best nba defensive rating per possession 2021

Ashton Hagans had the highest defensive rating per possession in 2020-21, with 124.13 in his rookie season.

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best NBA defensive rating per possession by a player 2021

	NAME	DRTG/POSS	DRTG	POSS	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	Ashton Hagans A. Hagans	124.13	124.1	1	2020-21	MIN	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3
2	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	117.53	110.7	0.9	2020-21	MIA	1	3.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	+3
3	Will Magnay W. Magnay	70.79	121.7	1.7	2020-21	NOP	1	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-10
4	Greg Whittington G. Whittington	54.87	121.1	2.2	2020-21	DEN	4	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+9
5	Malik Fitts M. Fitts	48.71	111.9	2.3	2020-21	LAC	3	3.7	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	0.3	0.7	50.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	11	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	-6
6	Patrick McCaw P. McCaw	36	113.4	3.2	2020-21	TOR	5	6.6	1.0	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.6	0.6	100.0	107.8	0.2	0.4	0.0	33	5	3	4	2	0	0	6	-18
7	Brian Bowen II B. Bowen II	32.4	116.1	3.6	2020-21	IND	6	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7	25.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	33.8	0.0	0.5	0.0	15	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	+3
8	Noah Vonleh N. Vonleh	26.08	119.5	4.6	2020-21	BKN	4	2.8	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	11	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	-16
9	Iman Shumpert I. Shumpert	24.85	112.6	4.5	2020-21	BKN	2	5.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		25.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	11	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	-1
10	Anžejs Pasečņiks A. Pasečņiks	18.92	120.5	6.4	2020-21	WAS	1	6.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	6	0	1	1	0	0	5	2	-13
11	Jaylen Adams J. Adams	17.39	116.3	6.7	2020-21	MIL	7	2.6	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.1	12.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		12.5	0.0	0.4	0.0	18	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	-12
12	Ray Spalding R. Spalding	15.08	114.0	7.6	2020-21	HOU	2	9.5	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	41.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	19	4	4	0	0	2	3	3	-7
13	Nate Darling N. Darling	14.98	119.9	8	2020-21	CHA	7	3.7	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	1.0	28.6	0.3	1.0	28.6	0.4	0.4	100.0	54.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	26	9	1	1	0	1	1	1	-30
14	Jared Harper J. Harper	14.57	113.8	7.8	2020-21	NYK	8	2.0	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.5	75.0	26.0	0.0	0.3	0.4	16	3	2	1	0	0	3	1	-5
15	Theo Pinson T. Pinson	13.65	113.0	8.3	2020-21	NYK	17	2.0	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	11.1	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		11.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	34	2	5	1	0	0	1	4	-16
16	Marques Bolden M. Bolden	13.13	108.3	8.2	2020-21	CLE	6	4.8	1.2	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.3	62.5	53.7	0.5	0.5	0.3	29	7	6	0	2	2	2	0	+5
17	Meyers Leonard M. Leonard	13.04	113.0	8.7	2020-21	MIA	3	9.7	3.3	2.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.3	42.9	1.0	2.3	42.9	0.3	0.7	50.0	63.5	0.0	2.3	0.7	29	10	7	2	0	0	2	5	-4
18	Jalen Lecque J. Lecque	12.07	114.8	9.5	2020-21	IND	4	3.0	1.3	1.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.3	11.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.8	100.0	24.2	0.5	0.8	0.0	12	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	-4
19	Grant Riller G. Riller	11.88	117.1	9.9	2020-21	CHA	7	3.9	2.6	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	1.1	1.7	66.7	0.3	0.6	50.0	0.0	0.0		75.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	27	18	1	3	1	0	1	0	-4
20	Terrance Ferguson T. Ferguson	11.54	114.4	9.9	2020-21	PHI	13	3.8	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.5	14.3	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0		14.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	49	2	1	2	1	0	4	7	-19
21	TJ Leaf	10.48	112.6	10.7	2020-21	POR	7	5.0	1.7	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.4	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.3	100.0	55.1	0.0	0.7	0.3	35	12	5	1	2	1	2	1	-20
22	Jared Dudley J. Dudley	9.36	108.4	11.6	2020-21	LAL	12	6.8	0.5	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.8	22.2	0.2	0.5	33.3	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.3	1.4	0.2	81	6	21	5	1	1	2	7	+2
23	Axel Toupane A. Toupane	9.07	111.2	12.3	2020-21	MIL	8	7.6	1.8	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.5	1.4	36.4	0.1	0.3	50.0	0.6	0.9	71.4	49.7	0.0	0.8	0.0	61	14	6	4	2	3	0	6	-3
24	Amida Brimah A. Brimah	8.82	106.1	12	2020-21	IND	5	5.8	2.6	1.6	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.6	62.5	0.0	0.0		0.6	0.6	100.0	69.7	0.4	1.2	0.8	29	13	8	1	0	5	4	4	+22
25	James Nunnally J. Nunnally	8.63	118.8	13.8	2020-21	NOP	9	5.3	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.4	38.5	0.4	1.3	33.3	0.1	0.2	50.0	54.0	0.2	0.8	0.2	48	15	9	3	0	0	2	1	-4

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4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
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6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
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Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TOR	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
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Ashton Hagans had the highest defensive rating per possession in 2020-21, with 124.13 in his rookie season.

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