best defensive rating from a 10th pick

Willis Reed has the lowest career defensive rating by a #10 overall pick, with a 92.7 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Willis Reed
W. Reed
92.7
19
26.3
11.1
7.4
1.6
0.6
1.1
4.4
9.7
45.7
2.2
2.8
79.2
50.6
2.5
4.9
500
210
141
30
12
21
49
2Ron Lee
R. Lee
99.3
448
21.4
7.3
2.7
3.8
1.9
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.5
2.1
70.5
46.6
0.9
1.8
2.1
9,586
3,285
1,219
1,688
869
122
783
1,368
3Mike Sojourner
M. Sojourner
99.4
191
22.4
8.7
6.5
0.9
0.5
0.6
3.8
7.9
48.0
1.1
1.7
67.1
50.4
1.9
4.5
4,282
1,658
1,237
172
88
106
457
4Butch Beard
B. Beard
99.9
392
24.2
9.2
3.7
3.5
1.3
0.1
3.6
7.2
50.3
1.9
2.5
77.3
55.3
1.2
2.5
1.9
9,505
3,591
1,452
1,365
499
36
164
1,105
5Bill Robinzine
B. Robinzine
100.8
529
21.6
10.5
6.1
1.1
1.1
0.2
4.1
8.6
48.2
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.2
3.0
74.9
53.1
2.1
4.0
2.0
11,432
5,541
3,209
560
563
84
769
1,963
6Kurt Thomas
K. Thomas
101.1
1,110
24.5
8.1
6.6
1.1
0.7
0.8
3.5
7.1
48.6
0.0
0.0
28.1
1.2
1.5
76.0
51.9
1.7
4.9
1.1
27,160
8,973
7,328
1,204
724
841
1,241
3,579
+426
7Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
101.6
763
26.8
16.5
2.0
4.6
1.3
0.3
6.5
12.9
50.5
0.2
0.7
27.5
3.3
4.0
82.1
56.0
0.5
1.5
2.6
20,465
12,564
1,513
3,522
1,022
262
1,117
1,617
8John Brown
J. Brown
102.3
486
20.8
7.4
4.4
1.4
0.5
0.2
2.8
6.1
45.3
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.4
78.3
51.7
1.7
2.7
1.3
10,108
3,614
2,126
703
250
76
234
1,449
9Andrew Bynum
A. Bynum
102.6
418
25.6
11.5
7.7
1.2
0.3
1.6
4.6
8.2
55.6
0.0
0.0
11.1
2.4
3.4
69.0
59.2
2.4
5.3
1.5
10,690
4,822
3,221
490
133
657
644
1,028
+774
10Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.7
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
11Eddie Jones
E. Jones
102.8
954
34.4
14.8
4.0
2.9
1.7
0.6
5.2
11.8
43.7
1.6
4.3
37.3
2.9
3.6
80.9
55.4
0.8
3.2
1.6
32,778
14,155
3,857
2,812
1,620
580
1,507
2,483
+2491
12Bison Dele
B. Dele
103.5
413
24.2
11.0
6.2
1.1
0.8
0.9
4.5
8.5
52.8
0.0
0.0
14.3
2.0
2.9
69.1
56.2
2.1
4.1
2.0
10,004
4,536
2,564
440
320
355
822
1,297
+128
13Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
103.5
411
33.3
18.8
2.7
5.1
1.3
0.2
7.4
16.4
45.5
4.0
4.7
84.1
51.1
1.1
1.6
2.5
13,667
7,747
1,104
2,087
545
72
390
1,085
14Erick Dampier
E. Dampier
103.7
987
24.3
7.4
7.1
0.8
0.3
1.4
2.8
5.7
49.8
0.0
0.0
12.5
1.8
2.8
62.6
53.6
2.8
4.3
1.5
24,003
7,309
7,005
817
330
1,398
1,435
2,869
-21
15Ray Williams
R. Williams
104.1
655
28.2
15.5
3.6
5.8
1.8
0.3
6.0
13.4
45.1
0.2
0.8
23.7
3.3
4.1
80.2
50.9
1.2
2.4
3.2
18,462
10,158
2,370
3,779
1,198
208
2,099
2,165
16Horace Grant
H. Grant
104.4
1,165
33.2
11.2
8.1
2.2
1.0
1.0
4.7
9.2
50.9
0.0
0.1
6.3
1.8
2.6
69.2
54.0
3.0
5.1
1.1
38,621
12,996
9,443
2,575
1,143
1,136
1,303
2,832
+728
17Adam Keefe
A. Keefe
105.3
617
16.7
5.0
4.1
0.7
0.5
0.3
1.8
3.6
50.2
0.0
0.0
7.1
1.4
2.0
71.4
56.2
1.6
2.5
0.9
10,334
3,107
2,556
427
307
173
545
1,114
+385
18Paul George
P. George
105.4
945
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
1.7
0.4
7.0
15.9
44.0
2.6
6.8
38.4
3.9
4.5
85.2
57.1
0.8
5.4
2.6
31,651
19,338
5,880
3,502
1,601
417
2,487
2,502
+3473
19Lindsey Hunter
L. Hunter
105.6
937
24.8
8.5
2.2
2.7
1.2
0.2
3.2
8.2
38.8
1.1
3.2
36.0
1.0
1.3
74.6
48.4
0.5
1.7
1.2
23,253
7,956
2,021
2,506
1,120
165
1,159
1,857
+731
20Mouhamed Sene
M. Sene
106.0
47
5.5
2.2
1.6
0.0
0.1
0.5
0.7
1.7
42.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.2
58.9
48.3
0.6
1.0
0.3
260
103
75
1
4
22
15
44
-54
21Albert King
A. King
106.2
534
24.0
12.1
4.2
2.2
0.8
0.4
5.1
11.0
46.1
0.1
0.4
26.8
1.9
2.4
79.1
50.3
1.4
2.8
2.2
12,836
6,470
2,262
1,171
452
196
1,151
1,612
22Spencer Hawes
S. Hawes
106.4
684
22.7
8.7
5.7
1.9
0.4
1.0
3.6
7.8
45.7
0.5
1.5
35.0
1.0
1.4
71.6
51.4
1.4
4.2
1.4
15,541
5,932
3,893
1,271
264
652
971
1,709
-1685
23Willie Anderson
W. Anderson
106.9
555
28.8
12.2
3.8
3.8
1.1
0.6
5.1
10.7
47.1
0.2
0.7
26.6
1.9
2.4
78.6
51.7
1.0
2.8
2.1
15,974
6,771
2,082
2,105
594
342
1,163
1,500
-13
24Ed Pinckney
E. Pinckney
107.2
793
19.8
6.8
5.0
0.9
0.8
0.5
2.4
4.5
53.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.6
76.5
60.2
1.9
3.1
1.1
15,698
5,378
3,952
727
612
435
845
1,531
-46
25Butch Lee
B. Lee
107.2
96
19.1
8.1
1.4
3.2
0.9
0.0
3.1
6.9
45.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.5
76.1
50.7
0.4
1.0
1.7
1,834
773
137
307
87
1
164
148
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