which center has the highest defensive rating this season

Nic Claxton has the highest defensive rating by a center this season, with a 117.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

Which center has the highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this 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	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	117.5	2025-26	BKN	68	27.9	11.7	7.0	3.7	0.7	1.1	4.8	8.4	56.9	0.0	0.3	16.7	2.0	3.3	61.2	59.0	2.5	4.5	1.4	1,895	794	473	251	45	77	93	156	-496
2	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	114.1	2025-26	ORL	72	29.5	11.8	7.5	2.0	0.8	0.6	4.2	8.2	51.3	1.0	3.0	31.9	2.4	3.0	79.8	61.8	2.1	5.4	1.3	2,126	851	542	144	59	45	93	247	+47
3	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	111.6	2025-26	ATL	70	31.1	15.4	7.7	3.2	1.2	1.1	5.7	11.7	48.2	2.0	5.2	37.9	2.1	2.7	75.5	59.4	1.9	5.8	1.8	2,174	1,076	537	225	81	75	123	235	+70
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	111.4	2025-26	DEN	61	34.9	27.7	13.0	10.8	1.4	0.8	9.9	17.3	57.2	1.8	4.6	38.7	6.1	7.3	82.6	67.3	2.9	10.1	3.9	2,128	1,687	790	660	85	47	235	166	+508
5	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	111.2	2025-26	HOU	67	33.5	20.6	8.9	6.2	1.3	1.1	8.1	15.7	52.0	0.6	1.8	32.0	3.7	5.4	68.9	57.1	3.0	5.9	3.1	2,244	1,381	598	415	84	74	210	219	+175
6	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	111.2	2025-26	MIA	68	32.3	20.3	10.0	3.0	1.2	0.7	7.0	15.9	43.9	1.7	5.5	31.5	4.6	5.9	77.6	54.8	2.1	7.9	1.7	2,199	1,378	682	203	79	45	115	117	+291
7	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.3	2025-26	MIN	72	26.1	13.6	6.3	2.3	1.0	1.0	5.1	11.2	45.9	2.1	5.8	36.5	1.2	1.6	73.0	57.0	1.2	5.1	1.6	1,876	977	450	162	70	71	118	182	+161
8	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	110.2	2025-26	POR	72	27.2	12.1	11.6	2.1	0.6	1.7	4.6	8.9	52.0	1.0	3.1	33.0	1.8	2.7	67.3	60.1	4.5	7.1	1.3	1,961	870	837	152	42	122	92	169	+22
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	109.9	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
10	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	109.4	2025-26	MIN	72	31.4	11.1	11.5	1.7	0.8	1.7	4.5	6.5	69.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.2	4.1	52.7	67.3	3.9	7.5	1.4	2,260	801	827	121	56	120	99	190	+250
11	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	104.3	2025-26	OKC	65	29.3	17.0	8.9	1.7	0.6	1.8	6.3	11.4	55.1	1.2	3.5	34.8	3.3	4.1	79.9	64.7	1.9	7.0	1.6	1,904	1,108	580	109	37	120	101	148	+586

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Porter

RPG

7.1

Porter

APG

3.8

Traore

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.0

30th

DRTG

118.7

24th

NETRTG

-9.7

28th

3P%

34.1

29th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	30	46	.395	25.0
12	Bulls	29	47	.382	26.0
13	Pacers	18	58	.237	37.0
14	Nets	18	58	.237	37.0
15	Wizards	17	59	.224	38.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/3	ATL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Sun 4/5	WAS	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Tue 4/7	MIL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 4/9	IND	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 4/10	BKN	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

40 - 36

117

Final

Nets

18 - 58

Tue 31 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.8

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

13.0

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.6

Duren

67.9

Ayton

67.4

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.4

119.7

119.3

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.6

111.0

112.8

112.9

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.3

7.9

7.6

6.2

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

17-59

18-58

20-57

21-56

24-52

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,786

Jokić

3,669.7

Dončić

3,333.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,039.5

Jokić

3,882.3

Dončić

3,531

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

47-29

46-29-1

44-32

44-33

43-33

Worst Record ATS

31-45

32-45

32-44

33-43

33-42

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	55	21	.724
2	Celtics - x	51	25	.671	4.0
3	Knicks - x	49	28	.636	6.5
4	Cavaliers	47	29	.618	8.0
5	Hawks	44	33	.571	11.5
6	76ers	42	34	.553	13.0
7	Raptors	42	34	.553	13.0
8	Hornets	40	36	.526	15.0
9	Magic	40	36	.526	15.0
10	Heat	40	37	.519	15.5
11	Bucks - e	30	46	.395	25.0
12	Bulls - e	29	47	.382	26.0
13	Pacers - e	18	58	.237	37.0
14	Nets - e	18	58	.237	37.0
15	Wizards - e	17	59	.224	38.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	60	16	.789
2	Spurs - x	58	18	.763	2.0
3	Lakers - x	50	26	.658	10.0
4	Nuggets - x	49	28	.636	11.5
5	Rockets	47	29	.618	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	29	.613	13.5
7	Suns	42	34	.553	18.0
8	Clippers	39	37	.513	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	39	38	.506	21.5
10	Warriors	36	40	.474	24.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	51	.329	35.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	51	.329	35.0
13	Mavericks - e	24	52	.316	36.0
14	Jazz - e	21	56	.273	39.5
15	Kings - e	20	57	.260	40.5