best defensive rating in eastern conference

Elvin Hayes has the best career defensive rating by an Eastern Conference player, with a 95.1 rating.

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10,000+ minutes played

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	95.1	25,871	650	39.8	21.3	12.5	1.8	1.1	2.4	8.5	18.5	46.0	0.0	0.1	13.0	4.2	6.3	67.8	50.0	3.4	9.1	2.7	13,834	8,128	1,167	736	1,558	868	2,325
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	95.5	19,878	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	9.8	2.2	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
3	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	95.7	32,085	1,088	29.5	5.7	9.6	1.3	1.3	2.0	2.4	5.0	47.4	0.0	0.0	13.7	1.0	2.5	41.4	47.4	3.2	6.5	1.0	6,254	10,482	1,437	1,369	2,137	1,061	2,078	+2103
4	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	96.4	20,468	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	1.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	1.9	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
5	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	96.4	12,218	407	30.0	16.4	9.5	3.6	1.8	0.4	6.2	14.0	44.1	0.0	0.1	5.6	4.0	6.1	66.0	49.0	3.0	6.5	3.0	6,672	3,851	1,481	725	167	757	1,476
6	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	97.2	14,229	492	28.9	14.0	8.0	2.5	1.1	0.9	5.8	11.3	51.2	0.0	0.1	15.9	2.3	2.8	82.7	55.5	1.3	6.8	1.6	6,870	3,944	1,229	544	447	775	1,123	+2388
7	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	97.2	13,777	417	33.0	18.0	3.6	2.9	1.6	0.6	7.4	16.6	44.8	0.1	0.3	41.7	3.1	3.8	81.7	49.2	0.9	2.7	1.4	7,508	1,499	1,229	682	238	153	782
8	Jim Brewer J. Brewer	97.5	12,847	487	26.4	7.2	7.5	1.8	0.9	0.7	3.1	7.0	44.1				1.0	1.7	58.8	46.3	2.7	4.8	1.3	3,518	3,656	866	432	363	200	1,122
9	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	97.7	18,209	538	33.8	10.8	11.3	1.0	0.4	2.8	3.8	7.4	51.4	0.0	0.0		3.2	4.5	70.7	57.5	3.3	8.0	1.9	5,820	6,096	557	205	1,510	1,010	1,537	+1332
10	Harvey Catchings H. Catchings	97.9	10,767	583	18.5	3.3	5.1	0.9	0.4	1.7	1.3	3.0	43.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	64.6	47.6	1.7	3.3	1.1	1,899	2,967	512	223	1,007	471	1,647
11	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	98.1	14,571	524	27.8	6.9	8.9	1.4	0.5	1.8	2.7	5.8	47.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.0	71.9	51.7	2.2	6.7	2.0	3,608	4,665	755	254	957	865	1,880
12	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	98.1	13,626	359	38.0	18.7	5.4	5.6	1.9	0.2	7.6	15.9	47.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.5	4.2	81.9	52.6	1.1	4.2	2.1	6,731	1,926	2,028	681	63	139	922
13	Elden Campbell E. Campbell	98.2	10,132	411	24.7	10.6	6.0	1.2	0.6	1.4	3.8	8.5	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.0	72.5	51.4	1.6	4.4	1.5	4,349	2,473	502	267	572	601	1,217	+341
14	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	98.4	10,824	344	31.5	13.2	7.0	2.1	1.2	1.3	5.4	11.5	47.2	0.1	0.4	21.8	2.3	3.5	65.4	50.7	1.8	5.2	2.1	4,555	2,395	731	407	436	715	1,228	+705
15	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	98.6	21,290	548	38.9	26.7	11.6	2.9	1.1	1.8	10.5	20.6	51.1	0.0	0.2	12.0	5.7	7.6	75.2	55.9	2.8	8.7	3.6	14,645	6,330	1,600	629	968	882	1,856
16	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	98.7	14,531	395	36.8	18.5	5.1	4.8	1.2	0.3	7.5	16.5	45.3				3.5	4.1	84.3	50.3	1.5	3.5	2.5	7,295	1,999	1,885	476	117	204	1,024
17	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	98.7	15,842	508	31.2	14.2	9.4	1.5	0.7	0.7	5.7	12.1	46.6	0.0	0.0		2.8	4.3	66.4	50.5	2.6	6.8	2.9	7,199	4,762	782	348	373	799	1,480
18	Steve Mix S. Mix	98.8	17,699	725	24.4	10.9	5.4	1.8	1.2	0.2	4.2	8.3	50.2	0.0	0.1	28.6	2.5	3.1	80.9	56.2	1.9	3.5	1.3	7,900	3,907	1,338	884	173	563	1,582
19	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	98.8	38,487	1,104	34.9	21.8	10.0	1.9	1.0	2.5	8.5	16.8	50.7	0.0	0.1	15.4	4.7	6.4	74.2	55.5	2.4	7.6	3.1	24,055	11,022	2,123	1,083	2,803	3,386	3,805	+571
20	Jim Chones J. Chones	98.9	14,169	459	30.9	12.9	8.7	1.7	0.5	1.1	5.5	12.0	46.0	0.0	0.0		1.9	2.6	70.7	49.0	2.4	6.3	1.8	5,913	3,975	775	237	482	412	1,373
21	Dwight Howard D. Howard	99.0	28,558	854	33.4	16.8	12.5	1.4	0.9	1.9	6.0	10.4	58.0	0.0	0.1	11.3	4.8	8.2	58.3	60.1	3.5	9.0	2.9	14,381	10,687	1,209	775	1,633	2,436	2,688	+2137
22	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	99.4	25,975	838	31.0	17.1	8.5	1.1	0.5	2.8	6.1	11.6	52.7	0.0	0.1	24.7	4.8	7.0	69.2	58.3	2.6	5.9	2.6	14,311	7,137	946	414	2,356	2,209	2,810	+1651
23	George Lynch G. Lynch	99.5	10,471	404	25.9	6.6	5.7	1.5	1.1	0.3	2.7	6.3	42.8	0.3	0.8	32.6	1.0	1.5	64.5	47.6	2.1	3.6	1.2	2,674	2,302	626	457	141	465	965	+370
24	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	99.6	16,144	421	38.3	17.6	4.0	5.4	1.3	0.2	7.5	17.0	44.2				2.6	3.1	85.2	48.1	1.0	3.0	2.8	7,421	1,666	2,266	561	95	259	977
25	Alton Lister A. Lister	99.7	10,956	581	18.9	6.3	6.0	1.0	0.4	1.5	2.5	4.8	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.1	58.1	54.5	1.8	4.2	1.6	3,653	3,481	577	237	857	928	1,858	-117

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Team Leaders

PPG

16.3

Sarr

RPG

7.4

Sarr

APG

4.6

Carrington

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.0

28th

DRTG

122.7

30th

NETRTG

-11.8

30th

3P%

35.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Wizards

17 - 65

117

Final

130

Cavaliers

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 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