best defensive rating nba rookies top 10

Cooper Flagg has the best defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 115.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA rookies top 10 this regular season

	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	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	115.0	2025-26	DAL	65	33.8	20.8	6.6	4.5	1.2	0.9	7.9	16.8	47.2	1.0	3.5	29.3	3.9	4.8	81.6	55.0	1.2	5.4	2.4	2,197	1,349	428	293	80	61	154	136	-286
2	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	116.3	2025-26	CHA	77	31.5	18.8	5.4	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.5	13.4	48.3	3.4	7.9	43.1	2.5	2.9	86.5	64.4	1.2	4.2	1.9	2,424	1,450	413	260	54	18	150	160	+320
3	VJ Edgecombe	116.9	2025-26	PHI	71	34.8	16.1	5.5	4.1	1.4	0.5	6.0	13.7	43.9	2.0	5.6	35.8	2.0	2.4	82.7	54.3	1.6	3.9	1.8	2,472	1,140	393	288	100	37	130	205	+29
4	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	119.0	2025-26	NOP	78	25.0	13.3	3.6	3.3	1.1	0.4	5.0	11.6	43.2	1.2	3.6	34.3	2.1	2.6	78.5	52.1	0.7	2.9	2.2	1,952	1,038	279	255	87	28	170	138	-285

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.8

Flagg

RPG

7.1

Washington

APG

4.9

Nembhard

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.6

29th

DRTG

116.2

19th

NETRTG

-5.6

24th

3P%

34.2

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Grizzlies	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz	21	57	.269	40.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/5	LAL	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Tue 4/7	DAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Wed 4/8	DAL	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Fri 4/10	DAL	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sun 4/12	CHI	@	DAL	8:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

41 - 36

138

Final

127

Mavericks

24 - 53

Fri 3 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.5

111.1

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.3

8.1

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-60

18-59

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-29

46-30-1

45-32

44-34

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.5
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.5
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.5
7	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	15.0
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.5
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.5
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.5
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.5
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	60	.221	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	2.5
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	11.5
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5