worst defensive rating centers 2025 - 2026 season

Nic Claxton has the highest defensive rating by a center this season, with a 120.8 rating.

Interpreted as:

worst defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2025 - 2026 season

	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	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	120.8	2025-26	BKN	18	30.1	14.0	7.4	3.9	0.7	1.3	5.2	9.4	55.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	3.7	5.3	69.5	59.8	2.8	4.6	1.6	542	252	134	71	13	24	29	46	-123
2	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	119.4	2025-26	WAS	16	29.7	19.1	8.6	3.3	0.8	2.0	7.8	15.1	51.5	1.1	3.3	34.6	2.4	3.8	63.9	56.9	2.4	6.2	2.1	475	305	137	52	13	32	34	33	-103
3	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	118.8	2025-26	LAC	19	32.2	16.2	11.5	2.6	0.5	1.0	7.2	12.1	59.8	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.4	73.9	61.8	3.7	7.8	1.9	611	308	219	49	9	19	36	50	-40
4	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	117.2	2025-26	CHI	17	30.6	16.5	9.9	3.4	0.6	0.4	6.6	13.2	49.8	2.0	5.1	39.5	1.3	1.6	78.6	59.0	2.4	7.5	1.7	521	280	168	58	11	7	29	43	-48
5	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	115.9	2025-26	MEM	18	29.4	18.6	5.1	1.7	0.6	1.1	6.7	14.1	47.2	1.9	5.1	37.0	3.4	4.2	81.3	58.4	1.0	4.1	2.1	530	335	92	30	10	20	37	74	-104
6	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	114.8	2025-26	POR	19	25.4	10.2	10.0	1.7	0.7	1.5	3.9	8.0	49.3	0.7	2.9	25.5	1.6	1.9	81.1	57.6	4.7	5.3	0.7	483	194	190	32	13	29	14	50	0
7	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	114.3	2025-26	LAL	16	29.6	15.6	8.4	0.9	0.8	0.9	7.4	10.4	70.7	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.6	56.0	70.2	2.8	5.6	2.4	474	250	134	15	12	15	38	46	+21
8	Myles Turner M. Turner	114.2	2025-26	MIL	20	30.1	12.9	6.5	1.8	1.1	1.8	4.4	10.1	43.8	2.4	5.9	39.8	1.7	2.4	70.8	57.9	1.3	5.3	1.2	602	257	130	35	21	35	24	56	-5
9	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	113.5	2025-26	ORL	19	29.6	12.1	7.6	2.0	0.6	0.7	4.0	7.6	52.8	1.3	2.8	45.3	2.8	3.4	81.5	66.3	2.9	4.7	1.9	562	229	145	38	12	14	37	76	+80
10	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	112.8	2025-26	ATL	19	29.3	16.5	7.1	2.6	0.8	1.1	6.1	11.6	52.5	2.0	4.8	41.3	2.3	3.1	75.9	63.7	1.5	5.6	1.7	557	314	135	50	16	20	33	68	-17
11	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	112.5	2025-26	UTA	18	24.8	7.6	9.7	3.8	1.7	0.4	3.0	7.0	42.9	0.3	1.5	18.5	1.3	2.3	57.1	47.4	2.3	7.3	2.8	447	137	174	69	31	7	50	54	-63
12	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	112.1	2025-26	HOU	16	36.6	22.0	9.4	7.1	1.1	0.9	8.0	16.6	48.3	1.2	2.9	40.4	4.8	6.6	72.6	56.5	3.0	6.4	3.4	585	352	151	113	18	14	54	53	+124
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	112.0	2025-26	NYK	18	33.5	21.7	12.2	3.4	0.8	0.8	6.9	15.5	44.4	1.8	5.4	33.0	6.1	6.9	88.7	58.5	3.2	9.0	2.6	603	390	219	61	15	15	47	66	+113
14	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	111.5	2025-26	MIN	18	32.3	10.4	10.3	1.8	0.4	1.8	4.3	6.0	72.2	0.0	0.0		1.7	3.5	49.2	68.9	3.6	6.8	1.8	582	187	186	32	8	32	33	56	+120
15	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.8	2025-26	MIN	18	24.4	13.1	5.6	1.9	0.9	0.9	5.1	11.2	45.3	2.0	5.5	36.4	1.0	1.4	72.0	55.7	1.4	4.2	1.4	440	236	101	35	17	17	25	50	-5
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	109.7	2025-26	DEN	18	34.9	29.1	12.6	11.0	1.6	0.8	10.6	16.9	62.8	2.1	4.7	44.0	5.8	6.9	84.7	73.1	3.2	9.4	3.5	628	524	227	198	28	14	63	56	+191
17	Jalen Duren J. Duren	107.9	2025-26	DET	17	29.1	19.5	11.8	2.0	0.9	1.1	7.0	10.7	65.4	0.0	0.0		5.5	7.2	76.4	70.3	4.2	7.6	2.6	495	332	201	34	15	18	44	56	+148
18	Kel'el Ware K. Ware	103.3	2025-26	MIA	19	25.0	12.4	10.9	0.6	1.1	1.4	4.8	9.1	52.9	1.1	2.5	41.7	1.7	2.2	80.5	61.8	3.3	7.6	1.0	475	235	207	11	20	26	19	37	+37
19	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	99.9	2025-26	OKC	19	27.8	12.2	10.7	3.4	1.3	0.8	5.3	7.8	67.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.7	2.6	64.0	67.8	3.3	7.4	2.1	528	232	203	64	24	15	39	53	+170