highest def rtg in 2022

Jalen Green had the worst defensive rating in 2021-22, with a 120.2 rating in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
highest def rtg with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in 2022
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jalen Green
J. Green
120.2
2021-22
67
31.9
17.3
3.4
2.6
0.7
0.3
6.1
14.2
42.6
2.3
6.8
34.3
2.8
3.5
79.7
54.7
0.5
2.9
2.0
2,138
1,157
226
176
44
18
135
103
-519
2Davion Mitchell
D. Mitchell
118.5
2021-22
75
27.7
11.5
2.2
4.2
0.7
0.3
4.7
11.2
41.8
1.3
4.3
31.6
0.7
1.1
65.9
48.9
0.4
1.8
1.5
2,076
861
166
313
55
24
114
141
-273
3Justin Holiday
J. Holiday
118.3
2021-22
TOT
74
27.8
10.1
2.6
1.7
0.8
0.4
3.5
8.9
39.4
2.4
6.5
36.7
0.7
0.8
80.6
54.3
0.4
2.2
0.9
2,057
749
190
128
57
33
70
154
-204
4Trae Young
T. Young
117.8
2021-22
76
34.9
28.4
3.7
9.7
0.9
0.1
9.4
20.3
46.0
3.1
8.0
38.2
6.6
7.3
90.4
60.3
0.7
3.1
4.0
2,652
2,155
284
737
72
7
303
128
+158
5Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
117.6
2021-22
77
33.6
16.4
5.6
2.4
0.7
0.2
5.1
10.8
46.9
1.8
4.7
39.4
4.4
5.4
82.6
62.3
1.1
4.5
1.5
2,587
1,265
432
186
53
14
118
94
-374
6Patty Mills
P. Mills
117.5
2021-22
81
29.0
11.4
1.9
2.3
0.6
0.2
4.0
9.8
40.8
2.8
7.0
40.0
0.6
0.7
81.4
56.3
0.2
1.7
0.9
2,345
923
156
183
51
17
73
112
+117
7Buddy Hield
B. Hield
117.2
2021-22
TOT
81
30.9
15.6
4.4
2.8
0.9
0.3
5.5
13.6
40.6
3.2
8.8
36.6
1.4
1.6
87.4
54.8
0.8
3.5
1.9
2,499
1,265
353
229
73
25
153
184
-164
8CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
117.0
2021-22
TOT
62
34.6
22.1
4.3
5.1
1.1
0.4
8.6
18.8
46.0
2.9
7.6
38.8
1.9
2.7
68.2
55.3
0.9
3.5
2.0
2,145
1,370
269
315
70
22
127
121
-69
9Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
117.0
2021-22
74
29.6
12.1
3.4
2.7
0.7
0.4
4.7
10.3
45.4
2.2
5.6
38.9
0.6
0.7
80.8
57.0
0.4
3.0
1.2
2,188
892
254
203
55
26
91
185
+168
10De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
116.8
2021-22
59
35.3
23.2
3.9
5.6
1.2
0.4
8.7
18.5
47.3
1.3
4.2
29.7
4.4
5.9
75.0
54.9
0.4
3.5
2.8
2,083
1,367
231
330
68
25
168
172
-193
11Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
116.3
2021-22
78
26.4
11.8
5.4
2.8
0.9
0.5
4.7
9.3
49.8
0.8
2.6
31.2
1.7
2.4
70.7
56.7
1.7
3.7
1.8
2,056
919
420
222
72
41
139
286
-406
12Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
116.1
2021-22
67
34.7
24.4
4.6
4.5
0.6
0.3
8.4
17.7
47.6
2.8
7.1
38.9
4.8
5.6
85.3
60.5
0.3
4.3
2.6
2,328
1,635
308
303
41
23
171
120
-26
13Devonte' Graham
D. Graham
116.1
2021-22
76
28.4
11.9
2.3
4.2
0.9
0.2
3.9
10.7
36.3
2.5
7.4
34.1
1.6
1.8
84.3
51.4
0.5
1.8
1.4
2,161
902
177
316
71
12
105
95
+40
14Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
115.8
2021-22
82
33.0
16.1
5.4
2.8
0.9
0.2
5.5
13.9
39.6
2.6
7.4
34.6
2.6
3.1
82.7
52.9
1.3
4.1
1.2
2,704
1,321
441
233
73
16
96
128
-499
15Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
K. Caldwell-Pope
115.6
2021-22
77
30.2
13.2
3.4
1.9
1.1
0.3
4.7
10.8
43.5
2.1
5.3
39.0
1.8
2.0
89.0
56.8
0.5
2.9
1.3
2,329
1,018
261
145
83
26
97
139
-228
16Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
115.4
2021-22
77
27.4
8.8
2.8
3.3
0.8
0.4
3.6
6.9
52.0
0.9
2.4
37.6
0.7
1.0
67.9
59.6
0.4
2.4
1.4
2,110
679
214
256
60
29
108
182
-199
17Malik Monk
M. Monk
115.4
2021-22
76
28.1
13.8
3.4
2.9
0.8
0.4
5.1
10.9
47.3
2.3
5.8
39.1
1.2
1.5
79.5
59.7
0.5
2.9
1.6
2,138
1,048
256
218
61
29
122
138
+53
18Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
115.4
2021-22
73
33.7
19.3
4.3
4.5
1.3
0.3
7.1
16.0
44.4
3.0
8.1
37.4
2.1
2.4
85.2
56.6
0.8
3.5
1.3
2,458
1,408
315
326
93
25
96
119
+74
19DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
115.3
2021-22
76
36.1
27.9
5.2
4.9
0.9
0.3
10.2
20.2
50.4
0.7
1.9
35.2
6.8
7.8
87.7
59.0
0.7
4.4
2.4
2,743
2,118
392
374
68
24
181
178
+77
20Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
115.1
2021-22
TOT
77
35.0
15.3
4.0
8.2
1.7
0.6
5.6
11.8
47.3
2.1
5.1
41.4
2.1
2.5
84.2
59.5
0.8
3.2
2.6
2,693
1,181
311
628
134
49
199
121
-327
21Monté Morris
M. Morris
115.1
2021-22
75
29.9
12.6
3.0
4.4
0.7
0.2
5.0
10.3
48.4
1.7
4.2
39.5
1.0
1.1
86.9
58.3
0.4
2.7
1.0
2,239
945
226
333
56
14
78
92
+282
22Seth Curry
S. Curry
115.0
2021-22
TOT
64
33.3
15.0
3.1
3.6
0.8
0.2
5.6
11.5
48.7
2.5
5.8
42.2
1.3
1.5
87.2
61.5
0.3
2.8
1.7
2,134
960
200
230
53
14
109
148
+192
23D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
114.9
2021-22
65
31.9
18.1
3.3
7.1
1.0
0.3
6.2
15.0
41.1
2.7
8.0
34.0
3.0
3.7
82.5
54.4
0.4
2.9
2.5
2,076
1,176
216
460
62
22
165
130
+211
24Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
114.7
2021-22
75
35.3
17.5
3.2
4.3
0.7
0.4
6.4
13.3
48.5
1.8
4.1
42.7
2.8
3.3
86.6
59.4
0.3
2.9
1.2
2,650
1,311
240
321
55
32
88
156
+192
25Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
114.5
2021-22
69
30.9
18.1
4.3
1.7
0.5
0.0
6.1
13.4
45.5
2.6
6.8
38.7
3.2
3.8
85.8
59.9
0.8
3.4
1.7
2,131
1,248
296
120
34
1
118
116
+218
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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8.5

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.645
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
6
.800
2
21
9
.700
3.0
3
18
11
.621
5.5
4
18
13
.581
6.5
5
16
12
.571
7.0
6
17
13
.567
7.0
7
17
15
.531
8.0
8
16
15
.516
8.5
9
14
15
.483
9.5
10
15
17
.469
10.0
11
12
18
.400
12.0
12
10
20
.333
14.0
13
9
19
.321
14.0
14
6
24
.200
18.0
15
5
23
.179
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
7
.767
2.5
3
22
8
.733
3.5
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
20
11
.645
6.0
6
18
10
.643
6.5
7
16
13
.552
9.0
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
14
16
.467
11.5
10
12
18
.400
13.5
11
12
20
.375
14.5
12
10
19
.345
15.0
13
8
21
.276
17.0
14
8
23
.258
18.0
15
7
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.233
18.5

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Scores

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99-110
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11/23
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113-100
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11/23
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102-106
Sun
11/23
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115-103
Sun
11/23
@
125-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
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12/26
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Sat
12/27
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Sat
12/27
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7:00 PM