best defensive rating by player march 2022 minimum 20 minutes per game

Zeke Nnaji had the best defensive rating when playing 20.0+ minutes per game in March 2022, with an 87.6 rating.

NAMEDRTGMPGMONTHGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Zeke Nnaji
Z. Nnaji
87.6
20.2
March 2022
1
0.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
20
0
1
0
4
0
1
0
+6
2Gary Harris
G. Harris
101.0
21.9
March 2022
7
8.7
1.4
1.0
1.3
0.1
2.7
7.1
38.0
1.9
4.6
40.6
1.4
1.4
100.0
56.1
0.4
1.0
0.7
154
61
10
7
9
1
5
11
+25
3Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
102.5
28.4
March 2022
11
9.7
9.3
1.8
1.1
2.3
4.5
5.5
81.7
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.0
81.8
82.5
3.5
5.8
0.5
313
107
102
20
12
25
5
31
+129
4Kyle Anderson
K. Anderson
103.5
20.1
March 2022
14
7.1
5.1
2.1
1.4
0.7
2.9
6.5
45.1
0.4
1.5
23.8
0.9
1.4
60.0
49.6
1.1
4.1
0.7
281
99
72
30
19
10
10
19
+42
5Al Horford
A. Horford
104.8
31.4
March 2022
12
9.3
7.8
3.2
1.3
1.4
3.3
7.3
46.0
1.5
3.8
40.0
1.1
1.3
86.7
59.3
1.5
6.3
0.7
377
111
94
38
15
17
8
24
+90
6Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
105.4
32.4
March 2022
9
19.0
11.6
3.2
0.4
0.8
7.6
13.7
55.3
1.0
3.0
33.3
2.9
4.6
63.4
60.6
2.9
8.7
2.4
291
171
104
29
4
7
22
29
+3
7Jae Crowder
J. Crowder
106.6
28.1
March 2022
13
10.8
5.6
2.5
1.7
0.5
3.7
9.4
39.3
2.3
6.5
35.7
1.2
1.5
75.0
53.9
0.5
5.2
1.1
365
141
73
33
22
7
14
40
+58
8Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
106.8
26.5
March 2022
15
9.3
8.6
0.9
1.2
2.4
4.1
5.4
75.3
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.9
39.5
69.6
5.5
3.1
0.9
398
139
129
14
18
36
14
38
-40
9Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
106.9
31.2
March 2022
15
19.3
10.3
3.1
1.4
0.7
7.5
12.3
60.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
5.7
77.6
65.2
2.1
8.3
2.4
468
290
155
47
21
10
36
47
+72
10Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
107.7
26.2
March 2022
5
9.2
3.6
4.8
0.8
0.4
3.2
10.8
29.6
0.4
4.4
9.1
2.4
2.8
85.7
38.2
0.2
3.4
2.8
131
46
18
24
4
2
14
13
+8
11Brandon Clarke
B. Clarke
107.8
20.8
March 2022
12
10.3
5.6
1.0
0.7
1.5
4.3
6.9
62.7
0.1
0.3
33.3
1.6
2.4
65.5
64.7
2.3
3.3
0.7
250
124
67
12
8
18
8
26
+72
12Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
107.8
24.8
March 2022
13
15.5
4.8
1.3
0.7
2.5
5.2
12.1
43.3
1.5
4.3
33.9
3.5
3.8
92.0
56.1
1.3
3.5
1.6
323
201
62
17
9
32
21
50
+159
13Cameron Johnson
C. Johnson
107.9
26.2
March 2022
2
29.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
8.5
12.0
70.8
6.5
8.5
76.5
5.5
6.0
91.7
99.0
0.0
3.0
0.5
52
58
6
4
2
0
1
2
+28
14Mo Bamba
M. Bamba
107.9
24.9
March 2022
15
11.7
8.1
0.6
0.5
1.0
4.5
8.9
51.1
2.0
4.1
48.4
0.6
0.8
75.0
63.3
2.1
6.0
0.9
373
175
122
9
8
15
13
38
-33
15Jose Alvarado
J. Alvarado
108.5
21.0
March 2022
15
8.7
2.8
4.1
2.0
0.1
3.5
7.5
46.9
0.9
2.7
32.5
0.8
1.1
70.6
54.4
0.8
2.0
1.0
314
131
42
62
30
2
15
26
+70
16De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
108.5
21.7
March 2022
14
13.2
4.1
2.2
1.0
0.4
4.9
10.1
48.2
2.9
6.2
47.1
0.6
0.9
66.7
63.2
0.4
3.6
1.6
304
185
57
31
14
5
23
26
+35
17Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
108.5
35.5
March 2022
15
30.5
12.6
3.6
1.6
1.4
9.6
20.0
48.0
1.3
3.7
35.7
10.0
12.1
82.4
60.3
2.8
9.8
3.5
532
458
189
54
24
21
53
44
+29
18Steven Adams
S. Adams
108.7
26.3
March 2022
14
7.4
10.3
3.1
0.9
1.0
3.1
5.4
56.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
2.3
56.3
57.7
5.0
5.3
0.9
368
104
144
44
13
14
13
33
+72
19Draymond Green
D. Green
108.8
24.4
March 2022
7
4.7
6.3
5.3
1.3
0.4
1.3
3.6
36.0
0.1
1.1
12.5
2.0
2.4
82.4
50.8
0.9
5.4
2.7
171
33
44
37
9
3
19
22
-51
20Chris Boucher
C. Boucher
108.9
24.2
March 2022
16
10.6
7.8
0.1
0.7
0.7
4.1
8.8
46.4
0.9
3.3
28.8
1.5
1.9
80.0
55.2
3.0
4.8
0.4
387
169
125
1
11
11
6
36
+58
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
108.9
30.9
March 2022
15
25.2
10.5
2.7
1.0
1.1
8.3
14.7
56.8
1.6
3.9
41.4
6.9
8.3
83.9
68.8
2.2
8.3
3.1
463
378
157
41
15
17
47
50
+139
22Jaden McDaniels
J. McDaniels
109.1
27.8
March 2022
8
12.1
4.8
1.0
0.5
1.5
4.8
9.3
51.4
1.5
4.3
35.3
1.1
1.4
81.8
61.5
1.0
3.8
1.3
223
97
38
8
4
12
10
26
+45
23Marcus Smart
M. Smart
109.1
32.7
March 2022
13
13.9
4.2
7.6
1.5
0.2
5.0
12.2
41.1
1.9
5.7
33.8
2.0
2.5
78.8
52.5
0.5
3.7
3.1
425
181
54
99
19
3
40
24
+63
24Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
109.3
33.9
March 2022
12
33.3
12.8
4.8
1.3
1.5
11.7
19.8
59.1
0.8
2.8
29.4
9.1
12.9
70.3
65.4
2.4
10.4
3.3
407
399
154
58
15
18
40
41
+51
25Chuma Okeke
C. Okeke
109.5
27.3
March 2022
14
8.1
5.6
1.9
0.9
0.6
2.7
8.6
31.7
1.7
5.9
28.9
0.9
1.1
86.7
44.6
0.8
4.8
1.1
382
113
78
27
13
8
15
23
-48
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116.6

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9.5

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40.1

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25
2
.926
2
Nuggets Nuggets
20
6
.769
4.5
3
19
7
.731
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4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
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7.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
10:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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115

Final

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
6
.778
2
19
7
.731
1.5
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
15
11
.577
5.5
5
14
11
.560
6.0
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
12
.556
6.0
8
15
13
.536
6.5
9
15
13
.536
6.5
10
11
15
.423
9.5
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
2
.926
2
20
6
.769
4.5
3
19
7
.731
5.5
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
.667
7.5
6
17
10
.630
8.0
7
15
12
.556
10.0
8
13
14
.481
12.0
9
13
15
.464
12.5
10
11
16
.407
14.0
11
11
17
.393
14.5
12
10
16
.385
14.5
13
6
21
.222
19.0
14
6
21
.222
19.0
15
6
22
.214
19.5

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Sun
11/16
@
113-115
Sun
11/16
@
108-110
Sun
11/16
@
96-120
Sun
11/16
@
126-109
Sun
11/16
@
130-127

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
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12/19
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9:30 PM