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NBA defense vs position
How much each team gives up to every position, ranked from the softest defense (1st, gives up the most) to the toughest.
2026–27 season, through Nov 2.
Per game, every opposing center combined. 1st gives up the most (the softest defense), 30th the fewest (the toughest).
Darker gives up morerank of 30 under each number
| HawksATL | 8 | 22.51st | 11.39th | 5.31st | 39.01st | 0.99th | 1.61st | 1.116th | 3.91st |
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| BucksMIL | 7 | 20.12nd | 10.312th | 3.65th | 34.04th | 0.99th | 1.18th | 1.022nd | 1.622nd |
| SunsPHX | 5 | 19.03rd | 13.63rd | 3.83rd | 36.42nd | 0.621st | 0.618th | 1.022nd | 3.23rd |
| BullsCHI | 7 | 18.94th | 12.06th | 2.415th | 33.36th | 0.99th | 0.714th | 2.13rd | 3.04th |
| PacersIND | 8 | 18.85th | 11.97th | 2.613th | 33.36th | 0.621st | 1.33rd | 1.314th | 2.58th |
| CavaliersCLE | 7 | 17.46th | 14.02nd | 2.415th | 33.95th | 1.62nd | 1.42nd | 1.116th | 2.312th |
| Trail BlazersPOR | 6 | 16.77th | 8.221st | 1.824th | 26.713th | 1.35th | 1.33rd | 1.022nd | 2.015th |
| NuggetsDEN | 6 | 16.58th | 15.51st | 2.319th | 34.33rd | 0.718th | 0.330th | 2.22nd | 2.85th |
| 76ersPHI | 8 | 16.39th | 11.48th | 2.613th | 30.39th | 1.35th | 0.523rd | 1.512th | 2.49th |
| NetsBKN | 7 | 16.010th | 11.010th | 3.74th | 30.78th | 1.44th | 0.714th | 1.611th | 2.49th |
| PelicansNO | 7 | 15.611th | 8.918th | 3.65th | 28.012th | 0.718th | 0.425th | 1.413th | 2.49th |
| WizardsWSH | 7 | 15.312th | 12.65th | 2.021st | 29.911th | 1.71st | 1.33rd | 0.927th | 2.312th |
| CelticsBOS | 7 | 14.913th | 7.723rd | 2.711th | 25.315th | 0.99th | 1.33rd | 0.728th | 1.622nd |
| PistonsDET | 7 | 14.714th | 13.04th | 2.415th | 30.110th | 0.99th | 1.18th | 1.98th | 3.72nd |
| ThunderOKC | 7 | 14.415th | 6.626th | 3.65th | 24.617th | 0.99th | 0.618th | 1.314th | 1.718th |
| KingsSAC | 7 | 14.316th | 8.619th | 1.725th | 24.617th | 0.99th | 0.425th | 1.022nd | 2.114th |
| TimberwolvesMIN | 8 | 14.017th | 9.915th | 2.021st | 25.914th | 1.53rd | 0.618th | 2.13rd | 1.426th |
| SpursSA | 7 | 13.018th | 8.022nd | 2.711th | 23.720th | 0.328th | 0.618th | 2.06th | 1.718th |
| MagicORL | 7 | 12.619th | 9.017th | 2.98th | 24.419th | 0.328th | 0.425th | 0.728th | 1.426th |
| RaptorsTOR | 7 | 12.619th | 10.312th | 2.120th | 25.016th | 0.621st | 1.18th | 1.116th | 1.622nd |
| ClippersLAC | 7 | 11.621st | 9.116th | 2.021st | 22.722nd | 0.718th | 1.33rd | 1.710th | 1.426th |
| JazzUTAH | 7 | 11.621st | 10.312th | 1.626th | 23.421st | 0.99th | 0.714th | 1.98th | 1.718th |
| WarriorsGS | 8 | 11.423rd | 7.425th | 2.810th | 21.525th | 0.427th | 1.011th | 2.13rd | 1.525th |
| HeatMIA | 7 | 10.924th | 8.320th | 1.130th | 20.326th | 1.17th | 0.425th | 0.728th | 1.426th |
| KnicksNY | 7 | 10.625th | 7.723rd | 4.02nd | 22.324th | 1.08th | 0.912th | 2.06th | 2.67th |
| LakersLAL | 8 | 10.126th | 6.528th | 1.626th | 18.327th | 0.817th | 0.813th | 1.022nd | 1.330th |
| RocketsHOU | 8 | 10.126th | 6.528th | 1.529th | 18.128th | 0.621st | 0.523rd | 1.116th | 1.916th |
| MavericksDAL | 7 | 9.028th | 10.611th | 2.98th | 22.423rd | 0.328th | 0.618th | 1.116th | 2.76th |
| GrizzliesMEM | 7 | 8.729th | 5.630th | 1.626th | 15.930th | 0.621st | 0.714th | 3.01st | 1.718th |
| HornetsCHA | 8 | 8.130th | 6.626th | 2.415th | 17.129th | 0.621st | 0.425th | 1.116th | 1.916th |
