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Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

Career

Giannis Antetokounmpo	Stats	Nikola Jokić
106.0	Defensive Rating	108.1

Giannis Antetokounmpo	Biography and accolades	Nikola Jokić
Power forward	Position	Center
Dec 6, 1994 (31)	Birth date	Feb 19, 1995 (31)
6′11″	Height	6′11″
250 lb	Weight	284 lb
Heat	Current Team	Nuggets

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Heat · PF

Nikola Jokić

Nuggets · C

Career

Giannis Antetokounmpo	Stats	Nikola Jokić
6-10	Record	10-6
111.4	Defensive Rating	109.2

Giannis Antetokounmpo game log vs. Nikola Jokić

	NAME	DATE	DRTG	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11/11/2015	114.5	MIL	@	DEN	29	12	7	5	0	2	6	12	50.0	0	3	0.0	0	0		50.0	1	6	3	5	-26
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11/30/2015	83.9	MIL	vs	DEN	20	9	6	0	0	1	3	10	30.0	0	2	0.0	3	4	75.0	38.3	2	4	2	3	+4
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2/3/2017	111.8	MIL	@	DEN	35	23	8	5	2	2	9	13	69.2	1	3	33.3	4	4	100.0	77.9	0	8	5	5	-12
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	3/1/2017	119.5	MIL	vs	DEN	34	15	9	4	0	3	5	13	38.5	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	48.0	2	7	6	3	-7
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2/15/2018	129.3	MIL	vs	DEN	39	36	11	13	0	3	14	21	66.7	1	2	50.0	7	12	58.3	68.5	3	8	6	2	-3
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	4/1/2018	112.2	MIL	@	DEN	33	18	12	6	1	0	7	13	53.8	1	2	50.0	3	6	50.0	57.5	2	10	4	6	+8
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11/11/2018	114.9	MIL	@	DEN	36	22	9	8	2	1	11	16	68.8	0	1	0.0	0	5	0.0	60.4	0	9	3	2	+8
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11/19/2018	95.6	MIL	vs	DEN	39	29	12	6	2	0	13	25	52.0	0	6	0.0	3	6	50.0	52.5	3	9	4	3	+11
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1/31/2020	111.1	MIL	vs	DEN	32	31	16	9	1	2	11	27	40.7	1	5	20.0	8	12	66.7	48.0	5	11	2	1	-7
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2/8/2021	112.3	MIL	@	DEN	34	30	9	0	0	3	11	23	47.8	2	5	40.0	6	8	75.0	56.6	2	7	2	1	+7
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	3/2/2021	125.1	MIL	vs	DEN	33	27	8	3	1	2	10	15	66.7	0	3	0.0	7	10	70.0	69.6	0	8	3	4	-5
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1/30/2022	139.7	MIL	vs	DEN	31	29	9	2	1	1	9	19	47.4	1	5	20.0	10	15	66.7	56.6	2	7	1	1	-15
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	3/25/2023	115.0	MIL	@	DEN	32	31	9	4	4	0	13	22	59.1	0	3	0.0	5	7	71.4	61.8	1	8	4	2	-15
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1/29/2024	110.9	MIL	@	DEN	37	29	12	4	1	1	11	19	57.9	1	1	100.0	6	11	54.5	60.8	2	10	2	4	-3
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2/12/2024	77.0	MIL	vs	DEN	30	36	18	5	3	2	14	19	73.7	0	0		8	14	57.1	71.5	4	14	2	2	+18
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2/27/2025	98.0	MIL	vs	DEN	33	28	19	7	0	1	11	23	47.8	1	2	50.0	5	8	62.5	52.8	2	17	2	3	+8
	Total		111.4				528	405	174	81	18	24	158	290	54.5	9	44	20.5	80	128	62.5	58.5	31	143	51	47	-29
	Average		111.4				33.0	25.3	10.9	5.1	1.1	1.5	9.9	18.1	54.5	0.6	2.8	20.5	5.0	8.0	62.5	58.5	1.9	8.9	3.2	2.9	-1.8

Summary

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a lower career defensive rating than Nikola Jokić, 106.0 to 108.1.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

120.4

120.3

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

1-10

1-8

2-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

37.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.6

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.6

Wagner

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	7	3	.700	2.0
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5