best defensive rating by a rookie since 2010

Since 2009-10, Nerlens Noel has the best defensive rating by a rookie in a season, with a 99.3 rating in 2014-15.

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	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	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	99.3	2014-15	PHI	75	30.8	9.9	8.1	1.7	1.8	1.9	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.1	60.9	49.3	2.5	5.7	1.9	2,311	744	611	128	133	142	146	208	-430
2	Iman Shumpert I. Shumpert	101.1	2011-12	NYK	59	28.9	9.5	3.2	2.8	1.7	0.1	3.6	9.1	40.1	0.8	2.7	30.6	1.5	1.8	79.8	48.4	0.7	2.4	1.9	1,705	563	186	164	101	8	111	173	+113
3	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	101.9	2017-18	PHI	81	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	+387
4	Taj Gibson T. Gibson	103.1	2009-10	CHI	82	26.9	9.0	7.5	0.9	0.6	1.3	3.8	7.7	49.4	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.1	64.6	52.1	2.8	4.7	1.4	2,204	735	611	70	50	104	114	282	-61
5	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	103.3	2015-16	NYK	72	28.4	14.3	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	5.2	12.3	42.1	1.1	3.4	33.3	2.8	3.3	83.8	51.8	1.8	5.5	1.7	2,047	1,028	526	94	53	134	121	205	+15
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	103.4	2017-18	BOS	80	30.5	13.9	5.0	1.6	1.0	0.7	5.0	10.4	47.5	1.3	3.0	43.4	2.7	3.2	82.6	58.6	0.6	4.4	1.4	2,443	1,112	402	128	83	58	114	170	+344
7	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	104.2	2009-10	MIL	82	32.6	15.5	3.4	5.7	1.3	0.2	5.5	14.8	37.1	1.8	4.7	37.4	2.7	3.3	81.7	47.5	0.6	2.8	2.4	2,671	1,270	282	470	105	18	200	191	+116
8	Chandler Parsons C. Parsons	104.8	2011-12	HOU	63	28.6	9.5	4.8	2.1	1.2	0.5	3.9	8.7	45.2	1.0	2.8	33.7	0.7	1.2	55.1	51.3	1.4	3.3	1.3	1,804	599	300	134	73	29	81	142	+62
9	Justise Winslow J. Winslow	104.8	2015-16	MIA	78	28.2	6.4	5.2	1.5	0.9	0.3	2.5	5.9	42.2	0.4	1.5	27.6	1.0	1.5	68.4	48.9	1.0	4.1	1.2	2,203	502	403	118	68	26	95	184	+105
10	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	105.1	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	20.5	3.7	3.7	1.5	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.7	2.4	7.0	34.0	3.0	3.8	80.5	54.1	0.7	3.1	2.7	2,638	1,616	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
11	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	105.3	2010-11	SAC	81	28.5	14.1	8.6	2.5	1.0	0.8	5.3	12.4	43.0	0.0	0.2	16.7	3.4	5.0	68.7	48.4	2.7	6.0	3.3	2,309	1,143	699	204	85	68	268	332	-261
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	105.8	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	106.0	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
14	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	106.0	2013-14	ORL	80	31.1	13.8	4.1	4.1	1.6	0.5	4.9	11.7	41.9	0.9	2.8	32.7	3.1	4.0	78.0	51.4	0.5	3.6	3.2	2,487	1,106	329	327	129	37	256	210	-270
15	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	106.6	2014-15	ORL	82	30.4	8.9	4.3	6.5	1.7	0.2	3.7	8.6	42.5	0.1	0.5	26.2	1.4	2.6	55.1	45.6	1.3	3.0	2.5	2,489	731	349	533	142	20	203	193	-204
16	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	106.7	2012-13	GSW	81	25.4	9.2	4.1	1.2	0.6	0.2	3.4	7.8	43.9	0.6	1.8	35.9	1.8	2.3	75.8	52.6	0.7	3.5	1.2	2,058	748	333	98	52	14	101	140	+46
17	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	106.9	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
18	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	107.3	2021-22	CLE	69	33.8	15.0	8.3	2.5	0.8	1.7	6.1	12.0	50.8	0.3	1.3	25.0	2.4	3.7	66.3	54.9	2.1	6.2	1.9	2,331	1,034	570	174	56	115	133	147	+94
19	Michael Carter-Williams M. Carter-Williams	108.1	2013-14	PHI	70	34.5	16.7	6.2	6.3	1.9	0.6	6.1	15.1	40.5	0.8	3.0	26.4	3.7	5.2	70.3	48.0	1.4	4.8	3.5	2,414	1,167	437	441	130	43	247	213	-450
20	Wesley Matthews W. Matthews	108.3	2009-10	UTA	82	24.7	9.4	2.3	1.5	0.8	0.2	3.3	6.9	48.3	0.8	2.0	38.2	2.0	2.4	82.9	59.2	0.6	1.7	1.1	2,025	769	191	124	64	15	93	152	+208
21	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	108.4	2023-24	OKC	82	29.4	16.5	7.9	2.4	0.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	1.6	4.3	37.0	2.7	3.4	79.3	63.2	1.6	6.3	1.6	2,413	1,357	648	200	53	190	131	197	+422
22	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	108.7	2010-11	DET	80	27.8	9.4	7.5	1.3	1.2	0.6	3.8	6.9	55.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.9	62.2	57.5	3.1	4.4	1.0	2,222	751	601	105	93	45	81	196	-136
23	Dario Šarić D. Šarić	108.9	2016-17	PHI	81	26.3	12.8	6.3	2.2	0.7	0.4	4.7	11.4	41.1	1.3	4.2	31.1	2.1	2.7	78.2	50.8	1.4	5.0	2.3	2,129	1,040	513	182	57	30	183	162	-307
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	109.1	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	21.2	7.8	6.0	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	6.7	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
25	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	109.3	2017-18	LAL	77	31.2	16.1	6.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	6.1	13.5	45.0	2.1	5.6	36.6	1.9	2.7	70.7	54.9	1.1	5.1	1.8	2,401	1,242	483	141	49	34	140	160	-126

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PPG

28.3

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8.4

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APG

6.6

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

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34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

0 - 4

Sun 10 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

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	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 2009-10, Nerlens Noel has the best defensive rating by a rookie in a season, with a 99.3 rating in 2014-15.

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2.0

2.0

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1.9

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4.0

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

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3,685.5

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36.4

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