1.1
5.2
1.6
1,577
844
382
147
62
58
97
151
+169
11Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.0
2025-26
MIA MIA
53
31.4
18.6
9.9
2.8
1.0
0.7
6.6
14.8
44.9
1.7
4.9
34.4
3.7
4.8
76.5
55.1
2.1
7.8
1.8
1,663
986
523
150
53
35
93
87
+265
12Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
109.8
2025-26
MIN MIN
58
31.5
10.9
11.5
1.7
0.8
1.7
4.4
6.3
70.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.1
50.2
67.2
3.9
7.6
1.4
1,829
635
666
100
45
96
79
156
+264
13Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.5
2025-26
NYK NYK
57
31.2
19.8
11.8
2.8
0.9
0.6
6.6
13.8
47.8
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.0
5.8
85.5
60.4
3.1
8.7
2.6
1,780
1,127
670
159
51
33
146
200
+355
14Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.2
2025-26
OKC OKC
54
29.4
17.2
9.0
1.7
0.6
2.0
6.3
11.4
55.3
1.2
3.5
34.9
3.3
4.2
78.8
64.7
1.9
7.1
1.6
1,585
928
487
94
30
106
85
123
+468
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4.0

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ORTG

110.2

29th

DRTG

119.0

26th

NETRTG

-8.7

28th

3P%

34.2

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Bucks Bucks
26
33
.441
19.0
12
Bulls Bulls
25
36
.410
21.0
13
Wizards Wizards
16
43
.271
29.0
14
Nets Nets
15
45
.250
30.5
15
Pacers Pacers
15
46
.246
31.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/3
BKN BKN
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
BKN BKN
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Sat
3/7
BKN BKN
@
DET DET
6:00 PM
Mon
3/9
MEM MEM
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Tue
3/10
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
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38 - 24

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102

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PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

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31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

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RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.8

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.5

Clingan

Donovan Clingan
APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić
SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

2.0

Wallace

Cason Wallace

2.0

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard
BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.9

Huff

Jay Huff
3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

67.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

67.3

Ayton

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Nuggets

121.4

Celtics

120.9

Knicks

119.4

Thunder

118.7

Hornets

118.6

Cavaliers

118.2
DRtg Rankings
Thunder

107.4

Pistons

108.9

Spurs

111.4

Heat

112.4

Rockets

112.6

Celtics

112.9
NetRtg Rankings
Thunder

11.2

Celtics

8.0

Pistons

7.9

Spurs

6.2

Knicks

6.2

Rockets

5.5
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Kings

14-48

Pacers

15-46

Nets

15-45

Wizards

16-43

Jazz

18-42

Pelicans

19-43

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

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2,806.1

Jokić

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2,714.7

Johnson

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DraftKings Points Leaders

2,990.5

Jokić

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2,945.3

Maxey

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2,875.5

Dončić

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USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

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36.5

Brown

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33.7

Leonard

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MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

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37.1

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.6

Durant

Kevin Durant
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.59

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

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1.69

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Best Record ATS
Hornets

39-22

Suns

36-23-1

Celtics

35-25

Heat

35-26

76ers

33-26-1

Nuggets

34-27
Worst Record ATS
Kings

24-38

Magic

24-34-1

Cavaliers

26-36

Wizards

25-34

Timberwolves

26-35

Bulls

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
45
14
.763
2
Celtics Celtics
40
20
.667
5.5
3
Knicks Knicks
39
22
.639
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
38
24
.613
8.5
5
Raptors Raptors
35
25
.583
10.5
6
76ers 76ers
33
27
.550
12.5
7
Magic Magic
31
28
.525
14.0
8
Heat Heat
32
29
.525
14.0
9
Hawks Hawks
31
31
.500
15.5
10
Hornets Hornets
30
31
.492
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks
26
33
.441
19.0
12
Bulls Bulls
25
36
.410
21.0
13
Wizards Wizards
16
43
.271
29.0
14
Nets Nets
15
45
.250
30.5
15
Pacers Pacers
15
46
.246
31.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - x
47
15
.758
2
Spurs Spurs
43
17
.717
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
37
22
.627
8.5
4
Timberwolves Timberwolves
38
23
.623
8.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
37
24
.607
9.5
6
Lakers Lakers
36
24
.600
10.0
7
Suns Suns
34
26
.567
12.0
8
Warriors Warriors
31
29
.517
15.0
9
Clippers Clippers
28
31
.475
17.5
10
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
29
33
.468
18.0
11
Grizzlies Grizzlies
23
36
.390
22.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
21
39
.350
25.0
13
Pelicans Pelicans
19
43
.306
28.0
14
Jazz Jazz
18
42
.300
28.0
15
Kings Kings
14
48
.226
33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/28
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
99-109
Wed
1/28
SAC SAC
@
PHI PHI
111-113
Wed
1/28
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
104-86
Wed
1/28
MIA MIA
@
CHI CHI
116-113
Wed
1/28
CHA CHA
@
DAL DAL
123-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/2
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Mon
3/2
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
7:30 PM
Mon
3/2
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
3/2
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
3/3
WAS WAS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM