best defensive rating on pelicans

Derik Queen had the lowest defensive rating for the Pelicans this season, with a 114.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player on pelicans this regular season
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
2Yves Missi
Y. Missi
117.6
2025-26
66
19.7
5.7
5.8
1.3
0.3
1.5
2.4
4.5
54.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.5
55.9
55.6
2.8
3.1
0.8
1,297
377
385
84
20
101
54
113
-41
3Herbert Jones
H. Jones
118.6
2025-26
56
28.4
8.9
3.4
2.8
1.6
0.5
3.3
8.5
38.3
1.4
4.6
30.9
0.9
1.1
80.6
49.1
0.8
2.6
1.3
1,588
496
190
155
88
27
73
177
-49
4Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
119.0
2025-26
66
35.5
21.5
5.7
3.8
1.5
0.4
7.5
15.9
47.0
3.2
8.6
37.9
3.3
3.7
88.6
61.3
1.0
4.8
1.8
2,341
1,420
377
250
99
24
120
138
-169
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
6Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
119.9
2025-26
62
29.7
21.0
5.7
3.2
1.0
0.5
7.8
13.0
60.0
0.0
0.1
25.0
5.4
7.5
71.6
64.4
2.0
3.7
2.0
1,841
1,302
353
199
60
34
126
141
-82
7Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
121.1
2025-26
72
31.2
17.7
5.6
2.5
0.9
0.1
6.1
13.4
45.1
2.1
5.7
36.7
3.4
4.1
84.1
57.9
1.7
3.9
0.9
2,246
1,271
400
182
68
7
68
95
-187
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Pelicans Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Murphy

Trey Murphy III

RPG

7.1

Queen

Derik Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Trey Murphy III
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

21st

DRTG

118.9

25th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.7

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

26 - 56

126

Final

132

MIN Timberwolves

49 - 33

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
3/27
@
129-135
Fri
3/27
@
100-93
Fri
3/27
@
126-131
Fri
3/27
@
99-116
Sat
3/28
@
127-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/13
@
8:00 PM
Fri
5/15
@
7:00 PM
Fri
5/15
@
9:30 PM
Sun
5/17
@
1:00 PM
Sun
5/17
@
1:00 PM