Ben Wallace had the best defensive rating in 2003-04, with an 87.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

best NBA players defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2004

	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	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	87.5	2003-04	DET	81	37.7	9.5	12.4	1.7	1.8	3.0	3.9	9.2	42.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	1.8	3.6	49.0	44.1	4.0	8.4	1.5	3,050	773	1,006	138	143	246	123	162	+437
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	88.5	2003-04	SAS	69	36.6	22.3	12.4	3.1	0.9	2.7	8.6	17.1	50.1	0.0	0.2	16.7	5.1	8.5	59.9	53.4	3.3	9.2	2.7	2,527	1,538	859	213	62	185	183	164	+543
3	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	91.5	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.7	3.0	10.9	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
4	Rasho Nesterovic R. Nesterovic	92.2	2003-04	SAS	82	28.7	8.7	7.7	1.4	0.6	2.0	4.0	8.5	46.9	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.4	47.4	47.3	3.1	4.6	1.3	2,353	710	633	114	51	165	107	247	+278
5	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	93.1	2003-04	NJN	65	34.6	16.7	9.5	2.5	1.5	1.3	6.8	13.8	48.8	0.1	0.4	28.0	3.1	4.5	68.4	52.8	2.0	7.4	2.6	2,252	1,086	617	160	95	82	168	230	+198
6	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	93.1	2003-04	SAS	77	29.4	12.8	4.5	3.8	1.8	0.2	4.3	10.2	41.8	1.1	3.2	35.9	3.1	3.9	80.2	53.6	1.1	3.4	2.1	2,260	987	344	291	136	16	161	181	+406
7	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	93.1	2003-04	IND	78	35.7	20.1	10.0	2.1	0.8	2.6	7.8	17.9	43.4	0.0	0.2	11.1	4.5	5.9	75.7	48.9	2.5	7.5	2.3	2,788	1,566	778	164	59	199	181	248	+446
8	Hedo Turkoglu H. Turkoglu	93.8	2003-04	SAS	80	25.9	9.2	4.5	1.9	1.0	0.4	3.3	8.1	40.6	1.3	3.0	41.9	1.4	2.0	70.8	51.6	0.7	3.8	1.2	2,073	739	358	154	80	32	94	165	+466
9	Marcus Camby M. Camby	95.3	2003-04	DEN	72	30.0	8.6	10.1	1.8	1.2	2.6	3.6	7.6	47.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.9	72.1	51.1	2.9	7.2	1.4	2,162	622	727	132	86	187	98	239	+71
10	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	96.0	2003-04	IND	73	37.2	18.3	5.3	3.7	2.1	0.7	6.4	15.2	42.1	1.0	3.3	31.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	51.1	1.4	3.9	2.8	2,714	1,333	385	272	152	50	202	194	+486
11	Donyell Marshall D. Marshall	96.7	2003-04	TOT	82	36.4	14.7	9.9	1.5	1.1	1.5	5.7	12.4	46.1	1.6	4.0	40.3	1.6	2.2	73.6	54.8	2.6	7.3	1.4	2,988	1,205	808	122	93	124	117	247	-130
12	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	96.8	2003-04	NJN	67	36.6	15.5	6.4	9.2	1.8	0.2	5.5	14.3	38.4	1.4	4.4	32.1	3.1	3.7	82.7	48.5	1.3	5.1	3.2	2,450	1,036	428	618	122	14	214	110	+362
13	Samuel Dalembert S. Dalembert	96.9	2003-04	PHI	82	26.8	8.0	7.6	0.3	0.5	2.3	3.3	6.1	54.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.1	64.4	56.6	2.4	5.3	1.0	2,197	652	626	21	44	189	86	273	-51
14	Yao Ming Y. Ming	96.9	2003-04	HOU	82	32.8	17.5	9.0	1.5	0.3	1.9	6.5	12.5	52.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	5.4	80.9	58.6	2.4	6.6	2.5	2,692	1,431	735	122	22	156	204	273	+209
15	Bruce Bowen B. Bowen	97.3	2003-04	SAS	82	32.0	6.9	3.1	1.4	1.0	0.4	2.6	6.1	42.0	0.9	2.6	36.3	0.8	1.4	57.9	51.2	0.5	2.5	1.1	2,624	565	253	113	84	33	90	166	+394
16	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	97.3	2003-04	UTA	78	37.1	16.5	8.1	3.1	1.9	2.8	5.3	11.9	44.3	0.9	2.6	33.8	5.0	6.4	79.0	55.9	2.9	5.2	2.8	2,895	1,284	629	244	150	215	215	174	+85
17	Tayshaun Prince T. Prince	97.7	2003-04	DET	82	32.9	10.3	4.8	2.3	0.8	0.8	4.1	8.8	46.7	0.7	1.9	36.3	1.3	1.7	76.6	53.6	1.1	3.6	1.5	2,701	841	390	191	63	69	119	149	+364
18	Al Harrington A. Harrington	97.8	2003-04	IND	79	30.9	13.3	6.4	1.7	1.0	0.3	5.3	11.5	46.3	0.3	1.0	27.3	2.3	3.2	73.4	51.4	2.1	4.4	2.1	2,441	1,048	508	131	80	22	163	250	+69
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	98.3	2003-04	LAL	67	36.8	21.5	11.5	2.9	0.5	2.5	8.3	14.1	58.4	0.0	0.0		4.9	10.1	49.0	57.8	3.7	7.8	2.9	2,464	1,439	769	196	34	166	195	225	+437
20	Lamar Odom L. Odom	98.5	2003-04	MIA	80	37.5	17.1	9.7	4.1	1.1	0.9	6.1	14.1	43.0	0.8	2.6	29.8	4.3	5.7	74.2	51.6	2.0	7.7	3.0	3,003	1,371	776	327	85	71	236	273	+59
21	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	98.6	2003-04	DET	78	35.5	17.6	3.6	4.0	1.3	0.2	6.8	14.9	45.5	0.2	0.9	26.5	3.8	4.4	86.8	52.2	1.0	2.6	2.7	2,772	1,375	279	310	103	17	210	222	+394
22	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	98.6	2003-04	NJN	82	34.7	13.1	4.0	2.5	1.5	0.5	5.3	11.7	45.3	1.2	3.4	35.1	1.3	1.7	78.7	52.6	0.7	3.3	1.2	2,842	1,072	327	206	125	40	95	144	+238
23	Jason Collins J. Collins	98.7	2003-04	NJN	78	28.5	5.9	5.1	2.0	0.9	0.7	2.1	4.9	42.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.4	73.9	49.7	1.8	3.3	1.2	2,220	462	400	153	67	56	97	251	+266
24	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	98.9	2003-04	DET	78	35.4	16.9	3.5	5.7	1.1	0.1	5.0	12.8	39.4	1.7	4.3	38.8	5.2	5.9	87.8	55.0	0.4	3.1	2.4	2,758	1,318	276	446	84	8	189	177	+412
25	Tony Parker T. Parker	98.9	2003-04	SAS	75	34.4	14.7	3.2	5.5	0.8	0.1	5.6	12.6	44.7	0.8	2.7	31.2	2.5	3.6	70.2	51.6	0.6	2.6	2.4	2,577	1,099	237	411	61	7	179	148	+394

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117.9

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DRTG

109.7

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8.2

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35.6

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

33.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

32.5

Cunningham

28.0

Embiid

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.3

Towns

10.8

Ayton

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

9.0

Barnes

8.3

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.7

Smart

2.5

Eason

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.3

Thompson

2.2

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Maxey

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

129.0

122.0

117.3

113.7

113.1

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.3

103.9

104.2

104.3

105.8

108.5

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

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4.6

3.0

2.7

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Maxey

302.8

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

368.3

Jokić

331.5

Maxey

313.8

Cunningham

Playoffs USG% Leaders

42.6

Smith

40.1

Williams

36.0

Cunningham

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.17

McLaughlin

2.00

Richardson

1.90

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

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1.83

McLaughlin

1.81

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Best Record ATS

50-34

51-36

50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

33-49

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36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0