who has the best defensive rating top players centers

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating by a center this season, with a 103.1 rating.

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Who has the best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games top players centers 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	103.1	2025-26	OKC	31	28.7	18.2	8.3	1.6	0.6	1.8	6.9	11.9	57.7	1.5	3.7	39.1	3.0	3.7	79.3	67.0	1.5	6.7	1.9	890	563	256	50	18	56	60	88	+339
2	Kel'el Ware K. Ware	106.6	2025-26	MIA	36	25.1	12.4	10.6	0.5	0.9	1.3	4.9	8.8	55.6	1.3	2.8	44.1	1.5	1.8	81.5	65.2	3.5	7.1	1.0	902	448	382	19	34	46	37	63	-53
3	Jalen Duren J. Duren	109.1	2025-26	DET	31	28.4	17.9	10.6	1.7	0.9	0.9	7.0	11.0	63.3	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.5	72.4	66.7	4.1	6.5	2.3	880	555	330	53	29	28	70	98	+172
4	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	110.8	2025-26	MIN	36	31.6	11.3	11.1	1.8	0.6	1.7	4.6	6.5	71.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.8	52.9	69.1	3.9	7.1	1.3	1,138	406	399	64	21	60	48	102	+183
5	Naz Reid N. Reid	111.3	2025-26	MIN	36	26.4	14.3	6.2	2.4	0.9	0.9	5.3	11.7	45.7	2.4	6.4	36.6	1.3	1.6	80.7	57.9	1.1	5.1	1.5	951	515	224	86	32	31	54	89	+77
6	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	111.5	2025-26	HOU	28	34.3	21.8	9.0	6.5	1.5	1.0	8.3	16.3	51.2	0.7	2.3	31.7	4.4	6.0	73.4	57.6	2.9	6.0	3.3	961	610	251	182	41	27	92	93	+195
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	112.9	2025-26	NYK	32	32.8	22.0	11.8	2.9	0.9	0.7	7.0	14.9	47.3	1.8	4.9	35.4	6.2	7.0	87.6	61.1	3.0	8.8	2.4	1,050	703	377	93	28	21	78	114	+182
8	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	113.1	2025-26	MEM	33	30.2	18.4	5.5	2.0	0.9	1.4	6.8	14.2	48.1	1.6	4.6	35.8	3.1	4.2	74.5	57.3	0.8	4.7	2.1	998	608	182	65	29	47	70	130	-109
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	113.1	2025-26	DEN	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
10	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	114.6	2025-26	ORL	35	30.4	12.5	7.8	2.0	0.7	0.7	4.3	8.4	51.9	1.2	3.2	38.4	2.6	3.4	75.6	63.3	2.5	5.2	1.3	1,063	437	272	71	25	23	44	130	+67
11	Myles Turner M. Turner	114.7	2025-26	MIL	36	28.9	12.4	5.4	1.6	0.7	1.6	4.0	9.7	41.4	2.2	5.9	37.6	2.2	2.9	75.0	56.6	1.1	4.3	1.0	1,039	446	195	58	26	59	35	94	+17
12	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	114.9	2025-26	ATL	36	31.6	16.2	7.7	3.3	1.0	1.0	6.1	12.5	48.6	1.9	5.2	35.6	2.2	2.8	77.5	58.9	1.8	6.0	1.9	1,138	584	278	117	37	37	67	125	-120
13	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	115.7	2025-26	BKN	31	30.1	13.5	7.8	4.2	0.8	1.3	5.4	9.2	58.2	0.0	0.4	9.1	2.8	4.2	67.4	61.4	2.7	5.1	1.5	934	420	242	131	24	40	46	69	-135
14	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	115.9	2025-26	LAL	29	29.4	14.3	8.4	0.8	0.8	1.0	6.7	9.4	70.4	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.6	59.6	70.2	2.6	5.9	1.8	854	414	245	24	24	29	51	77	-11
15	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	117.0	2025-26	LAC	29	31.6	15.2	11.0	2.4	0.4	1.0	6.6	11.0	60.4	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.8	71.3	62.4	3.4	7.6	1.9	917	441	319	71	12	28	55	70	-39
16	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	117.1	2025-26	CHI	34	30.3	16.5	8.9	3.5	0.7	0.4	6.7	13.3	50.6	1.8	4.7	38.8	1.2	1.5	78.4	58.9	2.0	6.9	1.5	1,031	560	302	120	24	15	51	70	-88
17	Derik Queen D. Queen	117.3	2025-26	NOP	36	25.9	13.1	7.0	4.0	1.0	0.9	5.0	10.0	49.9	0.2	1.0	20.0	2.9	3.8	77.4	56.1	1.6	5.4	2.4	933	473	252	145	37	34	87	114	-130

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

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DRTG

105.9

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NETRTG

14.6

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3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	6	.833
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.5
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.5
4	Nuggets	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	UTA	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 1/9	OKC	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	MIA	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Tue 1/13	SAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Thu 1/15	OKC	@	HOU	7:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

30 - 6

105

Final

108

Suns

21 - 14

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.9

111.4

112.2

113.1

113.3

113.5

NetRtg Rankings

14.6

8.8

7.4

6.2

6.0

5.5

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6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,795.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,803.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,782

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.55

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.55

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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24-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	26	9	.743
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	3.0
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.5
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.5
5	76ers	19	14	.576	6.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	6.5
7	Heat	20	16	.556	6.5
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.0
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	9.0
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	10.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.0
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	16.5
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	20.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	6	.833
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.5
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.5
4	Nuggets	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	7.0
7	Suns	21	14	.600	8.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.0
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/4	MIA	@	ORL	105-106
Thu 12/4	LAL	@	BOS	105-126
Thu 12/4	UTA	@	NYK	112-146
Thu 12/4	SAS	@	CLE	117-130
Thu 12/4	DEN	@	ATL	134-133

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/5	DEN	@	PHI	8:30 PM
Mon 1/5	UTA	@	POR	10:00 PM
Mon 1/5	GSW	@	LAC	10:00 PM
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	ORL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

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