Derik Queen has the worst defensive rating by a center this season, with a 117.1 rating.

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worst defense rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for centers in NBA 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	Derik Queen D. Queen	117.1	2025-26	NOP	35	25.8	13.1	7.0	4.0	1.0	0.9	5.0	10.0	50.0	0.2	1.0	20.6	2.9	3.8	77.4	56.3	1.6	5.4	2.3	904	460	246	141	36	33	82	112	-115
2	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	117.1	2025-26	CHI	32	30.1	16.1	8.9	3.3	0.8	0.4	6.6	13.3	49.4	1.8	4.8	37.9	1.1	1.4	77.8	57.6	2.1	6.8	1.5	962	515	285	107	24	14	48	67	-76
3	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	116.3	2025-26	LAL	27	29.4	14.6	8.6	0.9	0.8	1.0	6.9	9.7	70.6	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.5	61.0	70.5	2.7	5.9	1.8	795	395	231	23	22	26	49	72	-16
4	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	116.3	2025-26	LAC	28	32.0	15.6	11.1	2.5	0.4	1.0	6.8	11.1	60.9	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.9	71.3	62.9	3.4	7.7	2.0	896	437	312	70	12	27	55	70	-26
5	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	115.3	2025-26	ATL	34	31.7	16.4	7.8	3.3	1.0	1.0	6.1	12.5	48.8	1.9	5.3	35.8	2.3	2.9	78.6	59.4	1.8	6.0	1.9	1,078	557	266	111	33	34	63	118	-115
6	Myles Turner M. Turner	114.8	2025-26	MIL	34	28.9	12.6	5.5	1.6	0.8	1.6	4.1	9.7	42.0	2.3	5.9	38.1	2.2	2.9	75.0	57.3	1.1	4.4	0.9	984	430	186	56	26	55	32	89	-18
7	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	114.8	2025-26	BKN	30	30.3	13.6	7.8	4.3	0.8	1.3	5.4	9.2	58.5	0.0	0.4	9.1	2.9	4.2	68.3	61.9	2.7	5.1	1.5	910	409	234	129	24	40	46	68	-116
8	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	114.3	2025-26	ORL	33	30.3	12.3	7.6	2.0	0.7	0.7	4.3	8.2	52.4	1.2	3.1	38.8	2.5	3.2	77.4	63.9	2.6	5.0	1.3	1,000	406	250	66	23	23	43	123	+48
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	112.9	2025-26	NYK	31	32.8	21.9	11.7	2.9	0.8	0.7	7.1	14.8	47.6	1.8	4.9	36.6	6.0	6.9	87.3	61.4	3.0	8.7	2.5	1,016	680	363	91	26	21	76	112	+190
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	112.8	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
11	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	112.2	2025-26	MEM	31	30.1	18.4	5.7	2.0	0.9	1.5	6.7	14.2	47.2	1.7	4.6	36.1	3.3	4.3	76.5	57.0	0.9	4.8	2.1	934	569	178	62	28	47	66	120	-80
12	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	111.8	2025-26	HOU	26	35.6	22.7	9.4	6.8	1.5	1.0	8.7	17.0	50.8	0.8	2.4	31.7	4.6	6.3	73.6	57.3	3.1	6.3	3.5	926	590	244	176	39	26	91	89	+165
13	Naz Reid N. Reid	111.1	2025-26	MIN	34	26.6	14.0	6.3	2.4	0.9	0.8	5.2	11.7	44.8	2.4	6.6	36.3	1.2	1.5	80.0	56.9	1.1	5.2	1.5	906	477	213	80	32	28	51	88	+47
14	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	110.9	2025-26	MIN	34	31.7	11.0	11.0	1.9	0.6	1.6	4.5	6.4	71.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.9	51.1	68.3	3.9	7.1	1.3	1,077	375	373	63	20	56	45	97	+147
15	Jalen Duren J. Duren	109.1	2025-26	DET	30	28.7	18.1	10.8	1.8	0.9	0.9	7.0	11.0	63.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	5.7	72.4	67.2	4.2	6.6	2.3	862	543	325	53	28	28	69	97	+189
16	Kel'el Ware K. Ware	106.5	2025-26	MIA	33	24.8	12.6	10.6	0.5	1.0	1.3	4.9	8.8	56.4	1.3	2.8	47.3	1.5	1.8	81.4	66.2	3.4	7.2	1.0	820	417	349	17	32	42	34	56	-61
17	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	103.9	2025-26	OKC	29	28.7	18.3	8.0	1.6	0.6	1.7	6.9	12.1	57.1	1.4	3.7	39.3	3.0	3.8	79.3	66.4	1.5	6.5	2.0	831	530	232	45	16	49	57	86	+308

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PPG

22.7

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RPG

7.0

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APG

4.0

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.7

23rd

DRTG

121.1

28th

NETRTG

-7.4

27th

3P%

34.1

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Jazz	12	20	.375	16.0
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Clippers	11	21	.344	17.0
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.5
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	POR	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	NOP	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 1/9	NOP	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

8 - 27

118

Final

134

Bulls

16 - 17

Wed 31 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.8

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.3

Huff

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.5

Ayton

69.7

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.0

122.8

122.6

121.7

120.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

106.0

111.5

112.5

113.0

113.1

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

8.7

7.1

6.6

6.4

Tank Leaderboard

6-28

8-27

8-25

8-24

11-22

10-20

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,725.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,587.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,728.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,675.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.2

Dončić

35.9

Brown

32.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-11

21-14

18-12-1

19-14

17-13

Worst Record ATS

12-23

12-21

13-21

13-19

14-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	8	.758
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	2.0
3	Celtics	20	12	.625	4.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	6.0
5	Magic	19	15	.559	6.5
6	76ers	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Heat	18	15	.545	7.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	7.0
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	9.0
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	10.0
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.5
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	14.0
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.5
14	Wizards	8	24	.250	16.5
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	7.0
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.5
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	15.0
11	Jazz	12	20	.375	16.0
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Clippers	11	21	.344	17.0
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.5
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 11/29	MEM	@	SAC	115-107
Sat 11/29	NOP	@	LAL	121-133
Sun 11/30	MIL	@	WAS	126-129
Sun 11/30	ATL	@	DET	98-99
Sun 11/30	CLE	@	IND	135-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/1	HOU	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Thu 1/1	MIA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 1/1	PHI	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Thu 1/1	BOS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Thu 1/1	UTA	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Derik Queen has the worst defensive rating by a center this season, with a 117.1 rating.

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