drtg leaders since 2017

Since 2016-17, Hassan Whiteside has the best defensive rating, with a 102.2 rating.

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drtg with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders since 2017
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
102.2
371
25.0
13.0
11.2
0.8
0.5
2.0
5.4
9.4
57.9
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.4
60.8
59.5
3.3
7.9
1.5
9,267
4,817
4,137
291
197
736
556
997
+280
2Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
102.3
171
22.2
9.9
7.4
2.6
0.3
1.0
3.7
7.7
47.7
0.6
1.4
44.3
1.8
2.5
73.0
55.6
1.5
5.8
1.2
3,799
1,685
1,257
440
53
164
205
260
+251
3Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
102.7
663
24.8
11.6
11.6
1.5
1.2
1.1
4.8
9.0
53.1
0.1
0.3
21.6
2.0
3.5
55.6
55.0
3.8
7.8
1.9
16,421
7,681
7,683
1,000
819
706
1,241
1,777
-691
4David Lee
D. Lee
103.0
79
18.7
7.3
5.6
1.6
0.4
0.5
3.1
5.3
59.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
70.8
61.3
1.9
3.7
1.0
1,477
576
441
124
31
40
82
125
+315
5Dwight Howard
D. Howard
103.4
362
23.1
10.6
9.6
1.0
0.6
1.1
4.0
6.6
60.7
0.0
0.1
34.7
2.5
4.5
56.4
61.7
2.9
6.7
1.8
8,364
3,835
3,478
354
214
404
637
1,023
-101
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.9
717
32.5
13.9
12.5
1.5
0.7
2.1
5.2
7.8
67.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.3
64.1
68.4
3.6
8.9
1.7
23,286
9,940
8,974
1,044
517
1,477
1,187
2,013
+3563
7DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
103.9
239
26.8
18.6
9.2
3.5
1.2
1.1
6.3
13.8
45.8
1.4
4.2
34.2
4.5
5.9
75.7
56.6
1.8
7.4
3.1
6,403
4,436
2,191
843
288
258
732
816
+96
8Zaza Pachulia
Z. Pachulia
104.0
207
15.1
5.1
4.8
1.6
0.6
0.3
1.9
3.7
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.7
78.7
58.3
1.6
3.2
1.0
3,118
1,066
996
332
128
67
216
439
+518
9Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
104.4
134
19.3
8.2
2.2
2.6
0.9
0.2
2.8
6.7
41.2
1.1
3.1
36.5
1.5
1.8
82.4
54.3
0.4
1.9
1.5
2,590
1,093
299
346
125
32
201
245
+330
10Derrick Favors
D. Favors
104.5
361
22.3
9.3
6.9
1.1
0.6
1.0
3.9
6.9
56.7
0.1
0.5
21.0
1.3
2.0
65.4
59.4
2.4
4.5
0.9
8,038
3,351
2,478
397
234
354
332
742
+397
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
104.7
181
30.4
23.4
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.4
17.3
48.4
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.6
81.7
59.4
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,499
4,238
1,997
642
206
627
564
414
+642
12Anthony Davis
A. Davis
105.3
547
34.6
25.6
11.2
3.0
1.3
2.2
9.5
18.1
52.4
0.6
2.1
29.6
5.9
7.4
79.8
59.8
2.7
8.5
2.2
18,918
13,987
6,119
1,632
713
1,222
1,200
1,235
+1077
13Tony Allen
T. Allen
105.4
93
23.5
8.0
4.7
1.2
1.4
0.3
3.4
7.4
46.4
0.2
0.7
28.8
1.0
1.6
60.3
49.6
2.0
2.7
1.3
2,186
746
438
107
126
32
119
227
-27
14Amir Johnson
A. Johnson
105.6
205
16.1
5.2
4.1
1.6
0.5
0.6
2.1
3.8
54.9
0.2
0.7
35.5
0.7
1.1
66.4
60.0
1.4
2.7
0.9
3,305
1,063
843
318
112
119
177
502
+146
15Dewayne Dedmon
D. Dedmon
105.8
367
19.0
7.3
6.3
0.9
0.6
0.8
2.9
5.5
52.3
0.5
1.5
33.6
1.0
1.4
75.8
59.9
1.5
4.8
1.1
6,963
2,687
2,320
331
213
291
396
974
-178
16Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
105.9
322
29.6
13.6
6.7
3.9
0.8
1.2
4.9
11.0
44.2
1.3
3.5
37.0
2.6
3.2
80.6
54.8
0.9
5.9
1.9
9,529
4,368
2,173
1,248
265
382
627
812
+267
17Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
105.9
183
28.9
16.5
8.3
2.1
0.7
2.1
6.0
11.3
53.4
1.4
3.9
36.9
3.0
3.8
78.5
63.4
1.7
6.6
1.6
5,287
3,017
1,520
378
119
392
294
427
+1394
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
106.0
657
33.5
28.4
11.2
5.8
1.2
1.3
10.4
18.3
56.6
0.7
2.6
28.6
6.8
9.9
68.7
62.4
2.1
9.1
3.3
22,011
18,626
7,389
3,782
768
829
2,198
1,932
+3446
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
106.1
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,609
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
20DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
106.4
531
22.6
8.3
9.7
1.3
0.4
1.0
3.4
5.0
67.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.5
2.7
56.3
67.0
2.7
7.1
1.4
12,015
4,414
5,158
712
217
505
721
1,100
-363
21Danny Green
D. Green
106.7
430
25.4
8.2
3.4
1.5
1.0
0.7
2.9
7.0
41.4
2.0
5.0
39.6
0.4
0.6
77.9
56.5
0.6
2.7
1.0
10,943
3,546
1,448
640
450
318
410
796
+1628
22Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
106.7
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
7.2
1.5
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
23Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
106.7
426
20.0
7.1
6.7
2.2
0.8
0.9
3.0
5.0
59.6
0.1
0.3
23.9
1.1
1.6
67.5
62.3
2.3
4.4
1.2
8,513
3,016
2,866
923
320
387
494
1,080
+1586
24Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
106.8
395
25.4
12.6
6.7
1.1
0.4
1.2
5.1
10.2
50.1
1.1
3.0
36.1
1.3
1.7
77.7
57.6
1.6
5.1
1.3
10,026
4,974
2,638
440
149
459
516
989
+599
25Ersan Ilyasova
E. Ilyasova
106.9
298
20.9
9.2
5.1
1.1
0.6
0.3
3.3
7.6
44.2
1.2
3.3
36.2
1.4
1.7
79.5
55.6
1.3
3.8
0.9
6,236
2,753
1,519
336
185
89
278
664
+325
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