highest defensive rating for basketball

Keyonte George has the worst defensive rating this season, with a 124.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player for basketball this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Keyonte George
K. George
124.1
2025-26
48
33.9
23.8
3.9
6.5
1.1
0.3
7.5
16.3
45.8
2.5
6.7
37.5
6.4
7.1
89.4
61.2
0.5
3.4
3.3
1,629
1,141
187
313
52
14
158
112
-311
2Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
123.6
2025-26
58
27.8
9.8
3.7
4.6
0.7
0.2
3.4
8.7
39.3
2.0
5.2
38.1
0.9
1.3
73.3
52.6
0.4
3.2
2.4
1,611
568
214
266
38
13
137
128
-484
3DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
122.9
2025-26
61
31.9
18.4
3.0
3.9
1.1
0.3
6.4
13.0
49.2
0.7
2.0
33.3
4.9
5.7
86.7
59.4
0.5
2.6
1.1
1,945
1,121
186
238
70
18
66
122
-492
4Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
122.8
2025-26
42
34.4
26.7
6.9
2.1
1.0
0.5
9.1
19.2
47.7
2.7
7.7
35.5
5.7
6.4
89.6
60.8
2.0
4.9
1.5
1,443
1,123
289
89
42
21
63
77
-55
5AJ Green
AJ Green
122.0
2025-26
54
30.2
10.3
2.6
2.0
0.5
0.1
3.4
7.8
43.0
3.0
7.0
42.4
0.6
0.7
81.1
63.2
0.3
2.3
0.8
1,631
555
139
110
29
5
45
130
+38
6CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
122.0
2025-26
TOT
56
29.9
18.7
3.4
3.5
0.8
0.4
6.9
15.2
45.2
2.6
6.8
37.9
2.4
3.1
77.8
56.6
0.7
2.7
1.7
1,676
1,049
193
197
43
21
96
103
-124
7Saddiq 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
8Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
120.6
2025-26
59
27.2
13.9
2.6
1.3
0.5
0.1
4.5
10.0
45.5
2.8
6.9
40.5
2.1
2.4
84.0
63.0
0.2
2.4
0.5
1,605
822
153
79
32
8
30
72
+151
9Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
120.5
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
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
120.4
2025-26
56
28.9
15.3
5.5
6.3
1.3
0.2
5.7
13.1
43.1
2.0
6.0
33.8
1.9
2.7
70.6
53.2
1.3
4.1
3.4
1,617
855
306
355
71
9
191
133
-403
11Noah Clowney
N. Clowney
119.7
2025-26
53
28.2
12.8
4.2
1.7
0.8
0.7
4.0
9.9
39.8
2.1
6.3
33.3
2.8
3.5
79.3
55.8
0.9
3.2
1.6
1,497
681
220
91
40
38
86
146
-195
12Trey 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
13Jeremiah 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
14Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
118.8
2025-26
57
26.7
12.3
3.4
1.7
0.8
0.1
4.3
10.2
42.0
1.8
5.2
34.2
2.0
2.5
77.2
54.4
0.9
2.5
1.1
1,521
699
192
99
48
8
65
123
-85
15Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
118.6
2025-26
47
32.6
24.4
7.0
3.2
1.0
0.2
8.6
18.3
47.0
3.4
9.2
37.0
3.8
4.4
86.0
60.3
1.3
5.7
2.4
1,534
1,148
331
149
47
11
112
102
-163
16Jamal Murray
J. Murray
118.6
2025-26
55
35.1
25.3
4.4
7.3
1.0
0.4
8.9
18.4
48.2
3.2
7.5
42.4
4.5
5.1
88.1
61.5
0.4
4.0
2.3
1,929
1,393
243
403
54
21
128
88
+271
17Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
118.4
2025-26
55
26.6
13.0
4.9
2.5
0.6
0.4
4.9
10.2
48.0
1.1
3.3
34.4
2.1
2.9
72.2
56.8
0.9
4.0
1.5
1,463
715
268
139
34
21
85
108
-185
18Max Christie
M. Christie
118.3
2025-26
54
29.6
13.2
3.4
2.2
0.5
0.3
4.6
9.8
46.4
2.4
5.7
41.9
1.7
1.9
87.6
61.9
0.2
3.2
1.2
1,600
713
184
120
28
18
65
77
-195
19Toumani Camara
T. Camara
118.3
2025-26
60
33.5
13.1
5.3
2.6
1.0
0.4
4.7
10.7
43.6
2.6
7.1
36.2
1.2
1.7
69.2
57.1
1.7
3.6
2.0
2,008
783
320
154
61
26
118
184
-51
20Quentin Grimes
Q. Grimes
117.8
2025-26
53
29.5
12.8
3.6
3.5
0.9
0.4
4.2
9.4
44.4
1.9
5.4
35.1
2.5
3.0
84.4
59.6
0.6
3.0
1.9
1,564
677
192
187
48
21
99
111
+52
21Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
117.7
2025-26
54
29.1
12.6
7.2
4.0
0.7
1.2
5.2
8.7
59.1
0.1
0.3
18.8
2.2
3.6
60.9
60.9
2.5
4.7
1.4
1,574
681
388
217
40
63
74
131
-364
22Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
117.6
2025-26
55
34.6
26.7
3.4
6.1
0.7
0.1
9.5
20.2
47.1
2.9
7.6
37.6
4.9
5.8
84.2
58.8
0.5
2.9
2.3
1,904
1,470
188
335
38
7
124
131
+261
23Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
117.6
2025-26
59
31.9
19.4
5.4
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.7
13.6
49.1
3.5
8.0
44.2
2.6
2.9
89.3
65.5
1.2
4.2
2.2
1,884
1,146
320
206
43
14
128
127
+164
24Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
117.3
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
25Devin Booker
D. Booker
117.3
2025-26
44
33.3
24.7
3.9
6.1
0.9
0.3
8.1
17.9
45.4
1.7
5.5
30.8
6.8
7.9
86.1
57.9
0.8
3.1
3.3
1,467
1,088
172
270
39
12
144
118
+150
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

RPG

10.4

Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić

APG

7.3

Collier

Isaiah Collier
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

18th

DRTG

122.2

30th

NETRTG

-7.7

26th

3P%

34.7

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
Jazz Jazz
18
41
.305
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
9:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:00 PM
Sat
3/7
@
8:00 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
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
34
25
.576
10.5
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
31
29
.517
14.0
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
29
31
.483
16.0
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
42
.276
28.0
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
24
.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
28
.525
14.0
9
29
31
.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
18
41
.305
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
@
111-115
Mon
1/26
@
87-103
Mon
1/26
@
95-104
Mon
1/26
@
122-139
Mon
1/26
@
109-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
1:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
3:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
8:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
9:30 PM