2008 player with best defensive rating

Kevin Garnett had the best defensive rating in 2007-08, with a 93.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
2008 player with best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
93.8
2007-08
71
32.8
18.8
9.2
3.4
1.4
1.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.8
4.7
80.1
58.8
1.9
7.3
1.9
2,328
1,337
655
244
100
89
138
163
+736
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
96.6
2007-08
78
34.0
19.3
11.3
2.8
0.7
1.9
7.5
15.1
49.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.3
5.9
73.0
54.6
3.0
8.3
2.3
2,651
1,508
881
218
56
152
178
185
+420
3Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
98.1
2007-08
77
30.5
12.7
6.6
1.8
1.2
1.7
4.9
11.3
43.2
1.5
4.1
35.6
1.5
1.9
76.7
52.3
1.1
5.5
1.1
2,346
979
511
137
91
129
86
213
+449
4Marcus Camby
M. Camby
98.2
2007-08
79
34.9
9.1
13.1
3.3
1.1
3.6
3.6
8.0
45.0
0.1
0.3
30.0
1.8
2.6
70.8
49.8
2.9
10.2
1.5
2,758
721
1,037
259
85
285
118
216
+230
5Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
98.4
2007-08
77
29.9
10.6
4.2
5.1
1.7
0.2
4.6
9.3
49.2
0.1
0.2
26.3
1.4
2.3
61.1
51.5
1.0
3.2
1.9
2,306
814
322
393
129
13
147
187
+612
6Dwight Howard
D. Howard
98.7
2007-08
82
37.7
20.7
14.2
1.3
0.9
2.1
7.1
11.9
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
10.9
59.0
61.9
3.4
10.8
3.2
3,088
1,695
1,161
110
74
176
263
274
+484
7Yao Ming
Y. Ming
99.3
2007-08
55
37.2
22.0
10.8
2.3
0.5
2.0
7.9
15.5
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
7.4
85.0
58.7
3.1
7.7
3.3
2,044
1,209
594
129
25
111
183
171
+193
8Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
99.7
2007-08
80
35.9
19.6
5.1
4.5
1.3
0.5
6.4
13.7
46.4
1.8
4.6
39.2
5.1
6.1
84.3
59.9
0.7
4.5
2.8
2,874
1,570
411
363
101
36
221
200
+785
9Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
99.9
2007-08
74
31.1
19.5
4.8
4.5
1.5
0.4
6.1
13.3
46.0
2.1
5.3
40.1
5.1
6.0
86.0
61.2
0.9
3.9
2.7
2,299
1,442
354
332
109
33
200
173
+427
10Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
100.5
2007-08
78
29.3
8.8
8.5
1.1
0.8
0.7
3.8
7.7
48.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.0
62.2
51.1
2.6
5.9
1.0
2,285
683
666
89
61
53
75
246
+308
11Luis Scola
L. Scola
100.9
2007-08
82
24.7
10.3
6.4
1.3
0.7
0.2
4.2
8.2
51.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.9
66.8
54.8
2.1
4.3
1.3
2,024
847
525
106
60
19
105
235
+165
12Shawn Marion
S. Marion
102.2
2007-08
TOT
63
36.7
15.4
10.2
2.2
2.0
1.3
6.3
12.5
50.8
1.0
3.1
33.3
1.7
2.4
70.7
57.0
2.2
8.0
1.4
2,315
972
643
138
125
85
86
150
+216
13Jamario Moon
J. Moon
102.4
2007-08
78
27.8
8.5
6.2
1.2
1.0
1.4
3.6
7.4
48.5
0.5
1.6
32.8
0.8
1.1
74.1
54.0
1.2
5.0
0.7
2,166
661
484
90
80
108
51
152
+271
14Josh Smith
J. Smith
102.6
2007-08
81
35.5
17.2
8.2
3.4
1.5
2.8
6.4
14.0
45.7
0.3
1.2
25.3
4.1
5.8
71.0
52.0
2.0
6.2
3.0
2,873
1,394
667
272
123
227
245
269
-39
15Shane Battier
S. Battier
102.9
2007-08
80
36.3
9.3
5.1
1.9
1.0
1.1
3.3
7.7
42.8
1.7
4.6
37.7
0.9
1.3
74.3
56.1
1.6
3.5
1.0
2,907
744
407
155
77
90
78
196
+338
16Samuel Dalembert
S. Dalembert
103.0
2007-08
82
33.2
10.5
10.4
0.5
0.5
2.3
4.1
8.1
51.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.2
70.7
55.6
3.7
6.6
1.9
2,724
864
849
45
40
192
155
269
+10
17Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
103.0
2007-08
66
37.0
21.6
5.1
5.9
1.0
0.5
8.3
19.8
41.9
1.3
4.5
29.2
3.7
5.4
68.4
48.7
0.6
4.5
2.4
2,440
1,427
339
387
68
30
160
91
+266
18Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
103.1
2007-08
TOT
72
30.6
4.8
8.4
1.5
1.2
1.6
1.9
4.9
39.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
2.3
42.6
40.8
3.3
5.1
0.9
2,205
348
604
105
88
117
67
121
-129
19Rafer Alston
R. Alston
103.1
2007-08
74
34.1
13.1
3.5
5.3
1.3
0.2
4.9
12.5
39.4
1.9
5.5
35.1
1.3
1.9
71.5
49.2
0.4
3.1
2.2
2,526
969
260
392
98
18
160
139
+329
20Ray Allen
R. Allen
103.1
2007-08
73
35.9
17.4
3.7
3.1
0.9
0.2
6.0
13.5
44.5
2.5
6.2
39.8
2.9
3.2
90.7
58.4
1.0
2.6
1.7
2,624
1,273
268
225
65
16
127
147
+619
21Chris Kaman
C. Kaman
103.2
2007-08
56
37.2
15.7
12.7
1.9
0.6
2.8
6.0
12.5
48.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.6
4.7
76.2
53.8
3.1
9.6
2.9
2,083
878
711
107
33
155
164
179
-183
22Chris Paul
C. Paul
103.4
2007-08
80
37.6
21.1
4.0
11.6
2.7
0.1
7.9
16.1
48.8
1.2
3.1
36.9
4.2
4.9
85.1
57.6
0.8
3.2
2.5
3,006
1,684
321
925
217
4
201
185
+479
23Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
103.5
2007-08
81
34.9
21.1
10.4
2.9
1.2
0.5
8.8
16.0
54.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.9
73.8
58.1
2.4
8.0
2.6
2,827
1,708
844
233
100
41
210
293
+420
24LeBron James
L. James
103.6
2007-08
75
40.4
30.0
7.9
7.2
1.8
1.1
10.6
21.9
48.4
1.5
4.8
31.5
7.3
10.3
71.2
56.8
1.8
6.1
3.4
3,027
2,250
592
539
138
81
255
165
+139
25Lamar Odom
L. Odom
103.7
2007-08
77
37.9
14.2
10.6
3.5
1.0
0.9
5.4
10.3
52.5
0.4
1.5
27.4
3.0
4.3
69.8
58.2
2.6
8.1
2.0
2,921
1,094
819
273
75
72
156
222
+480
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Celtics Celtics
49
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Schedule
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Fri
4/3
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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.730
2
49
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.671
4.5
3
48
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.649
6.0
4
46
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.622
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41
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12.5
7
41
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39
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14.5
9
39
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15.0
10
39
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11
29
44
.397
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
17
56
.233
36.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
37.0
15
16
58
.216
38.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.5
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
49
.338
33.0
12
25
50
.333
33.5
13
24
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21
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19
56
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98-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
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3:30 PM
Sun
3/29
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5:00 PM
Sun
3/29
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6:00 PM
Sun
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