highest defensive rating centers in the 2000's

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Darius Songaila had the highest defensive rating by a center, with a 111.6 rating.

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	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	Darius Songaila D. Songaila	111.6	157	19.6	6.8	3.2	1.5	0.7	0.2	2.9	5.9	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.0	90.2	53.3	1.0	2.2	1.0	3,075	1,061	498	229	117	36	160	381	-106
2	Spencer Hawes S. Hawes	111.4	148	21.6	8.2	5.3	1.3	0.4	0.9	3.5	7.6	46.4	0.3	0.9	32.4	0.9	1.3	66.0	50.3	1.5	3.8	1.5	3,190	1,210	779	193	58	133	216	377	-630
3	Andray Blatche A. Blatche	111.3	71	24.0	10.0	5.3	1.7	0.7	1.0	4.2	8.9	47.1	0.1	0.3	23.8	1.6	2.3	70.4	50.8	1.8	3.5	1.6	1,703	713	378	118	53	74	117	211	-200
4	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	111.2	81	29.1	13.0	6.4	1.1	0.7	0.8	5.4	11.6	46.3	0.9	2.6	32.7	1.4	2.0	70.6	52.1	2.2	4.2	1.2	2,361	1,053	521	88	60	63	99	247	-37
5	JaVale McGee J. McGee	110.2	75	15.2	6.5	3.9	0.3	0.4	1.0	2.5	5.2	49.4	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.2	66.0	53.4	1.6	2.3	0.8	1,143	489	294	23	33	75	61	155	-290
6	Matt Bonner M. Bonner	109.7	82	18.9	7.2	3.5	0.6	0.5	0.2	3.0	5.6	53.3	0.5	1.1	42.4	0.7	0.9	78.9	59.6	1.3	2.2	0.5	1,553	589	285	48	39	19	40	220	-44
7	Josh Powell J. Powell	109.4	64	19.2	5.5	5.2	0.7	0.2	0.4	2.3	4.9	46.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.4	72.4	50.0	1.8	3.4	1.0	1,228	353	331	47	14	23	65	130	-326
8	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	109.3	63	22.1	9.0	5.0	0.4	0.3	1.2	3.8	7.6	50.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.8	72.2	53.3	2.3	2.7	0.7	1,392	565	312	24	22	73	43	186	-59
9	Kevin Love K. Love	109.1	81	25.3	11.1	9.1	1.0	0.4	0.6	3.9	8.5	45.9	0.0	0.2	10.5	3.3	4.1	78.9	53.8	3.4	5.7	1.5	2,048	899	734	84	35	50	118	205	-270
10	Johan Petro J. Petro	108.8	270	17.3	5.4	4.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	2.4	5.0	47.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	66.0	49.3	1.3	3.0	0.9	4,661	1,449	1,159	108	118	155	243	730	-843
11	Zach Randolph Z. Randolph	108.6	69	32.5	17.6	10.3	2.0	0.9	0.2	7.0	15.3	45.9	0.3	1.2	27.5	3.2	4.2	77.2	51.3	2.7	7.6	2.7	2,244	1,217	710	140	59	16	186	194	-270
12	Andrew Bogut A. Bogut	108.6	180	33.9	13.1	9.5	2.6	0.8	1.2	5.5	10.3	53.7	0.0	0.1	8.3	2.0	3.4	58.1	55.3	2.9	6.6	2.3	6,102	2,350	1,716	469	136	207	408	600	-395
13	Jarron Collins J. Collins	108.4	480	16.9	4.3	3.1	0.9	0.3	0.2	1.4	3.0	45.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.1	70.6	53.9	1.3	1.8	0.7	8,100	2,042	1,493	411	132	94	317	1,245	+44
14	Brandon Bass B. Bass	108.3	81	19.4	8.5	4.5	0.5	0.3	0.7	3.1	6.3	49.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.2	2.6	86.7	57.1	1.6	2.9	1.1	1,574	686	367	43	27	55	86	140	+75
15	Channing Frye C. Frye	108.3	143	20.4	9.3	5.1	0.8	0.4	0.5	3.7	7.6	48.1	0.0	0.1	31.6	1.9	2.4	81.1	53.6	1.7	3.4	1.1	2,914	1,332	728	110	59	74	152	408	-3
16	Hanno Mottola H. Mottola	108.2	82	16.7	4.8	3.3	0.6	0.2	0.2	2.1	4.7	44.0	0.0	0.2	7.7	0.7	0.9	75.0	47.4	1.0	2.3	0.9	1,371	396	268	50	20	19	70	174	-163
17	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	108.1	80	25.2	9.9	5.0	1.4	0.7	0.5	3.9	8.2	47.4	0.0	0.3	15.0	2.1	2.9	72.6	52.4	1.5	3.5	1.5	2,015	793	398	109	53	40	116	243	-192
18	Nick Collison N. Collison	108.1	235	23.9	7.8	6.5	0.8	0.6	0.7	3.2	6.0	53.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.9	74.0	56.8	2.4	4.1	1.1	5,605	1,837	1,531	180	133	166	258	780	-218
19	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	108.0	82	30.5	13.0	8.1	1.0	0.5	1.8	5.5	10.3	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.6	79.3	56.8	2.7	5.4	1.8	2,501	1,068	665	86	44	151	147	257	-104
20	Chris Wilcox C. Wilcox	108.0	181	18.8	7.9	4.5	0.8	0.4	0.3	3.2	6.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.4	62.7	54.0	1.6	2.9	1.3	3,394	1,432	810	136	81	60	232	449	-334
21	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	107.9	82	30.7	11.9	7.4	1.7	0.8	1.1	4.3	8.1	53.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.6	73.3	59.0	2.5	4.9	2.0	2,521	975	605	143	63	90	164	265	-337
22	Predrag Drobnjak P. Drobnjak	107.9	278	19.9	7.9	3.5	0.8	0.5	0.4	3.2	7.6	42.5	0.2	0.7	34.0	1.1	1.4	79.9	47.6	1.1	2.4	0.9	5,542	2,187	973	225	132	117	242	512	-393
23	Eddy Curry E. Curry	107.9	504	25.7	13.4	5.3	0.6	0.3	0.8	5.1	9.3	54.6	0.0	0.0	100.0	3.3	5.1	64.3	58.2	1.9	3.5	2.3	12,939	6,755	2,696	286	155	381	1,148	1,525	-1816
24	Zaza Pachulia Z. Pachulia	107.8	422	21.2	7.7	5.6	1.0	0.7	0.4	2.6	5.7	45.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.4	73.7	53.7	2.2	3.4	1.4	8,956	3,241	2,349	401	290	160	606	1,154	-323
25	David Lee D. Lee	107.7	81	34.9	16.0	11.7	2.1	1.0	0.3	6.4	11.7	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.1	75.5	59.0	3.2	8.6	1.9	2,824	1,293	951	174	80	22	150	260	-197

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Team Leaders

PPG

16.3

Sarr

RPG

7.4

Sarr

APG

4.6

Carrington

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.0

28th

DRTG

122.7

30th

NETRTG

-11.8

30th

3P%

35.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Wizards

17 - 65

117

Final

130

Cavaliers

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

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

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 - x	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 - x	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