Between the 2009-10 and 2018-19 seasons, Collin Sexton had the highest defensive rating, with a 121.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

highest defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 2010s

	NAME	DRTG	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	121.0	82	31.8	16.7	2.9	3.0	0.5	0.1	6.3	14.7	43.0	1.5	3.6	40.2	2.6	3.1	83.9	52.0	0.7	2.2	2.3	2,605	1,371	236	243	44	6	185	186	-672
2	Cedi Osman C. Osman	117.1	137	22.7	9.0	3.5	1.7	0.6	0.1	3.3	7.5	43.7	1.2	3.4	35.1	1.2	1.7	73.6	54.4	0.5	3.0	1.1	3,116	1,229	477	236	82	14	146	273	-601
3	Trae Young T. Young	116.8	81	30.9	19.1	3.7	8.1	0.9	0.2	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	53.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	2,503	1,549	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
4	Frank Jackson F. Jackson	116.6	61	19.2	8.1	2.2	1.1	0.4	0.0	3.2	7.3	43.4	0.9	2.8	31.4	0.9	1.2	74.0	51.7	0.4	1.8	0.8	1,169	495	134	69	25	2	48	92	-135
5	Allonzo Trier A. Trier	116.3	64	22.8	10.9	3.1	1.9	0.4	0.2	3.6	8.1	44.8	0.8	2.1	39.4	2.8	3.5	80.3	56.4	0.5	2.6	1.8	1,458	695	197	119	28	14	116	117	-205
6	Kevin Huerter K. Huerter	116.2	75	27.3	9.7	3.3	2.9	0.9	0.3	3.7	8.8	41.9	1.8	4.7	38.5	0.5	0.7	73.2	53.3	0.8	2.5	1.5	2,048	727	245	214	65	25	109	155	-122
7	Kevin Knox II K. Knox II	115.7	75	28.8	12.8	4.5	1.1	0.6	0.3	4.5	12.2	37.0	1.7	4.9	34.3	2.2	3.0	71.7	47.5	0.8	3.7	1.5	2,158	963	335	82	43	24	114	175	-637
8	Devin Booker D. Booker	115.3	272	32.9	21.4	3.5	4.2	0.8	0.3	7.4	16.9	43.7	1.9	5.5	35.4	4.6	5.4	85.4	55.3	0.5	3.0	3.2	8,946	5,820	945	1,154	219	68	859	835	-1288
9	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	115.1	82	29.5	8.3	3.2	2.1	1.6	0.5	3.0	6.9	43.0	1.3	3.8	33.5	1.2	1.4	80.5	55.6	0.7	2.5	0.9	2,417	684	264	173	129	38	70	201	-386
10	Ryan Arcidiacono R. Arcidiacono	114.9	105	21.6	5.6	2.3	2.9	0.7	0.0	1.9	4.4	44.4	0.9	2.4	36.3	0.9	1.0	87.0	58.4	0.3	2.1	0.7	2,265	592	244	304	78	4	76	189	-274
11	Landry Shamet L. Shamet	114.9	79	22.8	9.1	1.7	1.5	0.5	0.1	3.0	7.1	43.1	2.1	5.0	42.2	0.9	1.2	80.6	60.4	0.3	1.4	0.6	1,802	722	134	117	37	10	45	155	+63
12	Damyean Dotson D. Dotson	114.8	117	21.2	8.2	3.0	1.4	0.6	0.1	3.1	7.3	42.1	1.3	3.5	36.1	0.8	1.0	73.6	52.7	0.4	2.6	0.8	2,478	961	346	166	70	12	88	169	-365
13	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	114.7	382	27.6	14.7	3.2	2.7	0.9	0.1	5.7	12.8	44.5	1.4	4.1	33.5	1.9	2.4	81.5	53.0	0.9	2.4	1.7	10,532	5,621	1,237	1,028	342	46	657	646	-1682
14	Justin Jackson J. Jackson	114.4	149	20.9	7.0	2.7	1.1	0.4	0.2	2.7	6.1	44.5	1.0	2.9	33.5	0.6	0.8	76.5	54.3	0.5	2.2	0.5	3,120	1,036	399	170	60	27	69	180	-287
15	Sonny Weems S. Weems	114.3	171	19.2	6.8	2.3	1.5	0.5	0.2	3.0	6.3	46.8	0.2	0.7	29.1	0.7	1.0	71.7	50.6	0.5	1.8	1.1	3,280	1,170	398	254	83	28	192	260	-493
16	Dragan Bender D. Bender	114.2	171	20.3	5.3	3.8	1.2	0.3	0.6	1.9	4.9	39.4	1.0	3.1	32.1	0.4	0.7	64.7	50.8	0.6	3.2	1.1	3,469	907	647	209	50	97	181	330	-656
17	Darius Miller D. Miller	114.1	253	20.4	6.0	1.7	1.4	0.4	0.2	2.1	4.9	41.8	1.3	3.4	38.2	0.6	0.7	83.0	57.2	0.2	1.5	0.6	5,161	1,524	423	346	110	61	163	510	-21
18	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	114.0	400	36.0	19.4	4.3	2.2	1.0	0.6	7.2	16.3	44.0	1.1	3.2	33.2	4.0	5.5	73.5	52.0	1.3	3.0	2.1	14,384	7,768	1,703	867	407	225	822	854	-492
19	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	113.9	293	29.9	16.1	3.4	3.5	0.8	0.2	5.8	13.1	44.6	1.6	4.2	37.3	2.8	3.4	82.4	55.1	0.4	3.0	2.4	8,772	4,710	990	1,021	248	67	691	650	-1424
20	Trenton Hassell T. Hassell	113.9	52	21.3	4.5	2.9	1.0	0.3	0.2	1.7	4.2	41.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	1.3	75.4	46.5	1.1	1.8	0.9	1,106	232	152	50	17	9	47	91	-354
21	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	113.8	73	21.8	9.3	2.3	3.2	0.5	0.1	3.6	7.7	46.7	0.9	2.5	34.8	1.2	1.6	72.5	54.9	0.3	2.0	1.2	1,591	678	169	230	37	4	88	127	-83
22	Jonny Flynn J. Flynn	113.5	163	22.9	9.2	1.9	3.9	0.7	0.0	3.4	8.5	40.0	0.7	2.1	33.8	1.7	2.2	80.9	49.0	0.3	1.6	2.3	3,738	1,504	307	634	122	7	382	179	-935
23	Malik Monk M. Monk	113.5	136	15.5	7.9	1.5	1.5	0.4	0.2	2.8	7.4	37.6	1.4	4.2	33.5	0.9	1.0	87.1	50.1	0.2	1.3	1.0	2,111	1,074	203	208	57	28	135	166	-234
24	Josh Jackson J. Jackson	113.3	156	25.3	12.3	4.5	1.9	1.0	0.6	4.7	11.4	41.5	0.8	2.8	29.4	2.1	3.2	65.0	48.3	1.0	3.4	2.0	3,946	1,922	698	302	154	91	319	427	-961
25	Frank Ntilikina F. Ntilikina	113.2	121	21.6	5.9	2.2	3.1	0.8	0.3	2.3	6.5	35.4	0.7	2.2	30.5	0.6	0.8	73.5	43.0	0.4	1.8	1.5	2,610	709	264	371	95	32	187	285	-286

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.6

Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Mobley

APG

5.9

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

114.2

13th

NETRTG

4.2

9th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.5
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.5
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	9.0
6	76ers	31	26	.544	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 2/27	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

36 - 22

113

Final

121

Thunder

44 - 14

Sun 22 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.8

119.6

119.3

118.4

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.1

111.5

112.1

112.6

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.2

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

12-46

15-43

15-41

16-42

16-40

18-39

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

Maxey

2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

Johnson

2,792

Jokić

2,765.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-22

35-22-1

34-24

32-24

31-24

32-24

Worst Record ATS

22-36

24-34

23-32-1

24-32

25-33

24-31

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	13	.764
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.5
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.5
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	9.0
6	76ers	31	26	.544	12.0
7	Magic	30	26	.536	12.5
8	Heat	31	27	.534	12.5
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	16.0
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.5
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	18.0
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.5
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.5
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.5
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	40	16	.714	3.0
3	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
4	Rockets	34	21	.618	8.5
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	34	.382	21.5
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	39	.316	25.5
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	12	46	.207	32.0