highest career defensive ratings in nba history

Collin Sexton has the worst career defensive rating, with a 120.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest career defensive ratings with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a player in NBA history
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
120.5
12,687
428
29.6
18.7
2.8
3.7
0.8
0.1
6.8
14.4
47.1
1.5
3.9
38.6
3.6
4.3
84.1
57.3
0.9
1.9
2.3
7,984
1,191
1,594
332
57
1,003
959
-1983
2Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
120.4
10,985
413
26.6
14.9
2.5
3.2
0.5
0.1
5.3
12.3
43.1
2.5
6.5
38.2
1.9
2.1
87.9
56.5
0.3
2.1
1.6
6,158
1,027
1,326
211
52
653
755
-905
3Trae Young
T. Young
118.3
16,760
488
34.3
25.2
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.5
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.8
0.6
2.9
4.2
12,309
1,697
4,787
509
75
2,061
850
-145
4De'Andre Hunter
D. Hunter
117.9
10,425
348
30.0
14.9
4.1
1.6
0.7
0.3
5.2
11.5
45.1
1.8
4.9
36.9
2.7
3.2
82.0
57.4
0.6
3.5
1.4
5,174
1,427
549
240
100
483
956
-139
5Jalen Green
J. Green
117.4
10,069
309
32.6
20.1
4.3
3.3
0.8
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.2
2.5
7.4
34.2
3.6
4.5
79.8
54.3
0.5
3.7
2.4
6,204
1,314
1,034
242
91
731
478
-732
6Jordan Poole
J. Poole
117.0
11,562
419
27.6
16.9
2.7
3.8
0.9
0.3
5.7
13.5
42.1
2.5
7.2
34.5
3.0
3.4
88.1
56.2
0.4
2.3
2.3
7,063
1,122
1,576
358
117
971
1,063
-1060
7Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
116.9
11,154
393
28.4
15.4
5.4
2.1
0.7
0.2
5.7
12.1
47.2
1.5
4.3
35.0
2.5
3.3
76.3
57.0
1.3
4.2
1.3
6,059
2,141
838
275
96
517
752
-1034
8Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
116.9
10,997
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
1.5
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
9Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
116.7
12,392
440
28.2
13.5
2.3
1.5
1.1
0.2
4.8
11.4
42.2
2.4
6.2
38.9
1.5
1.8
82.1
55.5
0.4
2.0
0.7
5,939
1,016
644
501
77
305
694
-260
10Rui Hachimura
R. Hachimura
116.7
10,074
359
28.1
12.9
4.8
1.3
0.6
0.3
5.0
10.1
49.8
1.2
3.0
38.8
1.6
2.1
76.3
58.3
1.0
3.8
0.9
4,626
1,723
457
220
105
324
594
-223
11Coby White
C. White
116.5
12,771
429
29.8
15.3
3.6
3.9
0.7
0.2
5.4
12.5
43.3
2.3
6.3
36.8
2.1
2.5
86.2
56.2
0.4
3.3
1.8
6,560
1,558
1,656
296
72
773
910
-342
12Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
116.4
14,023
501
28.0
11.6
3.4
2.9
0.9
0.4
4.4
9.9
44.2
2.1
5.6
37.3
0.8
1.0
76.6
56.2
0.6
2.8
1.2
5,828
1,700
1,460
459
180
607
1,122
+227
13Malik Monk
M. Monk
116.3
12,435
544
22.9
12.3
2.6
3.1
0.6
0.3
4.4
10.3
43.4
1.8
5.1
35.2
1.6
1.9
84.8
55.5
0.4
2.2
1.6
6,709
1,419
1,706
335
184
866
902
-228
14Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
116.2
11,104
341
32.6
20.3
3.1
4.6
1.0
0.4
7.3
15.8
46.2
2.3
6.0
38.2
3.5
4.0
86.8
58.0
0.3
2.8
1.5
6,926
1,061
1,568
330
128
511
687
+622
15Malik Beasley
M. Beasley
115.9
13,739
578
23.8
11.7
2.8
1.4
0.7
0.1
4.2
9.9
42.6
2.5
6.4
39.1
0.7
1.0
76.9
56.7
0.4
2.4
0.8
6,738
1,612
789
387
67
474
779
+376
16Cedi Osman
C. Osman
115.7
10,815
476
22.7
9.3
3.0
2.0
0.7
0.1
3.4
7.8
43.2
1.5
4.2
35.7
1.1
1.5
71.1
55.0
0.5
2.5
1.0
4,427
1,411
933
312
71
483
908
-1456
17Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
115.7
21,284
776
27.4
15.8
3.3
2.9
0.8
0.2
5.9
13.5
43.6
1.8
5.5
33.5
2.2
2.6
82.9
53.8
0.9
2.4
1.9
12,255
2,569
2,251
623
121
1,443
1,315
-1322
18Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
115.7
14,969
508
29.5
18.5
3.2
5.1
0.7
0.1
6.8
13.9
48.8
1.6
4.2
38.7
3.3
4.0
82.6
59.1
0.5
2.7
1.8
9,409
1,614
2,584
367
49
898
944
+1490
19Bogdan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
115.6
14,552
513
28.4
14.2
3.3
3.2
1.0
0.3
5.1
11.8
43.6
2.4
6.4
38.2
1.4
1.7
84.6
56.5
0.5
2.8
1.4
7,265
1,711
1,648
512
129
732
1,097
+173
20Doug McDermott
D. McDermott
115.6
13,580
698
19.5
8.6
2.1
1.0
0.2
0.1
3.2
6.9
47.1
1.4
3.4
41.1
0.7
0.9
80.4
59.3
0.4
1.7
0.6
6,004
1,455
664
146
63
437
987
-412
21Grayson Allen
G. Allen
115.5
10,729
419
25.6
10.8
3.0
2.1
0.8
0.3
3.6
8.0
45.0
2.2
5.3
41.4
1.4
1.7
85.2
61.8
0.5
2.5
1.0
4,521
1,262
875
319
116
427
677
+450
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
115.5
23,911
695
34.4
24.5
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.4
2.1
6.0
35.3
5.3
6.1
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
17,002
2,813
3,669
597
198
2,116
2,036
+76
23Buddy Hield
B. Hield
115.3
20,651
739
27.9
14.8
4.1
2.5
0.9
0.3
5.4
12.4
43.2
2.9
7.4
39.5
1.1
1.3
85.9
56.9
0.7
3.3
1.6
10,933
3,002
1,816
637
229
1,181
1,482
-657
24Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
115.2
13,903
448
31.0
15.9
6.2
2.7
0.8
0.7
6.0
13.0
45.9
1.8
5.2
33.7
2.3
2.8
82.8
56.3
1.1
5.1
1.6
7,145
2,779
1,221
337
307
713
836
-1427
25Spencer Dinwiddie
S. Dinwiddie
115.1
17,219
621
27.7
13.0
3.0
5.1
0.7
0.3
4.2
10.2
41.4
1.6
4.7
33.3
3.0
3.8
79.6
54.9
0.4
2.6
1.6
8,078
1,851
3,153
448
167
1,007
1,345
-551
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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.9

10th

DRTG

113.7

9th

NETRTG

3.1

11th

3P%

34.3

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0
7
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
14
11
.560
5.5
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
10
Bucks Bucks
10
15
.400
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

12 - 12

99

Final

94

CLE Cavaliers

14 - 11

Sat 6 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
120-133
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
102-126
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/9
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
8:30 PM
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM