best defensive efficiency nba five position

Centers have the best defensive rating this season, with a 112.9 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive efficiency NBA five position this regular season

	POSITION	DRTG	SEASON	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	Center	112.9	2025-26	4,506	20.9	9.7	6.3	1.7	0.6	0.9	3.7	7.0	53.7	0.6	1.7	34.8	1.7	2.3	72.4	61.1	2.0	4.2	1.2	94,309	43,874	28,316	7,813	2,796	3,994	5,294	9,441	+721
2	Power Forward	115.5	2025-26	4,122	22.1	10.2	4.4	1.9	0.7	0.5	3.7	7.8	47.8	1.1	3.2	35.8	1.6	2.2	75.1	58.3	1.1	3.3	1.2	91,180	42,134	18,146	7,879	2,893	2,058	4,890	7,581	-573
3	Small Forward	116.3	2025-26	4,530	23.6	11.8	4.0	2.3	0.8	0.4	4.2	9.1	46.5	1.4	3.8	35.9	1.9	2.4	80.1	57.9	1.0	3.0	1.3	106,803	53,365	18,250	10,195	3,716	1,789	5,730	8,389	-633
4	Point Guard	116.7	2025-26	4,101	23.7	12.2	3.1	4.3	1.0	0.3	4.3	9.7	44.5	1.6	4.4	36.2	2.0	2.4	81.7	56.6	0.6	2.5	1.7	97,166	50,100	12,619	17,590	3,933	1,100	7,046	7,428	+794
5	Shooting Guard	116.9	2025-26	6,386	21.5	9.8	2.9	2.3	0.8	0.3	3.5	7.8	44.6	1.4	3.9	36.1	1.5	1.8	81.7	57.2	0.7	2.2	1.1	137,190	62,485	18,325	14,722	5,034	1,680	7,226	10,680	-309

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

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

12.0

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.7

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.8

119.1

119.0

118.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.9

111.2

112.6

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.7

7.6

6.9

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

16-57

17-56

17-55

19-54

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,334.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

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

45-27

44-28-1

43-30

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

29-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	52	20	.722
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.0
3	Knicks	48	25	.658	4.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	7.5
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	11.5
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.0
7	76ers	40	33	.548	12.5
8	Heat	39	34	.534	13.5
9	Hornets	38	34	.528	14.0
10	Magic	38	34	.528	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.0
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.0
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.0
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	35.5
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	36.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	48	.342	32.0
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	54	.260	38.0