best defensive rating in nba december 2025

Ron Harper Jr. had the best defensive rating in December 2025, with an 82.9 rating.

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best defensive rating by a player in NBA december 2025

	NAME	DRTG	MONTH	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ron Harper Jr. R. Harper Jr.	82.9	December 2025	1	4.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	+9
2	Day'Ron Sharpe D. Sharpe	99.3	December 2025	11	16.3	7.9	5.7	3.0	1.1	0.5	3.0	4.7	63.5	0.1	0.6	14.3	1.8	2.4	76.9	68.6	1.8	3.9	1.1	179	87	63	33	12	5	12	22	+39
3	Jaylin Williams J. Williams	99.8	December 2025	5	19.4	3.6	5.4	3.0	1.0	0.4	1.2	4.0	30.0	0.6	3.0	20.0	0.6	1.4	42.9	39.0	0.6	4.8	0.8	97	18	27	15	5	2	4	7	+67
4	Johni Broome J. Broome	100.4	December 2025	2	4.2	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	8	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	-13
5	Garrett Temple G. Temple	100.7	December 2025	6	2.9	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.5	0.3	18	0	3	2	3	0	2	1	-8
6	Chaz Lanier C. Lanier	102.1	December 2025	2	3.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	34.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	-12
7	Brandon Clarke B. Clarke	102.6	December 2025	2	10.2	4.0	3.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	4.5	33.3	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	37.2	2.0	1.0	0.0	20	8	6	1	2	0	0	5	-12
8	Jahmyl Telfort J. Telfort	104.1	December 2025	1	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2
9	Ajay Mitchell A. Mitchell	104.5	December 2025	11	24.3	11.8	3.6	3.3	1.3	0.5	4.1	7.8	52.3	1.0	2.5	39.3	2.6	2.8	93.5	65.2	0.7	2.9	1.1	267	130	40	36	14	5	12	26	+103
10	Jahmai Mashack J. Mashack	104.5	December 2025	5	2.9	0.0	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.6	0.6	14	0	3	2	1	0	3	1	-20
11	Lindy Waters III L. Waters III	104.6	December 2025	8	5.1	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.8	2.0	37.5	0.5	1.6	30.8	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.1	0.6	0.1	41	16	6	0	3	0	1	5	-9
12	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	104.8	December 2025	4	16.7	5.8	6.0	1.8	0.0	0.5	2.3	9.3	24.3	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.8	1.5	50.0	29.0	1.5	4.5	1.8	67	23	24	7	0	2	7	4	-11
13	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	104.8	December 2025	10	23.3	21.5	9.7	2.4	0.5	2.0	7.5	13.7	54.7	1.3	3.3	39.4	5.2	6.5	80.0	64.9	1.9	7.8	2.6	233	215	97	24	5	20	26	17	+71
14	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	104.8	December 2025	11	31.2	13.6	8.7	5.0	1.0	1.5	5.9	9.3	63.7	0.1	0.3	33.3	1.7	2.6	65.5	65.4	2.6	6.1	1.5	344	150	96	55	11	16	16	19	+33
15	Zach Edey Z. Edey	105.0	December 2025	3	27.0	13.7	11.0	1.7	0.3	1.0	5.7	10.3	54.8	0.0	0.7	0.0	2.3	3.3	70.0	57.9	3.3	7.7	3.3	81	41	33	5	1	3	10	13	+10
16	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	105.1	December 2025	10	33.7	28.3	7.7	3.8	1.2	0.2	10.0	19.4	51.5	4.8	10.1	47.5	3.5	4.5	77.8	66.2	1.5	6.2	2.6	337	283	77	38	12	2	26	22	+86
17	John Konchar J. Konchar	105.2	December 2025	3	16.9	6.7	2.0	1.7	1.3	0.0	2.3	3.3	70.0	0.7	1.3	50.0	1.3	1.7	80.0	82.0	0.7	1.3	0.0	51	20	6	5	4	0	0	5	+9
18	Ziaire Williams Z. Williams	105.3	December 2025	9	20.5	7.7	2.2	0.8	1.0	0.6	2.3	5.8	40.4	1.2	4.3	28.2	1.8	2.1	84.2	57.2	0.3	1.9	1.1	184	69	20	7	9	5	10	14	-1
19	Trayce Jackson-Davis T. Jackson-Davis	106.0	December 2025	11	13.6	5.0	4.2	1.1	0.5	0.9	2.2	3.0	72.7	0.0	0.0		0.6	1.2	53.8	71.0	1.0	3.2	0.5	149	55	46	12	5	10	5	10	+34
20	Branden Carlson B. Carlson	106.1	December 2025	11	12.9	6.8	2.7	0.6	0.1	0.4	2.8	4.4	64.6	1.0	2.2	45.8	0.2	0.5	33.3	74.1	0.5	2.2	0.5	142	75	30	7	1	4	6	10	+22
21	Derrick Jones Jr. D. Jones Jr.	106.1	December 2025	2	19.1	5.5	2.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	2.0	4.5	44.4	0.5	1.0	50.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	55.7	0.5	1.5	0.5	38	11	4	3	2	1	1	4	+25
22	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	106.1	December 2025	4	27.4	22.3	4.5	3.0	1.5	0.5	8.8	15.3	57.4	1.5	3.3	46.2	3.3	4.0	81.3	65.4	0.3	4.3	1.8	110	89	18	12	6	2	7	4	+11
23	Paul Reed P. Reed	106.4	December 2025	9	6.5	3.2	2.7	0.6	0.3	0.4	1.4	3.0	48.1	0.1	0.4	25.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	50.4	1.4	1.2	0.7	58	29	24	5	3	4	6	9	-7
24	Marcus Sasser M. Sasser	106.5	December 2025	5	8.6	5.2	1.0	2.4	0.4	0.0	1.6	2.8	57.1	1.0	1.8	55.6	1.0	1.0	100.0	80.2	0.0	1.0	0.4	43	26	5	12	2	0	2	5	+8
25	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	106.5	December 2025	9	18.0	7.2	4.2	1.2	1.4	0.4	2.8	6.0	46.3	1.0	3.7	27.3	0.7	0.7	100.0	57.4	1.1	3.1	0.8	162	65	38	11	13	4	7	12	+21

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Brown

RPG

10.7

Tatum

APG

6.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.2

124.0

117.1

113.7

112.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.2

14.1

10.2

3.0

1.7

-0.3

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

668.4

Wembanyama

629.4

Mobley

627.9

Cunningham

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

660

Wembanyama

639.5

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.62

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-40

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-57

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