Tolu Smith had the best defensive rating in the 2026 playoffs, with a 93.1 rating.

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best defensive rating by a player NBA playoffs 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	Tolu Smith T. Smith	93.1	2025-26	DET	3	2.3	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	7	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	+4
2	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	97.6	2025-26	SAS	9	3.9	2.8	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.9	1.7	53.3	0.6	0.9	62.5	0.4	0.8	57.1	69.1	0.0	0.8	0.4	35	25	7	3	4	0	4	3	+5
3	Ariel Hukporti A. Hukporti	98.1	2025-26	NYK	10	7.6	1.7	3.2	0.3	0.2	0.7	0.5	1.1	45.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.7	1.5	46.7	48.3	1.4	1.8	0.5	76	17	32	3	2	7	5	18	+14
4	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	99.2	2025-26	NYK	19	30.4	15.9	10.6	4.9	1.3	1.3	5.4	9.8	55.1	1.4	3.0	45.6	3.7	4.1	90.9	68.4	2.5	8.1	2.6	578	302	201	94	24	24	50	77	+258
5	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	99.9	2025-26	SAS	22	34.1	23.8	10.9	2.7	1.0	3.5	8.0	16.5	48.5	1.8	5.2	34.2	6.0	7.1	84.7	60.6	2.5	8.4	2.7	750	524	239	59	21	78	59	55	+196
6	Mason Plumlee M. Plumlee	100.0	2025-26	SAS	6	3.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.5	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		66.7	0.0	0.7	0.2	18	4	4	2	0	3	1	4	-2
7	Joan Beringer J. Beringer	100.6	2025-26	MIN	5	4.6	3.2	2.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	1.0	1.8	55.6	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.6	75.0	63.9	1.0	1.2	0.6	23	16	11	0	2	2	3	0	+1
8	Josh Hart J. Hart	101.1	2025-26	NYK	19	32.3	10.4	8.9	4.6	1.7	0.2	3.9	9.2	43.1	1.5	4.5	32.6	1.1	1.7	60.6	52.5	1.2	7.8	1.9	614	198	170	87	32	4	36	51	+201
9	Ronald Holland II R. Holland II	101.4	2025-26	DET	9	6.4	1.4	1.6	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.4	1.4	30.8	0.2	0.9	25.0	0.3	0.6	60.0	42.8	0.1	1.4	0.3	58	13	14	1	4	2	3	9	+15
10	Ron Harper Jr. R. Harper Jr.	101.6	2025-26	BOS	6	4.2	1.8	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.7	1.5	44.4	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		61.1	0.2	0.5	0.0	25	11	4	1	3	0	0	1	+8
11	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	102.4	2025-26	NYK	18	13.9	4.8	5.5	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.9	2.9	67.3	0.0	0.0		0.9	3.2	29.3	56.1	2.6	2.9	0.4	251	87	99	7	7	11	8	27	+31
12	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	102.7	2025-26	ORL	4	30.5	16.8	5.5	3.5	2.8	0.3	6.3	14.3	43.9	0.8	2.3	33.3	3.5	3.8	93.3	52.7	1.0	4.5	1.5	122	67	22	14	11	1	6	8	+23
13	OG Anunoby	102.9	2025-26	NYK	17	34.5	20.1	6.3	1.6	1.5	1.1	6.5	11.6	56.1	2.6	5.3	48.9	4.5	5.2	85.4	72.1	0.9	5.4	0.6	586	342	107	28	26	19	10	45	+163
14	Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado	103.0	2025-26	NYK	18	9.4	4.2	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.1	1.6	3.7	43.3	0.7	1.9	35.3	0.3	0.3	83.3	53.8	0.1	1.3	0.6	170	75	25	21	10	2	10	21	+85
15	Luke Kornet L. Kornet	103.1	2025-26	SAS	23	12.9	3.7	3.9	0.7	0.6	0.7	1.4	2.5	56.9	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.7	1.0	77.3	62.1	1.7	2.2	0.5	296	84	90	16	14	16	12	42	-35
16	Jeremy Sochan J. Sochan	103.2	2025-26	NYK	8	3.3	2.5	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.9	1.1	77.8	0.1	0.3	50.0	0.6	1.0	62.5	79.9	0.1	0.5	0.1	26	20	5	2	1	1	1	2	-19
17	Ausar Thompson A. Thompson	103.4	2025-26	DET	14	30.5	8.2	7.9	3.1	2.0	1.8	3.5	6.9	50.5	0.1	0.5	14.3	1.1	2.2	51.6	52.0	3.2	4.6	1.6	427	115	110	44	28	25	23	41	+4
18	Tari Eason T. Eason	104.3	2025-26	HOU	6	32.5	13.8	6.7	1.7	2.5	0.7	5.2	10.8	47.7	1.7	5.0	33.3	1.8	2.2	84.6	58.7	2.0	4.7	0.8	195	83	40	10	15	4	5	22	+10
19	Goga Bitadze G. Bitadze	104.6	2025-26	ORL	6	13.8	2.8	4.0	0.3	0.3	1.7	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.2	71.4	47.0	2.2	1.8	0.7	83	17	24	2	2	10	4	14	-25
20	Sidy Cissoko S. Cissoko	104.7	2025-26	POR	4	6.5	2.8	1.3	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.5	1.3	40.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	52.7	0.5	0.8	0.3	26	11	5	1	4	0	1	4	+6
21	Joe Ingles J. Ingles	104.9	2025-26	MIN	3	4.7	2.3	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.0	66.7	0.7	1.0	66.7	0.3	0.7	50.0	90.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	14	7	2	0	2	0	1	0	+5
22	Anthony Black A. Black	104.9	2025-26	ORL	7	28.0	8.6	3.1	1.4	2.1	0.7	2.9	7.7	37.0	1.0	3.1	31.8	1.9	3.0	61.9	47.4	0.3	2.9	0.7	196	60	22	10	15	5	5	19	-61
23	Pacôme Dadiet P. Dadiet	105.4	2025-26	NYK	7	5.7	2.9	1.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	1.1	2.3	50.0	0.4	1.1	37.5	0.1	0.3	50.0	59.2	0.3	0.7	0.3	40	20	7	3	2	0	2	1	-3
24	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	106.0	2025-26	HOU	6	38.7	20.3	10.2	4.7	1.8	1.3	7.7	16.5	46.5	0.2	1.3	12.5	4.8	7.0	69.0	51.9	3.5	6.7	3.0	232	122	61	28	11	8	18	21	-3
25	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	106.2	2025-26	ORL	7	39.0	26.3	9.0	6.3	1.4	0.7	8.6	20.4	42.0	2.0	6.0	33.3	7.1	10.6	67.6	52.4	1.3	7.7	3.4	273	184	63	44	10	5	24	18	-17

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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
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31.1

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RPG Leaders

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Jokić

11.9

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11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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SPG Leaders

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BPG Leaders

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USG% Leaders

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Thompson

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1.78

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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
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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
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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
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