nba leaders (centers) in defensive rating since 2015

Since 2014-15, Tim Duncan has the lowest defensive rating by a center, with a 96.4 rating.

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Assumption:1,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	DRTG	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	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	96.4	138	27.3	11.5	8.3	2.8	0.8	1.7	4.6	9.1	50.3	0.0	0.1	22.2	2.3	3.2	72.9	54.7	2.1	6.3	1.6	3,763	1,592	1,151	393	110	229	221	290	+731
2	Jared Sullinger J. Sullinger	100.1	92	22.1	9.5	7.6	2.1	0.9	0.5	4.0	9.3	42.9	0.3	1.3	26.4	1.2	1.8	63.3	47.0	2.2	5.4	1.2	2,033	871	700	190	79	48	106	226	+180
3	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	100.4	492	25.5	13.1	11.1	0.7	0.5	2.3	5.4	9.3	58.7	0.0	0.1	30.8	2.2	3.6	60.6	60.3	3.2	7.9	1.5	12,534	6,421	5,484	326	268	1,128	751	1,327	+310
4	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	100.8	349	20.8	6.1	5.7	0.9	1.2	1.5	2.5	4.6	54.6	0.0	0.0	16.7	1.1	1.6	67.4	57.5	1.9	3.9	1.1	7,269	2,146	1,998	329	405	533	384	874	-746
5	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	101.4	321	27.3	13.5	9.2	2.9	0.4	1.4	5.2	10.8	48.1	0.4	1.0	42.5	2.6	3.4	77.1	54.6	2.0	7.3	1.6	8,771	4,318	2,969	944	120	457	527	555	+435
6	Boris Diaw B. Diaw	101.8	76	18.2	6.4	3.1	2.3	0.3	0.3	2.7	5.0	52.7	0.3	0.9	36.2	0.7	1.0	73.7	58.2	0.8	2.3	1.3	1,386	485	233	176	26	21	97	102	+292
7	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	101.8	832	26.0	12.2	12.1	1.4	1.2	1.2	5.1	9.6	52.8	0.1	0.3	21.6	2.0	4.0	50.1	53.7	4.1	8.0	1.8	21,668	10,160	10,029	1,131	1,012	974	1,518	2,317	-615
8	Lavoy Allen L. Allen	102.1	63	17.0	5.0	5.1	1.2	0.2	0.7	2.2	4.7	47.2	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.7	70.2	49.3	2.0	3.2	0.6	1,070	315	323	73	15	42	40	102	+86
9	Jordan Hill J. Hill	102.4	73	20.7	8.8	6.2	1.2	0.5	0.5	3.8	7.5	50.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.7	71.2	53.4	2.1	4.0	1.3	1,513	645	451	87	36	37	92	155	+48
10	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	102.5	214	21.0	11.4	5.9	1.3	0.5	0.8	5.0	10.3	49.1	0.0	0.0	22.2	1.3	1.9	69.3	51.3	1.2	4.7	0.7	4,503	2,431	1,270	270	112	164	156	447	-181
11	Anthony Davis A. Davis	102.9	131	34.8	27.1	11.9	2.9	1.4	2.3	9.9	19.5	50.9	0.7	2.1	31.5	6.6	8.2	79.9	58.7	2.6	9.2	2.2	4,558	3,551	1,556	375	182	302	293	300	+184
12	Zaza Pachulia Z. Pachulia	103.0	356	19.2	6.5	6.2	1.8	0.8	0.3	2.4	5.0	48.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.2	78.0	55.1	2.2	4.0	1.3	6,852	2,322	2,214	638	272	110	468	790	+780
13	Dwight Howard D. Howard	103.1	474	25.0	11.5	10.0	1.1	0.7	1.2	4.4	7.2	60.7	0.0	0.1	31.6	2.7	5.0	54.5	61.2	3.0	7.0	1.9	11,846	5,457	4,744	502	311	570	918	1,379	+128
14	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	103.1	866	31.8	13.0	12.1	1.4	0.7	2.1	4.9	7.4	65.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	5.1	63.4	67.3	3.6	8.6	1.6	27,556	11,225	10,491	1,253	629	1,804	1,421	2,365	+3786
15	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	103.1	363	29.4	21.0	10.2	3.5	1.3	1.2	7.2	15.7	45.8	1.1	3.4	34.0	5.4	7.2	75.2	55.5	2.1	8.0	3.4	10,662	7,605	3,685	1,267	479	453	1,235	1,293	+199
16	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	103.8	116	30.9	24.9	11.3	3.3	1.1	3.4	8.8	17.8	49.5	2.4	6.8	34.8	4.8	5.8	82.4	60.9	2.0	9.3	2.7	3,587	2,884	1,306	385	126	398	315	274	+864
17	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	103.8	692	25.2	9.2	10.8	1.3	0.5	1.3	3.7	5.4	68.6	0.0	0.0	22.2	1.8	3.7	50.0	65.9	3.0	7.8	1.4	17,466	6,352	7,456	865	349	867	938	1,554	+681
18	Marreese Speights M. Speights	103.9	230	14.5	8.8	4.1	0.9	0.3	0.5	3.3	7.2	46.0	0.6	1.6	37.0	1.6	1.9	84.8	54.8	1.2	2.9	0.9	3,325	2,014	937	198	62	109	217	535	+152
19	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	103.9	104	28.5	16.3	8.7	1.8	0.7	2.0	5.9	11.0	53.4	1.3	3.5	36.7	3.3	4.1	78.6	63.5	1.8	6.8	1.6	2,964	1,696	900	182	68	211	168	235	+977
20	Ian Mahinmi I. Mahinmi	104.0	312	19.1	6.0	5.4	0.9	0.7	0.8	2.4	4.3	55.1	0.0	0.1	18.2	1.3	2.3	58.0	57.4	1.8	3.6	1.2	5,968	1,886	1,671	283	222	247	359	910	+39
21	Spencer Hawes S. Hawes	104.4	73	17.5	5.8	3.5	1.2	0.3	0.7	2.2	5.7	39.3	0.8	2.4	31.3	0.6	0.9	64.7	47.8	0.4	3.1	0.8	1,274	425	258	88	24	53	61	173	-91
22	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	104.8	455	30.8	14.6	7.0	3.8	0.8	1.3	5.3	11.7	45.6	0.9	2.5	36.8	3.0	3.7	80.7	54.8	1.0	5.9	2.0	14,007	6,642	3,165	1,751	385	583	921	1,161	+503
23	Donatas Motiejunas D. Motiejunas	104.8	71	28.7	12.0	5.9	1.8	0.8	0.5	5.0	9.9	50.4	0.7	1.9	36.8	1.4	2.3	60.2	55.3	1.9	4.0	1.7	2,037	855	421	130	56	34	123	203	+101
24	John Henson J. Henson	105.0	312	19.4	7.1	5.0	1.1	0.5	1.6	3.0	5.4	55.3	0.1	0.2	26.3	1.1	1.8	59.1	57.3	1.7	3.4	1.1	6,068	2,224	1,574	352	151	484	335	730	-122
25	Marcin Gortat M. Gortat	105.1	368	27.4	10.4	8.7	1.5	0.5	1.0	4.5	8.0	55.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.0	68.8	58.0	2.4	6.3	1.3	10,089	3,819	3,191	540	182	352	489	864	+525

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PPG

28.0

Wembanyama

RPG

10.7

Wembanyama

APG

7.0

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.8

9th

DRTG

108.8

7th

NETRTG

7.1

8th

3P%

34.9

15th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	UTA	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	DAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 11/6	SAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sat 11/7	SAS	@	POR	10:00 PM
Mon 11/9	SAS	@	PHX	9:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

4 - 3

111

Final

121

Spurs

4 - 2

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.5

119.9

119.7

118.9

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.8

104.9

105.4

105.9

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

11.3

11.0

10.5

9.1

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

0-6

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NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

317.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

325.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.5

Miller

34.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-0

6-1

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	3.0
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	0	5	.000	5.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.5
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BKN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Since 2014-15, Tim Duncan has the lowest defensive rating by a center, with a 96.4 rating.

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359.8

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