highest defensive rating defender in nba

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

Interpreted as:

highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player defender in NBA this regular season

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	124.8	2025-26	WAS	75	27.6	10.2	3.5	4.6	0.6	0.2	3.6	8.7	41.8	1.9	4.9	39.7	1.0	1.4	72.8	54.9	0.4	3.1	2.3	2,068	765	262	342	47	15	171	169	-662
2	AJ Green	123.5	2025-26	MIL	70	28.5	9.6	2.5	1.9	0.5	0.1	3.1	7.5	41.7	2.7	6.7	40.5	0.6	0.7	82.7	61.3	0.3	2.2	0.8	1,992	669	177	134	34	7	59	161	-118
3	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	123.4	2025-26	SAC	74	31.6	18.5	3.0	4.1	1.1	0.3	6.5	13.1	49.5	0.6	1.9	31.0	4.9	5.7	86.4	59.2	0.5	2.6	1.3	2,337	1,368	223	307	78	22	94	145	-593
4	CJ McCollum	121.3	2025-26	TOT	71	29.8	18.8	3.4	3.8	0.8	0.4	6.9	15.2	45.4	2.5	6.8	36.9	2.5	3.2	77.6	56.5	0.8	2.5	1.8	2,114	1,332	238	269	54	30	127	133	+42
5	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	120.9	2025-26	NOP	69	31.1	17.4	5.6	2.6	0.9	0.1	6.0	13.2	45.2	2.1	5.7	36.6	3.4	4.0	84.5	58.1	1.7	3.9	1.0	2,143	1,204	387	177	64	7	66	87	-164
6	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	120.9	2025-26	DEN	75	26.9	13.8	2.6	1.4	0.5	0.1	4.5	9.9	45.0	2.9	7.0	41.0	2.1	2.5	81.2	62.8	0.2	2.4	0.6	2,021	1,037	194	102	39	9	42	93	+204
7	Jamal Murray J. Murray	119.1	2025-26	DEN	71	35.2	25.5	4.4	7.2	0.9	0.4	8.8	18.2	48.4	3.2	7.4	42.8	4.7	5.3	88.4	62.1	0.4	4.0	2.3	2,496	1,807	313	508	64	25	164	122	+377
8	Max Christie M. Christie	119.0	2025-26	DAL	70	29.4	12.3	3.3	2.0	0.6	0.3	4.2	9.5	44.9	2.3	5.7	41.0	1.5	1.7	88.9	60.4	0.2	3.1	1.3	2,059	862	231	139	42	24	90	96	-331
9	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	119.0	2025-26	NOP	76	24.9	13.0	3.5	3.3	1.1	0.3	4.9	11.5	42.6	1.1	3.4	33.2	2.0	2.6	78.2	51.3	0.7	2.8	2.2	1,889	989	269	248	85	26	167	134	-293
10	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	118.8	2025-26	NOP	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
11	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	118.6	2025-26	IND	60	33.4	23.8	6.7	3.8	1.1	0.4	8.9	18.6	48.0	1.7	4.8	35.8	4.3	6.2	69.2	55.9	1.5	5.2	2.3	2,001	1,430	400	229	67	25	136	146	-241
12	Quentin Grimes Q. Grimes	118.5	2025-26	PHI	68	30.1	13.8	3.7	3.5	0.9	0.4	4.6	10.2	45.2	1.8	5.3	33.2	2.8	3.3	83.7	59.0	0.6	3.1	1.9	2,047	935	252	235	62	26	126	140	+17
13	Jarace Walker J. Walker	118.3	2025-26	IND	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
14	Ryan Rollins R. Rollins	118.3	2025-26	MIL	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
15	Devin Booker D. Booker	117.4	2025-26	PHX	59	33.3	25.7	3.9	6.0	0.8	0.3	8.5	18.6	45.7	1.9	5.7	32.6	6.8	7.9	86.9	58.2	0.8	3.1	3.2	1,963	1,514	228	352	48	18	187	152	+212
16	Desmond Bane D. Bane	117.4	2025-26	ORL	74	34.1	20.3	4.1	4.2	1.0	0.4	7.2	14.9	48.6	2.0	5.2	39.0	3.8	4.1	92.5	60.9	1.2	2.9	2.0	2,525	1,505	307	310	75	31	148	229	+61
17	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	117.4	2025-26	BKN	67	28.0	11.8	7.0	3.7	0.7	1.1	4.9	8.5	57.0	0.0	0.3	16.7	2.0	3.4	60.9	59.0	2.5	4.5	1.4	1,874	790	469	248	45	77	91	153	-480
18	Bruce Brown B. Brown	117.4	2025-26	DEN	76	24.4	7.8	3.8	2.1	1.0	0.2	3.0	6.3	47.2	0.7	1.8	39.7	1.1	1.5	76.1	56.0	1.1	2.8	1.1	1,855	590	289	157	75	18	82	179	-92
19	Naji Marshall N. Marshall	117.1	2025-26	DAL	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
20	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	117.1	2025-26	NYK	69	35.0	26.3	3.4	6.7	0.8	0.1	9.3	20.1	46.6	2.7	7.2	37.3	4.9	5.8	84.3	58.1	0.4	2.9	2.4	2,416	1,814	233	460	52	8	163	159	+335
21	James Harden J. Harden	117.1	2025-26	TOT	65	35.1	23.8	5.0	8.2	1.1	0.4	7.0	16.1	43.4	3.1	8.2	37.2	6.8	7.7	88.4	61.1	0.6	4.4	3.5	2,281	1,547	325	533	74	27	229	129	+138
22	Myles Turner M. Turner	116.9	2025-26	MIL	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
23	VJ Edgecombe	116.8	2025-26	PHI	68	34.8	16.0	5.6	4.0	1.4	0.5	6.0	13.7	43.6	2.0	5.7	36.0	2.0	2.5	82.7	54.2	1.6	4.0	1.8	2,367	1,090	382	274	96	36	122	200	+8
24	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	116.7	2025-26	CHA	74	31.6	18.9	5.4	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.5	13.4	48.4	3.5	8.0	43.3	2.5	2.9	86.2	64.6	1.2	4.2	2.0	2,336	1,402	399	254	51	17	146	157	+279
25	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	116.5	2025-26	CHI	74	29.3	16.4	5.7	2.0	0.7	1.5	5.8	12.5	46.5	2.3	6.4	35.7	2.4	3.1	78.9	59.0	1.0	4.7	2.0	2,170	1,210	425	149	52	113	150	172	-251

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Team Leaders

PPG

16.3

Sarr

RPG

7.4

Sarr

APG

4.6

Carrington

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.8

28th

DRTG

122.0

29th

NETRTG

-11.3

30th

3P%

35.7

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	29	45	.392	24.5
12	Bulls	29	46	.387	25.0
13	Nets	18	57	.240	36.0
14	Wizards	17	58	.227	37.0
15	Pacers	17	58	.227	37.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/1	PHI	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sat 4/4	WAS	@	MIA	3:00 PM
Sun 4/5	WAS	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Tue 4/7	CHI	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 4/9	CHI	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Last Game

Wizards

17 - 58

101

Final

120

Lakers

49 - 26

Mon 30 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.7

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

68.0

Ayton

67.4

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.0

119.6

119.3

119.1

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.5

111.0

112.6

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.2

7.9

7.5

6.5

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

17-58

18-57

19-57

21-55

24-51

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,737.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,283.8

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,983.3

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,479.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-28-1

46-29

44-32

43-32

43-33

43-32

Worst Record ATS

31-45

31-44

31-43

32-43

32-42

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	54	21	.720
2	Celtics - x	50	25	.667	4.0
3	Knicks - x	48	27	.640	6.0
4	Cavaliers	47	28	.627	7.0
5	Raptors	42	32	.568	11.5
6	Hawks	43	33	.566	11.5
7	76ers	41	34	.547	13.0
8	Magic	39	35	.527	14.5
9	Heat	40	36	.526	14.5
10	Hornets	39	36	.520	15.0
11	Bucks - e	29	45	.392	24.5
12	Bulls - e	29	46	.387	25.0
13	Nets - e	18	57	.240	36.0
14	Wizards - e	17	58	.227	37.0
15	Pacers - e	17	58	.227	37.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - y	60	16	.789
2	Spurs - y	57	18	.760	2.5
3	Lakers	49	26	.653	10.5
4	Nuggets	48	28	.632	12.0
5	Timberwolves	46	29	.613	13.5
6	Rockets	45	29	.608	14.0
7	Suns	42	33	.560	17.5
8	Clippers	39	36	.520	20.5
9	Trail Blazers	38	38	.500	22.0
10	Warriors	36	39	.480	23.5
11	Grizzlies - e	25	50	.333	34.5
12	Pelicans - e	25	51	.329	35.0
13	Mavericks - e	24	51	.320	35.5
14	Jazz - e	21	55	.276	39.0
15	Kings - e	19	57	.250	41.0