best defensive rating nba rookies 2000

Metta Sandiford-Artest had the best defensive rating by a rookie in 1999-00, with a 103.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA rookies 2000
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
103.0
1999-00
72
31.1
12.0
4.3
2.8
1.7
0.5
4.3
10.5
40.7
0.8
2.7
31.4
2.6
3.9
67.4
49.1
0.9
3.4
2.3
2,238
866
308
202
119
39
166
159
-340
2Elton Brand
E. Brand
103.5
1999-00
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
3James Posey
J. Posey
105.1
1999-00
81
25.3
8.2
3.9
1.8
1.2
0.4
2.8
6.6
42.9
1.0
2.7
37.3
1.5
1.9
80.0
55.0
1.0
2.9
1.2
2,052
662
317
146
98
33
95
207
-70
4Andre Miller
A. Miller
105.5
1999-00
82
25.5
11.1
3.4
5.8
1.0
0.2
4.1
9.2
44.9
0.1
0.6
20.4
2.8
3.6
77.4
51.7
1.0
2.4
2.0
2,093
914
280
476
84
17
166
194
-107
5Wally Szczerbiak
W. Szczerbiak
106.1
1999-00
73
29.7
11.6
3.7
2.8
0.8
0.3
4.7
9.2
51.1
0.4
1.1
35.9
1.8
2.2
82.6
57.1
1.2
2.5
1.1
2,171
845
272
201
58
23
83
175
+195
6Steve Francis
S. Francis
106.6
1999-00
77
36.1
18.0
5.3
6.6
1.5
0.4
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.4
4.0
34.5
3.7
4.7
78.6
54.3
2.0
3.3
4.0
2,776
1,388
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
7Lamar Odom
L. Odom
108.1
1999-00
76
36.4
16.6
7.8
4.2
1.2
1.3
5.9
13.5
43.8
0.8
2.2
36.0
4.0
5.5
71.9
52.1
2.1
5.7
3.4
2,767
1,259
595
317
91
95
258
291
-451
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