cavs players with best defensive rating this sea

Tom Burleson has the lowest career defensive rating for the Seattle SuperSonics, with a 95.2 rating.

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	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	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	95.2	6,338	246	25.8	11.8	7.6	1.6	0.8	1.7	4.5	10.0	45.0				2.8	3.9	72.6	50.5	2.4	5.2		2,905	1,865	388	208	420		753
2	Slick Watts S. Watts	96.4	9,692	337	28.8	10.1	3.6	6.7	2.5	0.2	4.2	10.0	41.7				1.8	3.0	59.5	44.7	1.1	2.4	2.9	3,396	1,197	2,274	833	80	92	1,075
3	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	97.2	5,568	143	38.9	23.0	11.4	2.6	0.8	1.5	9.1	19.9	45.8				4.8	5.9	81.3	51.1	3.6	7.8		3,286	1,637	377	119	214		371
4	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
5	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
6	Leonard Gray L. Gray	98.9	5,062	166	30.5	12.4	5.9	2.5	1.0	0.4	5.3	11.2	47.5				1.7	2.4	73.9	50.6	1.6	4.3		2,061	983	421	165	73		636
7	Bruce Seals B. Seals	99.7	5,734	235	24.4	10.3	4.6	1.2	0.7	0.6	4.2	9.7	43.5				1.8	2.7	67.5	47.1	1.4	3.2	1.4	2,422	1,087	293	154	135	103	786
8	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
9	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	99.9	24,707	715	34.6	16.8	10.8	3.3	1.1	1.0	6.3	13.3	47.1	0.0	0.1	7.7	4.3	5.1	83.6	54.0	2.5	8.3	2.6	12,034	7,729	2,345	755	705	1,855	2,473
10	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	99.9	9,530	323	29.5	14.2	4.3	3.0	1.5	0.9	5.3	12.1	43.6	0.1	0.7	20.7	3.6	4.9	73.9	49.8	2.0	2.3	2.4	4,590	1,384	965	485	287	582	910
11	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	99.9	25,345	829	30.6	16.8	9.5	1.8	1.2	1.4	6.0	12.0	49.7	0.0	0.1	28.2	4.8	6.5	73.9	56.5	3.3	6.2	3.0	13,915	7,836	1,532	1,031	1,190	2,484	3,219	+606
12	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
13	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
14	Paul Silas P. Silas	100.8	5,724	246	23.3	5.1	6.8	1.3	0.5	0.2	1.9	4.7	40.1	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.1	60.9	44.8	3.1	3.8	1.4	1,248	1,677	326	121	40	333	479
15	Dick Snyder D. Snyder	101.0	10,415	434	24.0	11.0	2.3	2.4	0.7	0.4	4.7	9.7	48.2				1.7	2.0	85.0	52.3	0.6	1.7	0.7	4,780	988	1,045	300	157	84	1,001
16	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
17	Fred Brown F. Brown	101.6	21,743	851	25.5	15.1	2.7	3.1	1.4	0.2	6.4	13.3	48.2	0.3	0.8	37.3	2.1	2.4	86.2	52.3	0.8	1.9	1.6	12,815	2,282	2,662	1,149	166	840	1,667
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	Gus Williams G. Williams	102.3	16,262	477	34.1	20.3	3.0	6.0	2.3	0.4	8.3	17.6	47.5	0.1	0.4	15.3	3.6	4.6	76.6	51.7	1.2	1.8	2.6	9,676	1,429	2,865	1,086	194	1,219	951
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

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

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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