all-time center highest defensive rating

Alperen Sengun has the highest career defensive rating by a center, with a 112.0 rating.

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all-time center highest defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	112.0	10,499	358	29.3	16.9	8.6	4.5	1.0	0.9	6.6	12.8	51.8	0.4	1.4	28.1	3.3	4.7	69.9	57.0	2.9	5.7	2.6	6,049	3,086	1,605	374	322	921	1,130	+72
2	Jerome Whitehead J. Whitehead	111.1	11,828	679	17.4	6.5	4.8	0.6	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.4	49.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.6	71.8	53.5	1.7	3.1	1.0	4,423	3,268	374	251	200	696	1,833
3	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	111.0	12,734	461	27.6	11.9	8.1	2.0	0.7	0.7	4.4	8.7	51.0	0.8	2.4	31.6	2.3	3.0	74.0	59.1	2.3	5.9	1.5	5,487	3,750	919	307	330	683	1,375	-610
4	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	111.0	14,229	470	30.3	15.8	10.1	1.5	0.7	1.0	7.0	11.8	59.9	0.1	0.3	23.0	1.7	2.3	74.1	62.0	3.0	7.1	1.6	7,439	4,742	708	333	450	771	1,208	-162
5	Dwight Powell D. Powell	110.3	13,467	768	17.5	6.5	4.2	1.0	0.6	0.4	2.4	3.9	60.6	0.2	0.6	29.4	1.5	2.1	73.4	66.6	1.5	2.7	0.7	4,964	3,252	800	450	330	507	1,667	+260
6	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.1	10,478	483	21.7	11.9	5.1	1.5	0.7	0.9	4.5	9.4	48.1	1.5	4.1	37.1	1.4	1.9	72.8	58.4	1.1	4.0	1.3	5,745	2,460	712	332	445	610	1,166	+254
7	Jakob Poeltl J. Poeltl	110.0	14,468	641	22.6	9.1	7.0	1.8	0.7	1.2	4.0	6.3	63.6	0.0	0.0	42.9	1.0	1.9	55.9	63.6	2.7	4.3	1.2	5,804	4,476	1,176	421	789	778	1,624	+520
8	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	109.8	13,849	626	22.1	10.1	5.0	2.7	0.8	0.5	3.6	7.4	49.3	1.1	3.0	36.8	1.7	2.2	78.5	60.4	1.2	3.9	1.6	6,329	3,155	1,659	513	286	1,019	1,736	+177
9	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	109.8	14,878	632	23.5	10.5	8.3	1.4	0.4	1.0	4.3	7.1	61.4	0.0	0.0	8.3	1.8	2.5	72.5	64.2	2.7	5.6	1.3	6,630	5,251	899	236	615	791	1,487	+853
10	Robin Lopez R. Lopez	109.6	20,937	992	21.1	8.4	4.7	0.8	0.2	1.1	3.5	6.5	53.7	0.1	0.2	29.7	1.3	1.8	74.3	57.4	2.2	2.5	1.1	8,326	4,660	819	219	1,045	1,063	1,858	-264
11	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	109.5	10,165	476	21.4	12.8	5.3	1.4	0.5	0.8	5.1	8.3	61.8	0.0	0.2	11.0	2.5	3.7	66.7	64.2	1.9	3.4	1.1	6,080	2,523	658	258	393	533	1,010	+613
12	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	109.5	12,405	489	25.4	8.0	8.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.3	6.0	54.7	0.0	0.1	28.1	1.4	2.5	58.5	56.7	3.2	5.1	1.0	3,905	4,050	508	214	323	482	1,037	-178
13	Bryant Reeves B. Reeves	109.3	12,071	395	30.6	12.5	6.9	1.6	0.5	0.8	5.1	10.7	47.5	0.0	0.1	7.4	2.4	3.4	70.3	51.5	2.2	4.8	1.9	4,945	2,745	623	200	302	744	1,365	-1456
14	Myles Turner M. Turner	109.3	18,999	653	29.1	14.2	6.7	1.3	0.7	2.2	5.1	10.4	49.4	1.4	3.8	36.6	2.5	3.3	77.1	59.8	1.4	5.3	1.4	9,258	4,395	875	466	1,441	925	1,908	+533
15	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	109.3	24,293	720	33.7	22.8	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	1.7	4.3	39.7	4.4	5.3	84.0	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	16,384	8,025	2,263	588	811	1,932	2,452	+1656
16	Alex Len A. Len	109.1	11,754	690	17.0	6.7	5.3	0.9	0.4	0.9	2.6	5.1	51.0	0.2	0.5	32.2	1.4	2.0	67.8	56.2	1.7	3.5	1.1	4,608	3,624	589	248	615	738	1,615	-1459
17	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	109.0	35,156	1,180	29.8	15.4	5.9	1.5	0.6	1.8	5.9	11.9	49.4	1.0	2.9	35.3	2.7	3.3	79.7	57.7	1.9	4.1	1.5	18,151	7,010	1,711	678	2,147	1,812	3,022	+1029
18	Mason Plumlee M. Plumlee	108.7	17,231	798	21.6	7.8	6.7	2.5	0.7	0.8	3.1	5.1	59.9	0.0	0.1	4.2	1.7	2.8	58.9	61.3	2.0	4.6	1.4	6,232	5,308	1,991	540	639	1,104	2,095	-461
19	Sean Rooks S. Rooks	108.7	13,560	749	18.1	6.2	3.8	0.8	0.3	0.7	2.3	5.0	45.9	0.0	0.0	9.1	1.7	2.4	69.9	51.8	1.3	2.6	1.1	4,676	2,877	631	255	499	804	1,657	-386
20	Blair Rasmussen B. Rasmussen	108.6	11,409	532	21.4	9.6	5.7	0.9	0.4	0.9	4.2	9.0	47.2	0.0	0.1	25.7	1.2	1.5	76.7	50.0	1.7	3.9	0.9	5,119	3,006	467	210	484	460	1,623
21	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	108.5	17,538	624	28.1	13.1	9.2	1.7	0.7	1.2	5.2	8.1	64.1	0.0	0.2	15.9	2.6	3.7	71.1	67.0	2.8	6.3	1.3	8,148	5,715	1,048	426	750	842	1,208	+985
22	Joe Kleine J. Kleine	108.4	14,712	965	15.2	4.8	4.1	0.6	0.3	0.3	2.0	4.4	45.3	0.0	0.0	27.1	0.9	1.1	79.4	49.9	1.3	2.8	0.8	4,666	3,991	622	261	285	777	1,988	-231
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	108.1	25,904	810	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.1	1.1	3.2	36.2	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.1	2.7	8.4	3.0	18,009	8,977	6,080	1,041	589	2,420	2,169	+4626
24	Enes Kanter Freedom E. Kanter Freedom	108.1	16,100	748	21.5	11.2	7.8	0.9	0.4	0.5	4.6	8.4	54.8	0.1	0.2	28.9	1.9	2.5	77.7	59.0	3.0	4.8	1.4	8,349	5,822	638	296	363	1,076	1,606	-291
25	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	108.0	17,576	576	30.5	16.0	9.0	3.4	1.1	0.8	6.0	11.7	51.6	0.4	1.2	31.7	3.5	4.6	75.4	58.1	2.2	6.8	2.0	9,194	5,183	1,930	618	472	1,169	1,345	+1056

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Durant

RPG

8.9

Sengun

APG

6.2

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/18	HOU	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Tue 4/21	HOU	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Fri 4/24	LAL	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Sun 4/26	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Wed 4/29	HOU	@	LAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Grizzlies

25 - 57

101

Final

132

Rockets

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-33

49-33

47-35-1

47-36

47-35

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

34-48

36-47

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0