highest defense rating nba

Bub Carrington has the highest defensive rating this season, with a 124.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defense rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player NBA this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
124.8
2025-26
73
27.6
10.3
3.5
4.5
0.6
0.2
3.6
8.7
42.1
2.0
4.9
40.0
1.0
1.4
72.3
55.4
0.4
3.1
2.2
2,017
749
259
331
46
15
163
164
-617
2AJ Green
AJ Green
123.4
2025-26
69
28.5
9.5
2.5
1.9
0.5
0.1
3.1
7.5
41.6
2.7
6.7
40.5
0.6
0.7
80.9
61.0
0.3
2.2
0.9
1,964
654
174
131
32
7
59
155
-100
3DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
123.2
2025-26
73
31.6
18.4
3.0
4.2
1.1
0.3
6.5
13.1
49.5
0.6
1.9
30.7
4.9
5.7
86.3
59.2
0.4
2.6
1.2
2,307
1,346
219
304
78
22
91
143
-586
4CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
121.4
2025-26
TOT
69
29.8
18.8
3.4
3.7
0.8
0.4
6.9
15.1
45.4
2.5
6.8
37.0
2.5
3.2
78.1
56.7
0.8
2.6
1.8
2,053
1,296
233
258
53
28
124
130
+30
5Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
121.1
2025-26
74
26.9
13.8
2.6
1.4
0.5
0.1
4.4
9.9
44.9
2.8
6.9
40.9
2.1
2.6
81.0
62.6
0.2
2.4
0.6
1,994
1,021
191
100
37
9
42
93
+192
6Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
120.7
2025-26
68
31.1
17.4
5.6
2.6
0.9
0.1
6.0
13.3
45.1
2.1
5.7
36.2
3.4
4.1
84.5
58.0
1.7
3.9
1.0
2,112
1,186
380
176
64
6
65
86
-157
7Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
120.4
2025-26
69
26.4
12.5
3.2
1.6
0.9
0.1
4.4
10.1
43.1
1.9
5.3
35.3
1.9
2.5
78.4
55.9
0.9
2.3
1.1
1,821
865
220
111
61
9
74
148
-179
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
120.3
2025-26
64
29.0
15.2
5.4
6.7
1.3
0.2
5.6
13.1
42.7
2.0
5.9
33.8
2.0
2.9
69.4
52.8
1.3
4.2
3.3
1,853
971
348
426
83
12
209
147
-456
9Jamal Murray
J. Murray
119.4
2025-26
70
35.2
25.5
4.4
7.2
0.9
0.3
8.8
18.2
48.3
3.2
7.4
42.8
4.7
5.3
88.5
62.0
0.4
4.0
2.3
2,461
1,787
307
501
62
24
160
121
+364
10Max Christie
M. Christie
119.1
2025-26
69
29.4
12.4
3.3
2.0
0.6
0.3
4.3
9.5
45.1
2.4
5.8
41.0
1.5
1.7
88.9
60.6
0.2
3.1
1.3
2,031
859
227
139
41
24
90
95
-302
11Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
118.8
2025-26
75
24.9
13.0
3.6
3.2
1.1
0.3
4.9
11.5
42.9
1.1
3.4
33.3
2.0
2.6
78.2
51.5
0.7
2.9
2.2
1,867
977
267
243
83
25
165
131
-267
12Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
118.7
2025-26
59
33.4
23.7
6.6
3.8
1.1
0.4
8.9
18.5
48.0
1.7
4.7
35.7
4.3
6.2
69.1
55.9
1.4
5.2
2.2
1,970
1,400
389
223
66
25
132
144
-253
13Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
118.6
2025-26
64
35.5
21.7
5.7
3.8
1.5
0.3
7.5
16.0
47.1
3.3
8.7
38.3
3.3
3.8
88.3
61.4
1.0
4.7
1.8
2,272
1,388
365
244
98
22
116
134
-149
14Quentin Grimes
Q. Grimes
118.4
2025-26
67
30.1
13.8
3.7
3.4
0.9
0.4
4.6
10.2
45.2
1.7
5.3
33.1
2.8
3.4
84.0
59.0
0.6
3.1
1.9
2,015
924
247
231
62
26
125
139
+5
15Jarace Walker
J. Walker
118.4
2025-26
73
25.6
11.5
5.1
2.4
0.8
0.3
4.0
9.5
42.1
1.7
4.6
37.6
1.8
2.4
75.3
54.7
0.6
4.5
1.8
1,866
842
372
177
58
24
130
121
-449
16Ryan Rollins
R. Rollins
118.1
2025-26
71
32.0
17.0
4.6
5.6
1.5
0.4
6.5
13.8
46.9
2.5
6.1
40.6
1.6
2.1
78.2
57.9
0.7
3.8
2.7
2,275
1,210
325
396
106
30
193
188
-196
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
117.6
2025-26
57
33.5
25.5
3.9
5.9
0.8
0.3
8.4
18.5
45.0
1.8
5.7
32.2
6.9
8.0
86.8
57.7
0.8
3.2
3.2
1,911
1,452
223
339
47
17
183
150
+186
18Bruce Brown
B. Brown
117.6
2025-26
75
24.4
7.7
3.8
2.1
1.0
0.2
2.9
6.2
47.0
0.7
1.8
38.6
1.1
1.5
76.1
55.7
1.1
2.8
1.1
1,831
575
288
157
73
18
81
174
-99
19Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
117.5
2025-26
66
28.0
11.8
7.0
3.7
0.7
1.2
4.9
8.5
57.1
0.0
0.3
17.6
2.0
3.4
60.8
59.1
2.5
4.5
1.4
1,851
780
462
245
45
76
91
151
-482
20Desmond Bane
D. Bane
117.2
2025-26
73
34.2
20.4
4.2
4.2
1.0
0.4
7.3
15.0
48.6
2.0
5.2
38.9
3.8
4.1
92.6
60.8
1.2
3.0
2.0
2,498
1,488
304
308
75
31
145
228
+86
21James Harden
J. Harden
117.1
2025-26
TOT
64
35.0
24.0
5.0
8.1
1.1
0.4
7.0
16.2
43.4
3.1
8.3
37.4
6.8
7.7
88.6
61.2
0.6
4.4
3.6
2,242
1,534
319
519
73
26
228
128
+131
22Naji Marshall
N. Marshall
117.1
2025-26
71
29.7
15.5
4.7
3.3
1.1
0.1
5.7
11.1
51.6
0.9
2.9
29.5
3.1
4.1
76.4
59.9
0.9
3.8
1.6
2,108
1,100
336
232
76
6
116
136
-184
23Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
117.0
2025-26
68
35.0
26.2
3.4
6.7
0.8
0.1
9.3
20.0
46.4
2.7
7.2
37.0
4.9
5.8
84.6
57.9
0.4
2.9
2.3
2,379
1,782
228
455
52
8
159
156
+348
24Toumani Camara
T. Camara
116.8
2025-26
75
33.2
12.9
5.2
2.5
1.1
0.4
4.6
10.5
43.5
2.5
7.0
36.2
1.2
1.7
70.0
57.1
1.6
3.6
1.8
2,490
969
389
188
81
32
138
218
-32
25Myles Turner
M. Turner
116.7
2025-26
67
27.1
11.9
5.3
1.5
0.7
1.5
4.0
9.1
43.9
2.1
5.5
38.5
1.8
2.5
74.5
58.6
1.0
4.2
1.2
1,817
800
353
98
47
102
81
175
-231
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

16.3

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RPG

7.4

Sarr

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APG

4.5

Carrington

Bub Carrington
Team Rankings

ORTG

111.2

26th

DRTG

122.1

29th

NETRTG

-10.9

30th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
29
44
.397
24.5
12
29
44
.397
24.5
13
Wizards Wizards
17
56
.233
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
16
58
.216
38.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
10:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
7:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

17 - 56

126

Final

131

GSW Warriors

36 - 38

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
49
24
.671
4.5
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.5
6
41
33
.554
13.0
7
41
33
.554
13.0
8
39
34
.534
14.5
9
39
35
.527
15.0
10
39
35
.527
15.0
11
29
44
.397
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
44
.397
24.5
13
17
56
.233
36.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
37.0
15
16
58
.216
38.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.5
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
50
.333
33.5
12
24
49
.329
33.5
13
24
50
.324
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
53
.284
37.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
55
.257
39.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/1
@
108-81
Sun
3/1
@
128-125
Sun
3/1
@
114-101
Mon
3/2
@
109-126
Mon
3/2
@
90-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/28
@
10:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/29
@
5:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM