highest defensive rating this past season for centers

Nic Claxton has the worst defensive rating by a center this season, with a 117.7 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
117.7
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
116.2
2025-26
TOT
56
29.9
16.2
8.9
3.5
0.7
0.7
6.6
13.2
50.2
1.6
4.3
37.6
1.3
1.6
83.1
58.3
2.1
6.8
1.4
1,674
907
496
195
37
37
79
112
-56
3Myles Turner
M. Turner
115.4
2025-26
MIL MIL
54
28.1
12.7
5.6
1.6
0.7
1.6
4.3
9.6
44.8
2.2
5.6
38.9
2.0
2.6
74.8
59.2
1.2
4.4
1.1
1,520
686
301
84
37
89
62
141
-73
4Derik Queen
D. Queen
115.3
2025-26
NOP NOP
59
25.7
12.1
7.3
4.0
1.0
0.9
4.6
9.5
48.8
0.3
1.0
27.1
2.6
3.3
77.0
55.1
1.7
5.5
2.4
1,518
715
429
235
60
53
141
168
-235
5Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
114.0
2025-26
TOT
48
30.3
19.4
5.7
2.0
1.1
1.4
7.1
15.0
47.6
1.8
4.9
35.7
3.4
4.2
80.3
57.6
0.9
4.8
2.2
1,454
931
272
94
53
69
107
179
-63
6Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
114.0
2025-26
ORL ORL
56
29.7
11.6
7.6
2.1
0.8
0.6
4.2
8.4
49.7
1.0
3.2
32.2
2.3
2.8
79.2
60.3
2.2
5.4
1.3
1,661
652
425
116
42
35
70
198
+45
7Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
113.1
2025-26
ATL ATL
55
31.5
15.9
7.8
3.2
1.1
1.0
5.9
12.2
48.0
2.0
5.3
37.7
2.2
2.8
78.3
59.1
1.9
5.9
1.9
1,733
875
430
178
60
56
104
187
-110
8Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
112.9
2025-26
POR POR
55
27.6
11.9
11.5
2.1
0.5
1.5
4.6
8.6
53.1
1.1
3.2
33.7
1.6
2.5
66.7
61.1
4.6
6.9
1.1
1,518
653
635
117
28
81
62
123
+4
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.5
2025-26
DEN DEN
44
34.5
28.7
12.6
10.5
1.4
0.7
10.1
17.7
57.0
2.0
5.0
40.4
6.5
7.9
82.7
67.8
3.1
9.5
3.7
1,517
1,261
555
462
61
32
161
120
+400
10Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.4
2025-26
MIN MIN
59
26.3
14.1
6.4
2.5
1.0
1.0
5.3
11.3
47.1
2.4
6.2
38.7
1.1
1.5
72.7
59.1
1.2
5.2
1.6
1,550
833
376
145
61
57
95
148
+170
11Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.2
2025-26
HOU HOU
51
33.7
20.4
9.2
6.4
1.3
1.1
8.0
15.9
50.0
0.5
1.9
29.5
3.9
5.6
69.3
55.4
3.1
6.1
3.2
1,720
1,039
467
327
68
57
161
162
+194
12Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.1
2025-26
MIA MIA
52
31.3
18.5
9.8
2.9
1.0
0.7
6.6
14.7
44.7
1.7
4.9
33.9
3.7
4.8
77.1
55.0
2.0
7.8
1.8
1,628
962
512
149
52
35
92
84
+249
13Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
109.9
2025-26
MIN MIN
57
31.4
11.0
11.4
1.7
0.7
1.7
4.5
6.3
70.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.1
50.2
67.8
3.9
7.5
1.4
1,792
628
651
96
42
95
78
152
+252
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.8
2025-26
NYK NYK
56
31.3
19.9
11.7
2.8
0.9
0.6
6.6
13.9
47.7
1.6
4.4
37.0
5.0
5.9
85.7
60.4
3.0
8.7
2.5
1,752
1,115
656
158
50
33
142
196
+348
15Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.5
2025-26
OKC OKC
53
29.4
17.2
9.0
1.8
0.5
2.0
6.3
11.4
55.3
1.2
3.5
35.3
3.3
4.2
78.6
64.7
1.9
7.2
1.6
1,558
909
478
93
28
104
83
122
+455
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DRTG

119.1

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TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Bucks Bucks
26
32
.448
18.0
12
Bulls Bulls
24
36
.400
21.0
13
Wizards Wizards
16
42
.276
28.0
14
Nets Nets
15
44
.254
29.5
15
Pacers Pacers
15
45
.250
30.0
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Sun
3/1
CLE CLE
@
BKN BKN
3:30 PM
Tue
3/3
BKN BKN
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MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
BKN BKN
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Sat
3/7
BKN BKN
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6:00 PM
Mon
3/9
MEM MEM
@
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PPG Leaders

32.7

Dončić

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31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

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29.6

Edwards

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RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

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11.7

Towns

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11.5

Clingan

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APG Leaders

10.5

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2.1

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

2.0

Wallace

Cason Wallace

2.0

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BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

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2.0

Holmgren

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3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

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3.5

Knueppel

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3.5

Ball

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67.9

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67.8

Jokić

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67.8

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ORtg Rankings
Nuggets

121.6

Celtics

120.8

Knicks

119.5

Thunder

118.9

Hornets

118.6

Cavaliers

118.3
DRtg Rankings
Thunder

107.7

Pistons

109.2

Spurs

111.3

Heat

112.5

Rockets

112.5

Raptors

112.6
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11.2

Celtics

7.8

Pistons

7.8

Spurs

6.7

Knicks

5.9

Rockets

5.8
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Kings

14-47

Pacers

15-45

Nets

15-44

Wizards

16-42

Pelicans

18-42

Jazz

18-41

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2,738

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2,685.1

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38.4

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1.69

Dončić

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1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Hornets

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Suns

36-23-1

Celtics

34-25

76ers

33-25-1

Heat

34-26

Nuggets

34-26
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Kings

24-37

Wizards

24-34

Timberwolves

25-35

Magic

24-33-1

Bulls

25-34-1

Cavaliers

26-35

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
44
14
.759
2
Celtics Celtics
39
20
.661
5.5
3
Knicks Knicks
38
22
.633
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
37
24
.607
8.5
5
Raptors Raptors
34
25
.576
10.5
6
76ers 76ers
33
26
.559
11.5
7
Magic Magic
31
27
.534
13.0
8
Heat Heat
31
29
.517
14.0
9
Hawks Hawks
30
31
.492
15.5
10
Hornets Hornets
29
31
.483
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks
26
32
.448
18.0
12
Bulls Bulls
24
36
.400
21.0
13
Wizards Wizards
16
42
.276
28.0
14
Nets Nets
15
44
.254
29.5
15
Pacers Pacers
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
46
15
.754
2
Spurs Spurs
43
16
.729
2.0
3
Rockets Rockets
37
21
.638
7.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
37
23
.617
8.5
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
37
23
.617
8.5
6
Lakers Lakers
34
24
.586
10.5
7
Suns Suns
34
26
.567
11.5
8
Warriors Warriors
31
28
.525
14.0
9
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
29
31
.483
16.5
10
Clippers Clippers
27
31
.466
17.5
11
Grizzlies Grizzlies
22
36
.379
22.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
21
38
.356
24.0
13
Jazz Jazz
18
41
.305
27.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
18
42
.300
27.5
15
Kings Kings
14
47
.230
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Mon
1/26
POR POR
@
WAS WAS
111-115
Mon
1/26
SAC SAC
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NYK NYK
87-103
Mon
1/26
NOP NOP
@
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95-104
Mon
1/26
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
122-139
Mon
1/26
DET DET
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DEN DEN
109-107

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Sat
2/28
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@
CHA CHA
1:00 PM
Sat
2/28
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@
MIA MIA
3:30 PM
Sat
2/28
TOR TOR
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sat
2/28
NOP NOP
@
UTA UTA
9:30 PM