best defensive rating nba rookies

Cooper Flagg has the best defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 111.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA rookies this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
111.6
2025-26
DAL DAL
20
33.9
16.7
6.6
3.5
1.4
0.6
6.5
14.0
46.2
1.0
3.8
25.3
2.9
3.6
80.3
53.8
1.3
5.3
2.2
678
334
131
69
27
12
43
48
-169
2Cedric Coward
C. Coward
116.2
2025-26
MEM MEM
20
27.1
13.4
5.9
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.6
10.0
45.7
1.7
4.6
37.0
2.6
3.0
86.4
59.3
1.4
4.5
1.4
541
267
118
55
13
7
27
40
+33
3VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
118.1
2025-26
PHI PHI
15
37.3
15.6
6.0
4.2
1.3
0.5
5.9
14.4
40.7
2.0
5.5
36.6
1.9
2.5
73.7
50.3
2.1
3.9
1.9
560
234
90
63
19
7
29
47
+44
4Sion James
S. James
121.2
2025-26
CHA CHA
20
26.4
6.6
3.3
1.7
0.8
0.4
2.1
5.1
41.6
1.2
3.1
39.3
1.2
1.4
85.7
58.2
0.5
2.8
0.9
527
132
65
33
15
7
17
32
-20
5Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
121.2
2025-26
CHA CHA
20
33.5
18.4
5.7
3.0
0.8
0.2
6.4
13.5
47.0
3.5
8.4
41.3
2.2
2.5
89.8
62.9
1.0
4.8
2.3
669
367
114
59
16
4
46
49
-32
6Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
121.4
2025-26
NOP NOP
20
27.2
15.2
3.4
2.7
1.6
0.2
5.8
13.0
44.2
1.3
3.6
36.1
2.4
3.1
75.8
52.7
0.7
2.7
2.3
544
303
67
54
31
3
46
39
-205
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

106.4

30th

DRTG

111.9

3rd

NETRTG

-5.5

23rd

3P%

32.2

29th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
Grizzlies Grizzlies
8
12
.400
11.0
11
Jazz Jazz
6
13
.316
12.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
6
15
.286
13.5
13
Kings Kings
5
15
.250
14.0
14
Clippers Clippers
5
15
.250
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/1
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Wed
12/3
MIA MIA
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Sat
12/6
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Fri
12/12
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

6 - 15

114

Final

110

LAC Clippers

5 - 15

Sat 29 Nov 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
19
1
.950
2
Lakers Lakers
14
4
.778
4.0
3
Rockets Rockets
13
4
.765
4.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
14
5
.737
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
13
5
.722
5.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
11
8
.579
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
16
4
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
13
6
.684
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
13
7
.650
3.0
5
Hawks Hawks
12
8
.600
4.0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
8
.600
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
BKN BKN
125-109
Sun
11/2
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
117-115
Sun
11/2
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
102-119
Sun
11/2
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
105-103
Sun
11/2
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
102-110

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
MEM MEM
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Sun
11/30
NOP NOP
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Mon
12/1
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM