best defensive rating per 100 possessions by a player this year

Darius Brown had the highest defensive rating / possessions / 100 in 2025-26, with 16,050.44.

NAMEDRTG/(POSS/100)DRTGPOSSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Darius Brown
D. Brown
16,050.44
114.4
0.7
2025-26
1
3.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
-4
2Tosan Evbuomwan
T. Evbuomwan
11,962.24
118.5
1
2025-26
5
1.6
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
8
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
-8
3Stanley Umude
S. Umude
5,897.5
104.6
1.8
2025-26
2
3.5
1.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
-17
4Noa Essengue
N. Essengue
4,818.52
108.8
2.3
2025-26
2
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
-15
5Colby Jones
C. Jones
3,744.28
101.5
2.7
2025-26
1
7.0
2.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.0
4.0
0.0
7
2
4
2
0
0
0
1
+12
6Trentyn Flowers
T. Flowers
3,404.92
126.5
3.7
2025-26
2
3.0
2.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
66.7
0.5
0.0
0.5
6
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
-2
7Hayden Gray
H. Gray
3,025.79
124.8
4.1
2025-26
1
25.0
6.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
77.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
25
6
0
1
1
1
1
0
-18
8Jacob Toppin
J. Toppin
2,679.76
118.2
4.4
2025-26
5
3.4
1.6
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.8
1.2
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
17
8
1
1
0
1
0
1
+13
9Buddy Boeheim
B. Boeheim
2,584.07
118.5
4.6
2025-26
4
3.8
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.5
33.3
0.5
1.5
33.3
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
+6
10Orlando Robinson
O. Robinson
2,299.29
116.6
5.1
2025-26
4
6.3
1.8
1.0
0.8
0.3
0.0
0.8
1.3
60.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
0.0
0.0
70.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
25
7
4
3
1
0
0
3
-11
11Jayson Kent
J. Kent
2,134.47
109.6
5.1
2025-26
5
4.4
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.8
1.4
57.1
0.2
0.8
25.0
0.2
0.2
100.0
67.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
22
10
5
0
1
1
0
1
-3
12Jahmyl Telfort
J. Telfort
2,054.49
119.2
5.8
2025-26
8
4.0
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.1
0.5
25.0
8.7
0.0
0.4
0.1
32
1
3
1
1
0
1
5
-7
13Harrison Ingram
H. Ingram
2,015.12
120.6
6
2025-26
7
3.7
1.6
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.9
83.3
0.1
0.1
100.0
0.0
0.0
91.7
0.4
0.0
0.1
26
11
3
1
0
0
1
2
-6
14Chris Livingston
C. Livingston
1,992.01
112.3
5.6
2025-26
3
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
1.3
2.3
57.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
60.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
17
9
3
1
1
0
0
4
+8
15Chucky Hepburn
C. Hepburn
1,897.98
111.5
5.9
2025-26
2
6.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
13
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
-16
16N'Faly Dante
N. Dante
1,870.11
101.1
5.4
2025-26
4
3.8
0.8
1.8
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.3
1.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
33.8
0.8
1.0
0.3
15
3
7
0
2
0
1
1
+10
17Dario Šarić
D. Šarić
1,577.38
126.4
8
2025-26
5
8.2
1.0
1.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.2
1.2
16.7
0.2
0.6
33.3
0.4
0.4
100.0
36.3
0.2
1.0
0.4
41
5
6
2
0
0
2
3
0
18Colin Castleton
C. Castleton
1,553.95
110.0
7.1
2025-26
4
5.3
1.3
2.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.5
1.3
40.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
46.0
0.5
1.5
0.5
21
5
8
1
1
0
2
2
+6
19Tristen Newton
T. Newton
1,480.65
111.3
7.5
2025-26
1
12.0
12.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
9.0
44.4
2.0
5.0
40.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
58.1
2.0
1.0
0.0
12
12
3
0
1
0
0
0
+2
20Isaac Jones
I. Jones
1,425.64
120.7
8.5
2025-26
TOT
7
5.1
1.3
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.4
1.0
42.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.4
0.6
75.0
51.4
0.3
0.4
0.1
36
9
5
1
0
1
1
4
-26
21Wendell Moore Jr.
W. Moore Jr.
1,386.31
112.5
8.1
2025-26
6
10.0
1.7
1.0
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.7
1.2
57.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
63.5
0.2
0.8
0.2
60
10
6
4
2
2
1
3
+42
22Vladislav Goldin
V. Goldin
1,368.15
109.1
8
2025-26
9
2.7
0.8
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.4
75.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
78.8
0.3
0.7
0.3
24
7
9
3
0
3
3
5
+5
23CJ Huntley
CJ Huntley
1,307.09
118.5
9.1
2025-26
4
10.0
3.0
1.3
0.5
0.3
0.0
1.5
2.8
54.5
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
54.5
0.5
0.8
0.0
40
12
5
2
1
0
0
2
+15
24Trevor Keels
T. Keels
1,261.2
112.9
8.9
2025-26
8
1.9
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.4
1.5
25.0
0.3
1.1
22.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
15
8
2
0
1
0
0
0
+5
25Chris Mañon
C. Mañon
1,214.01
105.5
8.7
2025-26
9
5.1
0.8
1.1
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.7
33.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.4
75.0
45.1
0.2
0.9
0.1
46
7
10
3
5
2
1
6
-1
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