best nuggets player defensive rating this season

Nikola Jokić has the lowest defensive rating for the Nuggets this season, with a 111.7 rating.

Interpreted as:

best nuggets player defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games this 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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	111.7	2025-26	DEN	51	34.7	28.7	12.7	10.4	1.4	0.8	10.1	17.6	57.3	1.9	4.8	38.9	6.6	7.9	83.7	68.0	3.0	9.6	3.8	1,768	1,463	646	532	73	41	192	136	+431
2	Peyton Watson P. Watson	116.2	2025-26	DEN	49	30.7	14.9	4.9	2.0	1.0	1.2	5.4	10.9	49.6	1.5	3.7	41.7	2.6	3.6	72.7	60.0	0.9	4.0	1.8	1,502	731	240	96	50	58	86	121	+176
3	Bruce Brown B. Brown	117.5	2025-26	DEN	67	24.9	7.5	3.9	2.1	1.1	0.2	2.9	6.3	46.1	0.6	1.7	36.3	1.1	1.5	75.2	54.3	1.1	2.7	1.1	1,667	503	260	143	71	15	74	162	-107
4	Spencer Jones S. Jones	117.9	2025-26	DEN	55	22.7	5.8	3.2	0.8	0.9	0.5	2.2	4.3	50.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.5	0.9	61.7	62.0	1.2	2.1	0.5	1,251	321	178	46	47	25	27	150	+25
5	Jamal Murray J. Murray	119.2	2025-26	DEN	62	35.0	25.7	4.3	7.1	0.9	0.4	8.9	18.4	48.4	3.1	7.3	42.9	4.7	5.3	88.2	61.8	0.4	3.9	2.3	2,169	1,593	267	442	58	23	145	100	+312
6	Christian Braun C. Braun	120.0	2025-26	DEN	31	31.8	10.8	5.0	2.9	0.6	0.3	4.1	8.3	48.8	0.9	3.1	29.2	1.8	2.5	73.7	57.6	1.6	3.4	1.2	987	336	155	90	20	10	36	72	+203
7	Cameron Johnson C. Johnson	120.1	2025-26	DEN	41	30.2	11.3	3.7	2.3	0.6	0.4	3.9	8.4	45.7	1.8	4.3	41.0	1.8	2.2	84.3	60.2	0.8	3.0	0.9	1,240	464	153	96	26	15	35	93	+226
8	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	121.2	2025-26	DEN	66	27.2	13.8	2.6	1.3	0.5	0.1	4.5	9.8	45.7	2.8	6.8	41.0	2.0	2.5	80.6	63.1	0.2	2.4	0.6	1,792	909	172	86	32	9	37	83	+121

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

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Jokić

RPG

12.7

Jokić

APG

10.4

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

117.5

22nd

NETRTG

4.2

7th

3P%

39.1

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Rockets	40	25	.615	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.5
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Tue 3/17	PHI	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 3/18	DEN	@	MEM	8:30 PM
Fri 3/20	TOR	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 3/22	POR	@	DEN	5:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

41 - 26

136

Final

131

Spurs

48 - 18

Thu 12 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.9

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

10.0

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.0

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.4

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.4

119.5

118.6

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.6

111.6

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.6

7.0

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-51

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-46

22-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,186.2

Jokić

3,089.9

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,392

Jokić

3,279.3

Dončić

3,080

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-25-1

41-26

39-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

27-39

27-38

28-38

28-37

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	4.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	12.5
9	76ers	35	31	.530	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.0
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.0
12	Bulls	27	39	.409	20.5
13	Nets	17	49	.258	30.5
14	Wizards	16	49	.246	31.0
15	Pacers - e	15	51	.227	32.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Rockets	40	25	.615	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.5
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	18.0
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	19.0
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.5
11	Grizzlies	23	42	.354	28.0
12	Mavericks	22	44	.333	29.5
13	Pelicans	22	45	.328	30.0
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.5
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	36.0