best nba rookie defensive rating this year

Cooper Flagg has the lowest defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 114.0 rating.

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best NBA rookie defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this year

	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	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	114.0	2025-26	DAL	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
2	Cedric Coward C. Coward	115.2	2025-26	MEM	32	27.2	13.9	6.5	2.9	0.5	0.3	5.0	10.6	47.3	1.5	4.5	32.9	2.5	2.9	84.0	58.8	1.6	4.9	1.6	871	446	208	94	17	10	51	64	+29
3	VJ Edgecombe	116.1	2025-26	PHI	28	35.4	16.1	5.4	3.9	1.4	0.5	6.0	14.1	42.8	2.2	5.8	37.9	1.9	2.5	76.8	53.1	1.9	3.5	1.6	990	452	152	109	39	13	45	91	+58
4	Derik Queen D. Queen	117.1	2025-26	NOP	35	25.8	13.1	7.0	4.0	1.0	0.9	5.0	10.0	50.0	0.2	1.0	20.6	2.9	3.8	77.4	56.3	1.6	5.4	2.3	904	460	246	141	36	33	82	112	-115
5	Sion James S. James	120.8	2025-26	CHA	33	25.8	6.7	3.2	1.6	0.7	0.4	2.1	5.1	40.5	1.1	3.1	36.3	1.4	1.7	85.5	57.2	0.5	2.7	0.8	851	220	105	54	22	14	27	58	-101
6	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	121.3	2025-26	CHA	32	33.1	19.3	5.1	3.6	0.7	0.2	6.7	13.9	48.2	3.7	8.5	43.2	2.3	2.5	90.0	64.4	0.9	4.2	2.4	1,059	617	164	115	22	7	76	74	-46
7	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	121.6	2025-26	NOP	35	26.7	14.2	3.5	3.1	1.2	0.1	5.3	12.4	43.2	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.5	3.2	78.4	51.5	0.7	2.8	2.3	934	496	123	109	43	5	79	65	-253

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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PPG

19.2

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RPG

7.7

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APG

5.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

110.1

28th

DRTG

114.2

11th

NETRTG

-4.2

24th

3P%

33.4

29th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Clippers	12	21	.364	16.5
12	Jazz	12	21	.364	16.5
13	Mavericks	12	23	.343	17.5
14	Kings	8	26	.235	21.0
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/3	HOU	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Tue 1/6	DAL	@	SAC	11:00 PM
Thu 1/8	DAL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 1/10	DAL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 1/12	BKN	@	DAL	8:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

18 - 14

123

Final

108

Mavericks

12 - 23

Thu 1 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.9

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.5

Ayton

69.7

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.0

123.1

122.6

121.9

120.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

106.0

111.4

112.3

113.0

113.1

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

9.3

7.1

6.7

6.6

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

6-28

8-27

8-26

8-24

10-21

11-22

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,725.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,602.5

Cunningham

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,728.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,675.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.2

Dončić

36.1

Brown

32.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

36.5

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-11

19-12-1

21-14

20-14

18-13

19-14

Worst Record ATS

12-23

12-22

13-21

13-19

14-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	1.5
3	Celtics	21	12	.636	3.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	5.5
5	76ers	18	14	.563	6.0
6	Magic	19	15	.559	6.0
7	Heat	19	15	.559	6.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	8.5
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	9.5
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.0
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	13.5
13	Nets	10	21	.323	13.5
14	Wizards	8	24	.250	16.0
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.5
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	15.0
11	Clippers	12	21	.364	16.5
12	Jazz	12	21	.364	16.5
13	Mavericks	12	23	.343	17.5
14	Kings	8	26	.235	21.0
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/30	LAC	@	MIA	123-140
Sun 11/30	CHI	@	ORL	120-125
Sun 11/30	CHA	@	BKN	103-116
Sun 11/30	HOU	@	UTA	125-133
Sun 11/30	DAL	@	DEN	131-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	SAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	BKN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	ATL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	ORL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Cooper Flagg has the lowest defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 114.0 rating.

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