what center have the best defensive rating

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 104.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

What center have the best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular season?

	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	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	104.0	2025-26	OKC	67	29.0	17.0	8.8	1.6	0.6	1.9	6.2	11.3	55.3	1.3	3.5	35.6	3.2	4.0	79.7	64.9	1.9	6.9	1.5	1,944	1,136	591	110	39	125	103	152	+629
2	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	109.7	2025-26	MIN	75	31.3	11.0	11.5	1.7	0.8	1.6	4.4	6.5	68.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.1	4.0	52.5	66.6	4.0	7.5	1.4	2,347	824	860	125	57	122	104	196	+226
3	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	109.7	2025-26	NYK	72	31.0	20.1	11.9	2.9	0.8	0.5	6.9	13.8	49.6	1.5	4.1	36.8	4.8	5.7	85.5	61.5	3.2	8.7	2.5	2,230	1,445	855	211	61	39	182	247	+360
4	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	110.1	2025-26	POR	73	27.2	12.0	11.6	2.1	0.6	1.7	4.6	8.8	52.0	1.0	3.1	32.7	1.8	2.7	67.3	60.0	4.5	7.1	1.3	1,983	874	846	154	43	122	93	174	+23
5	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.5	2025-26	MIN	75	26.1	13.5	6.3	2.2	0.9	1.0	5.1	11.3	45.2	2.1	5.8	36.1	1.2	1.6	73.3	56.2	1.2	5.1	1.6	1,959	1,014	470	167	71	76	123	190	+146
6	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	111.3	2025-26	MIA	69	32.2	20.2	10.0	3.0	1.2	0.7	6.9	15.7	43.9	1.7	5.5	31.7	4.6	5.9	77.8	55.0	2.1	8.0	1.7	2,223	1,392	691	210	80	45	117	118	+316
7	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	111.4	2025-26	HOU	69	33.4	20.6	8.8	6.2	1.2	1.1	8.2	15.7	52.2	0.6	1.9	31.0	3.7	5.4	68.8	57.2	2.9	5.9	3.1	2,308	1,424	608	427	84	76	215	225	+190
8	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	111.6	2025-26	ATL	71	31.0	15.4	7.7	3.2	1.1	1.1	5.6	11.7	48.2	2.0	5.2	37.9	2.1	2.8	75.5	59.4	1.9	5.8	1.7	2,201	1,091	544	229	81	77	124	239	+107
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	111.6	2025-26	DEN	62	35.0	27.9	12.9	10.9	1.4	0.8	10.0	17.4	57.1	1.8	4.6	38.3	6.2	7.5	82.7	67.2	2.9	10.0	3.8	2,172	1,727	798	673	85	50	235	170	+520
10	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	114.2	2025-26	ORL	74	29.6	12.1	7.5	2.0	0.8	0.6	4.3	8.3	51.6	1.0	3.0	32.3	2.5	3.1	79.7	62.1	2.1	5.4	1.3	2,194	892	553	148	59	45	96	256	+48
11	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	117.8	2025-26	BKN	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	1,920	810	478	253	45	77	96	158	-515

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.6

Hartenstein

APG

6.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

7th

DRTG

107.3

1st

NETRTG

11.7

1st

3P%

36.3

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	62	16	.795
2	Spurs	59	19	.756	3.0
3	Lakers	50	28	.641	12.0
4	Nuggets	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets	49	29	.628	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 4/7	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Wed 4/8	OKC	@	LAC	10:00 PM
Fri 4/10	OKC	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 4/12	PHX	@	OKC	8:30 PM

Last Game

Jazz

21 - 58

111

Final

146

Thunder

62 - 16

Sun 5 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.7

119.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.5

111.1

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.3

8.1

8.0

6.7

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

17-61

18-60

19-59

21-58

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

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

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-31-1

46-32

44-34

44-35

44-34

Worst Record ATS

31-47

33-46

33-45

34-44

34-43-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	49	29	.628	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
7	Raptors	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.5
9	Magic	42	36	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	28.0
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	38.0
14	Pacers - e	18	60	.231	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	40.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	3.0
3	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	19.0
8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	22.0
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
13	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	58	.266	41.5
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5