charlotte hornets highest defensive rating by player all time in a season

Nick Smith Jr. has the worst defensive rating for the Hornets in a season, with a 121.5 rating in 2024-25.

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Assumption:1,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Nick Smith Jr. N. Smith Jr.	121.5	2024-25	CHA	60	22.8	9.9	2.1	2.4	0.3	0.1	3.7	9.5	39.1	1.7	5.1	34.0	0.7	0.8	93.5	50.2	0.2	1.9	1.4	1,369	591	128	145	17	6	82	79	-398
2	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	121.3	2023-24	CHA	30	35.5	23.2	3.9	6.6	1.1	0.4	8.4	18.3	45.9	2.8	7.7	35.8	3.6	4.3	84.5	57.4	0.6	3.3	2.2	1,065	696	117	198	32	12	65	52	-292
3	Brandon Miller B. Miller	120.7	2023-24	CHA	74	32.2	17.3	4.3	2.4	0.9	0.6	6.4	14.6	44.0	2.5	6.7	37.3	1.9	2.3	82.7	55.2	0.8	3.4	1.8	2,383	1,279	315	175	66	42	132	184	-510
4	Seth Curry S. Curry	119.9	2024-25	CHA	68	15.6	6.5	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.1	2.4	5.0	47.8	1.2	2.7	45.6	0.5	0.6	84.6	61.6	0.4	1.3	0.5	1,062	444	113	60	27	7	32	59	-171
5	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	119.6	2023-24	CHA	69	37.4	21.0	7.3	3.3	0.9	0.5	8.1	17.5	46.2	2.3	6.5	34.9	2.5	3.1	82.5	55.6	1.0	6.3	2.0	2,581	1,449	505	231	65	33	138	118	-633
6	P.J. Washington	119.1	2023-24	CHA	44	29.2	13.6	5.3	2.2	0.9	0.7	5.2	11.6	44.6	1.8	5.5	32.4	1.5	2.1	71.3	54.5	1.2	4.1	1.5	1,286	600	232	97	38	32	66	112	-289
7	Josh Green J. Green	118.9	2024-25	CHA	68	27.8	7.4	2.5	1.6	1.1	0.2	2.6	6.2	42.8	1.4	3.6	39.1	0.7	1.1	68.1	55.9	0.8	1.7	1.0	1,887	506	172	108	74	15	70	165	-364
8	DaQuan Jeffries D. Jeffries	118.7	2024-25	CHA	47	22.8	6.7	2.9	1.1	0.6	0.5	2.5	6.2	40.5	1.2	3.5	33.5	0.5	0.6	80.0	51.8	0.8	2.1	0.7	1,071	315	135	53	26	25	35	99	-276
9	Nick Richards N. Richards	117.7	2023-24	CHA	67	26.3	9.7	8.0	0.8	0.4	1.1	3.9	5.6	69.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.7	73.7	71.7	2.6	5.5	1.1	1,759	652	539	54	26	74	73	176	-429
10	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	117.6	2022-23	CHA	50	31.5	14.7	4.3	4.1	0.8	0.2	5.5	11.6	47.5	1.0	3.2	32.5	2.6	3.2	81.1	56.3	0.7	3.6	2.0	1,577	733	215	206	42	12	99	70	-108
11	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	117.5	2022-23	CHA	63	35.3	21.1	4.1	5.1	1.2	0.3	7.8	18.9	41.5	2.6	8.0	32.7	2.8	3.5	80.9	51.7	0.8	3.3	2.1	2,221	1,329	259	319	74	16	134	119	-288
12	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	117.2	2024-25	CHA	47	32.0	25.2	4.9	7.4	1.1	0.3	8.6	21.3	40.5	3.8	11.2	33.9	4.1	4.9	84.3	53.6	1.0	3.9	3.6	1,505	1,184	232	346	54	13	167	157	-130
13	Tidjane Salaün T. Salaün	117.1	2024-25	CHA	60	20.7	5.9	4.7	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.9	5.8	33.0	1.0	3.4	28.3	1.1	1.6	71.3	45.7	1.2	3.5	1.0	1,244	353	280	74	29	14	58	84	-321
14	Tony Parker T. Parker	116.6	2018-19	CHA	56	17.9	9.5	1.5	3.7	0.4	0.1	3.8	8.3	46.0	0.2	0.9	25.5	1.6	2.2	73.4	51.2	0.3	1.2	1.3	1,003	530	83	207	21	7	75	53	+19
15	Devonte' Graham D. Graham	116.5	2020-21	CHA	55	30.1	14.8	2.7	5.4	0.9	0.1	4.6	12.2	37.7	3.3	8.7	37.5	2.4	2.9	84.2	55.2	0.4	2.3	1.5	1,658	816	148	295	48	6	84	77	+98
16	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	116.4	2025-26	CHA	81	31.5	18.5	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	13.4	47.5	3.4	7.9	42.5	2.4	2.8	86.3	63.3	1.2	4.1	2.0	2,551	1,498	432	274	57	19	161	169	+322
17	Devonte' Graham D. Graham	115.8	2019-20	CHA	63	35.1	18.2	3.4	7.5	1.0	0.2	5.8	15.3	38.2	3.5	9.3	37.3	3.0	3.7	82.0	53.7	0.7	2.7	2.9	2,211	1,145	212	471	62	15	181	115	-185
18	P.J. Washington	115.8	2022-23	CHA	73	32.6	15.7	4.9	2.4	0.9	1.1	5.9	13.4	44.4	2.0	5.9	34.8	1.7	2.4	73.0	54.2	1.0	3.9	1.5	2,380	1,144	358	175	66	79	110	193	-375
19	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	115.7	2024-25	CHA	64	31.7	20.3	7.5	3.9	0.7	0.7	7.3	17.0	43.1	2.2	7.0	31.3	3.5	4.0	87.0	54.1	1.1	6.4	2.1	2,029	1,300	481	248	44	45	136	93	-259
20	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	115.6	2025-26	CHA	77	31.0	17.1	5.8	3.2	0.6	0.4	6.2	13.5	46.0	1.9	5.8	33.3	2.7	3.3	82.2	57.0	1.0	4.9	1.4	2,387	1,314	450	246	46	34	107	131	+147
21	Sion James S. James	115.6	2025-26	CHA	82	22.5	5.4	3.5	2.0	0.6	0.2	1.7	4.5	37.1	1.0	2.9	35.2	1.0	1.2	83.7	53.1	0.6	2.9	0.8	1,843	441	287	163	52	20	65	148	+65
22	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	115.6	2021-22	CHA	49	31.9	15.9	4.6	3.6	1.0	0.4	5.8	12.6	45.9	1.8	4.5	39.1	2.6	3.0	84.6	57.0	0.8	3.8	1.7	1,564	778	224	177	47	22	81	85	-20
23	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	115.4	2022-23	CHA	36	35.2	23.3	6.4	8.4	1.3	0.3	8.2	20.0	41.1	4.0	10.6	37.6	2.8	3.4	83.6	54.1	1.2	5.3	3.6	1,268	838	231	304	46	11	129	118	-150
24	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	115.4	2021-22	CHA	73	33.7	19.3	4.3	4.5	1.3	0.3	7.1	16.0	44.4	3.0	8.1	37.4	2.1	2.4	85.2	56.6	0.8	3.5	1.3	2,458	1,408	315	326	93	25	96	119	+74
25	Kelly Oubre Jr. K. Oubre Jr.	115.3	2022-23	CHA	48	32.2	20.3	5.2	1.1	1.4	0.4	7.4	17.1	43.1	2.3	7.1	31.9	3.3	4.3	76.0	53.4	1.4	3.8	1.3	1,547	972	249	54	68	18	64	141	-278

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.5

Miller

RPG

9.8

Diabaté

APG

5.3

Schröder

Team Rankings

ORTG

100.9

30th

DRTG

109.9

10th

NETRTG

-9.0

24th

3P%

28.7

29th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	DET	@	CHA	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 11/6	BOS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	CHA	@	PHX	9:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

3 - 3

Final

Wizards

3 - 3

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.2

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.8

119.9

119.7

118.9

118.6

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.3

11.1

10.5

9.1

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

282.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

302.5

Dončić

280.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

1-4

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	2.5
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0