worst defensive rating center in the nba

Derik Queen has the highest defensive rating by a center this season, with a 119.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
worst defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games center in the NBA this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Derik Queen
D. Queen
119.7
2025-26
NOP NOP
23
24.5
12.3
6.1
3.6
1.0
0.7
4.6
9.6
48.2
0.1
0.7
11.8
3.0
3.8
78.4
54.7
1.8
4.3
2.2
563
283
141
82
24
16
50
75
-132
2Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
119.2
2025-26
BKN BKN
22
30.2
13.5
7.5
4.2
0.7
1.3
5.1
9.2
55.7
0.0
0.5
9.1
3.2
4.6
69.6
60.1
2.8
4.8
1.5
665
298
166
93
16
29
33
52
-153
3Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
117.5
2025-26
LAC LAC
23
32.5
16.0
11.6
2.7
0.5
0.9
7.0
11.7
60.4
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.5
75.4
62.6
3.4
8.1
1.9
748
367
266
61
11
21
44
60
-26
4Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
116.6
2025-26
CHI CHI
21
30.7
16.2
9.6
3.4
0.8
0.3
6.4
13.2
48.7
1.9
4.9
39.2
1.4
1.8
78.9
57.9
2.4
7.2
1.8
645
340
202
71
16
7
37
51
-58
5Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
115.5
2025-26
LAL LAL
20
29.4
15.4
8.7
0.9
0.7
1.1
7.1
10.2
69.6
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.7
67.6
70.1
2.8
5.9
2.1
588
307
173
17
14
22
42
51
+18
6Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
114.9
2025-26
MEM MEM
21
29.6
17.5
5.1
1.8
0.7
1.0
6.4
13.6
47.0
1.6
4.8
33.7
3.1
4.0
78.6
57.1
0.9
4.2
2.1
621
368
107
37
15
20
44
86
-88
7Myles Turner
M. Turner
114.5
2025-26
MIL MIL
24
28.9
12.7
5.9
1.8
0.9
1.7
4.2
9.7
43.5
2.3
5.9
39.0
2.0
2.7
72.3
58.3
1.1
4.8
1.1
693
304
141
43
22
40
26
65
+10
8Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
113.2
2025-26
ATL ATL
23
30.5
15.8
7.3
2.9
0.8
1.0
6.0
11.9
50.2
1.9
5.2
36.7
2.0
2.7
75.4
60.7
1.7
5.7
1.9
702
364
169
67
19
23
43
79
-48
9Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
112.8
2025-26
ORL ORL
22
29.5
11.7
7.6
1.9
0.6
0.7
4.0
7.5
52.4
1.1
2.7
41.7
2.7
3.4
78.7
64.8
2.8
4.8
1.7
648
258
167
42
14
16
38
86
+57
10Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
112.5
2025-26
MIN MIN
22
31.8
11.3
10.3
1.9
0.4
1.5
4.6
6.3
73.2
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.9
54.1
70.7
3.5
6.8
1.5
699
248
227
42
9
34
34
64
+136
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
112.3
2025-26
DEN DEN
22
34.9
29.2
12.4
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.5
17.2
60.8
2.0
4.9
40.7
6.3
7.4
85.8
71.6
3.1
9.3
3.5
768
643
273
242
30
18
76
62
+217
12Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
111.7
2025-26
NYK NYK
22
33.1
22.5
11.9
3.4
0.8
0.7
7.4
15.8
46.7
1.9
5.4
35.3
5.8
6.6
88.3
60.1
3.1
8.8
2.6
729
494
261
74
18
16
57
74
+168
13Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.2
2025-26
MIN MIN
22
25.5
13.5
5.7
2.4
1.0
1.0
5.1
11.2
45.9
2.2
5.9
38.0
1.0
1.4
76.7
57.5
1.2
4.5
1.5
562
298
126
52
23
21
32
59
+20
14Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.2
2025-26
HOU HOU
19
35.9
23.1
9.1
7.1
1.3
1.0
8.5
16.8
50.5
1.1
2.7
38.5
5.1
6.8
73.8
58.2
2.9
6.2
3.3
682
438
173
135
25
19
62
64
+136
15Jalen Duren
J. Duren
109.4
2025-26
DET DET
20
29.1
19.0
11.3
1.9
0.8
1.0
6.9
10.6
65.1
0.0
0.0
5.2
6.9
75.2
69.6
4.3
7.1
2.7
581
379
226
37
16
19
54
68
+168
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

112.0

25th

DRTG

122.6

29th

NETRTG

-10.6

28th

3P%

34.9

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Jazz Jazz
8
14
.364
13.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
8
15
.348
13.5
13
Clippers Clippers
6
17
.261
15.5
14
Kings Kings
5
17
.227
16.0
15
Pelicans Pelicans
3
20
.130
18.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Last Game

125

Final

116

NOP Pelicans

3 - 20

Thu 4 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Rockets Rockets
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.0
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
18
5
.783
2
Knicks Knicks
15
7
.682
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
9
.625
3.5
4
Magic Magic
14
9
.609
4.0
5
Celtics Celtics
14
9
.609
4.0
6
Heat Heat
14
9
.609
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/7
PHX PHX
@
LAC LAC
114-103
Sat
11/8
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
122-115
Sat
11/8
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
114-100
Sat
11/8
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
111-107
Sat
11/8
BKN BKN
@
NYK NYK
98-134

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Sat
12/6
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
LAC LAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM