most steal in a career by a center since 2017

Since 2016-17, Nikola Jokić has the most steals by a center, with 962 steals.

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	NAME	STL	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	962	730	33.1	23.6	11.5	8.1	1.3	0.7	9.0	16.0	56.3	1.2	3.4	36.3	4.3	5.3	82.5	64.4	2.7	8.8	3.2	24,171	17,213	8,417	5,891	539	2,315	1,960	+4534
2	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	819	663	24.8	11.6	11.6	1.5	1.2	1.1	4.8	9.0	53.1	0.1	0.3	21.6	2.0	3.5	55.6	55.0	3.8	7.8	1.9	16,421	7,681	7,683	1,000	706	1,241	1,777	-691
3	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	618	576	30.5	16.0	9.0	3.4	1.1	0.8	6.0	11.7	51.6	0.4	1.2	31.7	3.5	4.6	75.4	58.1	2.2	6.8	2.0	17,576	9,194	5,183	1,930	472	1,169	1,345	+1056
4	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	612	712	31.7	18.2	10.6	3.4	0.9	0.8	7.6	15.5	49.2	1.4	4.0	35.1	1.6	2.0	79.2	55.7	2.2	8.3	1.7	22,571	12,973	7,532	2,421	601	1,197	1,593	-633
5	Steven Adams S. Adams	548	565	27.4	9.7	8.9	1.8	1.0	0.9	4.1	6.9	58.8	0.0	0.0	6.7	1.6	3.0	52.9	59.0	4.2	4.7	1.5	15,484	5,492	5,003	1,022	491	864	1,215	+2030
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	530	638	34.0	23.3	11.2	3.3	0.8	1.1	8.4	16.1	51.9	1.9	4.7	39.9	4.7	5.5	84.2	62.7	2.8	8.4	2.7	21,666	14,881	7,167	2,102	673	1,749	2,207	+1787
7	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	517	717	32.5	13.9	12.5	1.5	0.7	2.1	5.2	7.8	67.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.3	64.1	68.4	3.6	8.9	1.7	23,286	9,940	8,974	1,044	1,477	1,187	2,013	+3563
8	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	512	537	25.7	12.6	9.5	2.9	1.0	1.0	4.9	9.7	51.0	0.3	1.0	29.7	2.4	3.6	66.4	55.7	2.6	6.9	2.3	13,779	6,749	5,087	1,574	557	1,221	1,692	+711
9	Myles Turner M. Turner	466	653	29.1	14.2	6.7	1.3	0.7	2.2	5.1	10.4	49.4	1.4	3.8	36.6	2.5	3.3	77.1	59.8	1.4	5.3	1.4	18,999	9,258	4,395	875	1,441	925	1,908	+533
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	432	490	31.9	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.3	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,607	13,544	5,280	1,808	784	1,656	1,451	+2646
11	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	426	624	28.1	13.1	9.2	1.7	0.7	1.2	5.2	8.1	64.1	0.0	0.2	15.9	2.6	3.7	71.1	67.0	2.8	6.3	1.3	17,538	8,148	5,715	1,048	750	842	1,208	+985
12	Clint Capela C. Capela	426	650	25.8	11.8	10.5	1.0	0.7	1.4	5.1	8.4	61.6	0.0	0.0	14.3	1.5	2.6	57.1	62.0	3.7	6.8	1.0	16,767	7,662	6,800	677	913	680	1,428	+1294
13	Mason Plumlee M. Plumlee	423	646	21.5	7.7	6.8	2.6	0.7	0.8	3.1	5.1	60.6	0.0	0.1	4.9	1.5	2.7	57.4	61.5	2.0	4.7	1.4	13,872	4,963	4,372	1,705	499	873	1,671	-402
14	Jakob Poeltl J. Poeltl	421	641	22.6	9.1	7.0	1.8	0.7	1.2	4.0	6.3	63.6	0.0	0.0	42.9	1.0	1.9	55.9	63.6	2.7	4.3	1.2	14,468	5,804	4,476	1,176	789	778	1,624	+520
15	Dwight Powell D. Powell	405	670	18.3	6.7	4.4	1.1	0.6	0.4	2.5	4.0	62.2	0.2	0.6	30.1	1.6	2.1	73.2	68.1	1.6	2.8	0.7	12,239	4,475	2,929	747	300	456	1,509	+342
16	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	397	493	22.4	10.1	5.2	2.9	0.8	0.4	3.6	7.2	50.1	1.1	3.0	36.4	1.8	2.3	80.1	61.7	1.2	4.0	1.7	11,030	4,986	2,571	1,445	214	847	1,360	-267
17	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	388	693	27.8	13.3	4.9	1.5	0.6	1.9	4.9	10.3	47.8	1.7	4.8	35.5	1.8	2.2	80.5	59.1	1.2	3.7	1.2	19,260	9,246	3,408	1,021	1,299	841	1,641	+2029
18	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	375	340	29.3	19.6	5.9	1.6	1.1	2.0	6.9	14.9	46.3	1.7	5.1	34.2	4.0	5.0	80.1	57.1	1.4	4.5	2.0	9,956	6,661	1,996	554	672	672	1,212	+591
19	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	374	358	29.3	16.9	8.6	4.5	1.0	0.9	6.6	12.8	51.8	0.4	1.4	28.1	3.3	4.7	69.9	57.0	2.9	5.7	2.6	10,499	6,049	3,086	1,605	322	921	1,130	+72
20	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	362	397	23.4	7.5	8.0	0.7	0.9	1.7	3.2	4.6	70.2	0.0	0.0		1.1	2.1	50.8	68.1	3.7	4.2	0.7	9,294	2,976	3,164	264	690	275	1,060	-30
21	Al Horford A. Horford	362	538	28.8	11.1	6.6	3.5	0.7	1.1	4.3	9.1	47.8	1.6	4.1	38.4	0.9	1.1	81.6	58.2	1.4	5.3	1.1	15,518	5,991	3,562	1,886	593	616	926	+2224
22	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	333	470	30.3	15.8	10.1	1.5	0.7	1.0	7.0	11.8	59.9	0.1	0.3	23.0	1.7	2.3	74.1	62.0	3.0	7.1	1.6	14,229	7,439	4,742	708	450	771	1,208	-162
23	Naz Reid N. Reid	332	483	21.7	11.9	5.1	1.5	0.7	0.9	4.5	9.4	48.1	1.5	4.1	37.1	1.4	1.9	72.8	58.4	1.1	4.0	1.3	10,478	5,745	2,460	712	445	610	1,166	+254
24	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	320	426	20.0	7.1	6.7	2.2	0.8	0.9	3.0	5.0	59.6	0.1	0.3	23.9	1.1	1.6	67.5	62.3	2.3	4.4	1.2	8,513	3,016	2,866	923	387	494	1,080	+1586
25	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	307	461	27.6	11.9	8.1	2.0	0.7	0.7	4.4	8.7	51.0	0.8	2.4	31.6	2.3	3.0	74.0	59.1	2.3	5.9	1.5	12,734	5,487	3,750	919	330	683	1,375	-610

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 2016-17, Nikola Jokić has the most steals by a center, with 962 steals.

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27.7

12.9

10.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

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28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

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3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

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