best nba defensive rating by position

Centers have the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 112.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
best NBA defensive rating by position this regular season
POSITIONDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Center
112.4
2025-26
627
19.8
9.2
5.9
1.6
0.6
0.9
3.5
6.5
53.5
0.5
1.6
33.6
1.7
2.3
73.7
61.1
2.0
3.9
1.3
12,388
5,769
3,709
1,028
398
558
787
1,410
+176
2
Power Forward
115.1
2025-26
573
21.5
10.5
4.4
2.0
0.7
0.5
3.8
7.9
47.6
1.1
3.1
36.3
1.9
2.5
75.0
58.5
1.1
3.3
1.3
12,328
6,029
2,511
1,131
397
266
734
1,081
+161
3
Point Guard
116.4
2025-26
538
23.0
11.8
3.1
4.3
1.0
0.2
4.1
9.3
43.9
1.4
4.2
34.2
2.2
2.6
81.4
56.1
0.6
2.5
1.8
12,377
6,344
1,689
2,326
530
124
970
1,052
-356
4
Small Forward
116.6
2025-26
601
22.9
11.2
3.9
2.0
0.8
0.3
4.0
8.6
46.9
1.3
3.7
35.5
1.8
2.3
80.6
58.3
1.0
2.9
1.2
13,752
6,752
2,317
1,202
477
195
710
1,166
-424
5
Shooting Guard
117.1
2025-26
823
21.0
9.8
2.7
2.2
0.8
0.2
3.4
7.6
44.6
1.5
3.8
37.7
1.6
1.9
83.0
58.1
0.6
2.1
1.1
17,244
8,078
2,192
1,793
623
195
934
1,493
+443
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

112.7

23rd

DRTG

119.1

25th

NETRTG

-6.4

24th

3P%

37.6

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Suns Suns
5
5
.500
4.0
10
Grizzlies Grizzlies
4
6
.400
5.0
11
Kings Kings
3
6
.333
5.5
12
Jazz Jazz
3
6
.333
5.5
13
Clippers Clippers
3
6
.333
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
MIN MIN
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
11:00 PM
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
11/14
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Sun
11/16
SAC SAC
@
SAS SAS
4:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

9 - 1

132

Final

101

SAC Kings

3 - 6

Fri 7 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
9
1
.900
2
Spurs Spurs
7
2
.778
1.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
7
2
.778
1.5
4
Lakers Lakers
7
3
.700
2.0
5
Rockets Rockets
6
3
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
5
4
.556
3.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
7
2
.778
2
Cavaliers Cavaliers
7
3
.700
0.5
3
Bulls Bulls
6
3
.667
1.0
4
76ers 76ers
6
3
.667
1.0
5
Knicks Knicks
5
3
.625
1.5
6
Heat Heat
6
4
.600
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Sun
11/9
IND IND
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sun
11/9
MIN MIN
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Mon
11/10
POR POR
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Mon
11/10
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM