Cooper Flagg has the lowest defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 113.8 rating.

Interpreted as:

best NBA rookies defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular season

	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	113.8	2025-26	DAL	32	34.5	19.5	6.4	3.9	1.2	0.8	7.4	15.1	49.4	1.0	3.4	28.7	3.7	4.6	80.3	57.2	1.2	5.2	2.2	1,105	625	205	124	37	26	69	74	-149
2	Cedric Coward C. Coward	115.0	2025-26	MEM	31	26.9	13.5	6.2	2.9	0.5	0.3	4.8	10.4	46.6	1.5	4.5	32.4	2.4	2.8	83.0	57.9	1.5	4.7	1.5	835	418	192	90	17	10	48	61	+15
3	VJ Edgecombe	116.7	2025-26	PHI	26	35.0	15.5	5.4	4.0	1.2	0.4	5.8	13.8	41.7	2.0	5.6	36.6	2.0	2.5	77.3	51.9	1.9	3.5	1.7	910	404	141	103	31	11	44	86	+56
4	Derik Queen D. Queen	117.1	2025-26	NOP	33	25.8	13.5	7.0	4.0	1.0	0.8	5.1	10.0	50.9	0.2	0.9	22.6	3.1	3.9	78.3	57.4	1.6	5.3	2.4	850	444	230	132	33	26	78	106	-93
5	Sion James S. James	120.0	2025-26	CHA	31	25.7	6.8	3.2	1.6	0.7	0.4	2.1	5.2	40.4	1.2	3.2	36.4	1.5	1.7	86.5	57.4	0.5	2.7	0.9	797	211	100	50	21	13	27	53	-80
6	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	120.4	2025-26	CHA	31	33.1	19.3	5.1	3.5	0.7	0.2	6.7	14.0	47.8	3.6	8.5	42.8	2.3	2.5	89.7	63.9	0.9	4.3	2.4	1,027	597	159	107	22	7	75	70	-42
7	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	121.0	2025-26	NOP	33	27.0	14.8	3.6	3.1	1.3	0.2	5.5	12.7	43.6	1.0	3.1	33.7	2.6	3.4	78.4	51.9	0.8	2.8	2.3	890	487	119	101	42	5	76	63	-232

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

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PPG

19.5

Flagg

RPG

7.9

Washington

APG

5.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

110.0

28th

DRTG

113.9

10th

NETRTG

-3.9

24th

3P%

33.7

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Trail Blazers	13	19	.406	14.0
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	14.5
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	15.5
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	16.5
14	Kings	8	24	.250	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	DAL	@	POR	10:30 PM
Thu 1/1	PHI	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Sat 1/3	HOU	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Tue 1/6	DAL	@	SAC	11:00 PM
Thu 1/8	DAL	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

Mavericks

12 - 21

107

Final

113

Kings

8 - 23

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.1

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.2

Sarr

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.7

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.4

Jokić

70.8

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.5

122.6

122.2

121.4

120.3

119.7

DRtg Rankings

106.2

111.7

112.3

112.7

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

14.1

8.8

8.2

6.9

6.4

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

6-26

7-23

8-25

8-24

10-21

10-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,998.3

Jokić

1,614.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,526.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,127

Jokić

1,619.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,612.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.7

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

21-10

20-13

17-12

17-12-1

18-13

Worst Record ATS

10-23

12-20

12-19

12-18

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	8	.750
2	Knicks	22	9	.710	1.5
3	Celtics	19	12	.613	4.5
4	Raptors	19	14	.576	5.5
5	Magic	18	14	.563	6.0
6	76ers	16	14	.533	7.0
7	Heat	17	15	.531	7.0
8	Cavaliers	17	16	.515	7.5
9	Bulls	15	16	.484	8.5
10	Hawks	15	18	.455	9.5
11	Bucks	13	19	.406	11.0
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	12.5
13	Nets	10	19	.345	12.5
14	Wizards	7	23	.233	16.0
15	Pacers	6	26	.188	18.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	27	5	.844
2	Spurs	23	8	.742	3.5
3	Nuggets	22	9	.710	4.5
4	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.0
5	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Timberwolves	20	12	.625	7.0
7	Suns	18	13	.581	8.5
8	Warriors	16	16	.500	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	17	.469	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	13	19	.406	14.0
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	14.5
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	15.5
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	16.5
14	Kings	8	24	.250	19.0
15	Pelicans	8	25	.242	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/27	CHI	@	CHA	116-123
Thu 11/27	WAS	@	IND	86-119
Thu 11/27	CLE	@	ATL	123-130
Thu 11/27	MIL	@	NYK	109-118
Thu 11/27	PHI	@	BKN	115-103

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	PHX	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	MIL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Mon 12/29	GSW	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Mon 12/29	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

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