best defensive rating in the nba minimum 70 games played

Jerry Sloan had the lowest defensive rating when playing 70+ games, with a 92.3 rating.

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best defensive rating by a player in the NBA minimum 70 games played

	NAME	DRTG	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	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	92.3	177	34.2	12.4	6.8	1.9	2.2	0.2	4.9	11.3	43.9				2.5	3.4	72.6	48.5	2.1	4.8		6,054	2,194	1,210	332	381	32		615
2	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	92.6	71	38.0	18.1	10.7	3.6	0.9	0.5	7.9	17.1	46.1				2.3	3.1	75.6	49.0	1.9	8.8		2,699	1,282	757	253	67	39		222
3	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	93.0	269	28.3	7.6	9.6	2.5	0.5	2.1	3.0	7.3	40.8				1.7	2.8	61.2	44.9	2.8	6.8		7,609	2,053	2,571	670	125	553		738
4	Terry Driscoll T. Driscoll	93.6	75	10.0	2.8	2.9	0.8	0.3	0.2	1.2	2.7	45.5				0.4	0.6	64.6	48.2	1.1	1.8		749	213	215	57	22	16		128
5	Elmore Smith E. Smith	93.8	408	29.1	11.8	9.4	1.2	0.8	2.9	4.9	9.9	49.0				2.0	3.4	59.5	51.4	2.3	7.1	1.7	11,864	4,801	3,832	505	325	1,183	183	1,340
6	Jim Davis J. Davis	94.1	157	12.9	4.1	3.7	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.5	3.5	43.3				1.1	1.6	68.4	49.2	1.3	2.4		2,025	645	578	176	89	66		287
7	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	94.3	304	16.8	4.9	5.8	2.9	0.4	0.5	2.0	4.1	49.2				0.9	1.3	67.9	52.8	1.8	4.0	1.2	5,119	1,501	1,756	882	110	138	26	689
8	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	94.4	73	22.3	6.2	5.1	3.2	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.8	46.2				0.9	1.3	69.8	49.2	0.8	4.3		1,627	455	374	230	28	24		134
9	Curtis Perry C. Perry	94.5	320	30.1	10.9	9.3	2.1	1.2	0.9	4.5	9.6	46.7				1.9	2.6	71.8	50.4	3.2	6.1	1.4	9,636	3,474	2,972	678	379	291	63	1,141
10	Walt Wesley W. Wesley	94.5	85	7.7	3.2	2.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	1.3	2.9	46.3				0.5	0.9	59.5	48.8	1.0	1.4		654	272	200	27	16	25		127
11	Otto Moore O. Moore	94.9	282	23.1	6.3	7.2	1.9	0.7	1.2	2.6	5.9	43.9				1.1	1.7	65.2	47.3	1.8	5.5		6,503	1,768	2,043	545	186	342		728
12	Mel Counts M. Counts	95.2	150	14.9	5.0	4.6	1.8	0.6	0.5	2.1	5.0	41.8				0.8	1.1	75.4	45.7	1.2	3.3		2,239	756	687	274	85	74		355
13	Tom Kozelko T. Kozelko	95.3	189	10.1	2.2	1.8	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.9	2.1	41.9				0.4	0.5	74.5	46.0	0.6	1.2		1,911	407	346	99	68	16		281
14	Jim Ard J. Ard	95.3	218	12.2	3.5	3.8	0.7	0.2	0.4	1.4	3.8	36.1				0.8	1.1	69.5	41.0	1.1	2.7	0.9	2,666	771	820	149	43	96	14	384
15	Fatty Taylor F. Taylor	95.3	79	19.6	3.8	2.7	3.6	1.7	0.1	1.7	4.0	42.0				0.5	0.8	56.9	43.9	1.1	1.5		1,548	301	211	288	132	9		202
16	Gar Heard G. Heard	95.4	583	26.6	8.9	8.0	1.8	1.3	1.3	3.7	8.9	41.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	44.9	2.3	5.7	1.2	15,493	5,167	4,653	1,060	784	780	349	1,711
17	Earl Williams E. Williams	95.5	146	12.9	4.5	5.6	0.9	0.4	0.4	2.0	4.6	43.2				0.6	1.2	47.5	44.3	2.1	3.5	1.0	1,882	664	814	126	62	62	20	270
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.5	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	47,368	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
19	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	95.5	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	19,878	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
20	David Robinson D. Robinson	95.6	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
21	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	95.7	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	32,085	6,254	10,482	1,437	1,369	2,137	1,061	2,078	+2103
22	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	95.8	151	32.6	12.4	13.2	2.5	0.8	0.2	4.3	8.6	50.7				3.7	4.7	78.2	58.1	4.2	8.9		4,917	1,872	1,986	381	116	28		482
23	Jimmy Jones J. Jones	95.9	140	18.5	6.4	1.9	2.0	0.8	0.1	2.6	5.1	50.5				1.3	1.7	73.8	54.8	0.5	1.5		2,590	901	272	283	111	15		321
24	Hank Finkel H. Finkel	95.9	122	7.7	2.3	2.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.9	2.1	43.2				0.4	0.7	59.3	46.3	0.6	1.4		945	275	247	59	10	10		134
25	Rick Adelman R. Adelman	96.2	113	15.0	4.4	1.5	1.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	4.1	40.6				1.1	1.6	70.9	46.4	0.4	1.1		1,692	501	164	168	106	9		164

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RPG

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DRTG

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NETRTG

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Heat	15	14	.517	8.0
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.5
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	12.0
12	Hornets	9	20	.310	14.0

Schedule

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Tue 12/23	CHI	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 12/26	PHI	@	CHI	7:30 PM
Sat 12/27	MIL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	MIN	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	NOP	@	CHI	7:00 PM

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152

Final

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Hawks

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.9

Curry

4.1

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.1

Jokić

71.0

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.6

122.4

121.2

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.5

110.3

112.3

112.6

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.8

9.1

8.9

7.9

6.7

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

5-22

6-23

7-22

7-21

8-22

8-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,757

Jokić

1,487.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,869

Jokić

1,492.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,450.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.60

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.60

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

20-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-11

17-12

17-11

Worst Record ATS

8-22

9-19

10-19

10-17

11-18

12-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5
6	Magic	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Cavaliers	16	14	.533	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	8.0
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.5
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	12.0
12	Hornets	9	20	.310	14.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	14.0
14	Pacers	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	3	.897
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.5
3	Nuggets	21	7	.750	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.5
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.5
8	Warriors	15	15	.500	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	16	.448	13.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	17	.414	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	19	.367	15.5
12	Jazz	10	18	.357	15.5
13	Pelicans	8	22	.267	18.5
14	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.5
15	Kings	7	22	.241	19.0