who has the best defensive rating top players centers

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating by a center this season, with a 104.1 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	104.1	2025-26	OKC	33	29.0	18.2	8.3	1.6	0.6	1.8	6.9	12.0	57.5	1.4	3.7	37.7	3.1	3.9	77.7	66.5	1.7	6.6	1.8	956	601	274	53	19	59	61	93	+319
2	Kel'el Ware K. Ware	106.7	2025-26	MIA	37	25.1	12.3	10.6	0.6	0.9	1.3	4.8	8.8	54.8	1.2	2.9	43.0	1.4	1.8	81.5	64.3	3.5	7.2	1.0	930	455	393	21	34	47	38	65	-70
3	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	110.0	2025-26	MIN	37	31.6	11.3	11.2	1.8	0.6	1.7	4.6	6.5	72.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.8	54.0	69.8	3.9	7.3	1.4	1,171	419	415	65	21	62	51	104	+203
4	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.5	2025-26	MIN	37	26.4	14.3	6.2	2.4	0.9	0.9	5.4	11.7	45.8	2.4	6.4	36.7	1.2	1.5	80.7	57.9	1.1	5.1	1.5	976	529	230	88	33	32	54	92	+98
5	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	110.9	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
6	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	112.5	2025-26	MEM	35	30.4	18.5	5.6	1.9	0.9	1.5	6.9	14.4	47.9	1.7	4.6	36.6	3.0	4.0	74.5	57.1	0.9	4.7	2.2	1,063	648	195	68	32	51	76	134	-103
7	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
8	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	113.5	2025-26	NYK	34	32.4	21.4	11.4	3.0	0.9	0.6	6.8	14.6	46.6	1.7	4.8	34.8	6.1	7.0	87.4	60.5	2.9	8.5	2.5	1,103	729	389	101	29	22	86	118	+171
9	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	114.0	2025-26	ATL	37	31.7	16.2	7.8	3.2	1.1	1.0	6.1	12.5	48.7	1.9	5.2	36.1	2.2	2.8	76.9	58.9	1.8	6.0	1.8	1,174	601	290	120	41	37	68	128	-124
10	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	114.4	2025-26	ORL	37	30.3	12.4	7.7	2.1	0.7	0.6	4.4	8.5	51.4	1.2	3.2	36.1	2.5	3.4	75.8	62.4	2.4	5.3	1.2	1,122	459	285	77	26	24	46	137	+42
11	Myles Turner M. Turner	115.0	2025-26	MIL	37	28.7	12.4	5.3	1.6	0.7	1.6	4.0	9.6	41.6	2.2	5.9	37.8	2.2	2.9	75.7	56.9	1.1	4.2	1.0	1,063	459	197	61	26	60	36	96	+10
12	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	115.2	2025-26	LAL	31	29.5	14.2	8.5	0.9	0.8	1.0	6.6	9.6	68.9	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.6	59.2	68.8	2.5	5.9	1.7	914	441	262	28	25	32	53	79	-7
13	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	115.4	2025-26	BKN	32	29.9	13.3	7.8	4.1	0.8	1.3	5.3	9.0	58.5	0.0	0.3	9.1	2.8	4.2	66.2	61.4	2.7	5.1	1.5	957	427	248	131	24	42	48	71	-143
14	Derik Queen D. Queen	116.2	2025-26	NOP	38	25.9	12.9	7.2	4.1	1.1	0.9	4.9	10.0	49.5	0.2	1.0	18.9	2.8	3.6	77.4	55.5	1.6	5.7	2.4	984	489	275	155	41	36	92	117	-147
15	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	117.0	2025-26	CHI	36	30.6	16.5	9.3	3.6	0.7	0.4	6.8	13.5	50.1	1.9	4.8	39.2	1.1	1.4	78.4	58.4	2.2	7.1	1.5	1,100	595	333	131	25	16	54	71	-108
16	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	117.2	2025-26	LAC	31	31.6	15.3	11.0	2.5	0.4	1.0	6.6	10.8	60.9	0.0	0.0		2.1	2.8	73.9	63.3	3.6	7.4	1.9	981	473	341	76	12	31	58	79	-56

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DRTG

106.5

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NETRTG

13.2

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36.0

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	31	7	.816
2	Spurs	26	11	.703	4.5
3	Nuggets	25	12	.676	5.5
4	Lakers	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sat 1/17	OKC	@	MIA	8:00 PM

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12 - 24

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Final

129

Thunder

31 - 7

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.4

Towns

11.2

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APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

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

4.7

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.9

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TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Williams

69.8

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124.5

122.9

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119.7

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DRtg Rankings

106.5

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112.2

112.5

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13.2

8.3

7.3

6.9

6.0

5.6

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8-31

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11-23

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,897

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,757.5

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,904.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,861

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USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.2

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MPG Leaders

39.6

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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21-13-1

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21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	9	.757
2	Knicks	24	13	.649	4.0
3	Celtics	23	13	.639	4.5
4	Raptors	23	15	.605	5.5
5	76ers	20	15	.571	7.0
6	Magic	21	17	.553	7.5
7	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	8.0
9	Hawks	18	21	.462	11.0
10	Bulls	17	20	.459	11.0
11	Bucks	16	21	.432	12.0
12	Hornets	13	24	.351	15.0
13	Nets	11	23	.324	15.5
14	Wizards	10	26	.278	17.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	22.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	31	7	.816
2	Spurs	26	11	.703	4.5
3	Nuggets	25	12	.676	5.5
4	Lakers	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.5
6	Rockets	22	12	.647	7.0
7	Suns	22	15	.595	8.5
8	Warriors	20	18	.526	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	18	20	.474	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	21	.432	14.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.5
12	Clippers	13	23	.361	17.0
13	Jazz	12	24	.333	18.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.5
15	Pelicans	8	31	.205	23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 12/7	SAC	@	IND	105-116
Sun 12/7	PHX	@	MIN	108-105
Sun 12/7	SAS	@	NOP	135-132
Mon 12/8	MIA	@	ORL	108-117
Mon 12/8	NYK	@	TOR	117-101

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/8	IND	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	DAL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Fri 1/9	TOR	@	BOS	7:00 PM

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