best defensive rating in the western conference 2026

Cason Wallace had the best defensive rating by a Western Conference player in 2025-26, with a 106.6 rating.

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best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in the western conference 2026

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Cason Wallace C. Wallace	106.6	2025-26	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
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	108.7	2025-26	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
3	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	110.1	2025-26	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
4	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	110.2	2025-26	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
5	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.8	2025-26	MIN	77	26.1	13.6	6.2	2.2	1.0	1.0	5.2	11.3	45.6	2.1	5.8	36.2	1.2	1.6	73.2	56.5	1.2	5.0	1.6	2,007	1,046	477	170	76	78	126	195	+169
6	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	111.4	2025-26	HOU	72	33.3	20.4	8.9	6.2	1.2	1.1	8.1	15.6	51.9	0.6	1.8	30.5	3.6	5.2	69.1	56.9	3.0	5.9	3.2	2,398	1,466	640	445	85	77	227	238	+205
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	111.5	2025-26	DEN	65	34.8	27.7	12.9	10.7	1.4	0.8	9.9	17.4	56.9	1.7	4.5	38.0	6.1	7.4	83.1	67.0	3.0	9.9	3.7	2,265	1,799	836	697	92	53	243	173	+555
8	Julian Champagnie J. Champagnie	111.6	2025-26	SAS	82	27.6	11.1	5.8	1.5	0.8	0.5	3.7	8.4	43.7	2.4	6.2	38.1	1.4	1.6	84.4	60.9	0.9	4.9	0.8	2,266	911	473	127	62	38	69	131	+592
9	Reed Sheppard R. Sheppard	112.1	2025-26	HOU	82	26.2	13.5	2.9	3.4	1.5	0.7	5.0	11.5	43.0	2.8	7.0	39.4	0.8	1.0	80.2	56.4	0.3	2.6	1.5	2,147	1,110	238	277	122	54	123	166	+281
10	Stephon Castle S. Castle	112.1	2025-26	SAS	68	30.0	16.7	5.3	7.4	1.1	0.3	5.7	12.0	47.1	1.2	3.6	33.2	4.1	5.6	73.4	57.5	1.4	3.9	3.2	2,038	1,133	362	502	78	19	217	222	+408
11	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	112.8	2025-26	SAS	72	31.0	18.6	3.8	6.2	1.2	0.3	7.1	14.5	48.6	1.8	5.5	33.2	2.6	3.4	76.0	57.8	0.6	3.2	2.3	2,231	1,336	270	445	89	19	164	162	+452
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	113.3	2025-26	LAC	65	32.1	27.9	6.4	3.6	1.9	0.4	9.8	19.4	50.5	2.6	6.8	38.7	5.7	6.4	89.2	62.9	1.1	5.3	2.0	2,085	1,813	413	234	122	27	133	78	+340
13	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	113.5	2025-26	HOU	79	37.4	18.3	7.8	5.3	1.5	0.6	7.1	13.2	53.4	0.3	1.5	21.6	3.8	4.9	77.9	59.4	3.0	4.8	2.4	2,953	1,443	614	420	119	48	190	175	+368
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	113.6	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	33.5	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	2,289	2,143	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
15	Devin Vassell D. Vassell	113.6	2025-26	SAS	67	30.5	13.9	4.0	2.5	0.9	0.4	4.9	11.3	43.7	2.5	6.4	38.4	1.6	1.9	81.5	57.4	0.6	3.4	0.9	2,044	932	269	167	57	25	60	106	+492
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	113.8	2025-26	MIN	61	35.0	28.8	5.0	3.7	1.4	0.8	9.9	20.2	48.9	3.4	8.4	39.9	5.7	7.2	79.6	61.7	0.6	4.4	2.9	2,137	1,757	302	226	83	49	174	118	+162
17	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	113.9	2025-26	PHX	78	28.4	9.8	4.8	2.7	1.1	0.4	3.4	8.0	42.1	2.7	6.7	40.8	0.3	0.5	71.1	59.6	0.8	4.0	1.3	2,213	765	372	208	84	32	103	177	-113
18	Jabari Smith Jr. J. Smith Jr.	114.2	2025-26	HOU	77	35.1	15.8	6.9	1.9	0.7	0.9	5.7	12.6	45.0	2.3	6.3	36.3	2.1	2.7	77.5	57.0	1.4	5.5	1.4	2,705	1,215	529	143	56	71	105	192	+264
19	Julius Randle J. Randle	114.4	2025-26	MIN	79	33.0	21.1	6.7	5.0	1.1	0.2	7.3	15.3	48.1	1.4	4.4	31.5	5.0	6.3	80.2	58.5	1.7	5.1	2.7	2,610	1,667	532	398	86	18	217	223	+232
20	Jaden McDaniels J. McDaniels	114.4	2025-26	MIN	73	31.7	14.8	4.2	2.7	1.1	1.0	5.7	11.1	51.5	1.4	3.4	41.2	2.0	2.4	83.5	61.1	1.0	3.2	1.8	2,316	1,084	310	199	81	73	131	244	+120
21	Donte DiVincenzo D. DiVincenzo	114.5	2025-26	MIN	82	30.4	12.2	4.1	3.8	1.3	0.4	4.1	10.2	40.6	3.0	7.9	37.9	1.0	1.3	74.3	56.7	0.8	3.3	1.4	2,494	1,000	336	313	104	34	118	197	+337
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	114.9	2025-26	HOU	78	36.4	26.0	5.5	4.8	0.8	0.9	9.2	17.6	52.0	2.4	5.8	41.3	5.2	6.0	87.4	64.1	0.5	4.9	3.2	2,840	2,026	426	372	62	71	246	142	+340
23	Derik Queen D. Queen	114.9	2025-26	NOP	81	25.0	11.7	7.1	3.7	1.0	0.9	4.4	9.2	47.3	0.3	1.1	26.1	2.7	3.4	79.5	54.6	1.7	5.4	2.3	2,023	948	572	298	84	74	190	215	-304
24	Collin Gillespie C. Gillespie	115.0	2025-26	PHX	80	28.5	12.7	4.1	4.6	1.2	0.2	4.4	10.5	41.8	2.9	7.2	40.1	1.0	1.1	87.4	57.5	1.1	3.0	1.6	2,282	1,012	327	371	99	16	125	130	+200
25	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	115.1	2025-26	POR	66	33.3	24.2	6.9	6.7	0.8	0.6	7.5	16.1	46.2	1.9	6.0	31.8	7.4	9.2	80.2	60.0	1.1	5.8	3.8	2,199	1,598	454	442	51	41	253	168	+16

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.4

Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	PHX	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 3

111

Final

103

Thunder

3 - 4

Sat 30 May 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

Cason Wallace had the best defensive rating by a Western Conference player in 2025-26, with a 106.6 rating.

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2.0

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3.1

1.9

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4.0

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3.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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3,694

3,474

4,298.5

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3,685.5

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36.1

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37.4

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