Dwight Howard had the lowest defensive rating in 2008-09, with a 94.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

best NBA players defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2009

	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	Dwight Howard D. Howard	94.5	2008-09	ORL	79	35.7	20.6	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,624	1,093	112	77	231	240	270	+553
2	LeBron James L. James	99.0	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	28.4	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	9.7	19.9	48.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	9.4	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	137	93	241	139	+870
3	Anderson Varejao A. Varejao	99.9	2008-09	CLE	81	28.5	8.6	7.2	1.0	0.9	0.8	3.3	6.2	53.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.1	61.6	56.5	2.0	5.1	1.0	2,306	694	581	81	75	66	80	239	+440
4	Kendrick Perkins K. Perkins	100.2	2008-09	BOS	76	29.6	8.5	8.1	1.3	0.3	2.0	3.6	6.3	57.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.1	60.0	59.1	2.7	5.5	2.2	2,253	648	619	96	22	150	165	253	+341
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	100.2	2008-09	SAS	75	33.7	19.3	10.7	3.5	0.5	1.7	7.4	14.8	50.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.4	69.2	54.9	2.7	8.0	2.2	2,524	1,450	800	264	38	126	165	173	+259
6	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	100.8	2008-09	BOS	80	33.0	11.9	5.2	8.2	1.9	0.1	4.8	9.5	50.5	0.2	0.6	31.3	2.2	3.4	64.2	54.3	1.3	4.0	2.6	2,642	953	416	659	149	11	209	193	+510
7	Yao Ming Y. Ming	100.9	2008-09	HOU	77	33.6	19.7	9.9	1.8	0.4	1.9	7.4	13.4	54.8	0.0	0.0	100.0	4.9	5.7	86.6	61.8	2.6	7.2	3.0	2,589	1,514	761	137	30	150	234	257	+453
8	Lamar Odom L. Odom	101.7	2008-09	LAL	78	29.7	11.3	8.2	2.6	1.0	1.3	4.4	9.0	49.2	0.4	1.3	32.0	2.1	3.3	62.3	54.2	2.3	5.9	1.8	2,316	885	637	204	77	98	138	235	+694
9	Luis Scola L. Scola	102.4	2008-09	HOU	82	30.3	12.7	8.8	1.5	0.8	0.1	5.2	9.7	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.1	76.0	57.2	2.4	6.3	1.5	2,488	1,044	720	123	68	11	123	261	+211
10	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	102.5	2008-09	CHA	71	37.6	16.6	7.8	2.7	1.7	0.9	5.5	11.4	48.0	0.5	1.8	29.8	5.1	6.4	80.4	58.5	1.6	6.2	2.1	2,669	1,182	553	189	121	67	148	210	+51
11	Samuel Dalembert S. Dalembert	102.5	2008-09	PHI	82	24.8	6.4	8.5	0.2	0.4	1.8	2.6	5.3	49.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.5	73.4	53.5	2.6	5.9	1.4	2,036	523	701	18	33	146	117	248	+52
12	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	102.7	2008-09	ORL	79	36.2	17.7	5.7	2.6	1.0	0.6	6.1	13.8	43.9	2.8	7.0	39.7	2.8	3.4	83.6	58.0	1.2	4.6	2.0	2,859	1,401	453	205	81	51	158	194	+584
13	Emeka Okafor E. Okafor	102.8	2008-09	CHA	82	32.8	13.2	10.1	0.6	0.6	1.7	5.3	9.4	56.1	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.5	59.3	58.1	3.4	6.7	1.8	2,691	1,085	827	53	48	136	144	247	+21
14	Chris Paul C. Paul	103.1	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	11.0	2.8	0.1	8.1	16.1	50.3	0.8	2.3	36.4	5.8	6.7	86.8	59.9	0.9	4.7	3.0	3,002	1,781	432	861	216	10	231	212	+350
15	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	103.4	2008-09	HOU	69	35.5	17.1	5.2	3.3	1.5	0.3	6.0	15.0	40.1	2.2	5.6	39.9	2.8	3.8	74.8	51.2	0.9	4.3	2.0	2,452	1,181	359	229	105	24	140	155	+317
16	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	103.5	2008-09	DET	66	32.2	12.0	7.4	1.4	0.9	1.3	4.6	10.9	41.9	1.7	4.8	35.4	1.2	1.5	77.2	52.0	0.8	6.6	0.9	2,123	795	490	91	62	86	59	197	+86
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	103.6	2008-09	BOS	81	37.5	20.5	5.6	3.6	1.0	0.3	6.7	14.6	45.7	1.5	3.8	39.1	5.7	6.8	83.0	58.2	0.7	5.0	2.8	3,035	1,658	457	294	80	27	228	215	+533
18	Delonte West D. West	103.7	2008-09	CLE	64	33.6	11.7	3.2	3.5	1.5	0.2	4.5	9.8	45.7	1.4	3.6	39.9	1.4	1.7	83.3	55.9	0.5	2.7	1.4	2,152	751	203	226	94	13	92	125	+609
19	Tyrus Thomas T. Thomas	103.8	2008-09	CHI	79	27.5	10.8	6.4	1.0	1.2	1.9	3.9	8.6	45.1	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.0	3.8	78.3	52.5	1.9	4.6	1.6	2,175	857	508	77	91	151	129	220	-186
20	Hedo Turkoglu H. Turkoglu	103.9	2008-09	ORL	77	36.6	16.8	5.3	4.9	0.8	0.2	5.5	13.3	41.3	1.7	4.9	35.6	4.1	5.1	80.7	54.1	0.6	4.7	2.6	2,815	1,294	410	375	64	19	204	218	+510
21	Al Horford A. Horford	103.9	2008-09	ATL	67	33.5	11.5	9.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	4.7	8.9	52.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.1	72.7	56.5	2.2	7.1	1.5	2,242	773	624	163	53	95	103	190	+12
22	Josh Smith J. Smith	104.4	2008-09	ATL	69	35.1	15.6	7.2	2.4	1.4	1.6	6.1	12.3	49.2	0.4	1.3	29.9	3.1	5.2	58.8	53.3	1.9	5.3	2.3	2,421	1,073	498	169	94	111	161	184	+149
23	Rafer Alston R. Alston	104.4	2008-09	TOT	77	31.8	11.7	2.9	5.3	1.4	0.1	4.1	10.6	38.5	1.5	4.3	33.8	2.0	2.7	75.0	49.4	0.4	2.5	1.8	2,447	900	227	406	108	10	140	135	+205
24	Nene	104.6	2008-09	DEN	77	32.6	14.6	7.8	1.4	1.2	1.3	5.6	9.2	60.4	0.0	0.1	20.0	3.5	4.8	72.3	64.5	2.4	5.4	1.9	2,510	1,123	598	108	95	101	147	278	+298
25	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	104.6	2008-09	DEN	66	32.0	11.7	6.0	2.0	1.5	1.1	4.8	9.8	49.1	0.2	0.6	36.8	1.8	3.0	60.4	52.3	1.2	4.8	1.6	2,111	769	395	132	96	74	104	201	+190

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22.7

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7.9

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4.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.5

11th

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

3.8

9th

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	ORL	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sat 12/20	ORL	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Mon 12/22	ORL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 12/23	ORL	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 12/26	CHA	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

18 - 7

132

Final

120

Magic

15 - 11

Sat 13 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.1

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-19

8-18

8-16

10-16

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	OKC	@	CHA	109-96
Fri 11/14	DEN	@	MIN	123-112
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Dwight Howard had the lowest defensive rating in 2008-09, with a 94.5 rating.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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