1990 nba player defensive rating rankings

Hakeem Olajuwon had the lowest defensive rating in 1989-90, with a 93.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
1990 NBA player defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games rankings
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
93.4
1989-90
HOU HOU
82
38.1
24.3
14.0
2.9
2.1
4.6
9.8
19.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.7
6.5
71.3
54.1
3.6
10.4
3.9
3,124
1,995
1,149
234
174
376
316
314
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
96.8
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
3Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
99.8
1989-90
DET DET
81
33.0
12.1
9.6
2.1
0.7
1.0
4.7
9.7
48.4
0.7
2.0
36.1
2.0
2.4
85.4
56.4
2.0
7.6
1.2
2,675
981
780
171
57
84
98
278
4Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
101.4
1989-90
DET DET
82
29.0
8.8
9.7
0.9
0.6
0.7
3.5
6.0
58.1
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.7
2.6
65.4
60.8
4.1
5.6
1.1
2,377
719
792
72
52
60
90
276
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
102.3
1989-90
UTA UTA
82
38.1
31.0
11.1
2.8
1.5
0.6
11.1
19.8
56.2
0.2
0.5
37.2
8.5
11.1
76.2
62.6
2.8
8.3
3.7
3,122
2,540
911
226
121
50
304
259
6Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
102.5
1989-90
UTA UTA
82
27.8
4.8
7.3
0.5
0.4
2.5
1.9
3.7
52.7
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
66.9
56.1
2.1
5.2
0.9
2,281
395
601
39
33
201
75
238
7Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
102.9
1989-90
NYK NYK
82
38.6
28.6
10.9
2.2
1.0
4.0
11.2
20.4
55.1
0.0
0.0
25.0
6.1
7.9
77.5
59.9
2.9
8.0
3.4
3,165
2,347
893
182
78
327
278
325
8Mark West
M. West
103.0
1989-90
PHX PHX
82
29.3
10.5
8.9
0.5
0.4
2.2
4.0
6.5
62.5
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.5
69.1
65.6
2.6
6.3
1.5
2,399
861
728
45
36
184
126
277
9Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
103.0
1989-90
POR POR
82
34.7
16.0
8.4
2.3
1.5
0.8
6.3
13.2
47.8
0.0
0.2
15.0
3.3
4.8
69.0
52.1
3.1
5.4
1.8
2,843
1,310
690
188
121
63
144
304
10Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
103.4
1989-90
LAC LAC
71
32.6
13.5
9.3
2.2
0.8
2.6
5.1
9.7
52.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.5
73.2
57.8
2.2
7.1
2.6
2,313
959
657
159
59
187
187
217
11Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
103.4
1989-90
POR POR
73
36.8
23.3
6.9
5.9
2.0
0.7
9.2
18.6
49.4
0.4
1.5
28.3
4.6
5.9
77.4
55.1
2.8
4.1
2.6
2,683
1,703
507
432
145
51
191
222
12Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
103.6
1989-90
SAS SAS
81
34.8
22.4
8.4
2.7
1.4
0.6
9.0
18.9
47.5
0.2
0.7
32.2
4.2
5.4
78.0
52.7
2.8
5.6
2.5
2,821
1,818
677
219
110
52
202
286
13Buck Williams
B. Williams
103.8
1989-90
POR POR
82
34.2
13.6
9.8
1.4
0.8
0.5
5.0
9.2
54.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.0
70.6
59.7
3.0
6.7
2.0
2,801
1,114
800
116
69
39
168
285
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
103.9
1989-90
DET DET
81
37.0
18.4
3.8
9.4
1.7
0.2
7.1
16.3
43.8
0.5
1.7
30.9
3.6
4.7
77.5
50.1
0.9
2.9
4.0
2,993
1,492
308
765
139
19
322
206
15Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
104.2
1989-90
MIL MIL
81
32.1
14.2
6.9
5.5
2.6
0.2
5.9
11.7
50.3
0.0
0.3
15.4
2.4
3.3
74.1
54.2
2.8
4.1
2.7
2,599
1,153
559
445
207
17
217
280
16Fat Lever
F. Lever
104.3
1989-90
DEN DEN
79
35.8
18.3
9.3
6.5
2.1
0.2
7.2
16.2
44.3
0.5
1.1
41.4
3.4
4.3
80.4
50.4
2.9
6.4
2.0
2,832
1,443
734
517
168
13
156
172
17Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
104.4
1989-90
CLE CLE
82
33.9
16.8
8.1
2.0
1.0
2.0
6.4
13.0
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.4
73.9
54.6
2.7
5.4
1.7
2,776
1,381
663
168
86
167
143
214
18Larry Nance
L. Nance
104.5
1989-90
CLE CLE
62
33.3
16.3
8.3
2.6
0.9
2.0
6.6
13.0
51.1
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.0
3.9
77.8
55.4
2.6
5.7
1.8
2,065
1,011
516
161
54
122
110
185
19Rony Seikaly
R. Seikaly
104.9
1989-90
MIA MIA
74
32.6
16.6
10.4
1.1
1.1
1.7
6.6
13.1
50.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.8
59.4
53.0
3.4
6.9
3.2
2,409
1,228
766
78
78
124
236
258
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
105.0
1989-90
BOS BOS
75
39.3
24.3
9.5
7.5
1.4
0.8
9.6
20.2
47.3
0.9
2.6
33.3
4.3
4.6
93.0
54.6
1.2
8.3
3.2
2,944
1,820
712
562
106
61
243
173
21Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
105.1
1989-90
HOU HOU
82
35.9
17.1
9.0
3.2
0.8
0.3
6.7
12.2
54.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.7
5.4
68.8
58.7
3.1
5.8
2.8
2,947
1,401
734
261
66
24
229
270
22Buck Johnson
B. Johnson
105.2
1989-90
HOU HOU
82
34.5
14.8
4.6
3.1
1.3
0.8
6.1
12.4
49.5
0.0
0.2
11.8
2.5
3.3
75.9
53.4
1.4
3.3
2.0
2,832
1,215
381
252
104
62
167
321
23John Stockton
J. Stockton
105.3
1989-90
UTA UTA
78
37.4
17.2
2.6
14.5
2.7
0.2
6.1
11.8
51.4
0.6
1.4
41.6
4.5
5.5
81.9
60.7
0.7
1.9
3.5
2,915
1,345
206
1,134
207
18
272
233
24Terry Porter
T. Porter
105.3
1989-90
POR POR
80
34.8
17.6
3.4
9.1
1.9
0.1
5.6
12.1
46.2
1.1
3.0
37.4
5.3
5.9
89.2
59.7
0.7
2.7
3.1
2,781
1,406
272
726
151
4
245
150
25Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
105.3
1989-90
CHI CHI
82
38.4
16.5
6.7
5.4
2.6
1.2
6.9
14.0
48.9
0.3
1.4
25.0
2.4
3.6
67.5
52.8
1.8
4.8
3.4
3,148
1,351
547
444
211
101
278
298
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PPG

23.0

Durant

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RPG

10.2

Sengun

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APG

5.7

Thompson

Amen Thompson
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns
45
37
.549
19.0
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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

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28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.6

Brunson

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.7

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

113.6

Proctor

Tyrese Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Thunder

125.2

Knicks

124.0

Spurs

117.1

Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

112.7

Raptors

111.7
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

104.8

Spurs

106.9

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
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Thunder

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Spurs

10.2

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Cavaliers

-0.3

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668.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

629.4

Mobley

Evan Mobley

627.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

660

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

639.5

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Donovan Mitchell
Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

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Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

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Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

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41.0

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Kevin Durant
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2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

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Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.62

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

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Hornets

50-34

Spurs

56-40

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Pelicans

45-37
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Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-57

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
LAC LAC
@
MIL MIL
127-113
Sun
3/29
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
118-135
Sun
3/29
WAS WAS
@
POR POR
88-123
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
114-99
Sun
3/29
SAC SAC
@
BKN BKN
99-116

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/27
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM