best player defensive rating 2023

Giannis Antetokounmpo had the best defensive rating in 2022-23, with a 107.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
best player defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2023
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
107.7
2022-23
63
32.1
31.1
11.8
5.7
0.8
0.8
11.2
20.3
55.3
0.7
2.7
27.5
7.9
12.3
64.5
60.5
2.2
9.6
3.9
2,023
1,959
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
2Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
108.1
2022-23
68
32.6
14.3
9.8
1.7
0.8
1.2
5.9
9.2
64.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
2.4
3.3
73.3
67.0
3.3
6.5
1.4
2,220
969
666
113
54
84
93
153
+345
3Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
108.1
2022-23
79
34.4
16.2
9.0
2.8
0.8
1.5
6.6
12.0
55.4
0.3
1.3
21.6
2.6
3.8
67.4
59.1
2.4
6.6
1.8
2,715
1,277
711
224
60
119
146
218
+339
4Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
108.2
2022-23
76
29.9
12.6
9.2
1.9
0.9
2.5
5.4
7.7
70.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.2
54.1
69.1
2.4
6.8
1.3
2,270
961
702
144
65
189
96
212
+119
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
108.8
2022-23
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
6Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
109.4
2022-23
78
30.4
15.9
6.7
1.3
0.5
2.5
6.1
11.5
53.1
1.7
4.7
37.4
1.9
2.4
78.4
63.0
2.0
4.7
1.4
2,372
1,239
520
99
37
193
107
203
+398
7Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
109.5
2022-23
70
30.7
13.4
11.6
1.2
0.8
1.4
5.1
7.8
65.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
64.4
67.5
3.3
8.3
1.7
2,148
939
814
87
56
95
122
210
-7
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
109.6
2022-23
69
33.7
24.5
11.8
9.8
1.3
0.7
9.4
14.8
63.2
0.8
2.2
38.3
4.9
6.0
82.2
70.1
2.4
9.4
3.6
2,323
1,690
817
678
87
47
247
174
+640
9Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
109.7
2022-23
82
33.5
17.6
11.0
3.2
0.7
0.7
7.3
14.0
52.0
1.5
4.2
34.9
1.6
1.9
83.5
59.4
1.9
9.1
1.7
2,746
1,447
903
265
60
57
139
179
-20
10Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
109.8
2022-23
74
36.9
30.1
8.8
4.6
1.1
0.7
9.8
21.1
46.6
3.2
9.3
35.0
7.2
8.4
85.4
60.7
1.1
7.7
2.9
2,732
2,225
649
342
78
51
213
160
+470
11Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.9
2022-23
75
34.6
20.4
9.2
3.2
1.2
0.8
8.0
14.9
54.0
0.0
0.2
8.3
4.3
5.4
80.6
59.2
2.5
6.7
2.5
2,598
1,529
688
240
88
61
187
208
+117
12De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
111.0
2022-23
77
27.9
10.1
4.1
2.6
1.6
0.5
3.6
8.5
42.5
2.0
5.2
39.0
0.9
1.1
79.3
56.6
0.9
3.2
1.3
2,150
780
312
197
126
41
102
191
+102
13Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
111.0
2022-23
67
30.4
18.0
10.0
1.7
0.6
0.8
7.8
13.2
58.9
0.1
0.4
29.2
2.3
3.0
76.0
61.7
2.6
7.4
1.8
2,035
1,203
667
115
37
53
120
190
-7
14Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
111.0
2022-23
68
35.8
28.3
4.3
4.4
1.5
0.4
10.0
20.6
48.4
3.6
9.3
38.6
4.7
5.4
86.7
61.4
0.9
3.3
2.6
2,432
1,922
289
301
99
27
180
168
+338
15Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
111.4
2022-23
67
35.9
26.6
6.9
3.5
1.1
0.4
10.1
20.6
49.1
2.4
7.3
33.5
3.9
5.1
76.5
58.1
1.2
5.7
2.9
2,405
1,784
459
232
75
26
197
172
+256
16Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
111.7
2022-23
74
30.2
12.1
3.8
3.9
1.0
0.3
4.3
10.0
43.1
1.7
4.4
39.2
1.8
2.4
72.2
54.6
0.7
3.1
1.6
2,237
897
282
287
72
24
116
170
+194
17Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
111.8
2022-23
64
33.4
22.9
5.9
5.3
1.8
0.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.6
1.6
35.0
7.4
8.7
85.0
64.7
2.2
3.7
1.6
2,138
1,466
375
340
117
21
101
80
+47
18Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
112.0
2022-23
76
28.5
10.8
9.9
1.0
0.4
1.3
4.3
6.8
63.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
69.7
66.1
3.1
6.8
1.5
2,169
818
756
77
29
98
117
219
-33
19Draymond Green
D. Green
112.0
2022-23
73
31.5
8.5
7.2
6.8
1.0
0.8
3.4
6.5
52.7
0.5
1.8
30.5
1.1
1.5
71.3
59.2
0.9
6.3
2.8
2,297
617
525
500
74
60
204
229
+346
20Derrick White
D. White
112.2
2022-23
82
28.3
12.4
3.6
3.9
0.7
0.9
4.3
9.2
46.2
1.8
4.8
38.1
2.0
2.3
87.5
60.4
0.6
2.9
1.2
2,319
1,017
293
321
54
76
95
177
+488
21Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
112.4
2022-23
67
32.6
19.3
5.1
7.4
1.2
0.4
7.3
15.3
47.9
2.4
6.1
38.4
2.3
2.6
85.9
58.6
1.2
3.9
2.9
2,182
1,290
341
495
79
25
197
116
+481
22Patrick Williams
P. Williams
112.6
2022-23
82
28.3
10.2
4.0
1.2
0.9
0.9
3.8
8.3
46.4
1.4
3.4
41.5
1.1
1.3
85.7
57.6
1.0
3.0
1.2
2,323
833
327
100
72
70
101
147
-142
23Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
112.6
2022-23
65
32.6
23.2
8.4
2.7
0.9
1.5
7.8
15.7
49.8
2.1
5.5
38.5
5.4
6.4
85.1
62.7
1.8
6.6
2.1
2,119
1,505
546
174
58
100
137
196
+81
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
112.7
2022-23
79
36.0
24.6
5.8
4.4
1.6
0.7
8.9
19.5
45.9
2.7
7.3
36.9
4.0
5.3
75.6
56.4
0.6
5.2
3.3
2,841
1,946
458
350
125
58
259
186
+97
25Grant Williams
G. Williams
112.9
2022-23
79
25.9
8.1
4.6
1.7
0.5
0.4
2.7
6.0
45.4
1.5
3.7
39.5
1.2
1.5
77.0
60.5
1.1
3.5
1.0
2,045
641
363
131
41
31
82
192
+206
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.1

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

RPG

9.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

APG

7.7

Porter

Kevin Porter Jr.
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.9

23rd

DRTG

116.9

18th

NETRTG

-3.0

22nd

3P%

39.4

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
20
22
.476
10.0
10
19
21
.475
10.0
11
Bucks Bucks
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
27
.289
17.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/15
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8:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
1:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
9:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
9:30 PM
Sun
1/25
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

27 - 14

139

Final

106

MIL Bucks

17 - 23

Tue 13 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
15
.625
4.0
3
24
15
.615
4.5
4
25
17
.595
5.0
5
22
17
.564
6.5
6
23
18
.561
6.5
7
23
19
.548
7.0
8
21
19
.525
8.0
9
20
22
.476
10.0
10
19
21
.475
10.0
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
27
.289
17.0
14
10
29
.256
18.5
15
9
32
.220
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
34
7
.829
2
28
13
.683
6.0
3
27
13
.675
6.5
4
27
14
.659
7.0
5
24
14
.632
8.5
6
23
14
.622
9.0
7
24
16
.600
9.5
8
22
19
.537
12.0
9
19
22
.463
15.0
10
17
23
.425
16.5
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
15
26
.366
19.0
13
14
26
.350
19.5
14
11
30
.268
23.0
15
10
33
.233
25.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/18
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126-98
Thu
12/18
@
136-125
Thu
12/18
@
107-112
Fri
12/19
@
115-101
Fri
12/19
@
112-96

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/15
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
8:30 PM