best defensive rating nba rookies 2026

Derik Queen had the best defensive rating by a rookie in 2025-26, with a 114.9 rating.

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  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Derik Queen
D. Queen
114.9
2025-26
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
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
115.3
2025-26
70
33.5
21.0
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
3VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
116.4
2025-26
75
35.0
16.0
5.6
4.2
1.4
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.8
2.0
5.6
35.4
2.0
2.4
81.8
54.0
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,623
1,199
423
315
107
39
137
214
+57
4Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
116.4
2025-26
81
31.5
18.5
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.5
3.4
7.9
42.5
2.4
2.8
86.3
63.3
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,551
1,498
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322
5Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
119.1
2025-26
82
25.8
14.3
3.7
3.4
1.2
0.4
5.3
12.3
43.4
1.2
3.7
33.0
2.4
3.0
78.9
52.5
0.7
2.9
2.2
2,112
1,169
300
279
97
30
178
151
-287

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Williamson

Zion Williamson

RPG

7.2

Queen

Derik Queen

APG

5.0

Murray

Dejounte Murray
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

115.6

22nd

NETRTG

-0.3

18th

3P%

32.9

24th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
5
3
.625
2.5
10
6
4
.600
2.5
11
Pelicans Pelicans
4
6
.400
4.5
12
3
5
.375
4.5
13
2
7
.222
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/9
@
10:00 PM
Wed
11/11
@
8:00 PM
Fri
11/13
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/16
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

4 - 6

123

Final

139

LAC Clippers

2 - 7

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
8
2
.800
0.5
3
6
3
.667
2.0
4
7
4
.636
2.0
5
5
4
.556
3.0
6
5
4
.556
3.0
7
5
5
.500
3.5
8
4
6
.400
4.5
9
4
6
.400
4.5
10
3
7
.300
5.5
11
3
7
.300
5.5
12
2
7
.222
6.0
13
2
8
.200
6.5
14
1
8
.111
7.0
15
1
9
.100
7.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
8
2
.800
0.5
3
8
2
.800
0.5
4
8
3
.727
1.0
5
7
3
.700
1.5
6
7
3
.700
1.5
7
6
3
.667
2.0
8
6
3
.667
2.0
9
5
3
.625
2.5
10
6
4
.600
2.5
11
4
6
.400
4.5
12
3
5
.375
4.5
13
2
7
.222
6.0
14
1
9
.100
7.5
15
1
9
.100
7.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:30 PM
Mon
11/9
@
8:00 PM