1998 nba individual defensive rating rankings

David Robinson had the best defensive rating in 1997-98, with a 93.6 rating.

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1998 NBA individual defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games rankings

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	David Robinson D. Robinson	93.6	1997-98	SAS	73	33.7	21.6	10.6	2.7	0.9	2.6	7.5	14.6	51.1	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.6	9.0	73.5	58.1	3.3	7.3	2.8	2,457	1,574	775	199	64	192	202	204	+356
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.3	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
3	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	96.1	1997-98	CLE	80	34.6	18.0	9.3	2.5	1.4	1.1	6.5	14.6	44.5	0.0	0.1	25.0	5.1	7.0	72.7	51.2	2.7	6.6	3.4	2,769	1,442	745	197	108	90	271	310	+255
4	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	96.6	1997-98	CHI	80	35.7	4.7	15.0	2.9	0.6	0.2	1.9	4.5	43.1	0.1	0.3	17.4	0.8	1.4	55.0	45.9	5.3	9.8	1.8	2,856	375	1,201	230	47	18	147	238	+345
5	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	96.9	1997-98	CLE	82	29.0	13.9	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.6	5.5	10.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.8	3.7	76.2	56.4	3.4	5.4	1.8	2,379	1,139	723	71	52	135	146	288	+211
6	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	96.9	1997-98	NYK	79	34.6	9.0	9.2	2.5	1.6	0.3	3.9	8.8	44.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.4	85.1	47.5	2.8	6.4	1.6	2,734	711	724	201	123	22	126	280	+127
7	Brevin Knight B. Knight	97.3	1997-98	CLE	80	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	51.5	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,483	723	253	656	196	18	194	271	+298
8	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	97.4	1997-98	POR	73	32.0	16.0	10.0	3.0	0.9	1.1	5.6	11.3	49.3	0.4	1.6	26.1	4.4	5.5	79.8	58.1	2.0	7.9	2.6	2,333	1,167	729	218	65	80	190	267	+289
9	Charlie Ward C. Ward	97.5	1997-98	NYK	82	28.3	7.8	3.3	5.7	1.8	0.5	2.9	6.3	45.5	1.0	2.6	37.7	1.1	1.4	80.5	56.7	0.4	3.0	2.1	2,317	642	274	466	144	37	175	195	+278
10	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	98.1	1997-98	PHX	81	30.1	15.1	7.6	1.3	1.2	1.7	6.1	11.4	53.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.1	70.2	57.1	2.5	5.0	1.8	2,441	1,225	613	106	100	135	142	292	+182
11	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	99.0	1997-98	ATL	82	35.6	13.4	11.4	1.0	0.4	3.4	4.9	9.1	53.7	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.5	67.0	58.4	3.4	8.0	2.0	2,917	1,101	932	82	34	277	168	254	+421
12	Rik Smits R. Smits	99.3	1997-98	IND	73	28.6	16.7	6.9	1.4	0.5	1.2	7.0	14.2	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.3	78.3	53.2	1.7	5.2	1.8	2,085	1,216	505	101	40	88	134	243	+434
13	Dale Davis D. Davis	99.3	1997-98	IND	78	27.9	8.0	7.8	0.9	0.7	1.1	3.5	6.4	54.8	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.2	46.5	54.6	3.0	4.8	0.9	2,174	626	611	70	51	87	73	209	+388
14	P.J. Brown	99.6	1997-98	MIA	74	31.9	9.6	8.6	1.4	0.9	1.3	3.8	8.0	47.1	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.7	76.6	52.2	3.2	5.4	1.3	2,362	707	635	103	66	98	97	264	+288
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	99.8	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	28.7	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	10.7	23.1	46.5	0.4	1.5	23.8	6.9	8.8	78.4	53.3	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
16	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	99.9	1997-98	MIL	81	27.9	8.0	8.5	0.7	1.0	2.0	3.1	5.8	53.7	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.9	60.1	56.4	3.0	5.5	1.4	2,261	649	685	59	79	158	117	321	-90
17	Ron Harper R. Harper	100.1	1997-98	CHI	82	27.9	9.3	3.5	2.9	1.3	0.6	3.6	8.1	44.1	0.2	1.0	19.0	2.0	2.6	75.0	50.3	1.3	2.2	1.1	2,284	764	290	241	108	48	91	181	+464
18	Antonio Davis A. Davis	100.1	1997-98	IND	82	26.7	9.6	6.8	0.7	0.5	0.9	3.1	6.4	48.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.9	69.6	55.8	2.3	4.5	1.3	2,191	785	560	61	45	72	103	234	+178
19	Robert Horry R. Horry	100.2	1997-98	LAL	72	30.4	7.4	7.5	2.3	1.6	1.3	2.8	5.8	47.6	0.3	1.3	20.4	1.6	2.3	69.2	54.2	2.6	4.9	1.4	2,192	536	542	163	112	94	99	238	+508
20	Cedric Henderson C. Henderson	100.4	1997-98	CLE	82	30.8	10.1	4.0	2.0	1.2	0.5	4.2	8.8	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.3	71.6	51.4	0.9	3.1	2.0	2,527	832	325	168	96	45	165	238	+119
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	100.6	1997-98	LAL	60	36.3	28.3	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	11.2	19.1	58.4	0.0	0.0		6.0	11.4	52.7	58.7	3.5	7.9	2.9	2,175	1,699	681	142	39	144	175	193	+649
22	Chris Webber C. Webber	100.7	1997-98	WAS	71	39.6	21.9	9.5	3.8	1.6	1.7	9.1	18.9	48.2	0.9	2.9	31.7	2.8	4.7	58.9	52.3	2.5	7.0	2.6	2,809	1,555	674	273	111	124	185	269	+45
23	Wesley Person W. Person	100.8	1997-98	CLE	82	39.0	14.7	4.4	2.3	1.6	0.6	5.4	11.7	46.0	2.3	5.5	43.0	1.6	2.1	77.6	58.3	0.8	3.6	1.3	3,198	1,204	363	188	129	49	110	108	+167
24	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	100.9	1997-98	PHX	82	38.0	11.6	6.2	9.1	2.0	0.3	4.4	10.5	41.6	0.9	2.8	31.3	2.0	2.5	79.9	50.2	1.3	4.9	3.2	3,118	954	510	745	162	26	261	142	+305
25	Grant Hill G. Hill	101.0	1997-98	DET	81	40.7	21.1	7.7	6.8	1.8	0.7	7.6	16.8	45.2	0.0	0.3	14.3	5.9	8.0	74.0	52.0	1.1	6.5	3.5	3,294	1,712	623	551	143	53	285	196	+214

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.1

Wembanyama

RPG

10.6

Wembanyama

APG

6.3

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

1 - 2

115

Final

111

Knicks

2 - 1

Mon 8 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Tatum

10.6

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

121.8

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.9

106.5

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.9

8.6

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,035.4

Wembanyama

734.2

Castle

730.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,019.5

Wembanyama

770

Castle

751.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.55

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

60-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-43

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHI	@	MIA	109-119
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

David Robinson had the best defensive rating in 1997-98, with a 93.6 rating.

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