Domantas Sabonis had the highest defensive rating by a center in 2024-25, with a 113.8 rating.

Interpreted as:

worst defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2025

	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	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	113.8	2024-25	SAC	70	34.7	19.1	13.9	6.0	0.7	0.4	7.5	12.8	59.0	0.9	2.2	41.7	3.1	4.1	75.4	65.5	3.8	10.1	2.9	2,429	1,337	972	423	48	26	202	229	+145
2	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	113.7	2024-25	ATL	74	27.9	13.4	8.9	2.3	0.9	0.9	5.2	9.2	56.7	0.6	2.0	32.4	2.2	2.9	75.9	63.4	3.0	5.9	1.2	2,064	988	660	168	69	68	90	193	+40
3	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	113.6	2024-25	MIL	80	31.8	13.0	5.0	1.8	0.6	1.9	4.9	9.7	50.9	1.7	4.7	37.3	1.4	1.7	82.6	62.4	1.4	3.6	1.1	2,546	1,041	401	143	50	148	84	171	+134
4	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	113.4	2024-25	CHI	73	31.2	18.5	10.1	3.5	0.8	0.7	7.5	14.2	53.0	1.8	4.4	40.2	1.6	2.0	80.5	61.1	2.4	7.6	1.6	2,278	1,349	735	256	61	52	119	163	-98
5	Myles Turner M. Turner	111.8	2024-25	IND	72	30.2	15.6	6.5	1.5	0.8	2.0	5.4	11.3	48.1	2.2	5.5	39.6	2.6	3.3	77.3	61.2	1.3	5.3	1.7	2,174	1,120	471	111	54	144	123	183	+202
6	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	111.0	2024-25	MEM	74	29.8	22.2	5.6	2.0	1.2	1.5	8.0	16.4	48.8	2.0	5.3	37.5	4.2	5.4	78.1	59.1	1.2	4.4	2.1	2,207	1,641	417	148	92	113	153	257	+330
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	110.7	2024-25	DEN	70	36.7	29.6	12.7	10.2	1.8	0.6	11.2	19.5	57.6	2.0	4.7	41.7	5.2	6.4	80.0	66.3	2.9	9.9	3.3	2,571	2,071	892	716	127	45	230	160	+594
8	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.4	2024-25	MIN	80	27.5	14.2	6.0	2.3	0.7	0.9	5.3	11.5	46.2	2.2	5.8	37.9	1.4	1.8	77.6	57.7	1.2	4.9	1.4	2,200	1,138	480	181	58	72	108	189	+342
9	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	110.3	2024-25	MIA	78	34.3	18.1	9.6	4.3	1.3	0.7	6.9	14.3	48.5	1.0	2.8	35.7	3.2	4.2	76.5	56.1	2.4	7.2	2.1	2,674	1,410	749	337	98	53	161	162	+27
10	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	110.3	2024-25	NYK	72	35.0	24.4	12.8	3.1	1.0	0.7	8.9	16.9	52.6	2.0	4.7	42.0	4.7	5.7	82.9	63.0	2.9	9.8	2.7	2,517	1,759	920	222	71	50	192	249	+378
11	Jalen Duren J. Duren	108.9	2024-25	DET	78	26.1	11.8	10.3	2.7	0.7	1.1	4.8	7.0	69.2	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.1	66.9	70.3	3.6	6.8	1.7	2,034	918	807	209	54	89	136	251	+36
12	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	108.8	2024-25	MIN	72	33.2	12.0	10.9	1.8	0.8	1.4	4.7	7.1	66.9	0.0	0.0		2.6	3.8	67.4	68.7	3.7	7.2	1.2	2,388	866	785	127	56	104	89	182	+327
13	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	108.3	2024-25	HOU	76	31.5	19.1	10.3	4.9	1.1	0.8	7.5	15.0	49.6	0.3	1.2	23.3	3.9	5.6	69.2	54.5	3.4	6.9	2.6	2,395	1,451	786	372	84	61	194	209	+410
14	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	108.1	2024-25	CLE	82	28.0	13.5	9.7	1.9	0.9	0.9	5.5	7.8	70.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	3.4	71.8	72.4	2.6	7.1	1.2	2,296	1,103	798	158	77	73	97	127	+514
15	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	107.8	2024-25	LAC	80	32.8	16.8	12.6	2.7	0.7	1.1	7.4	11.8	62.8	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.0	66.1	64.1	3.8	8.9	1.6	2,624	1,340	1,010	214	55	90	127	168	+514