Cooper Flagg has the best defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 115.1 rating.

Interpreted as:

best def rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a rookie this regular season

	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	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	115.1	2025-26	DAL	60	33.8	20.3	6.6	4.6	1.1	0.9	7.8	16.5	47.2	1.0	3.4	28.8	3.8	4.7	81.0	54.8	1.2	5.4	2.4	2,028	1,217	397	277	68	56	145	128	-219
2	VJ Edgecombe	116.5	2025-26	PHI	65	35.0	16.0	5.7	4.0	1.4	0.6	6.0	13.9	43.1	2.0	5.8	35.0	2.0	2.5	82.6	53.5	1.6	4.0	1.8	2,276	1,042	370	260	93	36	119	191	+6
3	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	116.7	2025-26	CHA	70	31.6	19.1	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.5	13.4	48.8	3.5	8.0	43.4	2.6	3.0	87.0	65.0	1.2	4.1	2.0	2,211	1,338	369	239	51	17	139	156	+252
4	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	118.5	2025-26	NOP	72	24.9	13.0	3.6	3.2	1.1	0.3	4.9	11.5	42.6	1.1	3.4	33.5	2.0	2.5	79.2	51.3	0.7	2.9	2.2	1,792	933	260	231	80	24	160	127	-243

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.3

Flagg

RPG

7.0

Gafford

APG

4.9

Nembhard

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.9

27th

DRTG

116.0

18th

NETRTG

-5.1

24th

3P%

34.5

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	25	47	.347	32.0
12	Grizzlies	24	47	.338	32.5
13	Mavericks	23	49	.319	34.0
14	Jazz	21	51	.292	36.0
15	Kings	19	53	.264	38.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/25	DAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/27	DAL	@	POR	10:00 PM
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Tue 3/31	DAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/3	ORL	@	DAL	8:30 PM

Last Game

Warriors

34 - 38

137

Final

131

Mavericks

23 - 49

Mon 23 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

12.0

Towns

11.7

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.6

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.7

Duren

67.6

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.1

119.7

119.0

118.9

118.5

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.7

111.4

112.6

112.7

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.0

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

16-56

16-55

17-55

19-53

21-51

23-49

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,476.9

Dončić

3,471

Jokić

3,100.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,691.8

Jokić

3,681.5

Dončić

3,279.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

44-27

43-28-1

42-30

40-31

41-31

Worst Record ATS

29-43

30-41

31-41

31-40

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	52	19	.732
2	Celtics	47	24	.662	5.0
3	Knicks	47	25	.653	5.5
4	Cavaliers	44	27	.620	8.0
5	Raptors	40	31	.563	12.0
6	Hawks	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	39	33	.542	13.5
8	Magic	38	33	.535	14.0
9	Heat	38	34	.528	14.5
10	Hornets	37	34	.521	15.0
11	Bucks	29	42	.408	23.0
12	Bulls	29	42	.408	23.0
13	Nets - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Wizards - e	16	55	.225	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	56	.222	36.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - y	57	15	.792
2	Spurs - y	54	18	.750	3.0
3	Lakers	46	26	.639	11.0
4	Nuggets	44	28	.611	13.0
5	Timberwolves	44	28	.611	13.0
6	Rockets	43	28	.606	13.5
7	Suns	40	32	.556	17.0
8	Clippers	36	36	.500	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	36	37	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	34	38	.472	23.0
11	Pelicans	25	47	.347	32.0
12	Grizzlies	24	47	.338	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	49	.319	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	51	.292	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	53	.264	38.0