denver nuggets players with best defensive rating

Marcus Camby has the lowest career defensive rating for the Nuggets, with a 96.5 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	Marcus Camby M. Camby	96.5	11,777	372	31.7	10.1	11.1	2.5	1.1	3.0	4.1	8.9	46.2	0.0	0.1	20.5	1.8	2.5	71.5	50.2	2.5	8.5	1.5	3,748	4,117	928	418	1,126	560	1,042	+414
2	Chris Andersen C. Andersen	100.2	6,571	378	17.4	5.1	5.1	0.4	0.5	1.7	1.8	3.6	49.8	0.0	0.1	10.0	1.6	2.4	65.1	55.4	1.8	3.4	0.8	1,938	1,940	164	196	624	291	720	+450
3	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	101.5	14,411	391	36.9	12.9	12.3	1.7	0.6	3.8	4.7	8.9	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	5.5	65.0	56.9	3.9	8.4	2.6	5,054	4,811	651	223	1,486	1,016	1,361
4	Nene	102.9	16,445	555	29.6	12.4	7.0	1.8	1.3	0.9	4.6	8.3	56.0	0.0	0.0	8.7	3.1	4.6	67.8	60.2	2.1	4.8	2.0	6,868	3,859	1,014	694	508	1,091	1,864	+1162
5	Raef LaFrentz R. LaFrentz	103.6	6,947	222	31.3	13.2	7.7	1.2	0.5	2.5	5.2	11.2	46.2	0.9	2.4	37.6	2.0	2.9	69.3	53.1	2.2	5.5	1.2	2,939	1,718	272	119	556	262	793	-366
6	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	103.9	11,370	371	30.6	12.3	7.0	1.9	1.2	1.0	5.2	10.4	49.6	0.1	0.3	25.4	1.9	3.1	61.5	52.3	1.7	5.2	1.5	4,553	2,583	690	442	385	571	1,167	+740
7	Bob Wilkerson B. Wilkerson	104.2	7,586	236	32.1	12.1	5.1	4.1	1.4	0.3	5.1	12.0	42.6	0.1	0.5	20.6	1.9	2.6	73.1	46.2	1.2	3.9	2.9	2,865	1,204	966	337	69	683	659
8	Wayne Cooper W. Cooper	104.4	8,433	351	24.0	9.5	7.4	1.0	0.4	2.4	4.0	8.5	46.6	0.0	0.0	23.5	1.5	2.1	73.8	50.3	2.5	4.9	1.4	3,345	2,603	343	131	830	476	1,323
9	Fat Lever F. Lever	104.8	16,867	474	35.6	17.0	7.6	7.5	2.5	0.3	7.0	15.4	45.4	0.2	0.8	30.5	2.9	3.7	78.0	50.2	2.4	5.3	2.3	8,081	3,621	3,566	1,167	133	1,075	1,213
10	James Posey J. Posey	104.9	7,417	261	28.4	9.4	5.1	2.2	1.3	0.5	3.3	8.4	39.8	0.9	2.9	31.2	1.8	2.3	80.9	50.3	1.4	3.7	1.5	2,462	1,322	567	334	118	390	720	-472
11	Eduardo Najera E. Najera	105.3	5,346	243	22.0	6.1	4.5	1.0	0.9	0.5	2.4	4.8	49.4	0.2	0.7	32.8	1.1	1.5	72.3	55.6	1.7	2.8	0.8	1,487	1,097	239	218	114	198	648	+392
12	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	105.5	12,271	361	34.0	18.2	9.0	1.6	0.9	1.7	7.2	14.9	48.6	0.0	0.1	14.0	3.7	5.4	67.9	52.6	2.9	6.1	2.5	6,555	3,231	586	311	604	903	1,257	-890
13	Kenneth Faried K. Faried	105.6	11,000	441	24.9	11.4	8.2	1.0	0.8	0.8	4.6	8.5	54.3	0.0	0.0	10.0	2.2	3.4	65.5	57.3	3.1	5.1	1.3	5,046	3,634	450	334	369	593	1,098	-188
14	Dan Issel D. Issel	105.9	22,342	718	31.1	20.4	7.9	2.5	1.0	0.6	7.6	14.9	50.6	0.0	0.2	25.3	5.3	6.6	79.7	57.2	2.3	5.6	2.0	14,659	5,707	1,804	698	396	1,281	2,022
15	Danny Schayes D. Schayes	106.4	11,096	536	20.7	9.4	5.8	1.1	0.5	0.9	3.0	5.9	51.1	0.0	0.0	16.7	3.3	4.1	80.9	60.6	1.8	3.9	1.5	5,029	3,086	605	274	470	808	1,922
16	David Thompson D. Thompson	106.5	13,801	415	33.3	23.7	3.9	3.4	1.0	0.9	8.9	17.5	50.6	0.1	0.4	29.2	5.9	7.6	77.6	56.7	1.5	2.4	2.8	9,834	1,607	1,396	402	361	939	1,115
17	Robert Pack R. Pack	106.6	5,365	259	20.7	9.4	2.1	4.9	1.1	0.1	3.3	7.5	44.5	0.2	0.5	35.0	2.5	3.3	76.8	52.6	0.5	1.6	2.5	2,427	533	1,274	288	26	658	544	-117
18	Reggie Williams R. Williams	106.7	12,556	419	30.0	14.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	0.8	5.6	12.6	44.6	0.7	2.4	30.3	2.2	2.8	78.9	51.2	1.5	3.1	1.9	5,934	1,923	1,222	632	328	781	1,432
19	Andre Miller A. Miller	106.8	13,979	447	31.3	12.0	3.8	6.7	1.2	0.2	4.4	9.6	46.4	0.2	0.7	22.8	2.9	3.7	80.0	53.5	1.1	2.7	2.6	5,354	1,691	2,978	557	82	1,143	993	+870
20	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	107.1	11,352	343	33.1	15.2	7.9	2.2	0.8	0.9	5.9	12.8	45.9	0.5	1.5	31.9	2.9	4.0	73.0	52.0	2.5	5.4	2.0	5,201	2,695	740	281	319	703	1,179	-806
21	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	107.1	20,521	564	36.4	24.8	6.3	3.1	1.1	0.5	8.8	19.3	45.9	0.7	2.3	31.1	6.4	7.9	80.3	54.4	2.0	4.4	3.1	13,970	3,566	1,729	634	260	1,726	1,693	+1230
22	JR Smith	107.9	9,187	372	24.7	13.7	3.1	2.2	1.0	0.2	4.8	11.0	43.8	2.1	5.4	38.2	2.0	2.7	74.1	56.2	0.5	2.6	1.6	5,084	1,148	804	380	71	586	828	+1170
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	108.1	25,904	810	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.1	1.1	3.2	36.2	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.1	2.7	8.4	3.0	18,009	8,977	6,080	1,041	589	2,419	2,168	+4626
24	Calvin Natt C. Natt	108.2	5,385	189	28.5	17.8	6.3	2.4	0.8	0.3	6.8	13.0	52.3	0.0	0.1	18.2	4.2	5.4	79.0	58.1	2.0	4.3	1.9	3,369	1,193	458	153	50	362	383
25	Blair Rasmussen B. Rasmussen	108.2	9,158	429	21.3	10.1	6.0	0.8	0.4	1.0	4.4	9.2	47.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	1.3	1.7	76.9	50.3	1.9	4.1	0.9	4,319	2,558	355	170	426	397	1,329

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Marcus Camby has the lowest career defensive rating for the Nuggets, with a 96.5 rating.

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27.7

12.9

10.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule