best defensive rating power forwards 2009

Anderson Varejao had the lowest defensive rating by a power forward in 2008-09, with a 99.9 rating.

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best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games power forwards 2009

	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	Anderson Varejao A. Varejao	99.9	2008-09	CLE	81	28.5	8.6	7.2	1.0	0.9	0.8	3.3	6.2	53.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.1	61.6	56.5	2.0	5.1	1.0	2,306	694	581	81	75	66	80	239	+440
2	Lamar Odom L. Odom	101.7	2008-09	LAL	78	29.7	11.3	8.2	2.6	1.0	1.3	4.4	9.0	49.2	0.4	1.3	32.0	2.1	3.3	62.3	54.2	2.3	5.9	1.8	2,316	885	637	204	77	98	138	235	+694
3	Luis Scola L. Scola	102.4	2008-09	HOU	82	30.3	12.7	8.8	1.5	0.8	0.1	5.2	9.7	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.1	76.0	57.2	2.4	6.3	1.5	2,488	1,044	720	123	68	11	123	261	+211
4	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	102.7	2008-09	ORL	79	36.2	17.7	5.7	2.6	1.0	0.6	6.1	13.8	43.9	2.8	7.0	39.7	2.8	3.4	83.6	58.0	1.2	4.6	2.0	2,859	1,401	453	205	81	51	158	194	+584
5	Tyrus Thomas T. Thomas	103.8	2008-09	CHI	79	27.5	10.8	6.4	1.0	1.2	1.9	3.9	8.6	45.1	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.0	3.8	78.3	52.5	1.9	4.6	1.6	2,175	857	508	77	91	151	129	220	-186
6	Josh Smith J. Smith	104.4	2008-09	ATL	69	35.1	15.6	7.2	2.4	1.4	1.6	6.1	12.3	49.2	0.4	1.3	29.9	3.1	5.2	58.8	53.3	1.9	5.3	2.3	2,421	1,073	498	169	94	111	161	184	+149
7	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	104.6	2008-09	DEN	66	32.0	11.7	6.0	2.0	1.5	1.1	4.8	9.8	49.1	0.2	0.6	36.8	1.8	3.0	60.4	52.3	1.2	4.8	1.6	2,111	769	395	132	96	74	104	201	+190
8	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	105.0	2008-09	UTA	76	30.1	13.5	8.6	1.8	1.0	1.0	5.3	9.9	53.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.3	69.9	57.6	3.3	5.3	1.7	2,290	1,028	654	138	78	73	129	288	+272
9	Troy Murphy T. Murphy	105.6	2008-09	IND	73	34.0	14.3	11.8	2.4	0.8	0.5	5.0	10.5	47.5	2.2	4.9	45.0	2.1	2.5	82.6	61.4	2.0	9.8	1.6	2,482	1,041	861	172	58	34	114	226	-48
10	Luc Mbah a Moute L. Mbah a Moute	105.8	2008-09	MIL	82	25.8	7.2	5.9	1.1	1.1	0.5	2.8	6.0	46.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.3	72.9	51.6	2.3	3.6	1.2	2,114	594	487	87	87	45	100	204	-32
11	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	106.3	2008-09	MIL	78	26.9	16.2	6.7	1.8	0.6	0.7	6.2	14.0	44.7	1.1	3.3	34.5	2.6	3.1	83.8	52.9	2.0	4.7	1.8	2,095	1,264	520	137	50	56	138	254	-68
12	David West D. West	107.0	2008-09	NOH	76	39.2	21.0	8.5	2.3	0.6	0.9	8.0	17.0	47.2	0.1	0.3	24.0	4.8	5.5	88.4	54.0	2.1	6.4	2.1	2,982	1,593	646	173	49	68	163	207	+225
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	107.5	2008-09	DAL	81	37.7	25.9	8.4	2.4	0.8	0.8	9.6	20.0	47.9	0.8	2.1	35.9	6.0	6.7	89.0	56.4	1.1	7.3	1.9	3,050	2,094	681	197	61	63	157	176	+246
14	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	107.6	2008-09	POR	81	37.1	18.1	7.5	1.9	1.0	1.0	7.4	15.3	48.4	0.1	0.3	25.0	3.2	4.1	78.1	52.9	2.9	4.6	1.5	3,004	1,470	605	157	77	77	121	207	+487
15	Michael Beasley M. Beasley	107.8	2008-09	MIA	81	24.8	13.9	5.4	1.0	0.5	0.5	5.6	11.8	47.2	0.4	1.0	40.7	2.3	3.0	77.2	52.8	1.4	4.1	1.5	2,009	1,123	439	83	41	37	121	184	+8
16	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	108.3	2008-09	MIA	75	34.1	10.6	8.2	1.1	0.6	0.3	4.4	8.6	51.8	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.3	75.3	55.3	2.3	6.0	1.1	2,560	794	618	85	43	25	82	204	+38
17	Boris Diaw B. Diaw	108.6	2008-09	TOT	81	34.0	13.2	5.3	4.1	0.8	0.7	5.5	10.9	50.7	0.9	2.2	41.4	1.2	1.8	68.7	56.5	1.5	3.9	2.7	2,754	1,072	432	333	61	53	215	202	+71
18	Thaddeus Young T. Young	108.9	2008-09	PHI	75	34.4	15.3	5.0	1.1	1.3	0.3	6.3	12.8	49.5	0.7	2.2	34.1	1.9	2.5	73.5	54.9	1.9	3.2	1.6	2,580	1,145	377	86	100	23	118	165	+149
19	Hakim Warrick H. Warrick	109.9	2008-09	MEM	82	24.7	11.6	5.0	0.8	0.6	0.5	4.1	8.5	49.1	0.1	0.3	21.7	3.2	4.6	71.1	55.4	1.6	3.4	1.2	2,029	951	406	66	48	39	98	170	-171
20	Jeff Green J. Green	109.9	2008-09	OKC	78	36.8	16.5	6.7	2.0	1.0	0.4	6.1	13.7	44.6	1.2	3.2	38.9	3.1	3.9	78.8	53.6	1.5	5.1	2.2	2,873	1,290	519	155	81	33	173	202	-411
21	Andrea Bargnani A. Bargnani	109.9	2008-09	TOR	78	31.4	15.4	5.3	1.2	0.4	1.2	5.5	12.3	45.0	1.5	3.7	40.9	2.8	3.4	83.1	55.9	0.9	4.4	1.7	2,453	1,202	416	94	34	97	135	242	-248
22	Al Harrington A. Harrington	110.5	2008-09	TOT	73	34.9	20.1	6.2	1.4	1.2	0.3	7.3	16.6	43.9	2.3	6.4	36.4	3.2	4.0	79.3	54.7	1.4	4.9	2.2	2,546	1,469	455	102	88	22	161	227	-70
23	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	112.8	2008-09	WAS	81	38.2	22.2	8.9	1.9	1.2	0.3	8.3	17.8	46.8	1.4	3.9	35.1	4.2	5.6	75.4	54.9	2.4	6.5	1.5	3,096	1,801	721	153	95	25	125	218	-480
24	Jason Thompson J. Thompson	113.7	2008-09	SAC	82	28.1	11.1	7.4	1.1	0.6	0.7	4.3	8.7	49.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	3.5	69.2	54.0	2.9	4.5	1.8	2,303	910	606	93	46	59	146	314	-291

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5.8

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118.2

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DRTG

114.0

11th

NETRTG

4.2

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3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	5.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Sun 3/8	BOS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 3/9	PHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 3/11	CLE	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Fri 3/13	CLE	@	DAL	7:30 PM

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38 - 24

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Final

102

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15 - 45

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

67.2

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ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.9

6.2

5.5

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14-48

15-46

15-45

16-44

18-43

19-43

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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39-22

36-23-1

36-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

26-35

26-34

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	5.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.5
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	44	.267	29.5
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.0
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.0
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	15.5
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.0
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	28.5
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	BKN	@	DEN	103-107
Wed 1/28	DET	@	PHX	96-114
Wed 1/28	OKC	@	MIN	111-123
Thu 1/29	LAL	@	WAS	142-111

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DAL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NYK	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Anderson Varejao had the lowest defensive rating by a power forward in 2008-09, with a 99.9 rating.

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