best defensive rating nba player this year

Cason Wallace has the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 104.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA player this year
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
104.3
2025-26
OKC OKC
21
28.5
8.4
3.0
2.5
2.2
0.3
3.2
7.5
43.0
1.5
4.1
36.0
0.5
0.6
76.9
54.1
0.8
2.3
1.1
599
177
64
52
46
6
24
49
+205
2Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
105.0
2025-26
MIA MIA
22
24.5
12.2
10.6
0.6
1.0
1.3
4.8
8.9
53.8
1.1
2.5
43.6
1.6
2.0
81.4
62.9
3.3
7.3
1.1
538
269
233
13
22
29
24
44
+2
3Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
105.5
2025-26
OKC OKC
22
26.7
15.0
3.5
3.7
1.5
0.3
5.4
11.6
46.7
1.1
3.3
34.2
3.0
3.5
87.0
57.1
0.6
2.9
1.6
588
330
77
81
34
6
35
46
+214
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
105.9
2025-26
OKC OKC
22
33.6
32.8
4.7
6.5
1.5
0.7
10.8
19.7
54.8
2.2
5.1
43.4
8.9
10.1
87.9
67.7
0.5
4.2
1.7
739
721
104
142
33
15
37
42
+292
5Jalen Duren
J. Duren
109.1
2025-26
DET DET
19
29.2
19.0
11.5
1.9
0.8
0.9
6.9
10.6
65.7
0.0
0.0
5.1
6.7
75.8
70.1
4.4
7.1
2.5
554
361
218
37
16
18
48
63
+169
6Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
109.7
2025-26
ATL ATL
20
34.9
23.2
10.0
7.3
1.6
0.4
8.4
15.5
53.9
1.7
4.0
41.3
4.9
6.2
78.9
63.7
1.3
8.8
3.3
697
464
200
145
31
8
66
42
+36
7Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
110.0
2025-26
HOU HOU
19
25.3
13.2
3.1
3.2
1.7
0.6
4.9
10.3
47.7
2.6
5.8
45.0
0.8
1.1
71.4
61.4
0.3
2.7
1.2
481
251
58
60
32
11
23
36
+167
8Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.0
2025-26
TOR TOR
23
33.7
20.4
8.0
5.2
1.4
1.7
7.8
15.1
51.4
1.5
3.6
41.5
3.3
4.0
84.6
60.4
2.2
5.8
2.4
775
469
185
120
32
39
55
71
+99
9P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
110.1
2025-26
DAL DAL
19
31.7
16.0
7.8
2.3
0.9
1.2
5.8
13.3
43.9
1.6
4.7
33.7
2.7
4.0
68.4
53.1
1.4
6.4
2.6
602
304
149
43
18
23
49
43
-85
10Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.8
2025-26
HOU HOU
19
35.9
23.1
9.1
7.1
1.3
1.0
8.5
16.8
50.5
1.1
2.7
38.5
5.1
6.8
73.8
58.2
2.9
6.2
3.3
682
438
173
135
25
19
62
64
+136
11Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.2
2025-26
MIN MIN
22
25.5
13.5
5.7
2.4
1.0
1.0
5.1
11.2
45.9
2.2
5.9
38.0
1.0
1.4
76.7
57.5
1.2
4.5
1.5
562
298
126
52
23
21
32
59
+20
12Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
111.4
2025-26
DAL DAL
22
33.8
17.3
6.6
3.3
1.4
0.6
6.7
14.1
47.6
0.9
3.5
25.6
2.9
3.6
80.0
54.9
1.2
5.4
2.2
743
380
145
73
30
14
48
52
-153
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.4
2025-26
DEN DEN
21
34.9
28.7
12.6
11.1
1.4
0.8
10.3
16.8
61.6
2.0
4.8
43.0
6.0
7.0
85.7
72.4
3.1
9.4
3.5
732
603
264
234
29
17
74
61
+232
14Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
111.6
2025-26
ATL ATL
23
33.9
10.5
6.3
5.8
2.3
0.3
4.7
9.7
48.6
0.2
1.4
15.2
0.9
1.5
58.8
50.9
2.1
4.2
2.3
779
241
146
133
52
8
53
58
+55
15Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
111.9
2025-26
DET DET
19
36.7
27.6
6.5
9.2
1.5
0.8
9.7
21.5
45.2
1.8
6.3
29.2
6.3
7.6
82.8
55.5
1.4
5.2
4.1
697
525
124
174
28
15
78
64
+126
16Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
111.9
2025-26
CLE CLE
22
34.1
19.0
9.0
4.1
1.0
1.7
7.0
13.9
50.2
1.6
4.4
37.1
3.5
5.6
62.1
58.3
2.5
6.5
2.4
751
419
199
91
23
38
53
52
+82
17Naji Marshall
N. Marshall
112.0
2025-26
DAL DAL
23
27.5
12.2
5.3
2.6
1.2
0.1
4.0
8.1
49.5
1.0
3.1
31.9
3.2
4.0
81.3
62.2
1.0
4.3
1.2
632
281
121
59
27
3
27
48
-104
18Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
112.1
2025-26
NYK NYK
21
33.7
22.7
12.0
3.3
0.8
0.8
7.5
16.0
46.7
1.8
5.4
33.6
5.9
6.7
87.9
59.8
3.2
8.8
2.7
707
476
252
70
17
16
56
73
+147
19Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
112.2
2025-26
NYK NYK
21
35.0
17.0
4.5
4.2
2.1
1.2
6.6
12.2
53.7
2.5
5.7
43.3
1.4
1.7
80.6
65.4
1.2
3.3
1.0
736
357
95
88
44
25
20
46
+117
20Draymond Green
D. Green
112.3
2025-26
GSW GSW
20
28.2
8.0
6.1
5.5
0.8
0.9
2.9
7.6
38.2
1.6
4.7
33.3
0.7
1.1
61.9
49.6
0.8
5.3
3.0
563
160
122
109
15
17
60
72
+73
21Anthony Black
A. Black
112.3
2025-26
ORL ORL
22
27.7
13.1
3.4
2.9
1.4
0.6
4.8
10.2
46.9
1.2
3.5
33.8
2.4
3.5
67.9
55.9
0.6
2.8
2.0
609
289
75
64
30
14
45
54
+62
22Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
112.4
2025-26
ATL ATL
22
30.6
16.0
7.4
3.0
0.8
1.0
6.0
12.0
50.2
1.9
5.2
36.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.3
1.6
5.8
1.9
674
351
163
65
18
23
42
78
-30
23Josh Hart
J. Hart
112.5
2025-26
NYK NYK
20
29.2
12.0
7.8
5.2
1.3
0.3
4.4
8.9
49.7
1.5
3.9
38.5
1.7
2.1
81.0
61.4
1.9
5.9
2.1
584
240
155
103
25
6
42
53
+74
24Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
112.5
2025-26
MIN MIN
22
31.8
11.3
10.3
1.9
0.4
1.5
4.6
6.3
73.2
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.9
54.1
70.7
3.5
6.8
1.5
699
248
227
42
9
34
34
64
+136
25Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
113.0
2025-26
HOU HOU
19
36.3
17.2
7.3
5.3
1.4
0.5
6.7
14.2
47.4
0.4
2.1
20.0
3.3
4.2
78.8
53.6
2.6
4.7
2.5
690
327
138
100
26
10
47
50
+172
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ORTG

120.2

5th

DRTG

105.2

1st

NETRTG

15.1

1st

3P%

36.6

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Sun
12/7
OKC OKC
@
UTA UTA
8:00 PM
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/17
LAC LAC
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

21 - 1

124

Final

112

GSW Warriors

11 - 11

Tue 2 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM