Kevin Garnett had the best defensive rating in 2007-08, with a 93.8 rating.

Interpreted as:

best NBA players defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2008

	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	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	93.8	2007-08	BOS	71	32.8	18.8	9.2	3.4	1.4	1.3	7.5	13.9	53.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.8	4.7	80.1	58.8	1.9	7.3	1.9	2,328	1,337	655	244	100	89	138	163	+736
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	96.6	2007-08	SAS	78	34.0	19.3	11.3	2.8	0.7	1.9	7.5	15.1	49.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.3	5.9	73.0	54.6	3.0	8.3	2.3	2,651	1,508	881	218	56	152	178	185	+420
3	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	98.1	2007-08	DET	77	30.5	12.7	6.6	1.8	1.2	1.7	4.9	11.3	43.2	1.5	4.1	35.6	1.5	1.9	76.7	52.3	1.1	5.5	1.1	2,346	979	511	137	91	129	86	213	+449
4	Marcus Camby M. Camby	98.2	2007-08	DEN	79	34.9	9.1	13.1	3.3	1.1	3.6	3.6	8.0	45.0	0.1	0.3	30.0	1.8	2.6	70.8	49.8	2.9	10.2	1.5	2,758	721	1,037	259	85	285	118	216	+230
5	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	98.4	2007-08	BOS	77	29.9	10.6	4.2	5.1	1.7	0.2	4.6	9.3	49.2	0.1	0.2	26.3	1.4	2.3	61.1	51.5	1.0	3.2	1.9	2,306	814	322	393	129	13	147	187	+612
6	Dwight Howard D. Howard	98.7	2007-08	ORL	82	37.7	20.7	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	7.1	11.9	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	10.9	59.0	61.9	3.4	10.8	3.2	3,088	1,695	1,161	110	74	176	263	274	+484
7	Yao Ming Y. Ming	99.3	2007-08	HOU	55	37.2	22.0	10.8	2.3	0.5	2.0	7.9	15.5	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	7.4	85.0	58.7	3.1	7.7	3.3	2,044	1,209	594	129	25	111	183	171	+193
8	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	99.7	2007-08	BOS	80	35.9	19.6	5.1	4.5	1.3	0.5	6.4	13.7	46.4	1.8	4.6	39.2	5.1	6.1	84.3	59.9	0.7	4.5	2.8	2,874	1,570	411	363	101	36	221	200	+785
9	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	99.9	2007-08	SAS	74	31.1	19.5	4.8	4.5	1.5	0.4	6.1	13.3	46.0	2.1	5.3	40.1	5.1	6.0	86.0	61.2	0.9	3.9	2.7	2,299	1,442	354	332	109	33	200	173	+427
10	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	100.5	2007-08	DET	78	29.3	8.8	8.5	1.1	0.8	0.7	3.8	7.7	48.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.0	62.2	51.1	2.6	5.9	1.0	2,285	683	666	89	61	53	75	246	+308
11	Luis Scola L. Scola	100.9	2007-08	HOU	82	24.7	10.3	6.4	1.3	0.7	0.2	4.2	8.2	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.9	66.8	54.8	2.1	4.3	1.3	2,024	847	525	106	60	19	105	235	+165
12	Shawn Marion S. Marion	102.2	2007-08	TOT	63	36.7	15.4	10.2	2.2	2.0	1.3	6.3	12.5	50.8	1.0	3.1	33.3	1.7	2.4	70.7	57.0	2.2	8.0	1.4	2,315	972	643	138	125	85	86	150	+216
13	Jamario Moon J. Moon	102.4	2007-08	TOR	78	27.8	8.5	6.2	1.2	1.0	1.4	3.6	7.4	48.5	0.5	1.6	32.8	0.8	1.1	74.1	54.0	1.2	5.0	0.7	2,166	661	484	90	80	108	51	152	+271
14	Josh Smith J. Smith	102.6	2007-08	ATL	81	35.5	17.2	8.2	3.4	1.5	2.8	6.4	14.0	45.7	0.3	1.2	25.3	4.1	5.8	71.0	52.0	2.0	6.2	3.0	2,873	1,394	667	272	123	227	245	269	-39
15	Shane Battier S. Battier	102.9	2007-08	HOU	80	36.3	9.3	5.1	1.9	1.0	1.1	3.3	7.7	42.8	1.7	4.6	37.7	0.9	1.3	74.3	56.1	1.6	3.5	1.0	2,907	744	407	155	77	90	78	196	+338
16	Samuel Dalembert S. Dalembert	103.0	2007-08	PHI	82	33.2	10.5	10.4	0.5	0.5	2.3	4.1	8.1	51.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.2	70.7	55.6	3.7	6.6	1.9	2,724	864	849	45	40	192	155	269	+10
17	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	103.0	2007-08	HOU	66	37.0	21.6	5.1	5.9	1.0	0.5	8.3	19.8	41.9	1.3	4.5	29.2	3.7	5.4	68.4	48.7	0.6	4.5	2.4	2,440	1,427	339	387	68	30	160	91	+266
18	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	103.1	2007-08	TOT	72	30.6	4.8	8.4	1.5	1.2	1.6	1.9	4.9	39.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	2.3	42.6	40.8	3.3	5.1	0.9	2,205	348	604	105	88	117	67	121	-129
19	Rafer Alston R. Alston	103.1	2007-08	HOU	74	34.1	13.1	3.5	5.3	1.3	0.2	4.9	12.5	39.4	1.9	5.5	35.1	1.3	1.9	71.5	49.2	0.4	3.1	2.2	2,526	969	260	392	98	18	160	139	+329
20	Ray Allen R. Allen	103.1	2007-08	BOS	73	35.9	17.4	3.7	3.1	0.9	0.2	6.0	13.5	44.5	2.5	6.2	39.8	2.9	3.2	90.7	58.4	1.0	2.6	1.7	2,624	1,273	268	225	65	16	127	147	+619
21	Chris Kaman C. Kaman	103.2	2007-08	LAC	56	37.2	15.7	12.7	1.9	0.6	2.8	6.0	12.5	48.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.6	4.7	76.2	53.8	3.1	9.6	2.9	2,083	878	711	107	33	155	164	179	-183
22	Chris Paul C. Paul	103.4	2007-08	NOH	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	11.6	2.7	0.1	7.9	16.1	48.8	1.2	3.1	36.9	4.2	4.9	85.1	57.6	0.8	3.2	2.5	3,006	1,684	321	925	217	4	201	185	+479
23	Carlos Boozer C. Boozer	103.5	2007-08	UTA	81	34.9	21.1	10.4	2.9	1.2	0.5	8.8	16.0	54.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.9	73.8	58.1	2.4	8.0	2.6	2,827	1,708	844	233	100	41	210	293	+420
24	LeBron James L. James	103.6	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	30.0	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
25	Lamar Odom L. Odom	103.7	2007-08	LAL	77	37.9	14.2	10.6	3.5	1.0	0.9	5.4	10.3	52.5	0.4	1.5	27.4	3.0	4.3	69.8	58.2	2.6	8.1	2.0	2,921	1,094	819	273	75	72	156	222	+480

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29.1

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RPG

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APG

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120.2

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DRTG

112.9

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NETRTG

7.3

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3P%

36.1

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 3/1	PHI	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 3/6	DAL	@	BOS	7:00 PM

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Celtics

38 - 20

Final

103

Nuggets

37 - 22

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.7

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

68.6

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.3

119.1

118.6

118.5

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.3

112.5

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.3

7.9

7.3

6.7

5.8

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-47

15-45

15-43

16-42

18-42

18-41

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,673.6

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,891.5

Maxey

2,849

Jokić

2,839.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.6

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

38-22

36-23-1

33-25

33-25-1

34-26

34-25

Worst Record ATS

24-37

24-34

25-35

24-33-1

25-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.0
7	Magic	31	27	.534	12.5
8	Heat	31	29	.517	13.5
9	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.0
10	Hornets	29	31	.483	15.5
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	20.5
13	Wizards	16	42	.276	27.5
14	Nets	15	43	.259	28.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	29.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	1.5
3	Rockets	37	21	.638	7.0
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.0
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.0
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	31	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.0
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	37	.362	23.0
13	Jazz	18	41	.305	26.5
14	Pelicans	18	42	.300	27.0
15	Kings	14	47	.230	31.5