nba defensive rating leaders for centers

Jakob Poeltl has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with an 86.7 rating.

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Assumption:2026-27 season
Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Jakob Poeltl J. Poeltl	86.7	2026-27	TOR	2	24.5	4.5	7.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.5	60.0	72.6	1.0	6.5	0.5	49	9	15	2	2	2	1	7	+12
2	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	93.0	2026-27	OKC	2	29.0	13.0	12.0	2.0	0.5	4.0	4.0	8.5	47.1	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	100.0	60.7	6.5	5.5	2.0	58	26	24	4	1	8	4	4	+11
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	94.8	2026-27	PHI	2	34.0	18.5	9.0	3.5	1.0	1.5	6.0	15.5	38.7	1.5	5.5	27.3	5.0	6.5	76.9	50.4	1.0	8.0	2.5	68	37	18	7	2	3	5	6	+31
4	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	100.6	2026-27	MIN	2	31.5	9.5	12.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		3.5	6.0	58.3	62.2	4.0	8.0	3.0	63	19	24	2	0	0	6	7	+38
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	102.8	2026-27	DEN	1	35.0	13.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	19.0	26.3	1.0	7.0	14.3	2.0	4.0	50.0	31.3	1.0	6.0	2.0	35	13	7	5	1	1	2	3	-20
6	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	103.2	2026-27	LAL	2	32.5	24.0	8.5	2.0	1.5	4.0	11.0	13.0	84.6	0.0	0.0		2.0	4.5	44.4	80.1	3.0	5.5	1.5	65	48	17	4	3	8	3	3	+42
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	104.2	2026-27	NYK	2	30.5	20.5	11.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	7.5	11.0	68.2	2.5	3.5	71.4	3.0	5.0	60.0	77.7	3.0	8.0	4.0	61	41	22	4	2	2	8	9	+2
8	Day'Ron Sharpe D. Sharpe	104.9	2026-27	BKN	1	30.0	8.0	8.0	3.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	5.0	80.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	73.5	3.0	5.0	2.0	30	8	8	3	1	3	2	4	+7
9	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	105.5	2026-27	ATL	2	25.5	9.0	4.5	4.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	8.0	43.8	1.0	4.0	25.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	53.3	1.0	3.5	1.0	51	18	9	8	0	0	2	4	+37
10	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	105.7	2026-27	SAS	2	33.0	18.5	13.0	2.5	0.5	4.0	5.0	17.0	29.4	1.0	5.0	20.0	7.5	10.0	75.0	43.2	3.0	10.0	3.0	66	37	26	5	1	8	6	7	+1
11	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	106.2	2026-27	CLE	1	28.0	14.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	4.0	50.0	59.5	3.0	4.0	1.0	28	14	7	0	0	2	1	1	-2
12	Moussa Diabaté M. Diabaté	106.3	2026-27	CHA	3	25.7	8.7	7.0	2.0	2.7	0.3	3.7	5.3	68.8	0.0	0.0		1.3	1.7	80.0	71.4	3.7	3.3	2.0	77	26	21	6	8	1	6	7	-55
13	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	111.0	2026-27	WAS	2	24.5	6.5	6.5	3.5	1.0	0.0	2.5	6.5	38.5	0.5	2.5	20.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	46.8	2.5	4.0	0.5	49	13	13	7	2	0	1	5	-3
14	Jaxson Hayes J. Hayes	112.5	2026-27	UTA	2	26.0	11.0	5.0	2.5	1.0	3.5	4.5	5.5	81.8	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	3.5	57.1	78.1	1.5	3.5	0.5	52	22	10	5	2	7	1	7	-18
15	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	113.3	2026-27	IND	2	28.5	12.5	13.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	5.5	9.5	57.9	0.0	0.0		1.5	3.0	50.0	57.8	4.0	9.0	2.0	57	25	26	2	0	3	4	7	-12
16	Naz Reid N. Reid	113.5	2026-27	CHA	3	31.7	20.0	8.7	3.0	0.3	0.7	8.0	17.0	47.1	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	58.3	1.7	7.0	3.0	95	60	26	9	1	2	9	7	-27
17	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	114.1	2026-27	HOU	2	33.0	26.0	8.5	6.0	0.0	0.5	9.5	17.5	54.3	2.0	3.0	66.7	5.0	6.0	83.3	64.5	3.0	5.5	3.5	66	52	17	12	0	1	7	6	+26
18	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	115.7	2026-27	SAC	2	36.0	20.5	18.5	9.0	0.5	0.0	7.5	9.0	83.3	0.5	0.5	100.0	5.0	5.5	90.9	89.8	4.0	14.5	4.0	72	41	37	18	1	0	8	8	-12
19	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	116.1	2026-27	UTA	2	30.5	19.5	7.5	2.5	0.5	2.5	6.5	12.5	52.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	4.5	6.0	75.0	64.4	2.0	5.5	4.0	61	39	15	5	1	5	8	10	-22
20	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	117.2	2026-27	MIA	3	31.0	13.0	7.0	3.7	2.0	0.3	5.0	11.7	42.9	1.0	4.3	23.1	2.0	3.0	66.7	50.1	2.0	5.0	2.3	93	39	21	11	6	1	7	9	-41
21	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	117.5	2026-27	ORL	2	29.5	21.0	8.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	8.0	9.5	84.2	2.0	3.5	57.1	3.0	3.0	100.0	97.0	2.0	6.0	1.0	59	42	16	1	1	2	2	8	-13
22	Precious Achiuwa P. Achiuwa	118.3	2026-27	SAC	2	27.5	14.5	5.5	1.5	2.0	0.0	6.0	9.5	63.2	0.5	1.0	50.0	2.0	2.5	80.0	68.4	2.5	3.0	1.0	55	29	11	3	4	0	2	3	-17
23	Myles Turner M. Turner	123.5	2026-27	MIL	2	31.0	11.5	4.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	4.5	9.5	47.4	2.0	6.0	33.3	0.5	0.5	100.0	59.2	1.5	2.5	3.0	62	23	8	4	0	6	6	8	-17

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.5

Barnes

RPG

10.0

Barnes

APG

6.5

Quickley

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.2

11th

DRTG

90.5

1st

NETRTG

24.7

2nd

3P%

26.2

26th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000
3	76ers	2	0	1.000
4	Raptors	2	0	1.000
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Wizards	1	1	.500	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	TOR	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	TOR	@	LAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Raptors

2 - 0

112

Final

102

Wizards

1 - 1

Fri 23 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

33.0

Randle

32.0

Mitchell

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

Wembanyama

13.0

Zubac

APG Leaders

12.5

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

6.0

Daniels

4.0

Gillespie

3.5

George

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.9

124.5

124.1

122.9

122.2

120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

96.8

97.3

98.6

101.4

NetRtg Rankings

25.8

24.7

24.5

23.0

14.8

12.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-2

0-3

0-2

0-1

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

133.3

Antetokounmpo

107.4

Sabonis

104.9

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

136

Antetokounmpo

118.8

Sabonis

115

Reid

USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

37.0

Acuff

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.5

Maxey

38.0

Randle

37.5

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.74

Flagg

1.65

Johnson

1.62

Daniels

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Flagg

1.69

Jerome

1.67

Johnson

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

0-1

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Hawks	2	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000
3	76ers	2	0	1.000
4	Raptors	2	0	1.000
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Wizards	1	1	.500	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.0
8	Bulls	1	1	.500	1.0
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.0
10	Nets	0	1	.000	1.5
11	Cavaliers	0	1	.000	1.5
12	Magic	0	2	.000	2.0
13	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.0
14	Bucks	0	2	.000	2.0
15	Heat	0	3	.000	2.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	2	0	1.000
2	Thunder	2	0	1.000
3	Rockets	2	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.0
8	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.0
9	Mavericks	1	1	.500	1.0
10	Nuggets	0	1	.000	1.5
11	Suns	0	1	.000	1.5
12	Pelicans	0	2	.000	2.0
13	Spurs	0	2	.000	2.0
14	Warriors	0	2	.000	2.0
15	Kings	0	2	.000	2.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	GSW	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM

Jakob Poeltl has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with an 86.7 rating.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

133.3

107.4

104.9

136

118.8

115

40.7

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36.6

40.5

38.0

37.5

1.74

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