best defensive rating in 2026 first round

Victor Wembanyama had the lowest defensive rating by a 1st round pick in 2025-26, with a 101.0 rating.

  • Regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
101.0
2025-26
SAS SAS
64
29.2
25.0
11.5
3.1
1.0
3.1
8.6
16.9
51.2
1.9
5.5
34.9
5.8
7.0
82.7
62.6
2.0
9.5
2.4
1,866
1,600
736
199
66
197
155
156
+682
2Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.1
2025-26
OKC OKC
69
28.9
17.1
8.9
1.7
0.6
1.9
6.3
11.3
55.7
1.3
3.5
36.2
3.3
4.1
79.2
65.3
1.9
7.0
1.6
1,997
1,181
615
115
43
131
107
158
+678
3Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
105.5
2025-26
DET DET
73
26.0
9.9
5.7
3.1
2.0
0.9
4.2
7.9
52.5
0.1
0.3
25.0
1.5
2.6
57.1
54.5
2.1
3.7
1.5
1,896
721
418
228
146
69
110
198
+396
4Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
106.1
2025-26
POR POR
30
16.0
5.8
2.0
0.9
2.0
0.5
1.9
4.5
43.3
1.2
3.1
39.8
0.7
0.8
84.0
60.0
0.6
1.4
0.9
480
174
59
27
60
16
28
43
+88
5Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
106.6
2025-26
OKC OKC
77
26.6
8.6
3.1
2.6
1.9
0.4
3.3
7.6
43.2
1.3
3.7
35.1
0.7
0.9
80.9
53.8
0.8
2.3
0.9
2,046
660
238
200
150
28
73
154
+532
6Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
107.1
2025-26
POR POR
59
17.1
6.7
7.0
1.0
0.6
1.5
3.0
4.2
70.8
0.2
0.4
39.1
0.6
1.0
59.6
72.2
2.4
4.6
0.8
1,008
397
415
60
35
87
49
74
+73
7Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
107.5
2025-26
BOS BOS
16
32.6
21.8
10.0
5.3
1.4
0.2
7.4
17.9
41.1
2.9
8.9
32.9
4.1
4.9
82.3
54.1
0.5
9.5
2.4
522
348
160
85
22
3
39
26
+118
8Jalen Duren
J. Duren
107.9
2025-26
DET DET
70
28.2
19.5
10.5
2.0
0.8
0.8
7.5
11.5
65.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.1
74.7
68.8
3.8
6.7
1.9
1,976
1,365
737
138
57
59
130
195
+481
9Ronald Holland II
R. Holland II
108.2
2025-26
DET DET
78
19.9
8.2
4.0
1.2
1.2
0.3
3.0
7.0
43.2
0.6
2.5
25.3
1.5
1.9
80.5
52.5
1.1
3.0
1.2
1,551
640
315
95
92
27
96
183
+133
10Clint Capela
C. Capela
108.3
2025-26
HOU HOU
75
12.3
3.8
4.6
0.7
0.5
0.8
1.6
3.0
52.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.6
1.0
57.7
54.0
2.1
2.5
0.5
926
282
345
50
36
63
41
74
+162
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.7
2025-26
OKC OKC
68
33.2
31.1
4.3
6.6
1.4
0.8
10.8
19.4
55.3
1.7
4.4
38.6
7.9
9.0
87.9
66.5
0.6
3.7
2.2
2,259
2,117
292
448
95
52
151
139
+788
12Jalen Williams
J. Williams
108.8
2025-26
OKC OKC
33
28.4
17.1
4.6
5.5
1.2
0.3
6.5
13.5
48.4
0.7
2.3
29.9
3.3
3.9
83.7
56.0
0.8
3.8
1.9
936
563
152
181
39
9
63
65
+229
13Noa Essengue
N. Essengue
108.8
2025-26
CHI CHI
2
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
-15
14Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
109.0
2025-26
MIA MIA
77
22.1
11.1
9.0
0.7
0.8
1.1
4.5
8.4
53.0
1.2
3.0
39.5
0.9
1.2
74.0
61.6
2.8
6.2
0.8
1,704
851
694
56
59
84
62
119
-66
15Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.6
2025-26
NYK NYK
75
31.0
20.1
11.9
3.0
0.9
0.5
6.9
13.8
50.1
1.5
4.1
36.8
4.8
5.5
85.8
61.9
3.1
8.7
2.5
2,322
1,504
889
226
65
40
187
255
+378
16Dillon Jones
D. Jones
109.6
2025-26
NYK NYK
7
5.6
1.3
1.0
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.3
1.3
22.2
0.1
0.7
20.0
0.6
0.6
100.0
41.8
0.3
0.7
0.0
39
9
7
4
3
0
0
6
+8
17Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
109.9
2025-26
TOT
20
8.6
1.6
2.7
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.6
0.7
78.6
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.7
64.3
76.9
0.9
1.8
0.6
172
31
53
20
10
0
12
17
-8
18Goga Bitadze
G. Bitadze
110.0
2025-26
ORL ORL
64
15.2
5.9
5.0
1.3
0.6
1.0
2.4
3.5
67.6
0.0
0.2
18.2
1.1
1.5
71.1
70.0
2.1
2.9
0.7
972
375
320
84
37
61
43
136
+17
19Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
110.1
2025-26
DET DET
64
33.9
23.9
5.5
9.9
1.4
0.8
8.6
18.6
46.1
2.0
5.7
34.2
4.8
6.0
81.2
56.4
0.9
4.7
3.7
2,172
1,531
355
634
92
54
236
196
+518
20Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.1
2025-26
MIN MIN
76
31.3
10.9
11.5
1.7
0.8
1.6
4.4
6.5
68.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.0
52.6
66.4
3.9
7.5
1.4
2,380
829
872
128
58
124
106
199
+233
21Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.1
2025-26
TOR TOR
80
33.5
18.1
7.5
5.9
1.4
1.5
7.1
14.0
50.7
0.9
2.8
30.4
3.0
3.7
81.5
57.7
1.9
5.6
2.6
2,681
1,448
600
474
114
116
210
211
+266
22Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
110.2
2025-26
POR POR
77
27.2
12.1
11.6
2.1
0.6
1.7
4.6
8.9
52.0
1.1
3.2
34.1
1.8
2.6
68.0
60.4
4.5
7.1
1.2
2,094
934
892
162
44
130
95
182
+14
23Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
110.2
2025-26
DAL DAL
7
16.4
4.3
5.3
1.9
0.6
1.6
1.6
2.6
61.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.4
80.0
67.0
2.0
3.3
1.4
115
30
37
13
4
11
10
21
+14
24Mark Williams
M. Williams
110.3
2025-26
PHX PHX
60
23.6
11.7
8.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
4.7
7.3
64.4
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.3
2.9
77.1
68.0
3.1
4.9
1.1
1,416
700
477
58
55
55
65
132
-42
25Isaiah Stewart
I. Stewart
110.4
2025-26
DET DET
58
22.7
10.0
5.0
1.1
0.3
1.6
3.8
6.9
55.0
0.7
2.1
33.3
1.7
2.3
75.6
63.2
1.7
3.3
1.2
1,317
581
290
66
16
93
67
166
+40
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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Fri
10/23
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Sat
10/24
SAS SAS
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Tue
10/27
SAC SAC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Wed
10/28
SAS SAS
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 1

94

Final

90

SAS Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

Anthony Edwards
RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.6

Clingan

Donovan Clingan
APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

2.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

1.9

Wallace

Cason Wallace
BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.9

Huff

Jay Huff
3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.8

Ball

LaMelo Ball

3.4

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel
TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

Jalen Duren

67.6

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

67.4

Queta

Neemias Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Nuggets

122.6

Celtics

120.8

Knicks

119.8

Spurs

119.6

Hornets

119.4

Cavaliers

119.2
DRtg Rankings
Thunder

107.7

Pistons

109.7

Spurs

111.3

Celtics

112.7

Raptors

113.0

Rockets

113.2
NetRtg Rankings
Thunder

11.1

Spurs

8.3

Pistons

8.2

Celtics

8.1

Knicks

6.5

Rockets

5.4
Tank Leaderboard
Wizards

17-65

Pacers

19-63

Nets

20-62

Jazz

22-60

Kings

22-60

Grizzlies

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,694

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,474

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.1

Brown

Jaylen Brown

33.4

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard
MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.4

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.4

Durant

Kevin Durant
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.61

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.71

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

61-44

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

57-44
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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