highest defense ratings on pelicans

Jordan Poole has the worst defensive rating for the Pelicans this season, with a 122.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defense ratings with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player on pelicans this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jordan Poole
J. Poole
122.8
2025-26
32
24.8
14.0
2.1
3.1
0.6
0.3
4.3
11.7
37.2
2.5
7.5
33.8
2.8
3.1
88.0
53.5
0.3
1.8
1.7
792
447
66
100
20
10
55
75
-96
2Bryce McGowens
B. McGowens
122.1
2025-26
36
20.6
8.1
2.0
1.4
0.6
0.1
2.7
5.6
48.5
0.9
2.2
42.3
1.7
2.3
74.4
60.9
0.3
1.7
0.4
742
290
73
52
23
5
15
73
-62
3Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
120.9
2025-26
53
30.6
17.2
5.8
2.5
0.9
0.1
5.9
12.9
45.5
2.0
5.6
35.5
3.5
4.0
86.0
58.6
1.6
4.2
0.9
1,622
913
308
134
48
3
46
62
-172
4Jose Alvarado
J. Alvarado
120.3
2025-26
41
21.9
7.9
2.8
3.1
0.9
0.1
2.9
6.8
41.8
1.7
4.7
36.3
0.5
0.6
83.3
55.8
0.4
2.4
1.1
896
324
114
128
37
4
47
80
-84
5Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
119.5
2025-26
44
29.9
21.9
6.0
3.5
1.1
0.6
8.2
14.0
58.5
0.0
0.1
25.0
5.5
7.7
71.4
63.0
2.3
3.7
2.2
1,317
963
262
154
48
27
95
101
-105
6Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
119.3
2025-26
52
35.6
22.1
5.7
3.8
1.5
0.3
7.8
16.3
47.6
3.2
8.6
37.8
3.3
3.7
89.2
61.6
1.1
4.7
1.8
1,853
1,149
297
199
78
16
95
110
-190
7Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
118.8
2025-26
60
25.5
13.1
3.7
3.2
1.3
0.3
5.0
11.7
42.5
1.0
3.3
31.8
2.1
2.7
78.3
50.7
0.7
3.0
2.2
1,532
784
222
191
75
19
133
105
-261
8Yves Missi
Y. Missi
118.5
2025-26
47
19.3
5.6
5.6
1.2
0.3
1.4
2.4
4.5
53.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.4
56.9
55.1
2.9
2.7
0.8
907
263
265
57
15
64
36
81
+12
9Herbert Jones
H. Jones
118.4
2025-26
37
28.9
8.9
3.4
2.8
1.7
0.5
3.2
8.4
38.6
1.3
4.5
29.7
1.1
1.3
81.3
49.4
0.8
2.6
1.3
1,069
328
127
102
62
18
49
120
-61
10Derik Queen
D. Queen
115.3
2025-26
59
25.7
12.1
7.3
4.0
1.0
0.9
4.6
9.5
48.8
0.3
1.0
27.1
2.6
3.3
77.0
55.1
1.7
5.5
2.4
1,518
715
429
235
60
53
141
168
-235
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.1

Murphy

Trey Murphy III

RPG

7.3

Queen

Derik Queen

APG

4.0

Queen

Derik Queen
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.9

23rd

DRTG

119.1

27th

NETRTG

-5.2

25th

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
37
.362
23.0
13
18
41
.305
26.5
14
Pelicans Pelicans
18
42
.300
27.0
15
14
47
.230
31.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
9:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
10:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

18 - 42

129

Final

118

UTA Jazz

18 - 41

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.0
7
31
27
.534
12.5
8
31
29
.517
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.0
10
29
31
.483
15.5
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
36
.400
20.5
13
16
42
.276
27.5
14
15
43
.259
28.5
15
15
45
.250
29.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
43
16
.729
1.5
3
37
21
.638
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
37
23
.617
8.0
6
34
24
.586
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.0
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
29
31
.483
16.0
10
27
31
.466
17.0
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
37
.362
23.0
13
18
41
.305
26.5
14
18
42
.300
27.0
15
14
47
.230
31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
1/25
@
116-132
Sun
1/25
@
94-102
Sun
1/25
@
129-118
Sun
1/25
@
99-108
Sun
1/25
@
83-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
7:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM