best defensive rating for a player nba

Cason Wallace has the best defensive rating this season, with a 102.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for a player NBA this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
102.9
2025-26
28
27.8
8.0
3.0
2.3
2.4
0.2
3.0
7.2
42.3
1.5
4.0
36.3
0.5
0.6
82.4
54.0
0.7
2.3
1.0
778
225
83
65
67
6
27
62
+299
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
104.7
2025-26
28
33.3
32.5
4.9
6.5
1.5
0.8
11.0
19.8
55.4
2.3
5.1
44.1
8.3
9.4
88.5
67.9
0.5
4.4
2.0
932
909
137
182
43
23
57
59
+389
3Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
105.0
2025-26
29
26.1
14.1
3.6
3.6
1.4
0.3
5.1
10.8
47.1
1.1
3.1
34.4
2.9
3.2
88.3
57.7
0.7
3.0
1.6
756
410
105
104
42
8
45
63
+280
4Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
106.1
2025-26
29
24.6
12.5
10.7
0.6
0.9
1.4
4.8
8.6
56.0
1.2
2.6
48.0
1.7
2.0
81.4
66.1
3.3
7.4
1.1
714
362
311
17
25
40
31
53
-53
5Jalen Duren
J. Duren
108.0
2025-26
26
28.8
18.3
11.0
1.7
0.9
1.0
7.0
11.0
63.1
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.0
73.7
67.1
4.3
6.7
2.2
749
477
286
45
23
25
58
85
+210
6Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
109.6
2025-26
23
31.2
18.3
9.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
6.6
14.1
46.9
1.4
4.5
32.0
3.7
4.8
76.6
56.6
1.6
7.8
1.9
718
422
216
55
22
21
44
39
+98
7Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
109.8
2025-26
30
33.9
19.1
8.0
5.1
1.4
1.7
7.4
14.9
49.8
1.3
3.6
36.7
2.9
3.5
81.9
57.9
2.2
5.8
2.6
1,017
572
240
152
41
50
79
91
+44
8Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.2
2025-26
29
26.7
13.9
6.1
2.4
1.1
0.9
5.2
11.5
45.6
2.3
6.3
37.0
1.1
1.4
76.2
57.5
1.1
5.0
1.5
775
404
178
71
32
25
44
76
+51
9P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
110.8
2025-26
25
31.9
15.7
7.9
2.0
1.0
1.4
5.8
12.8
45.5
1.5
4.5
33.9
2.5
3.6
68.1
54.3
1.6
6.3
2.4
798
392
197
51
26
34
61
64
-84
10Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
110.8
2025-26
26
35.8
26.5
6.3
9.2
1.4
0.8
9.3
20.5
45.7
2.0
6.3
31.9
5.8
7.0
82.5
56.2
1.3
5.0
3.7
930
689
165
239
37
20
97
87
+206
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.1
2025-26
28
34.6
28.9
12.1
10.8
1.4
0.8
10.4
17.2
60.7
2.0
4.8
42.5
6.0
7.1
83.9
71.1
2.9
9.3
3.5
970
808
340
302
39
23
98
81
+272
12Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
111.2
2025-26
29
31.6
11.5
10.9
2.0
0.5
1.4
4.7
6.4
73.3
0.0
0.0
2.1
4.0
51.3
70.0
3.9
7.0
1.5
915
334
316
57
14
42
43
84
+141
13Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.4
2025-26
24
36.1
23.2
9.2
6.9
1.5
1.0
8.8
17.5
50.2
0.8
2.6
31.7
4.8
6.6
72.8
56.9
3.0
6.3
3.4
867
557
221
165
36
25
82
86
+150
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
111.7
2025-26
26
33.1
21.6
11.6
3.1
0.8
0.7
7.0
15.0
47.0
1.8
5.0
35.4
5.7
6.6
86.6
60.4
3.0
8.6
2.5
861
561
302
80
22
19
64
89
+193
15Josh Hart
J. Hart
111.8
2025-26
26
30.0
12.2
7.9
5.0
1.4
0.3
4.6
9.1
50.4
1.6
4.0
39.0
1.4
1.7
82.2
61.8
1.7
6.2
2.0
780
316
205
131
36
8
53
66
+114
16Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.0
2025-26
26
25.8
13.5
3.1
3.4
1.5
0.6
4.9
10.8
45.7
2.8
6.3
44.2
0.9
1.2
76.7
59.9
0.3
2.7
1.3
671
351
80
89
40
15
33
57
+215
17Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
112.7
2025-26
29
27.1
13.6
6.6
2.9
0.9
0.7
5.2
11.0
47.5
1.5
4.5
33.6
1.6
2.4
66.7
56.2
1.6
5.1
1.2
786
394
192
83
26
19
34
43
-45
18Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.7
2025-26
28
27.9
10.6
5.4
1.5
1.0
0.4
3.4
8.1
41.7
2.3
6.2
37.0
1.5
1.8
84.3
59.3
0.9
4.6
1.0
781
297
152
43
27
12
28
41
+104
19Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
112.8
2025-26
30
27.8
12.4
4.5
3.3
1.2
0.2
4.4
9.7
45.5
1.9
4.8
40.0
1.7
2.2
74.6
58.2
0.7
3.8
1.6
834
372
135
99
35
6
48
65
+51
20Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
112.8
2025-26
25
34.2
19.1
9.3
4.1
1.0
1.6
7.0
14.1
49.6
1.5
4.3
35.2
3.6
5.6
64.0
57.6
2.6
6.7
2.2
854
477
232
103
24
41
56
59
+88
21Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.9
2025-26
27
29.7
17.7
5.3
2.0
0.9
1.2
6.5
13.7
47.3
1.6
4.5
36.1
3.1
4.0
77.1
57.2
0.9
4.4
2.0
802
478
142
55
25
32
55
107
-96
22Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
112.9
2025-26
29
34.3
18.7
6.3
3.6
1.2
0.8
7.0
14.7
47.8
0.8
3.3
24.2
3.8
4.8
80.4
55.6
1.2
5.1
2.1
995
542
184
105
36
24
61
67
-143
23Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.0
2025-26
27
35.1
23.8
10.5
8.2
1.5
0.4
8.6
16.4
52.5
1.6
4.1
39.3
5.0
6.0
83.2
62.6
1.6
8.9
3.4
949
642
284
221
40
10
93
59
+3
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
113.4
2025-26
22
34.7
28.3
5.2
3.9
1.2
0.9
9.5
19.5
48.6
3.3
8.1
40.4
6.0
7.4
82.1
62.1
0.8
4.4
2.9
764
623
114
85
27
19
64
45
+66
25Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
113.4
2025-26
26
31.4
19.9
5.5
4.7
1.5
0.3
6.2
11.9
52.3
0.9
2.0
45.3
6.5
7.6
85.4
65.1
2.2
3.3
1.4
816
517
142
123
38
7
37
33
+103
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.6

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

120.4

5th

DRTG

104.5

1st

NETRTG

15.8

1st

3P%

37.2

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
26
3
.897
2
21
7
.750
4.5
3
21
7
.750
4.5
4
19
8
.704
6.0
5
19
10
.655
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
@
8:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
2:30 PM
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

13 - 16

103

Final

119

OKC Thunder

26 - 3

Mon 22 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
23
6
.793
2
20
8
.714
2.5
3
18
11
.621
5.0
4
16
11
.593
6.0
5
17
13
.567
6.5
6
16
13
.552
7.0
7
16
14
.533
7.5
8
15
14
.517
8.0
9
15
15
.500
8.5
10
13
15
.464
9.5
11
11
18
.379
12.0
12
9
20
.310
14.0
13
8
19
.296
14.0
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
5
22
.185
17.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
3
.897
2
21
7
.750
4.5
3
21
7
.750
4.5
4
19
8
.704
6.0
5
19
10
.655
7.0
6
17
9
.654
7.5
7
15
13
.536
10.5
8
15
15
.500
11.5
9
13
16
.448
13.0
10
12
17
.414
14.0
11
11
19
.367
15.5
12
10
18
.357
15.5
13
8
22
.267
18.5
14
7
21
.250
18.5
15
7
22
.241
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/20
@
115-118
Thu
11/20
@
113-114
Thu
11/20
@
112-109
Thu
11/20
@
127-123
Thu
11/20
@
144-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM