highest defensive rating in nba history minimum 500 games played

Malik Monk has the highest defensive rating when playing 500+ games, with a 116.1 rating.

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highest defensive rating by a player in NBA history minimum 500 games played
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Malik Monk
M. Monk
116.1
528
22.9
12.4
2.6
3.2
0.6
0.3
4.5
10.2
43.5
1.8
5.1
35.2
1.6
1.9
84.8
55.7
0.4
2.3
1.6
12,067
6,522
1,383
1,669
323
178
849
874
-158
2Malik Beasley
M. Beasley
115.9
578
23.8
11.7
2.8
1.4
0.7
0.1
4.2
9.9
42.6
2.5
6.4
39.1
0.7
1.0
76.9
56.7
0.4
2.4
0.8
13,739
6,738
1,612
789
387
67
474
779
+376
3Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
115.6
757
27.6
15.9
3.3
2.9
0.8
0.2
5.9
13.6
43.6
1.9
5.5
33.6
2.2
2.6
82.9
53.8
0.9
2.5
1.9
20,889
12,057
2,531
2,215
614
117
1,420
1,271
-1361
4Doug McDermott
D. McDermott
115.6
697
19.5
8.6
2.1
1.0
0.2
0.1
3.2
6.9
47.0
1.4
3.4
41.1
0.7
0.9
80.4
59.2
0.4
1.7
0.6
13,572
5,998
1,455
664
146
63
436
986
-420
5Devin Booker
D. Booker
115.5
678
34.4
24.5
4.0
5.2
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.4
2.1
6.0
35.4
5.3
6.0
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
23,329
16,598
2,738
3,552
579
192
2,058
1,986
-5
6Bogdan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
115.5
505
28.4
14.2
3.3
3.2
1.0
0.3
5.2
11.8
43.6
2.4
6.4
38.2
1.4
1.7
84.6
56.5
0.5
2.8
1.4
14,331
7,175
1,685
1,617
505
128
724
1,073
+156
7Buddy Hield
B. Hield
115.3
720
28.2
15.0
4.1
2.5
0.9
0.3
5.4
12.5
43.2
3.0
7.5
39.6
1.2
1.4
85.8
57.0
0.7
3.4
1.6
20,282
10,777
2,945
1,782
618
227
1,159
1,451
-569
8Spencer Dinwiddie
S. Dinwiddie
115.1
621
27.7
13.0
3.0
5.1
0.7
0.3
4.2
10.2
41.4
1.6
4.7
33.3
3.0
3.8
79.6
54.9
0.4
2.6
1.6
17,219
8,078
1,851
3,153
448
167
1,007
1,345
-551
9Tyus Jones
T. Jones
115.0
688
21.1
7.6
2.0
4.4
1.0
0.1
3.0
6.7
44.5
1.0
2.7
37.6
0.7
0.9
82.1
54.3
0.3
1.7
0.8
14,514
5,263
1,380
3,031
670
67
561
526
-326
10De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
114.9
531
33.3
21.5
3.9
6.1
1.4
0.4
7.9
16.9
47.0
1.5
4.6
33.0
4.1
5.5
74.6
55.7
0.6
3.3
2.7
17,660
11,399
2,082
3,262
756
221
1,449
1,383
-513
11Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
114.7
659
32.8
20.8
4.1
3.9
0.9
0.3
7.4
15.8
47.0
2.4
6.0
39.1
3.6
4.3
83.4
58.8
0.4
3.6
2.6
21,644
13,736
2,680
2,603
573
184
1,736
1,385
-1844
12Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
114.6
817
27.4
13.7
2.9
1.8
0.6
0.1
4.7
11.4
41.7
2.3
6.3
36.1
1.9
2.4
81.5
55.2
0.3
2.6
1.0
22,356
11,196
2,342
1,490
497
108
800
1,319
-94
13Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
114.6
927
31.2
15.3
2.3
2.7
0.8
0.3
5.2
12.1
43.0
2.3
6.0
37.2
2.6
3.2
81.0
56.4
0.4
1.9
1.8
28,899
14,142
2,113
2,508
777
324
1,677
1,611
-125
14D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
114.4
634
29.7
17.2
3.4
5.7
1.1
0.3
6.2
14.5
42.6
2.5
6.9
36.4
2.4
3.0
79.4
54.5
0.5
2.9
2.6
18,847
10,922
2,129
3,613
670
208
1,655
1,207
-997
15Seth Curry
S. Curry
114.3
550
22.5
10.0
2.0
1.9
0.7
0.1
3.6
7.7
47.1
1.7
4.0
43.3
0.9
1.1
86.3
60.5
0.3
1.7
1.0
12,378
5,476
1,124
1,035
359
73
529
817
+545
16Joe Harris
J. Harris
114.3
504
24.4
10.3
3.0
1.6
0.5
0.2
3.8
7.8
47.9
2.0
4.7
43.6
0.7
1.0
77.1
62.3
0.5
2.5
1.0
12,297
5,185
1,521
790
241
95
522
1,009
-231
17Jamal Murray
J. Murray
114.2
540
31.4
18.0
3.8
4.7
1.0
0.4
6.7
14.6
45.6
2.1
5.6
38.2
2.6
3.0
87.1
56.7
0.8
3.0
2.0
16,933
9,731
2,035
2,533
547
197
1,094
987
+2093
18Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
114.1
560
33.3
14.8
4.0
2.7
1.2
0.6
5.5
11.4
48.5
1.8
4.7
37.2
2.0
2.4
84.3
59.5
0.9
3.1
1.2
18,660
8,276
2,234
1,535
656
320
694
1,044
+828
19CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
114.1
792
32.1
19.6
3.6
3.8
0.9
0.4
7.4
16.5
45.2
2.5
6.4
39.6
2.1
2.7
79.9
55.4
0.6
3.0
1.8
25,420
15,486
2,884
3,026
706
327
1,431
1,668
+891
20Georges Niang
G. Niang
114.1
544
17.5
7.4
2.5
1.0
0.3
0.1
2.7
6.0
44.5
1.6
4.1
39.9
0.5
0.5
85.2
59.5
0.3
2.2
0.7
9,494
4,046
1,354
534
176
78
379
983
+576
21Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
113.9
501
33.0
19.5
5.2
4.3
0.7
0.6
7.1
15.2
46.9
1.4
3.8
36.4
3.9
4.9
78.8
56.2
0.7
4.5
2.6
16,511
9,786
2,600
2,153
365
282
1,286
1,216
-345
22Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
113.9
719
29.1
15.6
3.6
1.7
0.6
0.1
5.4
11.7
46.0
2.1
5.3
39.4
2.7
3.1
85.9
59.4
0.5
3.0
1.7
20,889
11,184
2,559
1,194
398
55
1,205
1,185
-340
23Jon Sundvold
J. Sundvold
113.7
502
17.6
7.7
1.1
2.9
0.4
0.0
3.3
7.3
45.2
0.5
1.1
39.2
0.7
0.9
84.9
50.7
0.3
0.8
1.1
8,811
3,886
554
1,469
220
5
560
601
24Dorian Finney-Smith
D. Finney-Smith
113.5
591
27.9
8.3
4.5
1.4
0.8
0.4
3.0
7.0
43.6
1.6
4.3
36.2
0.7
0.9
71.8
56.3
1.5
3.0
0.9
16,517
4,909
2,672
851
485
265
514
1,283
+680
25Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
113.4
771
33.8
18.5
4.5
2.3
1.0
0.7
6.9
15.3
45.0
1.5
4.2
35.6
3.2
4.5
72.4
53.6
1.3
3.2
1.9
26,039
14,251
3,449
1,765
749
522
1,435
1,664
-485
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ORTG

120.5

5th

DRTG

120.9

27th

NETRTG

-0.4

16th

3P%

40.3

5th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
7
Knicks Knicks
2
2
.500
2.0
8
Hawks Hawks
2
3
.400
2.5
9
Hornets Hornets
2
3
.400
2.5
10
Celtics Celtics
2
3
.400
2.5
11
Magic Magic
2
4
.333
3.0
Schedule
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Sat
11/1
MIN MIN
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sun
11/2
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Tue
11/4
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Last Game
ORL Magic

2 - 4

123

Final

107

CHA Hornets

2 - 3

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
2.0
4
Warriors Warriors
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.5
6
Lakers Lakers
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
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Bulls Bulls
4
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
3
Bucks Bucks
4
1
.800
0.5
4
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
1.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
1.5

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
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CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
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ORL ORL
121-125

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10/31
NOP NOP
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Sat
11/1
SAC SAC
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
Sat
11/1
MIN MIN
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sat
11/1
ORL ORL
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Sat
11/1
GSW GSW
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IND IND
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