best nba defensive rating players

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating this season, with a 103.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games players this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
103.8
2025-26
37
29.0
17.8
8.5
1.6
0.6
2.0
6.7
11.7
57.3
1.3
3.6
36.8
3.0
3.9
77.8
66.2
1.8
6.7
1.7
1,072
657
314
58
22
74
64
102
+323
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
105.7
2025-26
41
26.6
7.4
3.1
2.1
2.1
0.2
2.8
6.7
41.5
1.3
3.8
35.7
0.5
0.6
79.2
52.9
0.8
2.3
0.9
1,091
302
127
87
86
9
37
81
+360
3Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
107.5
2025-26
41
26.3
14.2
3.5
3.6
1.4
0.3
5.2
10.7
48.3
1.1
3.3
34.3
2.8
3.1
88.3
58.9
0.7
2.8
1.5
1,078
583
144
146
58
14
63
89
+371
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.1
2025-26
41
33.3
31.8
4.4
6.2
1.3
0.8
10.8
19.7
54.7
2.0
4.9
39.6
8.3
9.3
89.0
66.8
0.5
4.0
2.0
1,367
1,304
181
256
55
32
83
85
+475
5Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
109.8
2025-26
35
35.3
25.9
6.0
9.6
1.5
0.8
9.0
19.7
45.8
2.0
6.0
33.3
5.9
7.2
82.5
56.8
1.0
5.0
3.9
1,236
908
211
337
51
28
138
114
+294
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.3
2025-26
41
31.7
11.0
11.4
1.8
0.7
1.7
4.5
6.4
71.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.8
50.6
68.4
3.9
7.5
1.4
1,300
450
467
74
27
68
56
118
+186
7Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.4
2025-26
43
34.5
19.6
8.3
5.4
1.3
1.4
7.6
15.3
50.0
1.0
3.3
32.1
3.3
4.0
82.0
57.5
2.1
6.1
2.6
1,485
842
355
232
57
59
111
123
+67
8Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.5
2025-26
34
30.9
17.4
9.6
2.8
0.9
0.8
6.3
14.0
45.3
1.5
4.2
35.7
3.2
4.2
76.8
54.9
1.9
7.7
1.8
1,051
590
326
94
32
26
61
61
+111
9Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.0
2025-26
33
34.2
21.6
9.2
6.3
1.5
1.0
8.4
16.5
51.0
0.6
2.2
29.6
4.1
5.8
69.9
56.5
3.0
6.2
3.3
1,130
712
302
209
49
32
109
112
+189
10Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.2
2025-26
43
26.2
14.5
6.1
2.4
0.9
0.9
5.4
11.4
47.4
2.4
6.2
39.0
1.3
1.6
78.3
59.7
1.1
5.0
1.6
1,125
624
264
102
39
37
67
105
+114
11Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.1
2025-26
42
28.4
11.2
6.3
1.5
0.9
0.4
3.6
8.6
41.9
2.4
6.5
36.6
1.6
2.0
81.9
59.3
1.0
5.3
1.1
1,194
470
264
62
36
17
45
64
+210
12Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.4
2025-26
39
30.5
18.8
5.5
1.8
0.9
1.5
7.0
14.5
48.1
1.7
4.6
37.1
3.1
4.0
76.9
57.6
0.9
4.6
2.2
1,188
732
215
72
36
59
87
148
-102
13Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
112.6
2025-26
37
33.3
17.8
8.6
4.1
1.0
1.9
6.8
13.2
51.7
1.2
3.8
33.1
3.0
4.7
63.6
58.6
2.4
6.2
2.2
1,231
660
318
153
36
71
81
94
+110
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
112.7
2025-26
32
34.6
29.6
12.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
15Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.8
2025-26
40
24.9
12.8
2.6
3.2
1.4
0.5
4.7
10.6
44.3
2.5
6.1
41.0
0.9
1.1
77.3
57.5
0.3
2.3
1.2
996
510
103
126
57
21
47
83
+185
16Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
112.9
2025-26
41
28.0
14.0
6.7
3.0
0.9
0.7
5.3
11.1
47.8
1.6
4.7
34.9
1.8
2.6
67.3
57.2
1.5
5.1
1.3
1,147
573
274
124
36
29
53
65
-57
17Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
113.1
2025-26
42
29.5
10.5
5.1
2.9
1.2
0.3
3.6
8.5
42.9
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.3
0.5
63.2
60.2
0.7
4.4
1.5
1,239
440
215
122
51
13
62
92
-8
18Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
113.3
2025-26
40
34.1
18.8
6.3
4.2
1.3
0.8
7.2
15.0
47.8
1.0
3.4
28.7
3.5
4.3
81.8
55.6
1.2
5.1
2.2
1,363
752
250
167
51
32
87
91
-156
19Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.4
2025-26
40
35.3
22.8
10.1
8.0
1.3
0.5
8.5
16.6
51.4
1.6
4.5
35.4
4.2
5.4
79.0
60.4
1.4
8.7
3.5
1,413
913
402
320
51
20
139
81
-49
20Collin Gillespie
C. Gillespie
113.5
2025-26
42
28.1
13.2
4.1
4.9
1.5
0.3
4.7
10.7
43.7
2.9
6.9
41.4
1.0
1.2
84.3
58.9
1.0
3.1
1.7
1,181
555
171
204
61
11
73
61
+175
21Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
113.5
2025-26
30
33.8
28.2
6.3
3.5
2.2
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.7
2.9
7.3
39.9
5.9
6.2
94.1
63.3
0.9
5.4
2.1
1,013
847
188
104
67
19
64
41
+78
22Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
113.5
2025-26
32
33.9
20.9
8.8
5.0
0.7
0.7
7.1
15.8
45.2
1.0
3.7
26.9
5.7
7.4
76.1
55.0
1.0
7.8
2.9
1,085
669
281
160
22
22
92
69
-30
23Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
113.5
2025-26
39
32.4
20.9
11.5
2.9
0.9
0.7
6.8
14.5
46.6
1.7
4.7
35.7
5.7
6.6
86.4
60.1
3.0
8.5
2.6
1,263
817
447
114
36
26
101
141
+157
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
113.7
2025-26
34
35.1
29.6
4.9
3.7
1.3
0.8
10.2
20.3
50.4
3.5
8.4
41.8
5.7
7.2
78.8
63.1
0.6
4.4
2.7
1,192
1,008
168
127
44
28
92
65
+90
25Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
113.7
2025-26
40
27.4
11.3
10.9
1.9
0.5
1.3
4.3
8.1
53.7
0.9
2.9
31.0
1.8
2.7
67.0
61.4
4.4
6.5
1.0
1,095
453
435
77
18
51
40
96
+10
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Team Leaders

PPG

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.4

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.7

5th

DRTG

106.8

1st

NETRTG

12.9

1st

3P%

35.8

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
35
8
.814
2
29
13
.690
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.0
4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
25
15
.625
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/19
@
2:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
9:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/25
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

35 - 8

120

Final

122

MIA Heat

22 - 20

Sat 17 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
30
10
.750
2
26
15
.634
4.5
3
25
17
.595
6.0
4
25
19
.568
7.0
5
24
19
.558
7.5
6
22
18
.550
8.0
7
23
19
.548
8.0
8
22
20
.524
9.0
9
20
22
.476
11.0
10
20
24
.455
12.0
11
17
24
.415
13.5
12
16
27
.372
15.5
13
12
28
.300
18.0
14
10
31
.244
20.5
15
10
33
.233
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
35
8
.814
2
29
13
.690
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.0
4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
25
15
.625
8.5
6
25
16
.610
9.0
7
25
17
.595
9.5
8
24
19
.558
11.0
9
22
22
.500
13.5
10
18
23
.439
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.0
12
17
26
.395
18.0
13
14
28
.333
20.5
14
12
31
.279
23.0
15
10
35
.222
26.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/22
@
126-123
Mon
12/22
@
118-141
Mon
12/22
@
112-91
Mon
12/22
@
130-131
Mon
12/22
@
104-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/19
@
1:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
2:30 PM
Mon
1/19
@
3:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
5:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
5:00 PM