highest defensive rating leaders

CJ McCollum has the highest defensive rating this season, with a 125.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
125.5
2025-26
35
30.9
18.8
3.5
3.6
0.7
0.3
6.9
15.1
45.4
2.7
7.0
39.3
2.3
2.9
80.4
57.3
0.7
2.9
1.7
1,082
658
124
126
24
9
58
73
-172
2Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
124.9
2025-26
36
27.2
9.5
3.8
4.4
0.5
0.2
3.3
8.2
40.1
2.0
4.6
42.5
1.0
1.4
71.4
54.2
0.4
3.4
2.2
980
342
137
158
17
8
80
87
-325
3Keyonte George
K. George
124.4
2025-26
35
34.6
24.3
4.3
6.9
0.9
0.3
7.6
16.9
45.0
2.6
7.1
37.2
6.5
7.1
90.4
60.6
0.5
3.8
3.6
1,212
850
150
242
33
10
125
90
-175
4Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
123.2
2025-26
31
35.8
27.8
7.0
2.1
1.1
0.4
9.4
19.6
48.0
2.9
8.0
36.8
6.0
6.6
90.3
61.6
2.0
5.0
1.5
1,111
861
218
65
33
13
48
63
-47
5Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
122.6
2025-26
36
26.9
13.6
2.3
1.4
0.4
0.1
4.6
9.9
45.8
2.8
6.8
41.1
1.6
1.9
88.1
63.0
0.2
2.1
0.4
968
488
84
49
16
4
13
45
+97
6Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
122.0
2025-26
34
29.9
15.1
5.9
2.3
0.9
0.1
5.4
12.3
44.2
1.6
5.2
31.8
2.6
3.2
80.6
55.0
1.7
4.1
0.6
1,016
513
199
78
32
2
21
35
-146
7DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
121.3
2025-26
37
33.1
18.4
3.4
3.8
1.4
0.3
6.6
13.2
49.8
0.8
2.3
35.7
4.4
5.0
88.2
59.7
0.5
2.9
1.1
1,225
680
126
140
52
10
42
77
-291
8Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
121.2
2025-26
29
31.8
17.2
2.4
7.0
0.9
0.1
6.0
13.8
43.8
1.8
5.0
35.4
3.4
4.2
80.5
55.1
0.3
2.1
2.3
921
500
70
202
27
4
68
70
-280
9Rui Hachimura
R. Hachimura
121.1
2025-26
27
32.5
12.7
3.8
0.9
0.6
0.2
5.0
9.5
52.1
1.8
4.1
44.5
1.0
1.3
75.0
63.0
0.8
3.0
0.9
877
344
102
24
16
6
23
50
+5
10Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
121.1
2025-26
39
26.6
14.2
3.6
3.1
1.2
0.2
5.4
12.4
43.3
1.0
3.2
32.3
2.4
3.1
78.5
51.6
0.7
2.8
2.4
1,036
555
139
120
47
9
93
71
-295
11Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
120.8
2025-26
34
35.2
29.1
3.3
6.3
0.7
0.1
10.3
21.5
48.0
3.0
7.8
38.7
5.4
6.4
84.7
59.7
0.6
2.7
2.3
1,198
988
111
214
25
3
78
84
+127
12Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
120.5
2025-26
36
32.9
19.3
5.2
3.5
0.6
0.2
6.6
14.0
47.4
3.6
8.4
42.9
2.4
2.8
87.9
63.5
1.0
4.2
2.4
1,186
695
186
127
23
8
87
85
-12
13Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
120.4
2025-26
35
35.6
21.3
6.1
3.5
1.5
0.2
7.5
15.1
49.5
2.9
7.6
38.2
3.4
3.7
90.8
63.5
1.2
4.9
1.9
1,245
745
214
122
54
8
66
75
-211
14AJ Green
AJ Green
120.3
2025-26
34
29.3
10.2
2.6
2.0
0.6
0.1
3.3
7.6
43.4
2.9
6.9
42.9
0.7
0.9
79.3
64.1
0.2
2.4
0.9
995
347
90
69
22
3
30
87
+49
15James Harden
J. Harden
120.0
2025-26
33
35.5
25.6
4.8
8.0
1.2
0.3
7.4
17.1
43.1
3.3
9.1
36.3
7.6
8.5
89.0
61.4
0.6
4.2
3.5
1,170
845
157
265
40
10
117
65
-1
16Jamal Murray
J. Murray
120.0
2025-26
35
35.5
25.3
4.7
7.5
1.0
0.3
9.0
18.8
47.9
3.4
7.7
44.3
3.9
4.4
88.9
61.1
0.5
4.2
2.3
1,241
886
164
262
34
10
80
53
+212
17Sion James
S. James
119.9
2025-26
37
25.9
6.6
3.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
2.0
5.0
40.8
1.1
3.0
37.8
1.4
1.6
86.4
57.9
0.5
2.8
0.8
957
243
123
67
23
16
31
63
-73
18Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
119.2
2025-26
36
27.2
8.3
3.0
3.0
1.4
0.2
3.2
6.4
49.1
1.2
3.1
38.4
0.8
1.1
76.3
60.3
0.8
2.1
1.3
978
300
107
108
52
6
47
88
-94
19Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
119.1
2025-26
36
33.6
19.9
6.4
3.7
0.6
0.6
7.0
15.9
43.9
2.3
7.1
32.4
3.6
4.2
84.9
55.9
0.9
5.6
1.5
1,210
716
232
133
20
21
54
67
-102
20Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
118.9
2025-26
36
32.9
16.9
4.5
5.2
0.9
0.1
6.2
14.0
44.5
2.6
7.7
33.5
1.9
2.1
87.0
56.6
1.1
3.4
1.2
1,186
608
161
187
31
3
42
58
+158
21Toumani Camara
T. Camara
118.8
2025-26
38
33.6
12.8
5.2
2.8
1.1
0.4
4.5
10.8
41.7
2.6
7.3
34.9
1.2
1.8
68.1
55.2
1.9
3.3
2.1
1,277
488
199
105
40
17
80
130
-60
22John Collins
J. Collins
118.6
2025-26
35
27.2
12.9
5.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
5.0
9.2
53.9
1.2
3.1
38.3
1.8
2.2
81.8
63.3
1.4
3.6
1.4
951
452
174
30
30
28
50
89
-24
23Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
118.3
2025-26
37
32.9
20.4
3.5
3.3
1.0
0.6
7.0
15.8
44.4
3.0
7.9
37.4
3.4
4.0
85.7
58.1
0.6
2.8
2.1
1,217
756
129
123
38
23
79
79
+4
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
118.0
2025-26
37
29.1
14.5
6.6
6.8
1.4
0.2
5.3
12.8
41.6
1.9
5.5
33.7
2.0
3.0
68.2
51.6
1.6
5.0
3.3
1,075
538
244
251
53
7
123
95
-262
25Noah Clowney
N. Clowney
118.0
2025-26
34
28.4
13.1
3.9
1.9
0.8
0.9
3.9
9.9
39.6
2.1
6.4
32.4
3.2
4.0
79.4
56.2
1.0
2.9
1.8
964
447
132
64
26
29
62
97
-26
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Wizards Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

18.8

McCollum

CJ McCollum

RPG

7.8

Sarr

Alex Sarr

APG

5.1

George

Kyshawn George
Team Rankings

ORTG

111.6

27th

DRTG

122.1

29th

NETRTG

-10.5

29th

3P%

36.2

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
16
21
.432
12.0
12
13
24
.351
15.0
13
11
23
.324
15.5
14
Wizards Wizards
10
26
.278
17.5
15
6
31
.162
22.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
10:30 PM
Fri
1/16
@
10:00 PM
Sat
1/17
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

10 - 26

110

Final

131

PHI 76ers

20 - 15

Wed 7 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
24
13
.649
4.0
3
23
13
.639
4.5
4
23
15
.605
5.5
5
20
15
.571
7.0
6
21
17
.553
7.5
7
21
17
.553
7.5
8
20
17
.541
8.0
9
18
21
.462
11.0
10
17
20
.459
11.0
11
16
21
.432
12.0
12
13
24
.351
15.0
13
11
23
.324
15.5
14
10
26
.278
17.5
15
6
31
.162
22.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
31
7
.816
2
26
11
.703
4.5
3
25
12
.676
5.5
4
23
12
.657
6.5
5
24
13
.649
6.5
6
22
12
.647
7.0
7
22
15
.595
8.5
8
20
18
.526
11.0
9
18
20
.474
13.0
10
16
21
.432
14.5
11
14
23
.378
16.5
12
13
23
.361
17.0
13
12
24
.333
18.0
14
8
29
.216
22.5
15
8
31
.205
23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
12/7
@
105-116
Sun
12/7
@
108-105
Sun
12/7
@
135-132
Mon
12/8
@
108-117
Mon
12/8
@
117-101

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
9:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM