top defensive rating among centers

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating by a center this season, with a 104.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
top defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games among centers this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.9
2025-26
28
28.8
18.5
7.9
1.6
0.5
1.6
7.0
12.1
57.4
1.5
3.7
39.4
3.1
3.9
79.8
66.8
1.5
6.4
1.9
806
518
221
44
14
44
53
83
+279
2Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
106.5
2025-26
33
24.8
12.6
10.6
0.5
1.0
1.3
4.9
8.8
56.4
1.3
2.8
47.3
1.5
1.8
81.4
66.2
3.4
7.2
1.0
820
417
349
17
32
42
34
56
-61
3Jalen Duren
J. Duren
109.9
2025-26
29
28.8
18.2
10.9
1.8
0.8
1.0
7.0
11.1
63.6
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.7
72.9
67.1
4.3
6.6
2.2
835
529
317
51
23
28
64
93
+188
4Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.5
2025-26
33
31.8
11.2
11.0
1.8
0.6
1.7
4.6
6.4
71.6
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
51.1
68.7
3.9
7.1
1.3
1,048
369
362
60
19
56
44
96
+169
5Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.8
2025-26
33
26.8
14.3
6.2
2.4
1.0
0.8
5.3
11.7
45.5
2.5
6.6
37.2
1.2
1.5
79.2
57.7
1.1
5.2
1.5
884
471
206
79
32
27
48
84
+70
6Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.8
2025-26
26
35.6
22.7
9.4
6.8
1.5
1.0
8.7
17.0
50.8
0.8
2.4
31.7
4.6
6.3
73.6
57.3
3.1
6.3
3.5
926
590
244
176
39
26
91
89
+165
7Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.1
2025-26
30
29.9
18.5
5.5
2.0
0.9
1.5
6.8
14.3
47.6
1.7
4.6
36.0
3.2
4.2
76.2
57.2
0.9
4.6
2.1
897
554
166
59
28
44
64
117
-89
8Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
112.4
2025-26
30
32.8
22.0
11.9
2.9
0.8
0.7
7.1
15.0
47.6
1.8
4.9
36.5
5.9
6.8
86.8
61.1
3.0
8.8
2.4
983
660
356
87
25
21
73
106
+205
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
113.1
2025-26
32
34.6
29.6
12.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
10Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
114.6
2025-26
32
30.3
12.5
7.5
2.0
0.7
0.7
4.4
8.3
52.8
1.3
3.2
39.6
2.4
3.1
78.0
64.3
2.7
4.8
1.3
971
400
239
64
23
23
43
121
+49
11Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
114.8
2025-26
30
30.3
13.6
7.8
4.3
0.8
1.3
5.4
9.2
58.5
0.0
0.4
9.1
2.9
4.2
68.3
61.9
2.7
5.1
1.5
910
409
234
129
24
40
46
68
-116
12Myles Turner
M. Turner
115.2
2025-26
33
28.9
12.6
5.4
1.6
0.7
1.5
4.1
9.7
42.1
2.2
5.9
37.2
2.2
3.0
75.5
57.3
1.1
4.3
1.0
953
417
179
54
24
50
32
86
-30
13Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
115.5
2025-26
33
31.8
16.4
7.8
3.2
1.0
1.0
6.1
12.5
48.9
1.9
5.3
35.6
2.2
2.9
77.9
59.4
1.8
6.1
1.9
1,051
540
258
106
33
34
63
115
-118
14Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
115.9
2025-26
26
29.6
14.8
8.8
0.9
0.8
1.0
6.9
9.8
70.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.6
61.0
70.8
2.8
6.0
1.8
770
385
229
23
21
26
48
67
-7
15Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
116.9
2025-26
28
32.0
15.6
11.1
2.5
0.4
1.0
6.8
11.1
60.9
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
71.3
62.9
3.4
7.7
2.0
896
437
312
70
12
27
55
70
-26
16Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
117.2
2025-26
31
30.0
16.1
8.9
3.3
0.8
0.5
6.6
13.4
49.3
1.8
4.8
37.8
1.1
1.4
79.1
57.5
2.1
6.8
1.5
929
498
277
102
24
14
48
65
-82
17Derik Queen
D. Queen
117.3
2025-26
34
25.8
13.3
7.0
4.1
1.0
0.8
5.0
10.1
49.9
0.2
1.0
21.2
3.0
3.9
77.9
56.3
1.6
5.4
2.4
878
451
239
138
34
28
80
108
-96
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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RPG

10.4

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APG

6.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

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DRTG

106.6

1st

NETRTG

14.0

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3P%

36.8

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/31
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
10:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

15 - 19

129

Final

140

OKC Thunder

28 - 5

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
8
.750
2
23
9
.719
1.0
3
19
12
.613
4.5
4
20
14
.588
5.0
5
18
15
.545
6.5
6
18
15
.545
6.5
7
16
14
.533
7.0
8
18
16
.529
7.0
9
15
17
.469
9.0
10
15
19
.441
10.0
11
14
19
.424
10.5
12
11
21
.344
13.0
13
10
20
.333
13.0
14
7
24
.226
16.5
15
6
27
.182
18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
6
21
12
.636
7.0
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
17
16
.515
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.5
10
13
19
.406
14.5
11
12
19
.387
15.0
12
12
21
.364
16.0
13
10
21
.323
17.0
14
8
24
.250
19.5
15
8
26
.235
20.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/28
@
115-119
Fri
11/28
@
111-118
Fri
11/28
@
101-103
Fri
11/28
@
138-135
Fri
11/28
@
99-116

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/30
@
8:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
10:30 PM
Tue
12/30
@
11:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
1:00 PM