highest drtg by a player in a season in the last 25 seasons, min 25 mpg

Isaiah Thomas currently has a defensive rating of 117.5 with the Cavs.

Not only is that the worst by any player (min 25 MPG) this season, it's in fact the worst by any player in the last 25 years.

NAMESEASONGMSDRTGMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPG3PMFG%FT%TOFGMFGA3PA3P%FTMFTAPFMINPTSREBASTSTLBLK
1
Isaiah Thomas
2017-18
11
117.5
26.3
15.6
1.5
4.0
0.4
0.2
1.6
38.6
82.4
2.9
5.1
13.2
6.0
27.3
3.8
4.6
1.7
289
172
17
44
4
2
2
Gilbert Arenas
2008-09
2
117.3
31.5
13.0
4.5
10.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
26.1
75.0
0.5
3.0
11.5
3.5
28.6
6.0
8.0
2.0
63
26
9
20
0
1
3
Joe Dumars
1994-95
67
117.3
38.0
18.1
2.4
5.5
1.1
0.1
1.5
43.0
80.5
3.3
6.2
14.5
5.0
30.5
4.1
5.1
2.3
2,544
1,214
158
368
72
7
4
DeShawn Stevenson
2008-09
32
117.3
27.7
6.6
2.4
3.1
0.7
0.1
1.1
31.2
53.3
1.0
2.3
7.2
4.0
27.1
1.0
1.9
1.3
886
211
76
98
21
2
5
Jamal Crawford
2008-09
65
117.0
38.1
19.7
3.0
4.4
0.9
0.2
2.2
41.0
87.2
2.3
6.4
15.7
6.1
36.0
4.6
5.3
1.4
2,478
1,280
193
288
57
13
6
Mike James
2008-09
61
116.8
27.0
8.7
2.2
3.3
0.7
0.1
1.1
38.3
82.9
1.5
3.2
8.4
3.0
37.5
1.1
1.3
1.8
1,648
531
133
201
44
6
7
Kevin Martin
2008-09
51
116.7
38.2
24.6
3.6
2.7
1.2
0.2
2.3
42.0
86.7
2.9
6.7
15.9
5.4
41.5
9.0
10.3
2.3
1,947
1,254
183
138
61
8
8
Jeremy Lin
2017-18
1
116.6
25.0
18.0
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
41.7
100.0
3.0
5.0
12.0
2.0
50.0
7.0
7.0
3.0
25
18
0
4
0
0
9
Nick Young
2016-17
60
116.3
25.9
13.2
2.3
1.0
0.6
0.2
2.8
43.0
85.6
0.6
4.5
10.6
7.0
40.4
1.3
1.5
2.3
1,556
791
138
58
37
14
10
Arron Afflalo
2016-17
61
116.3
25.9
8.4
2.0
1.3
0.3
0.1
1.0
44.0
89.2
0.7
3.0
6.9
2.5
41.1
1.4
1.5
1.7
1,580
515
125
78
21
6
11
Trevor Ruffin
1995-96
61
116.1
25.4
12.8
2.2
4.4
0.7
0.0
1.7
40.6
81.3
2.4
4.3
10.6
4.7
36.6
2.4
3.0
2.2
1,551
778
132
269
43
2
12
Beno Udrih
2008-09
73
116.1
31.1
11.0
3.0
4.7
1.1
0.2
0.5
46.1
82.0
2.2
4.4
9.5
1.5
31.0
1.7
2.1
2.6
2,270
800
220
342
81
12
13
Jose Calderon
2009-10
68
116.0
26.7
10.3
2.1
5.9
0.7
0.1
1.0
48.2
79.8
1.5
4.0
8.4
2.5
39.8
1.2
1.5
2.0
1,817
699
142
404
47
7
14
Rex Chapman
1993-94
60
115.9
33.8
18.2
2.4
3.1
1.0
0.1
1.1
49.8
81.6
2.0
7.2
14.4
2.8
38.8
2.8
3.4
1.4
2,025
1,094
146
185
59
8
15
Chucky Atkins
2006-07
75
115.9
27.5
13.2
1.9
4.6
0.7
0.1
1.5
43.4
81.0
1.7
4.1
9.5
4.1
37.9
3.4
4.1
1.8
2,064
988
139
346
50
4
16
Allan Houston
1994-95
76
115.7
26.3
14.5
2.2
2.2
0.8
0.2
2.1
46.3
86.0
1.5
5.2
11.3
4.9
42.4
1.9
2.3
2.4
1,996
1,101
167
164
61
14
17
Ray Allen
2005-06
78
115.7
38.7
25.1
4.3
3.7
1.3
0.2
3.4
45.4
90.3
2.4
8.7
19.2
8.4
41.2
4.2
4.6
1.9
3,022
1,955
332
286
105
16
18
Isaiah Rider
1994-95
75
115.6
35.3
20.4
3.3
3.3
0.9
0.3
1.9
44.7
81.7
3.1
7.4
16.7
5.3
35.1
3.7
4.5
2.6
2,645
1,532
249
245
69
23
19
Steve Blake
2005-06
68
115.6
26.2
8.2
2.1
4.5
0.6
0.1
1.1
43.8
79.1
1.2
3.0
6.9
2.7
41.3
1.1
1.3
1.6
1,781
560
146
306
42
5
20
Devin Booker
2016-17
78
115.6
35.0
22.1
3.2
3.4
0.9
0.3
1.9
42.3
83.2
3.1
7.8
18.3
5.2
36.3
4.7
5.7
3.1
2,731
1,726
249
268
72
21
21
Vinny Del Negro
1996-97
72
115.6
31.2
12.3
2.9
3.2
0.8
0.1
0.6
46.7
86.8
1.3
5.1
10.8
1.9
31.4
1.6
1.8
1.8
2,243
886
210
231
59
7
22
Richard Hamilton
2009-10
46
115.5
33.7
18.1
2.7
4.4
0.7
0.1
0.9
40.9
84.6
2.5
6.4
15.6
3.0
29.7
4.4
5.2
2.5
1,552
831
122
202
30
3
23
Jameer Nelson
2016-17
75
115.5
27.3
9.2
2.6
5.1
0.7
0.1
1.4
44.4
71.4
1.7
3.6
8.1
3.6
38.8
0.6
0.8
2.6
2,045
687
192
385
54
8
24
Zach LaVine
2016-17
47
115.4
37.2
18.9
3.4
3.0
0.9
0.2
2.6
45.9
83.6
1.8
6.9
15.1
6.6
38.7
2.5
3.0
2.2
1,749
889
160
139
41
10
25
Michael Redd
2007-08
72
115.3
37.5
22.7
4.3
3.4
0.9
0.2
1.8
44.2
82.0
2.5
7.6
17.3
5.0
36.2
5.6
6.8
1.7
2,702
1,632
309
247
65
13
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
19
6
.760
4.5
3
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Rockets Rockets
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
21
5
.808
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
16
11
.593
5.5
4
Celtics Celtics
15
11
.577
6.0
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
6.0
6
76ers 76ers
14
11
.560
6.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
TOR TOR
@
IND IND
129-111
Fri
11/14
OKC OKC
@
CHA CHA
109-96
Fri
11/14
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
123-112
Fri
11/14
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
119-95
Sat
11/15
LAC LAC
@
BOS BOS
118-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
MEM MEM
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
ATL ATL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
7:00 PM