cavs players best defensive rating all-time

Jim Brewer has the lowest career defensive rating for the Cavaliers, with a 97.4 rating.

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cavs players best defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played all-time

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jim Brewer J. Brewer	97.4	12,537	462	27.1	7.5	7.7	1.8	0.9	0.8	3.2	7.3	44.1				1.1	1.8	59.5	46.4	2.8	4.9	1.3	3,461	3,551	853	419	353	181	1,084
2	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	98.2	6,736	204	33.0	18.5	9.1	2.1	1.3	1.1	6.3	14.2	44.1	0.0	0.1	31.3	5.9	7.7	76.2	52.4	2.8	6.3	3.4	3,767	1,858	436	256	231	689	840	+144
3	Jim Chones J. Chones	98.7	13,302	400	33.3	14.3	9.5	1.8	0.6	1.1	6.1	13.3	46.1				2.0	2.9	70.4	49.0	2.6	6.9	2.3	5,729	3,790	711	222	450	371	1,259
4	Jim Cleamons J. Cleamons	99.8	9,213	297	31.0	10.3	4.0	4.5	1.1	0.3	4.3	9.4	45.7				1.8	2.3	76.9	49.7	1.3	2.7		3,073	1,186	1,344	335	81		686
5	Brevin Knight B. Knight	100.0	5,516	190	29.0	9.0	3.1	7.6	2.0	0.2	3.3	7.8	42.4	0.0	0.1	9.1	2.4	3.1	77.5	49.2	0.6	2.4	2.4	1,707	584	1,441	379	47	463	588	+194
6	Foots Walker F. Walker	100.4	10,237	427	24.0	7.2	3.0	5.0	1.7	0.2	2.7	6.2	43.9	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.7	2.3	76.0	49.9	0.9	2.1	2.2	3,073	1,267	2,115	722	70	465	959
7	Dick Snyder D. Snyder	100.8	7,209	304	23.7	10.6	2.1	2.4	0.6	0.4	4.5	9.3	48.6				1.7	2.0	84.4	52.6	0.5	1.6	0.8	3,237	634	717	196	125	48	692
8	Bingo Smith B. Smith	101.4	13,087	488	26.8	13.3	3.9	2.0	0.8	0.3	5.9	13.0	45.5	0.1	0.6	20.0	1.5	1.8	81.3	48.2	1.1	2.8	1.0	6,513	1,927	953	372	152	165	1,275
9	Tyrone Hill T. Hill	102.1	9,020	303	29.8	10.8	9.2	0.9	0.8	0.5	4.0	7.7	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.3	65.0	56.5	3.2	6.0	1.8	3,274	2,785	281	250	158	540	1,056	+50
10	Anderson Varejao A. Varejao	102.1	14,809	596	24.8	7.5	7.5	1.2	0.9	0.7	3.0	5.9	51.1	0.0	0.1	2.3	1.6	2.5	63.1	54.3	2.5	5.0	1.0	4,498	4,454	712	529	399	579	1,582	+1267
11	Campy Russell C. Russell	102.1	11,558	410	28.2	16.1	5.1	2.8	1.0	0.2	6.0	13.3	45.6	0.0	0.2	10.0	4.0	5.2	77.0	51.7	1.7	3.4	3.3	6,588	2,107	1,143	418	94	618	1,058
12	Drew Gooden D. Gooden	102.5	8,499	292	29.1	11.9	8.6	1.1	0.8	0.6	4.8	9.9	48.3	0.0	0.1	17.5	2.3	3.1	74.0	52.8	2.8	5.8	1.5	3,488	2,522	324	234	183	445	777	+82
13	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	102.5	21,820	771	28.3	13.8	7.7	1.2	0.5	1.6	5.2	11.1	47.5	0.0	0.1	31.3	3.2	4.1	78.0	53.5	3.0	4.6	1.9	10,616	5,904	929	398	1,269	1,457	2,591	+892
14	Cedric Henderson C. Henderson	102.9	6,112	248	24.6	7.5	3.0	1.7	0.9	0.4	3.1	7.1	43.5	0.0	0.2	10.3	1.2	1.7	71.7	47.3	0.7	2.4	1.6	1,849	752	415	222	109	393	574	-272
15	Bob Sura B. Sura	103.0	7,418	330	22.5	8.1	2.8	3.7	1.0	0.3	2.8	6.7	41.5	0.7	2.1	33.9	1.8	2.9	64.4	50.9	0.6	2.2	1.8	2,667	927	1,230	327	94	604	756	-274
16	Ron Harper R. Harper	103.6	8,007	228	35.1	19.4	4.7	5.1	2.3	1.0	7.6	15.9	47.4	0.2	1.0	22.6	4.1	5.8	71.3	52.6	1.6	3.1	3.3	4,433	1,072	1,158	530	219	751	653
17	LeBron James L. James	103.7	33,131	849	39.0	27.2	7.3	7.3	1.6	0.8	9.9	20.0	49.2	1.5	4.4	33.7	6.0	8.2	73.3	57.5	1.2	6.1	3.5	23,119	6,190	6,228	1,376	695	2,973	1,618	+4061
18	Larry Nance L. Nance	104.0	14,966	433	34.6	16.8	8.2	2.6	0.8	2.5	6.8	12.8	53.0	0.0	0.1	12.5	3.2	3.9	80.4	57.5	2.5	5.8	1.5	7,257	3,561	1,145	356	1,087	639	1,199
19	Larry Hughes L. Hughes	104.1	5,087	146	34.8	14.3	3.9	3.3	1.4	0.4	5.2	13.0	39.6	1.0	2.9	34.2	3.0	4.2	72.6	48.3	0.6	3.3	2.2	2,094	571	481	202	58	325	372	+134
20	Hot Rod Williams H. Rod Williams	104.3	20,802	661	31.5	12.9	7.1	2.1	0.9	1.8	4.8	10.0	48.2	0.0	0.0	12.5	3.2	4.4	73.0	53.8	2.5	4.6	1.6	8,504	4,669	1,366	587	1,200	1,038	1,720
21	Mark West M. West	104.8	5,529	334	16.6	5.2	4.1	0.4	0.3	1.0	2.1	3.8	55.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.7	53.7	56.3	1.4	2.7	1.2	1,726	1,378	145	98	325	397	957	+41
22	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	104.8	5,949	180	33.1	17.7	10.5	2.1	0.9	0.7	7.3	15.8	46.2	0.0	0.0	12.5	3.0	4.3	70.8	49.8	2.4	8.1	2.6	3,177	1,896	379	154	133	474	569
23	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	105.0	12,174	457	26.6	12.7	2.7	4.9	1.4	0.3	4.8	10.8	44.6	0.6	1.6	36.0	2.5	2.8	86.8	52.6	0.6	2.1	1.8	5,793	1,235	2,235	621	142	818	778	+128
24	Austin Carr A. Carr	105.0	14,367	510	28.2	15.0	2.8	2.7	0.8	0.1	6.3	13.7	45.5	0.0	0.1	33.3	2.5	3.1	81.1	49.7	1.4	1.4	1.8	7,669	1,410	1,393	418	64	429	1,057
25	Bobby Phills B. Phills	105.1	9,140	334	27.4	10.5	3.0	2.5	1.2	0.3	4.0	9.1	44.3	0.6	1.5	39.9	1.9	2.5	74.7	51.7	0.9	2.1	1.4	3,517	1,008	831	410	88	463	729	+111

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PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

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ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

Jim Brewer has the lowest career defensive rating for the Cavaliers, with a 97.4 rating.

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