best defensive rating nba rookies since 2010

Since 2009-10, Nerlens Noel has the best defensive rating by a rookie in a season, with a 99.3 rating in 2014-15.

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Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	99.3	2014-15	PHI	75	30.8	9.9	8.1	1.7	1.8	1.9	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.1	60.9	49.3	2.5	5.7	1.9	2,311	744	611	128	133	142	146	208	-430
2	Iman Shumpert I. Shumpert	101.1	2011-12	NYK	59	28.9	9.5	3.2	2.8	1.7	0.1	3.6	9.1	40.1	0.8	2.7	30.6	1.5	1.8	79.8	48.4	0.7	2.4	1.9	1,705	563	186	164	101	8	111	173	+113
3	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	101.9	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	15.8	8.1	8.2	1.7	0.9	6.7	12.3	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.0	55.7	1.8	6.3	3.4	2,732	1,279	659	661	140	70	278	211	+389
4	Taj Gibson T. Gibson	103.1	2009-10	CHI	82	26.9	9.0	7.5	0.9	0.6	1.3	3.8	7.7	49.4	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.1	64.6	52.1	2.8	4.7	1.4	2,204	735	611	70	50	104	114	282	-61
5	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	103.3	2015-16	NYK	72	28.4	14.3	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	5.2	12.3	42.1	1.1	3.4	33.3	2.8	3.3	83.8	51.8	1.8	5.5	1.7	2,047	1,028	526	94	53	134	121	205	+15
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	103.4	2017-18	BOS	80	30.5	13.9	5.0	1.6	1.0	0.7	5.0	10.4	47.5	1.3	3.0	43.4	2.7	3.2	82.6	58.6	0.6	4.4	1.4	2,443	1,112	402	128	83	58	114	170	+344
7	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	104.2	2009-10	MIL	82	32.6	15.5	3.4	5.7	1.3	0.2	5.5	14.8	37.1	1.8	4.7	37.4	2.7	3.3	81.7	47.5	0.6	2.8	2.4	2,671	1,270	282	470	105	18	200	191	+116
8	Chandler Parsons C. Parsons	104.8	2011-12	HOU	63	28.6	9.5	4.8	2.1	1.2	0.5	3.9	8.7	45.2	1.0	2.8	33.7	0.7	1.2	55.1	51.3	1.4	3.3	1.3	1,804	599	300	134	73	29	81	142	+62
9	Justise Winslow J. Winslow	104.8	2015-16	MIA	78	28.2	6.4	5.2	1.5	0.9	0.3	2.5	5.9	42.2	0.4	1.5	27.6	1.0	1.5	68.4	48.9	1.0	4.1	1.2	2,203	502	403	118	68	26	95	184	+105
10	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	105.1	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	20.5	3.7	3.7	1.5	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.7	2.4	7.0	34.0	3.0	3.8	80.5	54.1	0.7	3.1	2.7	2,638	1,616	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
11	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	105.3	2010-11	SAC	81	28.5	14.1	8.6	2.5	1.0	0.8	5.3	12.4	43.0	0.0	0.2	16.7	3.4	5.0	68.7	48.4	2.7	6.0	3.3	2,309	1,143	699	204	85	68	268	332	-261
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	105.8	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	106.0	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
14	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	106.0	2013-14	ORL	80	31.1	13.8	4.1	4.1	1.6	0.5	4.9	11.7	41.9	0.9	2.8	32.7	3.1	4.0	78.0	51.4	0.5	3.6	3.2	2,487	1,106	329	327	129	37	256	210	-270
15	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	106.6	2014-15	ORL	82	30.4	8.9	4.3	6.5	1.7	0.2	3.7	8.6	42.5	0.1	0.5	26.2	1.4	2.6	55.1	45.6	1.3	3.0	2.5	2,489	731	349	533	142	20	203	193	-204
16	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	106.7	2012-13	GSW	81	25.4	9.2	4.1	1.2	0.6	0.2	3.4	7.8	43.9	0.6	1.8	35.9	1.8	2.3	75.8	52.6	0.7	3.5	1.2	2,058	748	333	98	52	14	101	140	+46
17	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	106.9	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
18	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	107.3	2021-22	CLE	69	33.8	15.0	8.3	2.5	0.8	1.7	6.1	12.0	50.8	0.3	1.3	25.0	2.4	3.7	66.3	54.9	2.1	6.2	1.9	2,331	1,034	570	174	56	115	133	147	+94
19	Michael Carter-Williams M. Carter-Williams	108.1	2013-14	PHI	70	34.5	16.7	6.2	6.3	1.9	0.6	6.1	15.1	40.5	0.8	3.0	26.4	3.7	5.2	70.3	48.0	1.4	4.8	3.5	2,414	1,167	437	441	130	43	247	213	-450
20	Wesley Matthews W. Matthews	108.3	2009-10	UTA	82	24.7	9.4	2.3	1.5	0.8	0.2	3.3	6.9	48.3	0.8	2.0	38.2	2.0	2.4	82.9	59.2	0.6	1.7	1.1	2,025	769	191	124	64	15	93	152	+208
21	Cameron Boozer C. Boozer	108.4	2026-27	MEM	9	32.1	15.6	10.0	5.2	0.3	0.7	4.7	13.8	33.9	2.0	6.3	31.6	4.2	4.4	95.0	49.4	1.6	8.4	3.1	289	140	90	47	3	6	28	18	+11
22	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	108.4	2023-24	OKC	82	29.4	16.5	7.9	2.4	0.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	1.6	4.3	37.0	2.7	3.4	79.3	63.2	1.6	6.3	1.6	2,413	1,357	648	200	53	190	131	197	+422
23	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	108.7	2010-11	DET	80	27.8	9.4	7.5	1.3	1.2	0.6	3.8	6.9	55.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.9	62.2	57.5	3.1	4.4	1.0	2,222	751	601	105	93	45	81	196	-136
24	Dario Šarić D. Šarić	108.9	2016-17	PHI	81	26.3	12.8	6.3	2.2	0.7	0.4	4.7	11.4	41.1	1.3	4.2	31.1	2.1	2.7	78.2	50.8	1.4	5.0	2.3	2,129	1,040	513	182	57	30	183	162	-307
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	109.1	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	21.2	7.8	6.0	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	6.7	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Maxey

RPG

9.6

Embiid

APG

6.9

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.4

22nd

DRTG

106.6

3rd

NETRTG

2.8

15th

3P%

33.3

20th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	IND	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

8 - 2

Final

119

Cavaliers

5 - 4

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

108.2

108.6

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

36.9

Acuff

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

7-2

6-2

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	DEN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sat 11/7	BKN	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

Since 2009-10, Nerlens Noel has the best defensive rating by a rookie in a season, with a 99.3 rating in 2014-15.

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29.9

14.6

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9.6

9.3

8.5

2.8

2.7

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4.2

2.7

2.4

5.8

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

567.5

565.1

477.8

602.5

550.3

501

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36.5

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