
Karl-Anthony Towns had the lowest defensive rating in the Eastern Conference this season, with a 109.6 rating.
Interpreted as:
defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders this season in the east| 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 | K. Towns | 109.6 | 2025-26 | 75 | 31.0 | 20.1 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 50.1 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 36.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 85.8 | 61.9 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 2,322 | 1,504 | 889 | 226 | 65 | 40 | 187 | 255 | +378 | ||
| 2 | C. Cunningham | 110.1 | 2025-26 | 64 | 33.9 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 18.6 | 46.1 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 34.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 81.2 | 56.4 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2,172 | 1,531 | 355 | 634 | 92 | 54 | 236 | 196 | +518 | ||
| 3 | S. Barnes | 110.1 | 2025-26 | 80 | 33.5 | 18.1 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 14.0 | 50.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 30.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 81.5 | 57.7 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 2,681 | 1,448 | 600 | 474 | 114 | 116 | 210 | 211 | +266 | ||
| 4 | J. Johnson | 111.4 | 2025-26 | 72 | 35.2 | 22.5 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 17.1 | 48.9 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 35.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 78.8 | 58.1 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 2,532 | 1,621 | 740 | 566 | 89 | 31 | 244 | 151 | +187 | ||
| 5 | B. Adebayo | 111.5 | 2025-26 | 73 | 32.4 | 20.1 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 15.7 | 44.2 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 31.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 77.8 | 55.1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 2,365 | 1,468 | 732 | 232 | 86 | 49 | 120 | 122 | +331 | ||
| 6 | O. Okongwu | 112.0 | 2025-26 | 74 | 31.0 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 48.0 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 37.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 75.7 | 59.2 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 2,297 | 1,123 | 562 | 231 | 82 | 79 | 127 | 243 | +109 | ||
| 7 | OG Anunoby | 112.1 | 2025-26 | 67 | 33.2 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 12.0 | 48.4 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 38.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 82.8 | 62.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2,224 | 1,118 | 351 | 145 | 104 | 48 | 123 | 164 | +407 | ||
| 8 | D. Daniels | 112.3 | 2025-26 | 76 | 33.2 | 11.9 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 51.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 18.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 61.5 | 54.2 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 2,520 | 901 | 520 | 449 | 149 | 31 | 135 | 166 | +306 | ||
| 9 | E. Mobley | 112.5 | 2025-26 | 65 | 31.9 | 18.2 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 13.2 | 54.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 29.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 60.6 | 59.6 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 2,074 | 1,180 | 586 | 234 | 48 | 113 | 122 | 159 | +224 | ||
| 10 | J. Brown | 112.7 | 2025-26 | 71 | 34.4 | 28.7 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 21.7 | 47.7 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 34.7 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 79.5 | 57.3 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 2,443 | 2,038 | 492 | 364 | 72 | 27 | 259 | 191 | +321 | ||
| 11 | D. White | 113.1 | 2025-26 | 77 | 34.1 | 16.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 39.4 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 32.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 90.2 | 52.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2,625 | 1,267 | 339 | 414 | 88 | 98 | 134 | 119 | +598 | ||
| 12 | L. Ball | 113.7 | 2025-26 | 72 | 28.0 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 17.3 | 40.7 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 36.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 89.9 | 54.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2,017 | 1,445 | 347 | 514 | 87 | 17 | 202 | 195 | +416 | ||
| 13 | M. Bridges | 113.9 | 2025-26 | 82 | 32.8 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 11.7 | 49.0 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 37.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 82.7 | 58.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2,692 | 1,181 | 312 | 304 | 107 | 62 | 83 | 160 | +298 | ||
| 14 | W. Carter Jr. | 114.0 | 2025-26 | 78 | 29.3 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 51.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 31.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 79.2 | 61.7 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 2,288 | 922 | 577 | 154 | 60 | 49 | 100 | 267 | +90 | ||
| 15 | P. Banchero | 114.3 | 2025-26 | 72 | 34.8 | 22.2 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 16.0 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 30.5 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 77.5 | 56.6 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 2,502 | 1,599 | 604 | 373 | 51 | 40 | 222 | 144 | -3 | ||
| 16 | I. Quickley | 114.5 | 2025-26 | 70 | 31.9 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 12.9 | 44.3 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 37.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 82.1 | 57.7 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2,231 | 1,150 | 282 | 415 | 92 | 5 | 102 | 141 | +120 | ||
| 17 | B. Ingram | 114.5 | 2025-26 | 77 | 33.8 | 21.5 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 47.7 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 38.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 82.0 | 57.3 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2,604 | 1,655 | 430 | 284 | 58 | 55 | 187 | 148 | +43 | ||
| 18 | A. Wiggins | 114.9 | 2025-26 | 68 | 30.3 | 15.4 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 12.1 | 47.5 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 41.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 78.4 | 58.6 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2,063 | 1,045 | 329 | 182 | 76 | 69 | 103 | 156 | +9 | ||
| 19 | D. Robinson | 115.1 | 2025-26 | 77 | 27.4 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 45.6 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 41.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 75.5 | 62.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2,113 | 939 | 205 | 159 | 44 | 22 | 54 | 168 | +536 | ||
| 20 | M. Bridges | 115.6 | 2025-26 | 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 | N. Alexander-Walker | 115.7 | 2025-26 | 78 | 33.4 | 20.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 15.3 | 45.9 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 39.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 90.2 | 61.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2,603 | 1,624 | 268 | 286 | 102 | 42 | 162 | 173 | +244 | ||
| 22 | D. Mitchell | 115.7 | 2025-26 | 70 | 33.5 | 27.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 20.0 | 48.3 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 36.4 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 86.5 | 61.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2,342 | 1,952 | 316 | 398 | 104 | 20 | 198 | 163 | +370 | ||
| 23 | T. Maxey | 115.7 | 2025-26 | 70 | 38.0 | 28.3 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 21.4 | 46.2 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 36.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 89.2 | 58.8 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2,661 | 1,980 | 290 | 461 | 130 | 55 | 171 | 151 | +113 | ||
| 24 | VJ Edgecombe | 116.4 | 2025-26 | 75 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 43.8 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 35.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 81.8 | 54.0 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2,623 | 1,199 | 423 | 315 | 107 | 39 | 137 | 214 | +57 | ||
| 25 | K. Knueppel | 116.4 | 2025-26 | 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 | ||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 22 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |