Tristan Thompson had the worst defensive rating by a center in 2019-20, with a 114.1 rating.

Interpreted as:

worst defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2020

	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	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	114.1	2019-20	CLE	57	30.2	12.0	10.1	2.1	0.6	0.9	5.1	9.9	51.2	0.2	0.4	39.1	1.7	2.8	61.5	54.0	4.0	6.2	1.8	1,721	684	577	120	33	50	103	124	-377
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	108.1	2019-20	DEN	73	32.0	19.9	9.7	7.0	1.2	0.6	7.7	14.7	52.8	1.1	3.5	31.4	3.4	4.1	81.7	60.5	2.3	7.5	3.1	2,335	1,456	711	512	85	44	226	222	+255
3	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	107.2	2019-20	ORL	62	32.2	19.6	10.9	3.6	0.9	0.8	8.0	16.7	47.7	1.6	4.7	33.9	2.1	2.7	78.4	54.9	2.3	8.6	1.4	1,998	1,215	673	222	54	47	88	135	+52
4	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	106.9	2019-20	POR	67	30.0	15.5	13.5	1.2	0.4	2.9	6.5	10.5	62.1	0.1	0.1	57.1	2.4	3.6	68.6	64.4	3.9	9.7	1.8	2,008	1,040	905	78	26	196	120	196	+114
5	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	106.6	2019-20	MEM	70	26.4	14.9	11.3	1.9	0.4	1.1	6.2	10.6	58.5	0.5	1.3	35.2	2.1	2.9	74.0	63.1	3.0	8.2	1.8	1,845	1,044	788	131	30	76	127	185	+5
6	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	105.9	2019-20	BKN	70	26.5	11.1	9.6	1.6	0.6	1.3	4.3	6.6	64.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	3.9	63.3	66.4	3.1	6.5	1.1	1,852	775	671	110	40	92	77	162	+45
7	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	105.8	2019-20	MIA	72	33.6	15.9	10.2	5.1	1.1	1.3	6.1	11.0	55.7	0.0	0.2	14.3	3.7	5.3	69.1	59.8	2.4	7.8	2.8	2,417	1,146	735	368	82	93	204	182	+244
8	Myles Turner M. Turner	104.9	2019-20	IND	62	29.5	12.1	6.6	1.2	0.7	2.1	4.3	9.5	45.7	1.4	4.0	34.4	2.0	2.7	75.1	56.6	1.4	5.2	1.4	1,826	749	407	72	46	132	85	166	-7
9	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	103.9	2019-20	UTA	68	34.3	15.1	13.5	1.5	0.8	2.0	5.7	8.2	69.3	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.9	63.0	69.9	3.4	10.1	1.9	2,333	1,026	916	101	51	135	130	215	+293
10	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	103.0	2019-20	TOT	57	33.0	17.7	15.2	2.7	1.9	1.6	7.3	13.8	53.3	0.1	0.6	14.3	3.0	5.2	57.5	55.3	4.4	10.8	3.6	1,879	1,010	864	152	109	93	203	201	-191
11	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	100.1	2019-20	MIL	68	26.7	12.0	4.6	1.5	0.7	2.4	4.3	9.9	43.5	1.5	4.8	31.4	1.9	2.2	83.6	55.1	0.9	3.7	1.0	1,817	813	312	99	46	163	70	163	+526

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30.7

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RPG

9.3

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APG

7.1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

9th

DRTG

115.4

16th

NETRTG

2.3

9th

3P%

35.1

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	76ers	16	13	.552	7.0
6	Magic	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	7.5
8	Heat	16	15	.516	8.0
9	Bulls	15	15	.500	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	CLE	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	PHX	@	CLE	3:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

17 - 15

124

Final

126

Knicks

21 - 9

Thu 25 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.8

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.7

Murphy

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Jokić

71.3

Ayton

71.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.5

122.6

122.0

121.9

120.0

DRtg Rankings

106.2

111.3

112.2

112.4

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.8

8.5

7.1

6.7

Tank Leaderboard

6-25

6-23

8-24

8-23

9-21

9-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,922.1

Jokić

1,572.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,473.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,044.3

Jokić

1,579

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,558.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.8

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

20-10

20-12

17-11-1

18-12

16-12

Worst Record ATS

10-22

11-19

11-18

12-19

13-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	7	.774
2	Knicks	21	9	.700	2.5
3	Celtics	19	11	.633	4.5
4	Raptors	18	14	.563	6.5
5	76ers	16	13	.552	7.0
6	Magic	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	7.5
8	Heat	16	15	.516	8.0
9	Bulls	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Hawks	15	17	.469	9.5
11	Bucks	12	19	.387	12.0
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	13.0
13	Nets	9	19	.321	13.5
14	Wizards	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Pacers	6	25	.194	18.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	5	.839
2	Spurs	23	7	.767	2.5
3	Nuggets	22	8	.733	3.5
4	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	11	.645	6.0
6	Rockets	18	10	.643	6.5
7	Suns	17	13	.567	8.5
8	Warriors	16	15	.516	10.0
9	Grizzlies	15	16	.484	11.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	19	.387	14.0
11	Jazz	11	19	.367	14.5
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	15.0
13	Clippers	9	21	.300	16.5
14	Kings	8	23	.258	18.0
15	Pelicans	8	24	.250	18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/23	MIN	@	SAC	112-117
Mon 11/24	ATL	@	WAS	113-132
Mon 11/24	ORL	@	PHI	144-103
Mon 11/24	LAC	@	LAL	118-135
Tue 11/25	DET	@	BOS	114-117

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/28	GSW	@	TOR	3:30 PM
Sun 12/28	PHI	@	OKC	3:30 PM
Sun 12/28	MEM	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 12/28	BOS	@	POR	6:00 PM
Sun 12/28	DET	@	LAC	9:00 PM

Tristan Thompson had the worst defensive rating by a center in 2019-20, with a 114.1 rating.

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