lowest defensive rating for centers

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 104.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for centers this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.4
2025-26
64
29.3
17.1
8.9
1.7
0.5
1.8
6.3
11.4
55.2
1.2
3.5
34.8
3.4
4.2
79.9
64.8
1.9
7.0
1.5
1,874
1,095
571
108
35
118
98
142
+585
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.4
2025-26
70
30.9
20.0
11.9
2.8
0.9
0.5
6.8
13.8
49.5
1.5
4.2
36.6
4.8
5.6
85.8
61.5
3.1
8.8
2.5
2,166
1,403
836
197
61
38
174
244
+366
3Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
109.8
2025-26
71
31.4
11.1
11.5
1.7
0.8
1.7
4.5
6.5
69.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
4.1
52.4
67.1
4.0
7.5
1.4
2,232
787
817
120
55
118
97
185
+223
4Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
110.1
2025-26
71
27.2
12.2
11.7
2.1
0.6
1.7
4.6
8.9
52.1
1.0
3.1
33.3
1.9
2.8
67.3
60.2
4.6
7.2
1.3
1,932
866
833
151
41
121
90
166
+34
5Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.6
2025-26
71
26.1
13.6
6.3
2.3
1.0
1.0
5.1
11.2
46.1
2.1
5.8
36.6
1.2
1.6
73.0
57.3
1.2
5.1
1.6
1,851
965
445
162
70
70
117
178
+159
6Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.8
2025-26
66
32.1
20.1
9.9
3.0
1.2
0.7
7.0
15.9
43.8
1.7
5.5
31.0
4.5
5.8
77.7
54.5
2.0
7.9
1.7
2,119
1,326
656
195
76
45
110
113
+287
7Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.3
2025-26
65
33.6
20.7
9.0
6.2
1.2
1.1
8.2
15.9
51.6
0.6
1.8
30.5
3.7
5.4
68.7
56.6
3.0
6.0
3.2
2,184
1,343
584
401
81
73
208
209
+161
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.5
2025-26
60
34.9
27.9
12.9
10.8
1.4
0.8
10.0
17.4
57.3
1.8
4.7
38.8
6.1
7.4
82.8
67.4
2.9
10.0
3.8
2,095
1,672
773
648
85
47
230
165
+498
9Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
112.2
2025-26
68
31.0
15.3
7.6
3.2
1.1
1.1
5.7
11.7
48.4
2.0
5.2
37.8
2.0
2.7
75.3
59.4
1.9
5.8
1.7
2,107
1,040
520
218
76
72
118
228
+45
10Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
114.4
2025-26
70
29.6
11.7
7.5
2.1
0.8
0.6
4.2
8.2
51.0
1.0
3.0
31.9
2.4
3.0
79.4
61.4
2.1
5.4
1.2
2,073
822
524
144
56
44
86
241
+57
11Myles Turner
M. Turner
116.9
2025-26
67
27.1
11.9
5.3
1.5
0.7
1.5
4.0
9.1
43.9
2.1
5.5
38.5
1.8
2.5
74.5
58.6
1.0
4.2
1.2
1,817
800
353
98
47
102
81
175
-231
12Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
117.4
2025-26
67
28.0
11.8
7.0
3.7
0.7
1.1
4.9
8.5
57.0
0.0
0.3
16.7
2.0
3.4
60.9
59.0
2.5
4.5
1.4
1,874
790
469
248
45
77
91
153
-480
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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59
16
.787
2
56
18
.757
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.5
4
48
28
.632
11.5
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45
29
.608
13.5
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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
54
20
.730
2
50
24
.676
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.5
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
42
32
.568
12.0
6
42
33
.560
12.5
7
41
33
.554
13.0
8
39
35
.527
15.0
9
39
36
.520
15.5
10
39
36
.520
15.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
25.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
59
16
.787
2
Spurs Spurs - y
56
18
.757
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.5
4
48
28
.632
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.5
6
45
29
.608
13.5
7
41
33
.554
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.0
9
38
38
.500
21.5
10
36
39
.480
23.0
11
25
49
.338
33.5
12
25
51
.329
34.5
13
24
50
.324
34.5
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Jazz Jazz - e
21
54
.280
38.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/2
@
114-103
Tue
3/3
@
103-100
Tue
3/3
@
118-89
Tue
3/3
@
102-106
Tue
3/3
@
122-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:30 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:00 PM
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3/30
@
8:30 PM