Derik Queen had the worst defensive rating by a center in 2025-26 in his rookie season, with a 114.9 rating.
| 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | D. Queen | 114.9 | 2025-26 | 81 | 25.0 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 47.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 26.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 79.5 | 54.6 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 2,023 | 948 | 572 | 298 | 84 | 74 | 190 | 215 | -304 | |
| 2 |  | W. Carter Jr. | 114.0 | 2025-26 | 78 | 29.3 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 51.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 31.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 79.2 | 61.7 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 2,288 | 922 | 577 | 154 | 60 | 49 | 100 | 267 | +90 | |
| 3 |  | O. Okongwu | 112.0 | 2025-26 | 74 | 31.0 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 48.0 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 37.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 75.7 | 59.2 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 2,297 | 1,123 | 562 | 231 | 82 | 79 | 127 | 243 | +109 | |
| 4 |  | N. Jokić | 111.5 | 2025-26 | 65 | 34.8 | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 17.4 | 56.9 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 38.0 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 83.1 | 67.0 | 3.0 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 2,265 | 1,799 | 836 | 697 | 92 | 53 | 243 | 173 | +555 | |
| 5 |  | B. Adebayo | 111.5 | 2025-26 | 73 | 32.4 | 20.1 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 15.7 | 44.2 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 31.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 77.8 | 55.1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 2,365 | 1,468 | 732 | 232 | 86 | 49 | 120 | 122 | +331 | |
| 6 |  | A. Şengün | 111.4 | 2025-26 | 72 | 33.3 | 20.4 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 51.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 30.5 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 69.1 | 56.9 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 2,398 | 1,466 | 640 | 445 | 85 | 77 | 227 | 238 | +205 | |
| 7 |  | N. Reid | 110.8 | 2025-26 | 77 | 26.1 | 13.6 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 11.3 | 45.6 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 36.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 73.2 | 56.5 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 2,007 | 1,046 | 477 | 170 | 76 | 78 | 126 | 195 | +169 | |
| 8 |  | D. Clingan | 110.2 | 2025-26 | 77 | 27.2 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 52.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 34.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 68.0 | 60.4 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 2,094 | 934 | 892 | 162 | 44 | 130 | 95 | 182 | +14 | |
| 9 |  | R. Gobert | 110.1 | 2025-26 | 76 | 31.3 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 68.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 52.6 | 66.4 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 2,380 | 829 | 872 | 128 | 58 | 124 | 106 | 199 | +233 | |
| 10 |  | K. Towns | 109.6 | 2025-26 | 75 | 31.0 | 20.1 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 50.1 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 36.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 85.8 | 61.9 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 2,322 | 1,504 | 889 | 226 | 65 | 40 | 187 | 255 | +378 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
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| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
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| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
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