what nba center has the worst defensive rating

Domantas Sabonis has the worst defensive rating by a center this season, with a 118.0 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	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	118.0	2026-27	SAC	8	36.0	15.1	14.9	6.1	1.0	0.1	5.9	8.6	68.1	0.1	0.3	50.0	3.3	4.3	76.5	72.1	4.6	10.3	3.5	288	121	119	49	8	1	28	27	-76
2	Myles Turner M. Turner	116.1	2026-27	MIL	9	27.4	7.6	5.8	2.3	0.7	2.7	2.9	7.8	37.1	1.3	4.7	28.6	0.4	0.6	80.0	47.1	1.4	4.3	2.0	247	68	52	21	6	24	18	29	-51
3	Precious Achiuwa P. Achiuwa	115.9	2026-27	SAC	8	27.1	11.0	6.1	1.3	1.6	1.1	4.9	8.9	54.9	0.3	0.9	28.6	1.0	2.4	42.1	55.4	1.8	4.4	0.9	217	88	49	10	13	9	7	16	-60
4	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	114.1	2026-27	MIA	9	32.7	18.6	8.4	3.1	2.0	0.7	7.0	13.0	53.8	0.6	3.1	17.9	4.0	5.4	73.5	60.3	3.0	5.4	1.9	294	167	76	28	18	6	17	19	-40
5	Naz Reid N. Reid	114.1	2026-27	CHA	10	29.2	16.6	8.1	1.9	0.6	0.5	6.4	15.4	41.6	2.3	6.5	35.4	1.5	2.3	65.2	50.6	1.4	6.7	2.6	292	166	81	19	6	5	26	23	-103
6	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	113.6	2026-27	ORL	8	32.8	14.3	9.4	1.1	1.3	0.5	5.0	7.6	65.6	1.0	2.5	40.0	3.3	4.0	81.3	75.9	2.4	7.0	1.9	262	114	75	9	10	4	15	24	-20
7	Moussa Diabaté M. Diabaté	112.0	2026-27	CHA	9	28.8	8.9	9.1	2.0	1.6	0.9	3.7	5.8	63.5	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.1	73.7	66.3	5.2	3.9	1.8	259	80	82	18	14	8	16	25	-123
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	111.2	2026-27	DEN	7	36.0	23.4	9.7	9.3	2.1	1.1	9.1	18.1	50.4	1.0	4.6	21.9	4.1	4.7	87.9	57.9	2.3	7.4	3.6	252	164	68	65	15	8	25	21	+20
9	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	111.1	2026-27	ATL	10	29.5	13.2	8.6	2.6	1.0	0.6	5.1	10.5	48.6	1.4	4.4	31.8	1.6	2.0	80.0	58.0	2.8	5.8	1.1	295	132	86	26	10	6	11	29	+10
10	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	108.7	2026-27	HOU	7	35.1	22.4	9.1	8.1	1.3	1.1	8.4	15.6	54.1	1.0	2.0	50.0	4.6	6.1	74.4	61.4	3.0	6.1	3.4	246	157	64	57	9	8	24	23	+104
11	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	107.0	2026-27	LAL	9	30.6	14.4	10.2	1.1	1.3	2.7	6.2	8.7	71.8	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.6	56.3	70.6	3.1	7.1	1.3	275	130	92	10	12	24	12	25	+73
12	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	105.3	2026-27	POR	7	24.6	12.0	10.6	1.6	0.3	2.4	4.7	8.3	56.9	1.0	2.1	46.7	1.6	2.4	64.7	64.1	4.1	6.4	1.4	172	84	74	11	2	17	10	19	+76
13	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	105.0	2026-27	PHI	8	32.4	17.9	9.6	4.0	0.6	0.9	5.6	14.8	38.1	0.4	3.5	10.7	6.3	7.0	89.3	50.1	1.8	7.9	3.3	259	143	77	32	5	7	26	18	+53
14	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	104.6	2026-27	NYK	8	31.3	19.9	13.6	3.1	0.5	0.5	7.4	12.9	57.3	1.9	4.4	42.9	3.3	4.3	76.5	67.4	3.1	10.5	3.8	250	159	109	25	4	4	30	25	+52
15	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	104.6	2026-27	MIN	9	29.8	7.6	11.8	1.3	0.4	1.0	2.7	5.8	46.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.2	5.4	40.8	46.2	4.1	7.7	1.0	268	68	106	12	4	9	9	20	+89
16	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	103.7	2026-27	OKC	9	24.8	7.4	9.7	3.0	1.1	0.3	3.0	6.4	46.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.4	1.7	86.7	51.9	3.0	6.7	1.7	223	67	87	27	10	3	15	24	+18
17	Paul Reed P. Reed	101.9	2026-27	DET	8	27.3	12.8	6.8	2.4	1.3	0.8	5.4	9.3	58.1	0.6	1.0	62.5	1.4	1.9	73.3	63.3	2.4	4.4	1.9	218	102	54	19	10	6	15	30	+64
18	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	96.2	2026-27	SAS	8	31.6	29.0	12.4	3.1	1.4	4.5	10.6	21.9	48.6	1.5	6.3	24.0	6.3	8.1	76.9	57.0	3.1	9.3	2.1	253	232	99	25	11	36	17	17	+112

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.6

Acuff

RPG

14.9

Sabonis

APG

7.0

Acuff

Team Rankings

ORTG

107.3

26th

DRTG

121.1

28th

NETRTG

-13.8

28th

3P%

32.5

24th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.0
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	5.5
14	Kings	1	7	.125	5.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	MIA	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	ORL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/13	POR	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sun 11/15	OKC	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Wed 11/18	PHX	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

7 - 2

116

Final

103

Kings

1 - 7

Wed 4 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.5

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.9

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

2.7

Kessler

2.7

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

107.8

108.2

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

10.6

10.0

9.5

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

512.3

Wembanyama

501

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

532.8

Dončić

501

Antetokounmpo

493.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.0

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.3

Acuff

37.0

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Wembanyama

1.87

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

7-2

6-2

5-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	6	1	.857
2	Lakers	7	2	.778
3	Rockets	7	2	.778
4	Thunder	7	2	.778
5	Spurs	6	2	.750	0.5
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	0.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.0
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.0
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.0
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.0
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	5.5
14	Kings	1	7	.125	5.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.0

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 11/7	DEN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sat 11/7	BKN	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

Domantas Sabonis has the worst defensive rating by a center this season, with a 118.0 rating.

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

512.3

501

477.8

532.8

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