nba centers highest defensive rating 2026 minimum 1000 minutes

Alperen Sengun had a defensive rating of 111.4 with 1,000+ minutes played in 2025-26.

NAMEDRTGMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.4
2,398
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
1,466
640
445
85
77
227
238
+205
2Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.1
2,380
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
829
872
128
58
124
106
199
+233
3Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
111.5
2,365
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
1,468
732
232
86
49
120
122
+331
4Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.6
2,322
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
1,504
889
226
65
40
187
255
+378
5Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
112.0
2,297
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
1,123
562
231
82
79
127
243
+109
6Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
114.0
2,288
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
922
577
154
60
49
100
267
+90
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.5
2,265
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
1,799
836
697
92
53
243
173
+555
8Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
110.2
2,094
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
934
892
162
44
130
95
182
+14
9Derik Queen
D. Queen
114.9
2,023
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
948
572
298
84
74
190
215
-304
10Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.8
2,007
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
1,046
477
170
76
78
126
195
+169
11Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.1
1,997
2025-26
69
28.9
17.1
8.9
1.7
0.6
1.9
6.3
11.3
55.7
1.3
3.5
36.2
3.3
4.1
79.2
65.3
1.9
7.0
1.6
1,181
615
115
43
131
107
158
+678
12Jalen Duren
J. Duren
107.9
1,976
2025-26
70
28.2
19.5
10.5
2.0
0.8
0.8
7.5
11.5
65.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.1
74.7
68.8
3.8
6.7
1.9
1,365
737
138
57
59
130
195
+481
13Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
120.5
1,964
2025-26
74
26.5
12.5
7.5
1.4
0.5
0.5
5.2
9.1
57.1
0.3
1.0
32.4
1.8
2.3
78.6
61.9
1.9
5.6
1.3
922
556
100
38
39
94
170
-461
14Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
115.1
1,958
2025-26
72
27.2
12.5
8.0
0.8
0.6
1.0
5.6
8.3
67.1
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.0
64.5
67.6
2.6
5.4
1.2
897
575
59
41
70
83
157
-8
15Neemias Queta
N. Queta
108.4
1,926
2025-26
76
25.3
10.2
8.4
1.7
0.8
1.3
4.3
6.6
65.3
0.0
0.1
12.5
1.6
2.3
70.3
67.4
3.0
5.3
1.0
776
636
126
60
100
75
216
+480
16Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
117.8
1,920
2025-26
69
27.8
11.7
6.9
3.7
0.7
1.1
4.8
8.4
57.1
0.0
0.3
15.8
2.0
3.3
61.6
59.2
2.4
4.5
1.4
810
478
253
45
77
96
158
-515
17Myles Turner
M. Turner
116.7
1,912
2025-26
71
26.9
11.9
5.3
1.5
0.7
1.6
4.0
9.1
44.0
2.1
5.4
38.3
1.8
2.5
74.0
58.4
1.1
4.3
1.2
846
378
103
50
115
83
185
-227
18Moussa Diabaté
M. Diabaté
111.9
1,899
2025-26
73
26.0
7.9
8.7
1.9
0.8
1.0
3.1
5.0
63.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.6
2.4
65.9
65.3
3.7
5.0
1.0
575
635
141
56
72
73
176
+345
19Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
100.9
1,866
2025-26
64
29.2
25.0
11.5
3.1
1.0
3.1
8.6
16.9
51.2
1.9
5.5
34.9
5.8
7.0
82.7
62.6
2.0
9.5
2.4
1,600
736
200
66
197
155
156
+682
20Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
115.8
1,818
2025-26
TOT
64
28.4
15.1
8.4
3.3
0.6
0.6
6.2
12.5
49.3
1.6
4.2
36.9
1.2
1.5
82.8
57.4
2.0
6.4
1.3
965
537
213
39
41
85
127
-42
21Kyle Filipowski
K. Filipowski
118.7
1,801
2025-26
77
23.4
11.4
7.2
2.6
0.9
0.5
4.2
8.5
49.2
1.0
3.0
32.5
2.1
2.8
75.0
58.6
1.9
5.3
1.6
879
552
198
73
39
125
232
-256
22Precious Achiuwa
P. Achiuwa
119.0
1,745
2025-26
73
23.9
10.1
6.7
1.4
0.9
0.7
4.3
8.2
52.8
0.4
1.3
27.8
1.1
1.9
55.4
55.8
2.4
4.3
0.9
736
492
101
65
50
65
123
-271
23Jay Huff
J. Huff
115.3
1,719
2025-26
82
21.0
9.5
4.0
1.5
0.5
1.9
3.5
7.5
47.6
1.5
4.5
31.9
1.0
1.2
82.8
59.8
0.9
3.1
0.9
783
324
121
41
153
76
196
-252
24Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
109.0
1,704
2025-26
77
22.1
11.1
9.0
0.7
0.8
1.1
4.5
8.4
53.0
1.2
3.0
39.5
0.9
1.2
74.0
61.6
2.8
6.2
0.8
851
694
56
59
84
62
119
-66
25Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
115.3
1,635
2025-26
75
21.8
8.5
3.6
1.3
0.6
1.2
3.1
7.2
42.8
1.5
4.2
36.0
0.7
1.0
75.7
55.2
0.6
3.0
0.8
634
273
97
45
87
61
154
+42
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.659
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4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
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52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
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.598
15.0
7
45
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.549
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22
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2
56
26
.683
4.0
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29
.646
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.634
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5
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36
.561
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32
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.207
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1
64
18
.780
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20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
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.646
11.0
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52
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.634
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49
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.598
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
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.512
22.0
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42
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.512
22.0
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37
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