which center has the highest per of all-time

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER by a center, with a 28.9 rating.

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Which center has the highest per with a minimum of 10000 minutes played of all-time?

	NAME	PER	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	28.9	25,078	787	31.9	22.1	11.0	7.4	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.1	56.1	1.1	3.1	36.4	4.1	4.9	82.5	64.2	2.7	8.3	3.0	17,418	8,667	5,825	1,009	568	2,334	2,111	+4443
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28	15,380	483	31.8	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.1	1.2	3.5	33.8	8.3	10.0	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	13,348	5,219	1,779	431	772	1,639	1,436	+2618
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.4	41,918	1,207	34.7	23.7	10.9	2.5	0.6	2.3	9.4	16.1	58.2	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.9	9.3	52.7	58.6	3.5	7.4	2.7	28,596	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
4	David Robinson D. Robinson	26.2	34,271	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	26.2	47,859	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				31,419	23,924	4,643				2,075
6	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	24.9	18,298	516	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5			6.4	14.4	44.4				6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4				10,023	5,856	1,269				1,681
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.6	57,446	1,560	36.8	24.6	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	10.2	18.1	55.9	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.3	6.0	72.1	59.2	2.4	7.6	2.7	38,387	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
8	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	24	12,645	511	24.7	12.6	10.8	0.6	0.5	2.2	5.3	9.0	58.6	0.0	0.1	30.8	2.1	3.5	60.5	60.2	3.1	7.7	1.5	6,450	5,523	326	271	1,143	756	1,341	+313
9	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	23.8	14,085	468	30.1	19.7	7.6	1.3	0.7	1.4	7.3	13.2	55.4	0.0	0.2	24.3	5.1	6.6	77.4	61.4	2.3	5.3	2.2	9,222	3,557	611	342	655	1,034	1,485	+1412
10	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23.6	23,665	699	33.9	22.8	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	16.0	52.0	1.7	4.3	39.7	4.5	5.3	83.9	62.3	2.8	8.3	2.7	15,964	7,772	2,192	572	802	1,881	2,388	+1614
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.6	44,222	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	23.3	22,128	726	30.5	16.3	9.7	2.9	0.7	1.9	6.4	12.7	50.7	0.0	0.1	12.7	3.4	4.8	71.3	55.0	2.4	7.4	2.0	11,807	7,071	2,133	496	1,370	1,453	1,471	+4069
13	Yao Ming Y. Ming	23	15,818	486	32.5	19.0	9.2	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.4	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.1	83.3	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	9,247	4,494	769	189	920	1,311	1,596	+1491
14	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	22.6	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
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	22.3	45,071	1,329	33.9	20.6	12.2	1.4	0.8	1.3	7.1	14.5	49.1	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.4	8.3	76.9	56.9	5.1	7.1	3.1	27,409	16,212	1,796	1,089	1,733	3,804	3,076
16	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	22.1	20,507	609	33.7	23.3	10.1	2.3	0.9	1.6	9.1	17.9	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.0	6.5	76.6	56.0	2.5	7.6	2.3	14,178	6,163	1,379	577	984	687	2,001
17	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	22	19,508	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-553
18	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	21.8	23,578	734	32.1	16.5	9.6	3.2	0.5	1.5	6.4	12.4	51.2	0.2	0.5	40.2	3.5	4.5	78.0	57.1	2.5	7.1	1.9	12,090	7,033	2,332	343	1,097	1,396	1,482	+1469
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	21.8	33,744	1,078	31.3	16.0	11.9	1.4	0.9	1.8	5.8	9.7	59.6	0.0	0.1	22.2	4.4	7.8	56.0	60.7	3.3	8.5	2.7	17,212	12,782	1,476	939	1,977	2,920	3,403	+3033
20	Clint Capela C. Capela	21.7	17,989	714	25.2	11.4	10.1	1.0	0.7	1.4	5.0	8.1	61.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.7	54.5	61.5	3.6	6.5	1.0	8,133	7,206	703	475	989	724	1,599	+1312
21	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	21.7	32,103	959	33.5	20.1	10.1	3.1	1.1	1.5	8.1	15.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.9	5.1	76.7	55.9	2.6	6.8	2.6	19,248	9,698	3,007	777	1,100	1,112	3,048
22	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	21.7	19,075	704	27.1	17.0	9.5	1.6			6.8	15.3	44.3				3.4	4.5	75.7	49.1				11,947	6,663	1,097				2,289
23	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	21.6	25,080	947	26.5	12.2	12.0	1.2	1.2	1.3	5.1	9.5	54.1	0.0	0.2	19.6	1.9	4.0	48.8	54.5	4.1	7.9	1.8	11,590	11,360	1,147	1,157	1,186	1,665	2,686	-907
24	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	21.4	25,273	801	31.6	17.5	8.7	1.2	0.5	2.8	6.3	11.8	52.9	0.0	0.1	24.7	5.0	7.1	69.5	58.4	2.7	6.0	2.7	14,029	6,939	928	406	2,282	2,152	2,728	+1695
25	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	21.2	11,375	470	24.2	12.0	7.3	2.1	0.8	1.1	4.4	8.9	50.0	0.3	0.9	32.8	2.8	3.6	78.6	57.4	1.6	5.7	1.8	5,629	3,436	964	370	494	837	1,290	+1559

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Jokić

RPG

12.5

Jokić

APG

10.5

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.1

1st

DRTG

117.6

23rd

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

39.4

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	BOS	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

36 - 22

117

Final

128

Warriors

30 - 27

Sun 22 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.8

119.6

119.3

118.4

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.1

111.3

112.1

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

13-46

15-43

15-41

16-42

16-40

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

Maxey

2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

Johnson

2,792

Jokić

2,765.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-22

35-22-1

34-24

32-24

33-24

31-25

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-34

23-32-1

24-32

25-33

25-32-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.0
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.0
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	8.5
6	76ers	31	26	.544	11.5
7	Magic	30	26	.536	12.0
8	Heat	31	27	.534	12.0
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	15.5
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.0
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	17.5
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.0
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.0
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.0
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	GSW	@	DAL	115-123
Wed 1/21	CHI	@	MIN	120-115
Wed 1/21	SAS	@	UTA	126-109
Wed 1/21	MIA	@	POR	110-127
Wed 1/21	LAL	@	LAC	104-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	DAL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER by a center, with a 28.9 rating.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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