nba minutes per game leaders last 5 years centers

Between September 11, 2021 and September 11, 2026, Nikola Jokić has the most minutes per game by a center with 34.7 minutes per game.

	NAME	MPG	GP	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	34.7	357	27.0	12.7	9.5	1.5	0.8	10.3	17.5	58.7	1.4	3.6	37.6	5.1	6.3	81.6	66.7	2.8	9.9	3.5	12,371	9,649	4,540	3,383	523	276	1,238	892	+2915
2	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	34.6	171	18.9	13.5	6.9	0.8	0.5	7.5	12.8	58.7	0.6	1.6	38.1	3.3	4.6	72.5	64.0	3.7	9.8	3.1	5,921	3,231	2,308	1,174	140	78	525	545	+37
3	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	33.6	353	19.4	9.8	3.6	1.2	0.8	7.3	14.5	50.5	0.6	1.9	32.6	4.1	5.3	77.2	57.5	2.3	7.5	2.2	11,878	6,842	3,470	1,277	433	273	778	822	+825
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.3	230	30.8	10.2	4.4	1.0	1.5	10.1	19.7	51.4	1.3	3.6	35.0	9.3	11.0	84.9	62.9	2.0	8.2	3.3	7,665	7,088	2,344	1,012	224	341	761	622	+1156
5	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	33.0	312	22.5	10.5	3.4	0.9	0.7	8.0	15.5	51.4	1.9	4.8	40.0	4.7	5.5	84.5	62.8	2.5	8.0	2.8	10,296	7,032	3,287	1,046	271	231	868	1,086	+1390
6	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	32.6	243	16.1	8.9	2.8	0.8	1.6	6.5	11.9	54.7	0.4	1.5	29.1	2.6	3.7	69.7	59.4	2.2	6.7	1.9	7,922	3,916	2,163	692	199	378	453	592	+877
7	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	32.3	360	13.1	12.3	1.4	0.7	1.7	5.0	7.4	67.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.8	63.9	68.7	3.7	8.6	1.5	11,630	4,722	4,421	516	267	622	555	1,005	+1381
8	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	32.3	368	17.4	10.3	3.3	0.8	0.8	7.3	14.5	50.0	1.5	4.3	34.5	1.4	1.8	81.1	56.9	2.2	8.1	1.6	11,869	6,419	3,780	1,224	280	281	599	840	-392
9	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	30.8	110	24.7	11.3	3.3	1.1	3.4	8.7	17.6	49.6	2.4	6.8	35.1	4.8	5.8	82.9	61.2	1.9	9.4	2.8	3,393	2,716	1,242	367	118	373	304	261	+784
10	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	30.3	339	15.1	9.9	2.0	0.8	1.1	6.1	9.3	65.9	0.0	0.1	7.3	2.8	3.9	72.3	68.4	3.0	6.9	1.4	10,287	5,107	3,353	673	283	360	480	619	+1407
11	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	29.8	292	15.7	9.8	1.4	0.7	0.8	7.1	11.7	60.5	0.1	0.3	24.7	1.6	2.1	73.0	62.5	2.8	7.0	1.6	8,695	4,593	2,850	412	205	244	462	686	-151
12	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	29.5	329	19.8	5.9	1.6	1.1	2.0	7.0	15.1	46.4	1.7	5.1	34.4	4.1	5.1	80.0	57.2	1.4	4.5	2.0	9,699	6,503	1,934	542	363	654	657	1,170	+655
13	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	29.3	358	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	10,498	6,049	3,086	1,605	374	322	921	1,130	+72
14	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	28.9	93	16.6	8.7	1.8	0.7	1.9	6.1	11.2	54.2	1.3	3.5	36.9	3.2	4.0	78.4	64.0	1.8	6.9	1.6	2,683	1,543	808	165	61	178	148	217	+882
15	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	28.5	325	12.5	5.1	1.5	0.6	1.9	4.7	9.5	49.3	1.7	4.6	36.8	1.4	1.7	80.3	60.7	1.4	3.7	1.1	9,263	4,065	1,656	472	183	632	343	753	+845
16	Myles Turner M. Turner	28.5	324	15.2	6.6	1.4	0.6	2.0	5.4	10.8	50.2	1.8	4.7	37.4	2.6	3.4	76.8	61.9	1.3	5.3	1.5	9,222	4,932	2,145	447	207	661	472	934	+134
17	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	28.4	348	12.7	10.2	1.8	0.5	1.1	5.3	8.5	62.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.9	70.2	65.0	3.2	7.0	1.5	9,886	4,414	3,545	609	160	388	523	882	+489
18	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	28.1	320	12.3	8.1	2.1	0.7	0.6	4.6	8.9	51.1	1.0	3.1	32.5	2.2	3.0	73.6	60.2	2.1	6.0	1.5	8,994	3,942	2,595	686	213	194	468	915	-46
19	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	27.5	333	11.2	8.0	2.2	0.7	1.7	4.8	7.8	62.3	0.0	0.1	19.1	1.5	2.8	56.1	62.7	2.4	5.6	1.2	9,162	3,746	2,665	744	242	563	410	805	-1200
20	Al Horford A. Horford	27.5	302	9.2	6.4	2.8	0.6	1.0	3.4	7.5	46.2	1.8	4.5	38.8	0.6	0.7	84.3	59.5	1.3	5.1	0.8	8,293	2,789	1,921	833	183	317	238	476	+1504
21	Jakob Poeltl J. Poeltl	27.4	293	12.6	8.8	2.6	0.9	1.3	5.6	8.7	63.9	0.0	0.0	40.0	1.5	2.5	57.8	64.1	3.2	5.6	1.6	8,029	3,684	2,586	764	252	383	479	877	-35
22	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	27.3	76	15.8	7.0	2.7	0.8	1.8	6.2	13.9	44.7	1.3	4.1	31.4	2.1	2.9	70.1	51.8	2.1	4.9	1.9	2,075	1,200	529	204	57	134	142	159	-515
23	Jalen Duren J. Duren	27.0	276	13.5	10.3	2.1	0.7	0.9	5.5	8.4	65.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.7	71.5	67.8	3.5	6.8	1.8	7,457	3,736	2,848	569	188	254	487	820	-73
24	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	26.5	74	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	1,964	922	556	100	38	39	94	170	-461
25	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	26.1	276	11.8	10.0	3.3	1.0	0.8	4.5	8.8	51.2	0.5	1.6	31.1	2.3	3.5	65.1	57.0	2.5	7.4	2.3	7,194	3,265	2,750	918	278	214	635	892	+55

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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

Between September 11, 2021 and September 11, 2026, Nikola Jokić has the most minutes per game by a center with 34.7 minutes per game.

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27.7

12.9

10.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

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

3.8

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

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule