Jarrett Allen had the lowest defensive rating by a center in 2022-23, with a 108.1 rating.

Interpreted as:

NBA best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games center 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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
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	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

6th

DRTG

114.8

14th

NETRTG

4.2

8th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	7.5
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Hawks	41	33	.554	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	CLE	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Mon 4/6	CLE	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

39 - 35

128

Final

149

Cavaliers

46 - 28

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.2

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.7

Ayton

67.5

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-58

17-57

17-56

19-55

21-53

24-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,681.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,198.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,923

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-31

42-31

43-32

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

31-43

31-41

32-42

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	7.5
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Hawks	41	33	.554	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	35	.527	14.5
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls - e	29	44	.397	24.0
13	Wizards - e	17	56	.233	36.0
14	Nets - e	17	57	.230	36.5
15	Pacers - e	16	58	.216	37.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.5
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	38	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	49	.329	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	53	.284	37.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	39.0