best nba players defensive rating 2003-04 to 2017-18

Between the 2003-04 and 2017-18 seasons, Tim Duncan had the best defensive rating, with a 96.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
best NBA players defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games 2003-04 to 2017-18
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
96.2
941
31.5
17.2
10.1
3.0
0.7
2.0
6.8
13.4
50.3
0.0
0.1
17.3
3.7
5.3
68.7
54.5
2.5
7.6
2.1
29,642
16,172
9,543
2,778
673
1,891
1,961
1,998
+5823
2Robert Horry
R. Horry
96.3
332
16.8
4.7
3.4
1.2
0.7
0.7
1.6
4.2
38.8
0.6
1.8
35.0
0.8
1.1
67.8
49.8
1.1
2.2
0.7
5,575
1,544
1,120
384
224
220
231
578
+970
3Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
97.0
627
30.3
5.9
9.3
1.6
1.3
1.8
2.4
5.3
45.3
0.0
0.1
13.2
1.1
2.6
42.5
45.9
3.3
6.0
1.0
19,020
3,718
5,834
974
829
1,140
637
1,113
+1526
4Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
97.5
851
31.9
16.7
9.8
3.3
1.2
1.2
6.7
13.2
50.6
0.1
0.3
21.5
3.3
4.0
81.7
55.7
1.8
8.0
1.9
27,187
14,194
8,308
2,795
1,011
984
1,611
2,005
+3263
5Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
97.6
271
26.8
13.6
11.4
0.5
0.6
2.4
5.6
9.8
57.5
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.4
3.8
62.7
59.5
3.2
8.2
1.6
7,255
3,696
3,092
146
168
662
446
701
+56
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
98.3
42
32.7
13.2
8.7
3.9
1.2
0.5
4.6
9.5
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.4
74.7
55.5
1.5
7.3
2.5
1,373
554
367
163
50
20
103
116
+219
7Marcus Camby
M. Camby
98.3
621
29.9
8.6
10.8
2.3
1.0
2.5
3.5
7.6
46.5
0.0
0.1
21.4
1.5
2.2
69.0
50.1
2.6
8.1
1.4
18,542
5,330
6,686
1,436
641
1,555
851
1,557
+501
8Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
98.6
407
30.4
16.3
6.2
2.3
1.8
0.7
6.0
12.1
49.5
1.3
3.4
38.6
3.1
3.7
84.6
59.7
1.3
4.9
1.4
12,364
6,654
2,511
924
723
289
558
706
+2408
9Yao Ming
Y. Ming
98.9
404
33.3
20.2
9.5
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.4
14.0
52.8
0.0
0.0
12.5
5.4
6.5
83.6
60.0
2.6
6.9
2.8
13,436
8,143
3,819
632
158
773
1,138
1,366
+1349
10Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
99.1
325
28.0
10.0
10.0
1.2
0.6
2.2
3.6
5.9
61.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.3
62.9
63.8
3.1
6.9
1.6
9,084
3,240
3,234
384
210
708
511
794
+908
11Corie Blount
C. Blount
99.2
62
16.9
4.0
4.4
0.9
0.8
0.4
1.9
4.1
45.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
55.6
46.2
1.6
2.9
0.7
1,050
245
275
55
49
24
43
135
-10
12Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
99.3
93
33.2
12.3
3.9
2.4
1.4
0.5
5.0
11.1
44.8
1.1
3.2
35.0
1.2
1.6
77.4
52.0
0.6
3.2
1.1
3,085
1,141
359
226
133
43
102
156
+232
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
99.4
1,035
34.5
17.4
12.7
1.5
0.9
2.0
6.3
10.8
58.3
0.0
0.1
9.5
4.8
8.5
56.6
59.9
3.5
9.1
2.9
35,733
17,999
13,101
1,531
979
2,047
3,043
3,341
+2960
14Ivan Johnson
I. Johnson
99.4
125
15.8
6.5
3.9
0.6
0.8
0.3
2.6
5.0
51.7
0.0
0.2
15.8
1.2
1.8
66.2
55.1
1.1
2.8
1.1
1,969
808
492
78
99
32
140
247
+10
15Kyle Anderson
K. Anderson
99.7
257
17.9
4.9
3.6
1.7
0.9
0.5
1.9
4.0
47.8
0.2
0.6
33.8
0.9
1.2
73.3
54.0
0.6
3.0
0.8
4,601
1,255
920
444
241
122
202
302
+484
16Draymond Green
D. Green
99.9
467
27.7
9.3
6.9
4.6
1.4
1.1
3.3
7.6
43.8
0.9
2.9
32.7
1.7
2.3
70.7
53.6
1.2
5.7
2.0
12,914
4,339
3,219
2,135
635
506
920
1,285
+3102
17Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
100.0
463
30.4
13.6
13.4
1.1
1.3
1.5
5.8
10.6
54.5
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.0
4.7
42.1
53.4
4.7
8.7
1.7
14,063
6,291
6,192
514
590
707
794
1,434
-543
18Joakim Noah
J. Noah
100.1
625
28.6
8.9
9.3
2.9
0.8
1.3
3.4
7.0
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.0
69.9
53.8
3.3
6.0
1.7
17,903
5,569
5,804
1,811
513
842
1,077
1,769
+604
19Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
100.2
545
30.9
12.8
6.6
1.7
1.0
1.4
5.0
11.6
42.8
1.4
4.0
33.8
1.5
2.1
74.7
51.3
1.2
5.4
1.2
16,821
6,998
3,602
921
529
785
643
1,555
+1995
20Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
100.5
988
25.7
13.7
3.6
3.9
1.3
0.3
4.5
10.0
44.7
1.5
4.0
37.0
3.3
4.0
83.1
58.3
0.6
2.9
2.0
25,428
13,518
3,536
3,863
1,296
302
2,016
2,042
+5323
21Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
100.8
570
29.3
14.9
7.5
1.7
0.5
1.9
5.7
12.4
46.1
0.0
0.1
12.0
3.4
4.6
75.1
51.6
1.9
5.6
2.1
16,716
8,480
4,263
942
278
1,095
1,214
1,755
+537
22Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
100.8
94
28.7
22.0
9.9
2.8
0.7
2.0
7.6
15.8
47.8
1.1
3.3
32.7
5.9
7.6
77.4
57.6
2.2
7.8
3.7
2,700
2,072
933
265
67
187
351
321
+550
23Rasho Nesterovic
R. Nesterovic
100.9
495
21.1
6.4
4.9
1.0
0.4
1.1
3.0
5.9
50.7
0.0
0.0
14.3
0.4
0.6
59.0
51.5
1.9
3.0
0.9
10,442
3,164
2,432
508
200
561
428
1,213
+885
24Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
101.0
360
23.9
9.6
6.0
0.9
0.7
0.8
3.5
8.2
43.1
1.5
4.1
37.3
1.0
1.4
74.0
54.6
1.5
4.6
0.9
8,599
3,460
2,167
334
258
275
337
728
+125
25Robert Traylor
R. Traylor
101.2
145
15.6
5.3
4.1
0.7
0.6
0.6
2.2
4.7
46.9
0.0
0.1
15.4
0.9
1.6
54.3
49.0
1.7
2.4
0.9
2,269
771
594
104
93
87
135
376
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23.1

Wembanyama

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RPG

11.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

6.6

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/30
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

2 - 2

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103

SAS Spurs

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.8

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

27.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

8.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Thompson

Ausar Thompson
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

113.6

Proctor

Tyrese Proctor

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Knicks

124.1

Thunder

121.3

Spurs

116.0

Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

112.6

Raptors

111.7
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Spurs

105.1

Knicks

105.4

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Thunder

110.3
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

18.7

Thunder

11.1

Spurs

10.9

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Cavaliers

-1.1

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

729.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

661.6

Mobley

Evan Mobley

649.6

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

720

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

679

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

674.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.0

Durant

Kevin Durant
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.64

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.62

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

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Hornets

50-34

Spurs

57-40

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

53-42
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-58

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
WAS WAS
@
POR POR
88-123
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
114-99
Sun
3/29
SAC SAC
@
BKN BKN
99-116
Sun
3/29
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
87-139
Sun
3/29
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
134-102

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/27
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Fri
5/29
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM