highest defensive efficiency player

Keyonte George has the highest defensive rating this season, with a 124.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive efficiency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games player this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Keyonte George
K. George
124.0
2025-26
50
33.6
23.9
3.8
6.4
1.1
0.3
7.5
16.3
46.1
2.5
6.7
37.3
6.3
7.1
89.0
61.4
0.5
3.4
3.2
1,682
1,194
191
319
56
14
162
115
-330
2Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
123.9
2025-26
61
27.7
9.9
3.7
4.6
0.7
0.2
3.5
8.8
39.5
2.0
5.1
39.0
1.0
1.3
73.4
52.9
0.5
3.2
2.3
1,692
602
225
280
42
13
140
134
-517
3DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
123.1
2025-26
63
31.8
18.2
3.0
3.9
1.1
0.3
6.3
12.9
49.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
4.9
5.7
86.6
59.2
0.4
2.6
1.1
2,001
1,147
192
247
70
18
69
124
-515
4CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
122.1
2025-26
TOT
57
29.9
18.7
3.4
3.5
0.8
0.4
6.8
15.1
45.2
2.6
6.7
38.0
2.5
3.2
78.0
56.6
0.8
2.7
1.7
1,702
1,068
195
202
43
22
97
106
-110
5AJ Green
AJ Green
122.1
2025-26
56
30.0
10.1
2.6
2.0
0.5
0.1
3.3
7.8
42.6
2.9
7.0
41.9
0.6
0.7
81.6
62.6
0.3
2.3
0.8
1,679
568
145
112
29
5
46
134
+14
6Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
120.8
2025-26
56
30.8
17.3
5.8
2.6
0.9
0.1
5.9
13.1
45.3
2.0
5.7
35.2
3.5
4.1
84.8
58.2
1.6
4.1
0.9
1,727
969
324
145
52
3
52
64
-183
7Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
120.8
2025-26
61
27.4
13.9
2.7
1.3
0.5
0.1
4.5
9.9
45.5
2.8
6.9
40.3
2.0
2.5
82.8
62.9
0.2
2.5
0.5
1,670
846
162
81
32
9
32
72
+139
8Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
120.7
2025-26
47
31.7
17.4
2.8
7.4
0.9
0.1
6.1
13.7
44.1
2.0
5.4
36.9
3.3
4.0
82.1
56.1
0.4
2.4
2.5
1,489
819
133
346
42
7
119
103
-339
9Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
120.3
2025-26
58
28.8
15.3
5.4
6.3
1.3
0.2
5.7
13.2
43.0
2.0
6.0
33.7
1.9
2.7
70.5
53.0
1.3
4.1
3.4
1,671
885
312
367
75
10
198
138
-417
10Noah Clowney
N. Clowney
119.7
2025-26
55
28.1
12.8
4.1
1.7
0.7
0.7
3.9
9.8
40.0
2.1
6.3
33.1
2.9
3.6
79.7
56.1
0.9
3.3
1.6
1,547
703
228
92
41
38
87
149
-222
11Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
119.1
2025-26
54
35.5
22.0
5.7
3.8
1.5
0.3
7.7
16.3
47.5
3.2
8.6
37.9
3.3
3.7
88.9
61.4
1.0
4.6
1.9
1,917
1,186
307
206
82
16
101
114
-212
12Jamal Murray
J. Murray
118.8
2025-26
57
35.2
25.7
4.4
7.3
1.0
0.4
8.9
18.4
48.4
3.2
7.5
42.9
4.6
5.2
87.9
61.9
0.4
4.0
2.4
2,005
1,463
250
415
56
21
138
91
+264
13Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
118.8
2025-26
63
25.6
13.3
3.7
3.2
1.2
0.4
5.0
11.7
42.7
1.1
3.4
33.0
2.1
2.7
79.4
51.4
0.7
3.0
2.3
1,611
835
236
202
75
23
147
113
-249
14Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
118.6
2025-26
59
26.6
12.5
3.3
1.7
0.9
0.1
4.4
10.2
43.0
1.8
5.2
35.1
1.9
2.5
76.9
55.4
0.9
2.4
1.1
1,570
736
196
100
51
8
67
128
-87
15Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
118.6
2025-26
49
32.5
24.1
6.9
3.1
1.0
0.2
8.5
18.3
46.7
3.4
9.2
36.7
3.7
4.3
85.4
59.8
1.3
5.6
2.3
1,591
1,183
339
153
50
11
114
107
-189
16Toumani Camara
T. Camara
118.5
2025-26
62
33.5
13.0
5.3
2.5
1.0
0.4
4.6
10.6
43.3
2.5
7.1
36.1
1.2
1.7
68.5
56.8
1.7
3.6
1.9
2,076
804
328
158
63
26
119
187
-99
17Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
118.5
2025-26
56
26.5
12.9
4.8
2.6
0.6
0.4
4.9
10.1
48.3
1.1
3.3
34.2
2.1
2.9
72.0
57.0
0.9
3.9
1.6
1,486
725
271
143
34
21
89
109
-209
18Quentin Grimes
Q. Grimes
118.1
2025-26
55
29.3
12.4
3.5
3.5
0.9
0.4
4.1
9.2
44.1
1.8
5.3
34.8
2.5
2.9
84.4
59.1
0.6
3.0
1.8
1,612
684
195
190
49
21
100
113
+4
19Max Christie
M. Christie
118.0
2025-26
56
29.8
13.2
3.5
2.2
0.6
0.3
4.6
9.9
45.9
2.4
5.8
41.2
1.7
1.9
87.9
61.2
0.2
3.3
1.2
1,668
738
196
121
31
18
68
79
-208
20Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
117.6
2025-26
55
29.1
12.5
7.1
4.0
0.7
1.2
5.1
8.7
58.7
0.1
0.3
18.8
2.2
3.6
60.9
60.5
2.5
4.7
1.3
1,602
685
393
220
41
65
74
133
-383
21Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
117.5
2025-26
52
33.7
23.9
6.8
3.9
1.1
0.4
9.0
18.6
48.3
1.8
4.9
37.3
4.1
6.0
68.2
56.3
1.5
5.2
2.2
1,752
1,241
351
204
57
23
116
127
-157
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
117.2
2025-26
45
33.3
24.6
3.9
6.1
0.9
0.3
8.1
17.9
45.1
1.7
5.5
31.3
6.6
7.7
86.2
57.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
1,498
1,105
176
276
39
12
147
120
+145
23James Harden
J. Harden
117.2
2025-26
TOT
53
35.0
24.3
4.9
8.1
1.2
0.4
7.1
16.7
42.5
3.0
8.4
36.1
7.1
8.0
89.3
60.3
0.7
4.2
3.7
1,856
1,290
258
429
63
21
195
105
+55
24Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
117.1
2025-26
57
34.6
26.7
3.4
6.2
0.7
0.1
9.5
20.2
47.0
2.9
7.6
37.8
4.9
5.8
84.5
58.8
0.5
2.9
2.2
1,973
1,520
194
352
39
7
128
136
+274
25Bruce Brown
B. Brown
116.9
2025-26
62
25.2
7.6
4.0
2.2
1.1
0.2
2.9
6.3
46.3
0.6
1.7
35.6
1.1
1.5
76.1
54.3
1.2
2.8
1.1
1,562
471
247
136
69
15
70
153
-84
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10.4

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7.2

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ORTG

114.6

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DRTG

122.3

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NETRTG

-7.7

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34.6

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
23
37
.383
23.5
12
21
40
.344
26.0
13
19
44
.302
29.0
14
Jazz Jazz
18
43
.295
29.0
15
14
49
.222
34.0
Schedule
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Wed
3/4
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7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:00 PM
Sat
3/7
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
9:00 PM
Wed
3/11
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

38 - 24

128

Final

125

UTA Jazz

18 - 43

Mon 2 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
.645
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
33
28
.541
12.5
7
32
28
.533
13.0
8
33
29
.532
13.0
9
31
31
.500
15.0
10
31
31
.500
15.0
11
26
34
.433
19.0
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
14
15
46
.246
30.5
15
15
46
.246
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
48
15
.762
2
44
17
.721
3.0
3
38
22
.633
8.5
4
39
23
.629
8.5
5
38
24
.613
9.5
6
37
24
.607
10.0
7
35
26
.574
12.0
8
31
30
.508
16.0
9
29
31
.483
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.5
11
23
37
.383
23.5
12
21
40
.344
26.0
13
19
44
.302
29.0
14
18
43
.295
29.0
15
14
49
.222
34.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/29
@
109-122
Thu
1/29
@
109-99
Thu
1/29
@
131-124
Fri
1/30
@
106-111
Fri
1/30
@
124-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/4
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
9:30 PM