best defensive rating centers 2022

Rudy Gobert had the lowest defensive rating by a center in 2021-22, with a 103.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2022
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 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.2
2021-22
UTA UTA
66
32.1
15.6
14.7
1.1
0.7
2.1
5.5
7.7
71.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.6
6.7
69.0
73.2
3.7
11.0
1.8
2,120
1,027
968
72
45
137
119
176
+417
2 Al Horford
A. Horford
104.3
2021-22
BOS BOS
69
29.1
10.2
7.7
3.4
0.7
1.3
3.9
8.2
46.7
1.3
3.8
33.6
1.2
1.4
84.2
57.4
1.6
6.1
0.9
2,005
701
530
232
49
92
65
130
+386
3 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
105.3
2021-22
PHI PHI
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
4 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
105.3
2021-22
DEN DEN
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
7.9
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
58.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
5 Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
105.8
2021-22
MEM MEM
78
27.3
16.3
5.8
1.1
0.9
2.3
5.5
13.3
41.5
1.6
5.1
31.9
3.6
4.4
82.3
53.5
1.5
4.3
1.7
2,126
1,272
454
86
73
177
130
272
+361
6 Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
107.3
2021-22
CLE CLE
69
33.8
15.0
8.3
2.5
0.8
1.7
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
25.0
2.4
3.7
66.3
54.9
2.1
6.2
1.9
2,331
1,034
570
174
56
115
133
147
+94
7 Clint Capela
C. Capela
109.3
2021-22
ATL ATL
74
27.6
11.1
11.9
1.2
0.7
1.3
5.0
8.2
61.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.3
47.3
60.4
3.8
8.1
0.6
2,041
820
877
92
55
93
44
166
+125
8 Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
109.6
2021-22
CHI CHI
73
33.1
17.6
11.0
3.2
1.0
1.0
7.5
15.8
47.3
1.4
4.5
31.4
1.3
1.7
76.0
53.3
1.9
9.1
1.9
2,417
1,288
804
236
70
71
136
181
-52
9 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.8
2021-22
MIN MIN
74
33.4
24.6
9.8
3.6
1.0
1.1
8.7
16.4
52.9
2.0
4.9
41.0
5.2
6.3
82.2
64.0
2.6
7.2
3.1
2,475
1,818
727
269
72
83
226
267
+274
10 Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
110.5
2021-22
NOP NOP
74
30.3
17.8
11.4
2.6
0.6
0.8
6.9
12.7
54.4
0.8
2.1
36.1
3.2
3.9
82.0
61.7
3.1
8.3
2.4
2,240
1,314
843
190
41
60
179
247
+67
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

111.2

24th

DRTG

120.4

30th

NETRTG

-9.3

27th

3P%

35.0

22nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
34.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
21
61
.256
47.0
15
Jazz Jazz
17
65
.207
51.0
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

49 - 33

116

Final

105

UTA Jazz

17 - 65

Sun 13 Apr 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

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NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/23
MIN MIN
@
IND IND
103-119
Sun
3/23
TOR TOR
@
WAS WAS
112-104
Sun
3/23
DAL DAL
@
BKN BKN
120-101
Sun
3/23
PHI PHI
@
NOP NOP
99-112
Sun
3/23
CHI CHI
@
DEN DEN
129-119

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
4/28
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
4/28
HOU HOU
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
4/29
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
6:00 PM
Tue
4/29
DET DET
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Tue
4/29
ORL ORL
@
BOS BOS
8:30 PM