2018 best defensive rating over 50 games played

Ekpe Udoh had the best defensive rating in 2017-18 with more than 50 games played, with a 98.4 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	DRTG	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Ekpe Udoh E. Udoh	98.4	63	2017-18	UTA	12.9	2.6	2.4	0.8	0.7	1.2	1.0	1.9	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.9	75.0	56.0	1.1	1.3	0.3	810	162	150	53	43	74	20	105	+64
2	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	98.8	54	2017-18	MIA	25.3	14.0	11.4	1.0	0.7	1.7	5.8	10.7	54.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	2.4	3.4	70.3	57.3	3.2	8.2	1.7	1,364	754	618	54	37	94	92	131	-75
3	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	99.0	78	2017-18	DET	33.7	15.0	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	6.0	11.3	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	5.1	60.5	55.5	5.1	10.9	2.6	2,625	1,171	1,247	237	114	127	200	250	-57
4	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	99.4	56	2017-18	UTA	32.4	13.5	10.7	1.4	0.8	2.3	4.9	7.9	62.2	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.3	68.2	65.7	2.9	7.8	1.9	1,816	756	601	80	44	129	107	153	+341
5	Daniel Theis D. Theis	100.2	63	2017-18	BOS	14.9	5.3	4.3	0.9	0.5	0.8	2.0	3.7	54.1	0.3	0.9	31.0	1.0	1.3	75.3	61.6	1.4	2.9	0.9	936	331	274	56	30	48	56	157	-5
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	100.4	63	2017-18	PHI	30.3	22.9	11.0	3.2	0.6	1.8	8.1	16.8	48.3	1.0	3.4	30.8	5.7	7.4	76.9	57.3	2.3	8.7	3.7	1,912	1,445	690	199	40	111	234	209	+484
7	Clint Capela C. Capela	100.5	74	2017-18	HOU	27.5	13.9	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.9	6.0	9.1	65.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.5	56.0	65.0	3.3	7.6	1.4	2,034	1,026	802	68	58	137	103	185	+372
8	Eric Moreland E. Moreland	100.6	67	2017-18	DET	12.0	2.1	4.1	1.2	0.5	0.8	1.0	1.8	54.1	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.4	37.9	53.1	1.2	2.9	0.6	805	143	278	78	31	51	41	116	+4
9	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	101.0	81	2017-18	SAS	21.5	8.1	5.7	2.9	1.2	0.4	3.3	7.5	44.3	0.1	0.4	26.5	1.3	1.8	70.9	48.5	1.4	4.3	1.7	1,743	654	459	231	97	31	134	151	+151
10	Kyle Anderson K. Anderson	101.2	74	2017-18	SAS	26.7	7.9	5.4	2.7	1.6	0.8	3.1	5.9	52.7	0.3	0.8	33.3	1.4	2.0	71.2	58.2	1.1	4.2	1.3	1,978	585	396	202	115	60	94	114	+139
11	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	101.5	79	2017-18	POR	26.4	14.3	9.0	1.8	0.8	1.4	6.1	12.0	50.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.2	3.5	63.0	52.8	2.4	6.6	2.3	2,088	1,132	708	143	64	111	183	247	+159
12	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	101.9	81	2017-18	PHI	33.7	15.8	8.1	8.2	1.7	0.9	6.7	12.3	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.0	55.7	1.8	6.3	3.4	2,732	1,279	659	661	140	70	278	211	+389
13	Tarik Black T. Black	102.0	51	2017-18	HOU	10.5	3.5	3.2	0.3	0.4	0.6	1.5	2.5	59.1	0.0	0.2	9.1	0.6	1.2	46.0	58.2	1.2	2.0	0.7	537	180	163	13	21	30	35	107	-74
14	Salah Mejri S. Mejri	102.1	61	2017-18	DAL	12.0	3.5	4.0	0.6	0.4	1.1	1.4	2.2	64.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.1	57.6	64.4	1.4	2.6	0.6	729	214	246	35	22	67	39	121	+17
15	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	102.2	77	2017-18	SAS	23.5	10.1	8.0	3.1	0.3	1.0	3.7	8.1	45.8	0.6	1.6	35.8	2.1	2.7	75.6	53.9	1.7	6.4	1.4	1,812	775	619	238	24	79	108	121	+57
16	Anthony Davis A. Davis	102.3	75	2017-18	NOP	36.4	28.1	11.1	2.3	1.5	2.6	10.4	19.5	53.4	0.7	2.2	34.0	6.6	8.0	82.8	61.2	2.5	8.6	2.2	2,727	2,110	832	174	115	193	162	159	+298
17	Robert Covington R. Covington	102.5	80	2017-18	PHI	31.6	12.6	5.4	2.0	1.7	0.9	4.3	10.5	41.3	2.5	6.9	36.9	1.5	1.7	85.3	56.3	0.7	4.7	1.6	2,527	1,009	433	156	137	72	126	238	+540
18	Amir Johnson A. Johnson	102.6	74	2017-18	PHI	15.8	4.6	4.5	1.6	0.6	0.6	1.9	3.5	53.8	0.1	0.4	31.3	0.7	1.1	61.2	57.5	1.7	2.8	0.7	1,170	342	330	118	45	44	55	192	+7
19	David West D. West	102.7	73	2017-18	GSW	13.7	6.8	3.3	1.9	0.6	1.0	3.0	5.2	57.1	0.0	0.1	37.5	0.8	1.1	75.9	60.0	0.9	2.4	1.1	999	495	238	138	47	75	80	120	+34
20	JaVale McGee J. McGee	102.8	65	2017-18	GSW	9.5	4.8	2.6	0.5	0.3	0.9	2.1	3.4	62.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.8	73.1	64.1	0.9	1.7	0.4	615	310	169	33	21	57	27	91	+39
21	Rudy Gay R. Gay	102.9	57	2017-18	SAS	21.6	11.5	5.1	1.3	0.8	0.7	4.4	9.4	47.1	0.6	2.1	31.4	2.0	2.5	77.2	54.5	1.3	3.8	1.4	1,231	655	291	73	46	38	78	98	+83
22	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	102.9	77	2017-18	TOR	22.4	12.7	8.6	1.1	0.4	0.9	5.1	8.9	56.8	0.4	1.0	40.5	2.2	2.7	80.6	62.8	2.4	6.2	1.5	1,727	980	660	81	29	69	115	192	+227
23	Aron Baynes A. Baynes	103.0	81	2017-18	BOS	18.3	6.0	5.4	1.1	0.3	0.6	2.6	5.5	47.1	0.0	0.3	14.3	0.7	1.0	75.6	50.2	1.6	3.8	1.0	1,485	482	434	93	22	51	80	200	+193
24	Ed Davis E. Davis	103.1	78	2017-18	POR	18.9	5.3	7.4	0.5	0.4	0.7	2.2	3.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.4	66.7	60.7	2.3	5.0	0.8	1,471	414	575	40	32	52	66	188	+87
25	Jordan Bell J. Bell	103.2	57	2017-18	GSW	14.2	4.6	3.6	1.8	0.6	1.0	2.0	3.2	62.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.8	68.2	64.1	1.1	2.6	0.9	809	262	207	102	35	56	51	92	+160

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	MIA	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Wed 11/11	ORL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Fri 11/13	UTA	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sun 11/15	SAS	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 11/17	UTA	@	LAC	10:30 PM

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1 - 8

100

Final

112

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5 - 4

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

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SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

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2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

119.4

118.5

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DRtg Rankings

103.6

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108.1

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10.6

10.3

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9.5

9.3

8.1

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

479.2

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

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36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

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6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	1.0
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.5
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	5.0
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	7.0

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1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM
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Sun 11/8	MIA	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM

Ekpe Udoh had the best defensive rating in 2017-18 with more than 50 games played, with a 98.4 rating.

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