Elite interior defenders who anchor their team's defense. They excel at blocking shots, securing defensive rebounds, and deterring opponents from attacking the paint. Their defensive presence is often concentrated near the basket.
Glossary| # | Name | Age | MP | CraftedDPM | BLK% | DRB% | FREQ | DEFL | STL% | VR | MD | dPG% | dSG% | dSF% | dPF% | dC% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor WembanyamaSAS | C | 21 | 1527 | 4 100% | 10.3 | 29.9 | 42.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 55.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 11 | 19.8 | 53.8 |
| 2 | Rudy GobertMIN | C | 32 | 2388 | 3.8 99% | 4.1 | 23.3 | 36.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 48.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 15.1 | 60.8 |
| 3 | Chet HolmgrenOKC | C | 22 | 877 | 3.2 99% | 8.3 | 26.2 | 47 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 33.6 | 55.3 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 17.8 | 20.5 | 40.5 |
| 4 | Jusuf NurkićCHA | C | 30 | 1063 | 3.2 99% | 3.2 | 32.8 | 35.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 4 | 55.7 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 17.6 | 57.1 |
| 5 | Anthony DavisDAL | C | 31 | 1706 | 3.1 98% | 5.7 | 28.7 | 38.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 12.6 | 56.4 | 8 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 16.2 | 51 |
| 6 | Ivica ZubacLAC | C | 27 | 2624 | 3.1 99% | 3.6 | 29.9 | 34.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 53.9 | 9.2 | 10 | 10.2 | 15 | 55.4 |
| 7 | Isaiah HartensteinOKC | C | 26 | 1590 | 3 99% | 3.8 | 29.9 | 36 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 55.9 | 6 | 10 | 13.4 | 18.5 | 52.1 |
| 8 | Goga BitadzeORL | C | 25 | 1430 | 2.8 98% | 6.7 | 25.3 | 39.1 | 3 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 43.6 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 16.2 | 56.2 |
| 9 | Brook LopezMIL | C | 36 | 2546 | 2.7 96% | 5.4 | 11.6 | 37.5 | 1.7 | 1 | 6.5 | 48.9 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 56 |
| 10 | Dereck Lively IIDAL | C | 20 | 833 | 2.5 97% | 6 | 21.2 | 42 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 19.3 | 60.4 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 20.2 | 46.9 |
| 11 | Jakob PoeltlTOR | C | 29 | 1686 | 2.4 96% | 4 | 23.4 | 43.6 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 61.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 15.1 | 62.4 |
| 12 | Luke KornetBOS | C | 29 | 1361 | 2.4 95% | 5 | 16.7 | 38.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 59 | 35.5 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 23.2 | 35.9 |
| 13 | Jarrett AllenCLE | C | 26 | 2296 | 2.3 94% | 2.9 | 27 | 43.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 54.5 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 16.8 | 53.4 |
| 14 | Kristaps PorziņģisBOS | C | 29 | 1210 | 2.3 96% | 5 | 19.7 | 39.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 65.2 | 45.7 | 8.9 | 15.8 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 35.1 |
| 15 | Dwight PowellDAL | C | 33 | 551 | 2.2 92% | 3.5 | 13.8 | 36.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 30.9 | 35.8 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 26.6 | 39.1 |
| 16 | Joel EmbiidPHI | C | 30 | 574 | 2.2 95% | 3.1 | 24.7 | 37.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 40.4 | 8.8 | 9 | 13.4 | 20.2 | 47.9 |
| 17 | Nikola JokićDEN | C | 29 | 2571 | 2.2 93% | 1.6 | 28.5 | 38.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 45.6 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 59.2 |
| 18 | Donovan ClinganPOR | C | 20 | 1324 | 2.2 97% | 7.9 | 26.2 | 35.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 39.9 | 7 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 14.6 | 55.2 |
| 19 | Isaiah StewartDET | C | 23 | 1434 | 2.1 94% | 6.8 | 20.7 | 36.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 47.6 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 20.5 | 55.7 |
| 20 | Jaxson HayesLAL | C | 24 | 1093 | 2.1 92% | 4.5 | 18.7 | 37.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 14.6 | 42.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 18.7 | 49.4 |
| 21 | Kevon LooneyGSW | C | 28 | 1142 | 2.1 95% | 3 | 27.1 | 37 | 2.7 | 2 | 10.8 | 50.8 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 20.7 | 50.8 |
| 22 | Bam AdebayoMIA | C | 27 | 2674 | 2 93% | 1.9 | 23.2 | 35.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 13.9 | 60.6 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 21.2 | 48.1 |
| 23 | Wendell Carter Jr.ORL | C | 25 | 1758 | 1.9 91% | 2.2 | 24.2 | 39.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 14.8 | 55.7 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 23.8 | 46.7 |
| 24 | Mouhamed GueyeATL | C | 22 | 533 | 1.8 91% | 5.8 | 17.8 | 41.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 61.2 | 30.1 | 8.1 | 16 | 17.3 | 23 | 34.3 |
| 25 | Walker KesslerUTA | C | 23 | 1740 | 1.8 89% | 7.5 | 27.1 | 38 | 1.9 | 1 | 8.7 | 66.3 | 9.7 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 54.5 |
| 26 | Jaylin WilliamsOKC | C | 22 | 784 | 1.7 90% | 3.9 | 28.5 | 33.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 15 | 27.8 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 24.4 | 46.2 |
| 27 | Myles TurnerIND | C | 28 | 2174 | 1.7 89% | 5.5 | 19.7 | 48.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 47.6 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 16.2 | 62.6 |
| 28 | Steven AdamsHOU | C | 31 | 794 | 1.7 90% | 3 | 21.3 | 32 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 36.9 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 18.2 | 50.8 |
| 29 | Mason PlumleePHX | C | 34 | 1300 | 1.5 85% | 3.4 | 28.2 | 40.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 7 | 51.1 | 8 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 18.8 | 54.5 |
| 30 | Alperen SengunHOU | C | 22 | 2395 | 1.4 84% | 2.3 | 24 | 44.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 26.5 | 40.5 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 18.6 | 44.5 |
| 31 | Day'Ron SharpeBKN | C | 23 | 907 | 1.4 86% | 4.6 | 23.8 | 43.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 9 | 42.6 | 9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 19.4 | 52.7 |
| 32 | Nic ClaxtonBKN | C | 25 | 1882 | 1.4 85% | 5.5 | 23.1 | 45.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 54.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 56.8 |
| 33 | Clint CapelaATL | C | 30 | 1176 | 1.3 85% | 4.1 | 28.3 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 52.7 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 14.8 | 63.4 |
| 34 | Zach CollinsCHI | C | 27 | 977 | 1.3 84% | 2.8 | 18.6 | 39.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 45.3 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 16.1 | 55.9 |
| 35 | Oso IghodaroPHX | C | 22 | 1045 | 1.3 84% | 2.6 | 17.1 | 42.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 21.7 | 46.5 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 18.5 | 45.9 |
| 36 | Jalen DurenDET | C | 21 | 2034 | 1.1 77% | 4.1 | 28.4 | 38.2 | 2 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 53.1 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 18.1 | 58.4 |
| 37 | Kel'el WareMIA | C | 20 | 1422 | 1.1 83% | 4.9 | 27.8 | 46.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 34 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 16.5 | 56.4 |
| 38 | Daniel GaffordDAL | C | 26 | 1226 | 1 77% | 7.3 | 20.1 | 44.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 56.6 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 14.7 | 54.3 |
| 39 | DeAndre JordanDEN | C | 36 | 691 | 0.9 80% | 3.2 | 30 | 32.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 33.2 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 15.3 | 59.6 |
| 40 | Domantas SabonisSAC | C | 28 | 2429 | 0.9 73% | 1.1 | 33 | 40.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 55.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 15.7 | 62.9 |
| 41 | Drew EubanksLAC | C | 27 | 746 | 0.9 75% | 5 | 24 | 40 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 36.4 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 15.7 | 53.2 |
| 42 | Bismack BiyomboSAS | C | 32 | 528 | 0.9 80% | 3.8 | 22 | 49.2 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 28.6 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 63.1 |
| 43 | Jericho SimsMIL | C | 26 | 632 | 0.8 75% | 2.8 | 21.9 | 36.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 31.1 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 20.9 | 53.1 |
| 44 | Onyeka OkongwuATL | C | 24 | 2064 | 0.8 76% | 3.2 | 23.8 | 39.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 52.5 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 22.6 | 49.5 |
| 45 | Richaun HolmesWAS | C | 31 | 534 | 0.8 74% | 3.9 | 22.7 | 40 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 32.3 | 8 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 15.3 | 64.2 |
| 46 | Adem BonaPHI | C | 21 | 905 | 0.7 78% | 7.7 | 20.4 | 42.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 15.7 | 35.2 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 22.6 | 46.8 |
| 47 | Zach EdeyMEM | C | 22 | 1416 | 0.7 81% | 5.6 | 20.9 | 37.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 43.4 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 10 | 14.1 | 58.7 |
| 48 | Moussa DiabatéCHA | C | 23 | 1241 | 0.6 71% | 3.3 | 22 | 43.4 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 29.4 | 50 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 20.3 | 43 |
| 49 | Mark WilliamsCHA | C | 23 | 1171 | 0.5 66% | 4.8 | 29.6 | 35.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 16.8 | 44.1 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 16.4 | 19.9 | 47 |
| 50 | Andre DrummondPHI | C | 31 | 751 | 0.4 69% | 2.4 | 31.8 | 36.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 45.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 14.7 | 61 |
| 51 | Daniel Theis | C | 32 | 621 | 0.4 68% | 3.1 | 21.4 | 38.9 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 39.5 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 17.1 | 56.5 |
| 52 | Deandre AytonPOR | C | 26 | 1206 | 0.4 67% | 3 | 26.2 | 29.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 59.4 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 57.2 |
| 53 | Moritz WagnerORL | C | 27 | 564 | 0.4 68% | 2 | 23.3 | 37.7 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 17.7 | 34.3 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 20.6 | 47.1 |
| 54 | Trayce Jackson-DavisGSW | C | 24 | 967 | 0.4 65% | 3.8 | 21.4 | 41.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 53.8 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 16.9 | 56.9 |
| 55 | Jay HuffMEM | C | 26 | 748 | 0.2 66% | 6.5 | 14.2 | 47.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 22.4 | 31 | 8.5 | 12.7 | 13 | 20.9 | 44.9 |
| 56 | Karl-Anthony TownsNYK | C | 29 | 2517 | 0.2 64% | 1.9 | 31.8 | 37.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 45.4 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 10 | 17.6 | 56.7 |
| 57 | Karlo MatkovićNOP | C | 23 | 791 | 0.2 61% | 5.2 | 19.5 | 40.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 34.9 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 21.6 | 48.6 |
| 58 | Jalen SmithCHI | PF | 24 | 962 | 0.1 60% | 4.1 | 28.8 | 39.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 11.2 | 39.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 18.7 | 51.6 |
| 59 | Orlando RobinsonTOR | C | 24 | 770 | 0.1 56% | 2.2 | 19.7 | 43.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 14.1 | 23 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 23.9 | 46.1 |
| 60 | Thomas BryantIND | C | 27 | 963 | 0 48% | 3.7 | 20 | 53.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 37.9 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 16.2 | 61.9 |
| 61 | Jonas ValančiūnasSAC | C | 32 | 1524 | -0.2 38% | 2.9 | 30.4 | 37.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2 | 46.1 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 14.4 | 62 |
| 62 | Tristan VukcevicWAS | C | 21 | 513 | -0.2 31% | 4.2 | 22.2 | 50.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 22 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 22.1 | 42.7 |
| 63 | Alex SarrWAS | PF | 19 | 1814 | -0.3 36% | 5.2 | 17.9 | 50 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 55.5 | 7.9 | 8 | 11.3 | 14.7 | 57.6 |
| 64 | Nick RichardsPHX | C | 27 | 1256 | -0.5 23% | 4.4 | 27.8 | 45.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 52.4 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 17 | 52.7 |
| 65 | Nikola VučevićCHI | C | 34 | 2278 | -0.5 39% | 1.9 | 25.5 | 41.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 50.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 13.5 | 63.2 |
| 66 | Quinten PostGSW | C | 24 | 686 | -0.6 35% | 2.7 | 18.6 | 39.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 18.4 | 34.1 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 21.5 | 46.8 |
| 67 | Guerschon YabuselePHI | PF | 29 | 1895 | -0.9 19% | 1.3 | 16.7 | 47.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 22.6 | 50.2 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 20.4 | 44.8 |
| 68 | Yves MissiNOP | C | 20 | 1956 | -1.4 42% | 4.8 | 19.2 | 45.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 56.4 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 18.6 | 53.5 |