Notable Numbers (Ranking): Minus-0.2 DBPM, Minus-2.66 DRPM, Minus-1.35 D-PIPM

Defensive Score: 3.0

Expected to see Karl-Anthony Towns here? DRPM and D-PIPM were right there with you, placing the scoring 7-footer at the bottom of their center rankings. But he was saved by a 16th-place finish in DBPM (due in no small part to his work on the defensive glass). Instead, Thomas Bryant makes it a Washington trio in our no-defense starting five.

Like Hachimura, Bryant looks like he should be a positive presence on the point-prevention side. He has size (6'10", 248 lbs), length (7'6" wingspan) and some bounce (33" max vertical), and sometimes he'll put all three together for a massive rejection. But his presence as a rim protector, rebounder and interior anchor is seldom felt.

"Bryant has struggled to guard the rim, stymieing pick-and-rolls, playing help defense and boxing out opponents to make rebounding easier for his teammates," The Athletic's Fred Katz wrote in October. "The coaching staff is constantly working with him on his boarding. His flaws ... are the types that can bog down a true center's market value."

Bryant is tied for 74th in blocks per 36 minutes and tied for 68th in boards per 36 minutes. Among high-volume defenders, he allows the eighth-highest conversion rate within three feet (61.1 percent). Only Beal does more damage to the Wizards' defensive rating differential (8.4 points better per 100 possessions without Bryant).

Dishonorable Mentions: Damian Jones (5.3), Cody Zeller (5.3), Karl-Anthony Towns (6.0), Frank Kaminsky (6.7), Moritz Wagner (6.7)

Zach Buckley covers the NBA for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter, @ZachBuckleyNBA.