best defensive rating of five positions

Centers have the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 113.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating of five positions this regular season
POSITIONDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Center
113.0
2025-26
4,777
20.9
9.8
6.3
1.7
0.6
0.9
3.7
7.0
53.7
0.6
1.7
34.8
1.7
2.3
72.4
61.1
2.0
4.2
1.2
100,070
46,719
30,055
8,328
2,964
4,231
5,598
10,027
+861
2
Power Forward
115.5
2025-26
4,367
22.1
10.3
4.4
1.9
0.7
0.5
3.8
7.8
47.9
1.1
3.2
35.8
1.6
2.2
75.0
58.5
1.1
3.3
1.2
96,612
44,815
19,257
8,431
3,062
2,174
5,150
7,993
-130
3
Small Forward
116.4
2025-26
4,854
23.5
11.7
4.0
2.2
0.8
0.4
4.2
9.1
46.6
1.4
3.8
36.0
1.9
2.4
79.9
58.0
1.0
3.0
1.3
113,970
57,019
19,459
10,852
3,947
1,911
6,094
8,953
-1050
4
Point Guard
116.8
2025-26
4,380
23.6
12.1
3.1
4.3
1.0
0.3
4.3
9.7
44.4
1.6
4.4
36.1
2.0
2.4
81.7
56.5
0.6
2.5
1.7
103,585
53,189
13,402
18,748
4,177
1,170
7,527
7,931
+746
5
Shooting Guard
117.0
2025-26
6,805
21.5
9.8
2.9
2.3
0.8
0.3
3.5
7.8
44.7
1.4
3.8
36.2
1.4
1.8
81.8
57.3
0.7
2.2
1.1
146,109
66,546
19,494
15,652
5,347
1,776
7,669
11,388
-427
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
56
21
.727
2
52
25
.675
4.0
3
50
28
.641
6.5
4
48
29
.623
8.0
5
45
33
.577
11.5
6
43
34
.558
13.0
7
43
34
.558
13.0
8
42
36
.538
14.5
9
41
36
.532
15.0
10
41
37
.526
15.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
47
.390
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
48
.377
27.0
13
18
59
.234
38.0
14
Nets Nets - e
18
59
.234
38.0
15
17
60
.221
39.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
2.5
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
50
28
.641
11.5
5
48
29
.623
13.0
6
46
31
.597
15.0
7
42
35
.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
52
.325
36.0
12
25
53
.321
36.5
13
24
53
.312
37.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
57
.269
40.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
57
.269
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/8
@
116-119
Sun
3/8
@
118-126
Mon
3/9
@
129-139
Mon
3/9
@
138-100
Mon
3/9
@
129-150

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM