best nba player defensive rating this season

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 103.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
best NBA player defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
103.0
2025-26
30
28.6
18.2
8.2
1.6
0.6
1.8
6.8
11.9
57.3
1.4
3.7
39.1
3.1
3.8
80.0
66.7
1.5
6.7
2.0
857
545
247
49
17
53
59
87
+331
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
104.6
2025-26
34
27.2
7.9
3.1
2.3
2.1
0.2
3.0
7.0
42.3
1.4
4.0
36.3
0.5
0.6
80.0
53.9
0.8
2.3
0.9
925
267
105
78
73
8
29
69
+350
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
106.2
2025-26
34
33.1
32.1
4.6
6.4
1.5
0.7
11.0
19.6
56.1
2.1
4.9
42.5
8.0
9.0
88.9
68.0
0.5
4.1
1.9
1,125
1,090
157
218
52
23
66
68
+440
4Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
106.7
2025-26
35
25.1
12.3
10.6
0.5
1.0
1.3
4.8
8.6
55.6
1.3
2.8
44.9
1.5
1.8
82.5
65.5
3.4
7.2
1.0
877
432
370
18
34
45
36
61
-61
5Jalen Duren
J. Duren
109.0
2025-26
31
28.4
17.9
10.6
1.7
0.9
0.9
7.0
11.0
63.3
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.5
72.4
66.7
4.1
6.5
2.3
880
555
330
53
29
28
70
98
+172
6Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
109.9
2025-26
35
34.1
19.1
8.6
5.3
1.3
1.5
7.5
14.8
50.5
1.2
3.4
36.1
2.9
3.5
83.6
58.4
2.3
6.3
2.6
1,194
669
302
185
47
53
90
102
+63
7Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.9
2025-26
35
31.7
11.1
11.0
1.8
0.6
1.6
4.5
6.4
71.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.8
52.2
68.6
3.9
7.1
1.3
1,109
388
385
64
21
56
47
102
+151
8Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.3
2025-26
35
26.6
14.5
6.2
2.4
0.9
0.9
5.4
11.8
45.6
2.4
6.6
37.0
1.3
1.6
81.8
58.0
1.1
5.1
1.5
931
506
217
83
32
30
53
89
+58
9Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
111.4
2025-26
31
35.8
26.6
6.3
9.7
1.5
0.8
9.3
20.0
46.5
2.0
6.2
33.0
6.0
7.3
83.1
57.5
1.1
5.2
4.0
1,110
826
195
301
48
24
125
105
+235
10Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.6
2025-26
27
35.6
22.6
9.3
6.7
1.5
1.0
8.6
16.9
51.2
0.7
2.3
31.7
4.6
6.3
73.4
57.6
3.0
6.2
3.4
960
610
250
182
41
27
92
93
+195
11P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
111.8
2025-26
29
32.0
15.2
7.7
1.9
1.0
1.4
5.7
12.4
46.1
1.4
4.3
32.0
2.4
3.5
69.3
54.6
1.4
6.2
2.2
929
442
222
56
30
42
65
68
-110
12Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
112.1
2025-26
30
33.0
17.8
9.1
4.0
0.9
1.8
6.7
13.4
49.9
1.3
3.9
32.8
3.2
5.0
62.9
57.0
2.6
6.5
2.1
989
535
273
119
27
53
64
73
+97
13Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.2
2025-26
31
25.9
13.5
2.9
3.4
1.6
0.6
4.9
10.8
45.5
2.6
6.2
42.0
1.0
1.3
78.0
59.2
0.3
2.5
1.2
804
417
89
105
49
20
37
65
+223
14Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.6
2025-26
32
30.1
18.6
5.6
2.0
0.9
1.5
6.9
14.3
48.2
1.6
4.6
35.4
3.2
4.3
74.5
57.5
0.9
4.7
2.1
964
594
179
64
29
47
68
125
-107
15Nikola 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
16Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
112.7
2025-26
31
32.8
21.9
11.7
2.9
0.8
0.7
7.1
14.8
47.6
1.8
4.9
36.6
6.0
6.9
87.3
61.4
3.0
8.7
2.5
1,016
680
363
91
26
21
76
112
+190
17Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
112.8
2025-26
34
28.0
14.3
6.7
3.0
1.0
0.7
5.4
11.4
47.7
1.7
4.9
35.1
1.7
2.5
68.2
57.2
1.5
5.2
1.3
952
487
227
101
33
24
45
51
-53
18Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
112.8
2025-26
32
35.4
23.8
10.3
8.4
1.4
0.5
8.8
16.7
52.8
1.6
4.3
37.2
4.6
5.7
81.2
62.1
1.4
8.9
3.5
1,133
762
331
270
46
15
111
69
+11
19Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
113.0
2025-26
34
27.5
10.5
5.6
1.3
0.9
0.4
3.4
8.2
40.7
2.3
6.4
36.1
1.5
1.8
85.0
58.3
0.9
4.8
1.0
934
357
192
45
31
15
34
51
+154
20Josh Hart
J. Hart
113.1
2025-26
28
30.3
12.3
8.0
5.1
1.4
0.3
4.6
9.3
49.8
1.6
4.0
38.9
1.5
1.8
83.7
61.1
1.8
6.3
2.1
849
343
225
142
38
8
60
71
+90
21Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
113.6
2025-26
28
35.1
29.3
5.0
3.7
1.4
0.8
9.9
19.8
50.0
3.2
8.2
39.1
6.3
7.7
81.0
63.1
0.7
4.3
2.8
982
819
139
103
38
23
78
49
+38
22Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
113.7
2025-26
31
32.3
16.3
4.9
2.9
1.2
1.1
6.4
13.5
47.5
1.9
4.7
39.5
1.7
2.3
73.2
56.4
1.8
3.0
1.6
1,000
506
151
90
38
33
51
76
+38
23Anthony Black
A. Black
113.9
2025-26
35
29.9
15.5
4.1
3.6
1.3
0.6
5.7
12.3
46.2
1.5
4.3
34.7
2.7
3.8
70.9
55.6
0.8
3.3
2.3
1,045
543
144
126
47
22
80
98
+21
24Julius Randle
J. Randle
114.0
2025-26
35
33.9
22.3
7.1
5.8
1.1
0.1
7.6
15.7
48.7
1.6
4.8
33.3
5.5
6.7
82.0
60.0
1.7
5.4
2.5
1,185
781
247
202
40
5
89
94
+154
25Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
114.0
2025-26
34
34.6
19.2
6.4
4.1
1.2
0.8
7.3
15.2
48.2
0.9
3.4
27.6
3.6
4.4
80.8
55.9
1.2
5.2
2.2
1,177
652
218
139
41
27
76
79
-154
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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APG

6.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.7

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DRTG

105.6

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NETRTG

15.0

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36.8

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
30
5
.857
2
25
9
.735
4.5
3
21
10
.677
7.0
4
23
11
.676
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.5
Schedule
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Sun
1/4
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

30 - 5

131

Final

94

GSW Warriors

18 - 17

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
9
.735
2
23
11
.676
2.0
3
21
12
.636
3.5
4
20
15
.571
5.5
5
18
14
.563
6.0
6
19
15
.559
6.0
7
20
16
.556
6.0
8
19
16
.543
6.5
9
17
17
.500
8.0
10
17
19
.472
9.0
11
15
20
.429
10.5
12
11
23
.324
14.0
13
10
22
.313
14.0
14
9
24
.273
15.5
15
6
29
.171
19.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
5
.857
2
25
9
.735
4.5
3
21
10
.677
7.0
4
23
11
.676
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.5
6
21
13
.618
8.5
7
20
14
.588
9.5
8
18
17
.514
12.0
9
15
19
.441
14.5
10
15
20
.429
15.0
11
12
21
.364
17.0
12
12
21
.364
17.0
13
12
23
.343
18.0
14
8
27
.229
22.0
15
8
28
.222
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/1
@
124-112
Tue
12/2
@
135-120
Tue
12/2
@
122-110
Tue
12/2
@
114-112
Tue
12/2
@
115-92

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/3
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/3
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8:30 PM