highest defensive rating in one season ever

Keyonte George has the highest defensive rating in a season, with a 125.0 rating this season.

Interpreted as:

highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in one season ever

	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	Keyonte George K. George	125.0	2025-26	UTA	43	34.4	24.4	4.0	6.7	1.0	0.3	7.7	16.7	45.9	2.6	6.9	37.6	6.5	7.2	90.3	61.5	0.5	3.5	3.5	1,479	1,049	170	288	45	12	149	101	-255
2	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	124.4	2025-26	WAS	42	28.3	9.7	3.9	4.6	0.5	0.2	3.4	8.3	40.3	2.0	4.8	41.4	1.0	1.3	74.5	54.4	0.4	3.5	2.3	1,189	407	163	195	22	9	96	100	-343
3	CJ McCollum	124.1	2025-26	TOT	41	30.2	18.5	3.4	3.7	0.7	0.3	6.8	15.1	44.7	2.5	6.8	37.4	2.4	3.1	77.5	56.0	0.6	2.7	1.6	1,239	758	138	150	29	14	67	83	-157
4	Keyonte George K. George	124.0	2023-24	UTA	75	27.0	13.0	2.8	4.4	0.5	0.1	4.3	10.9	39.1	2.0	5.9	33.4	2.5	3.0	84.8	53.3	0.2	2.6	2.5	2,023	974	211	332	36	7	188	91	-374
5	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	123.7	2025-26	UTA	33	36.0	27.9	7.2	2.2	1.0	0.5	9.5	19.7	48.3	2.9	8.0	36.5	6.0	6.8	88.4	61.6	2.0	5.2	1.6	1,187	922	237	71	34	16	52	65	-22
6	Keyonte George K. George	123.2	2024-25	UTA	67	31.5	16.8	3.8	5.6	0.7	0.1	5.4	13.7	39.1	2.6	7.6	34.3	3.5	4.3	81.8	53.9	0.4	3.4	2.7	2,109	1,125	253	377	46	9	183	111	-512
7	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	123.2	2023-24	UTA	78	26.6	18.7	2.6	4.9	0.8	0.2	6.5	13.3	48.7	1.6	4.2	39.4	4.1	4.7	86.2	60.7	0.9	1.7	2.1	2,075	1,458	205	383	62	18	165	154	-143
8	Corey Kispert C. Kispert	122.8	2023-24	WAS	80	25.8	13.4	2.8	2.0	0.5	0.2	4.8	9.9	48.6	2.3	6.0	38.3	1.4	2.0	72.6	62.0	0.4	2.4	1.2	2,067	1,070	225	156	41	16	98	141	-445
9	Devin Booker D. Booker	122.6	2024-25	PHX	75	37.3	25.6	4.1	7.1	0.9	0.2	8.7	18.9	46.1	2.4	7.3	33.2	5.8	6.4	89.4	58.9	1.0	3.1	2.9	2,795	1,923	305	529	67	16	220	198	-175
10	Anfernee Simons A. Simons	122.6	2022-23	POR	62	35.0	21.1	2.6	4.1	0.7	0.2	7.5	16.9	44.7	3.4	9.1	37.7	2.6	2.9	89.4	58.1	0.3	2.3	2.1	2,170	1,306	161	253	42	14	128	142	-75
11	Jalen Green J. Green	122.5	2022-23	HOU	76	34.2	22.1	3.7	3.7	0.8	0.2	7.4	17.9	41.6	2.5	7.3	33.8	4.8	6.1	78.6	53.8	0.6	3.2	2.6	2,602	1,683	284	281	59	18	200	131	-447
12	Tyus Jones T. Jones	122.3	2024-25	PHX	81	26.8	10.2	2.4	5.3	0.9	0.1	3.8	8.4	44.8	2.0	5.0	41.4	0.6	0.7	89.5	58.5	0.5	1.9	1.1	2,174	829	196	429	69	8	91	63	-92
13	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	122.2	2025-26	DEN	43	27.4	13.9	2.3	1.4	0.5	0.2	4.6	10.1	45.2	2.8	7.0	40.1	2.0	2.2	89.6	62.9	0.2	2.1	0.4	1,178	599	100	60	21	7	19	54	+120
14	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	122.0	2025-26	NOP	39	29.8	15.2	5.6	2.2	0.9	0.1	5.3	11.9	44.2	1.6	5.0	32.0	3.1	3.8	82.3	56.1	1.6	4.0	0.6	1,163	593	218	86	36	2	25	43	-180
15	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	121.8	2022-23	SAS	63	32.7	22.0	5.0	2.9	0.7	0.2	8.0	17.7	45.2	2.1	6.5	32.9	3.9	5.2	74.9	55.1	0.9	4.2	2.1	2,063	1,385	318	183	46	11	134	125	-491
16	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	121.6	2024-25	SAS	82	27.2	12.3	3.8	1.7	0.5	0.2	4.2	8.3	50.8	1.9	4.4	43.3	2.0	2.4	80.9	65.6	1.2	2.6	0.6	2,230	1,011	310	136	39	14	50	75	-25
17	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	121.5	2024-25	WAS	82	30.0	9.8	4.2	4.4	0.7	0.3	3.7	9.1	40.1	1.7	5.0	33.9	0.8	1.0	81.2	51.4	0.4	3.8	1.7	2,458	807	341	364	54	21	141	190	-798
18	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	121.5	2025-26	SAC	45	33.6	18.8	3.3	4.0	1.4	0.2	6.7	13.3	50.6	0.8	2.1	35.8	4.6	5.3	87.4	60.3	0.5	2.7	1.1	1,510	848	147	178	63	11	50	94	-348
19	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	121.5	2023-24	ATL	63	32.7	13.7	6.5	1.5	0.8	0.2	4.6	11.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.6	2.7	3.2	83.7	54.9	2.7	3.9	0.9	2,062	863	411	92	51	11	54	88	-19
20	Jordan Poole J. Poole	121.4	2023-24	WAS	78	30.1	17.4	2.7	4.4	1.1	0.3	6.3	15.2	41.3	2.4	7.2	32.6	2.5	2.8	87.7	52.9	0.4	2.3	2.4	2,346	1,356	212	343	86	25	188	244	-552
21	KJ Martin	121.2	2022-23	HOU	82	28.0	12.7	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.4	5.0	8.8	56.9	0.8	2.6	31.5	1.8	2.7	68.0	63.5	1.5	4.0	1.1	2,292	1,039	452	123	41	30	91	147	-368
22	AJ Green	121.1	2025-26	MIL	40	29.5	10.5	2.6	2.0	0.6	0.1	3.4	7.7	44.5	3.1	7.0	43.7	0.6	0.8	80.0	65.4	0.2	2.4	0.9	1,181	420	103	80	24	3	36	100	+37
23	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	121.0	2018-19	CLE	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
24	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	121.0	2022-23	IND	78	28.5	16.7	4.1	1.5	0.6	0.2	5.3	12.2	43.4	1.3	4.0	32.3	4.8	5.8	82.8	56.6	1.1	3.0	1.9	2,222	1,302	318	116	48	13	152	162	-179
25	Dennis Schröder D. Schröder	120.9	2023-24	TOT	80	31.1	14.0	3.0	6.1	0.8	0.2	5.0	11.6	43.5	1.7	4.6	37.5	2.2	2.7	83.6	55.0	0.5	2.5	1.9	2,486	1,122	242	488	63	17	153	164	-126

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27.9

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APG

6.7

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ORTG

115.5

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DRTG

123.4

30th

NETRTG

-7.8

27th

3P%

35.0

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Grizzlies	18	24	.429	17.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.5
13	Jazz	15	29	.341	21.5
14	Kings	12	33	.267	25.0
15	Pelicans	10	36	.217	27.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/22	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 1/24	MIA	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Tue 1/27	LAC	@	UTA	10:00 PM
Wed 1/28	GSW	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Fri 1/30	BKN	@	UTA	9:30 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

27 - 17

122

Final

127

Jazz

15 - 29

Tue 20 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.7

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Maxey

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.1

Williams

68.8

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

122.0

120.1

120.0

118.6

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.1

112.4

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.4

7.2

6.6

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

10-36

10-35

10-32

12-33

12-30

15-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,193.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,078.3

Maxey

2,067.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,202.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,187.8

Johnson

2,165.8

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-13

24-17-1

25-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

16-29

17-28

17-25

18-24

19-25

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	32	10	.762
2	Celtics	27	16	.628	5.5
3	Knicks	26	18	.591	7.0
4	Raptors	27	19	.587	7.0
5	Cavaliers	25	20	.556	8.5
6	76ers	23	19	.548	9.0
7	Magic	23	19	.548	9.0
8	Heat	23	21	.523	10.0
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.5
10	Hawks	21	25	.457	13.0
11	Bucks	18	25	.419	14.5
12	Hornets	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Nets	12	30	.286	20.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	22.0
15	Pacers	10	35	.222	23.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	37	8	.822
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.5
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.5
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	9.0
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.5
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.5
7	Timberwolves	27	17	.614	9.5
8	Warriors	25	20	.556	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.5
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	17.0
11	Grizzlies	18	24	.429	17.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.5
13	Jazz	15	29	.341	21.5
14	Kings	12	33	.267	25.0
15	Pelicans	10	36	.217	27.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/25	DET	@	UTA	129-131
Thu 12/25	LAC	@	POR	119-103
Fri 12/26	DAL	@	SAC	107-113
Fri 12/26	DEN	@	ORL	126-127
Fri 12/26	PHX	@	NOP	123-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/22	DEN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 1/22	HOU	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 1/22	CHA	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Thu 1/22	GSW	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Thu 1/22	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Keyonte George has the highest defensive rating in a season, with a 125.0 rating this season.

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