Darius Garland had the highest defensive rating in 2019-20, with a 119.4 rating in his rookie season.

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highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games players 2020

	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	Darius Garland D. Garland	119.4	2019-20	CLE	59	30.9	12.3	1.9	3.9	0.7	0.1	4.7	11.8	40.1	1.8	5.0	35.5	1.1	1.2	87.5	49.8	0.5	1.4	2.6	1,824	728	111	229	42	4	151	92	-295
2	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	118.0	2019-20	CLE	65	33.0	20.8	3.1	3.0	1.0	0.1	7.9	16.7	47.2	1.5	3.9	38.0	3.5	4.1	84.6	56.0	0.9	2.2	2.4	2,143	1,349	204	192	65	7	158	142	-397
3	CJ McCollum	117.5	2019-20	POR	70	36.5	22.2	4.2	4.4	0.8	0.6	8.7	19.4	45.1	2.8	7.3	37.9	2.0	2.6	75.7	54.1	0.7	3.6	1.8	2,556	1,556	297	310	54	42	127	183	+13
4	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	117.3	2019-20	ATL	63	32.0	12.3	4.5	1.8	0.7	0.3	4.4	10.8	41.0	1.7	4.8	35.5	1.7	2.3	76.4	52.1	0.7	3.8	1.6	2,018	778	286	112	44	18	103	182	-261
5	Trae Young T. Young	117.2	2019-20	ATL	60	35.3	29.6	4.3	9.3	1.1	0.1	9.1	20.8	43.7	3.4	9.5	36.1	8.0	9.3	86.0	59.5	0.5	3.7	4.8	2,120	1,778	255	560	65	8	289	104	-228
6	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	117.1	2019-20	POR	66	37.5	30.0	4.3	8.0	1.1	0.3	9.5	20.4	46.3	4.1	10.2	40.1	7.0	7.8	88.8	62.8	0.5	3.8	2.9	2,474	1,978	284	530	70	22	194	114	+84
7	Bradley Beal B. Beal	117.0	2019-20	WAS	57	36.0	30.5	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.4	10.4	22.9	45.5	3.0	8.4	35.3	6.8	8.0	84.2	57.9	0.9	3.3	3.4	2,053	1,741	242	347	71	23	194	126	-201
8	Cedi Osman C. Osman	117.0	2019-20	CLE	65	29.4	11.0	3.6	2.4	0.8	0.2	4.1	9.4	43.7	1.9	4.9	38.3	1.0	1.4	67.0	55.2	0.6	3.0	1.4	1,910	718	231	154	54	16	91	160	-350
9	Tony Snell T. Snell	116.8	2019-20	DET	59	27.8	8.0	1.9	2.2	0.5	0.3	2.9	6.5	44.5	1.7	4.3	40.2	0.5	0.5	100.0	59.8	0.2	1.7	0.5	1,641	474	111	127	32	15	31	101	-173
10	Eric Paschall E. Paschall	116.7	2019-20	GSW	60	27.6	14.0	4.6	2.1	0.5	0.2	5.3	10.7	49.7	0.6	2.2	28.7	2.7	3.5	77.4	57.1	1.4	3.2	1.6	1,654	837	275	127	32	13	94	125	-374
11	Kevin Huerter K. Huerter	116.5	2019-20	ATL	56	31.4	12.2	4.1	3.8	0.9	0.5	4.5	10.9	41.3	2.3	6.0	38.0	0.9	1.1	82.8	53.6	0.6	3.4	1.6	1,760	684	228	213	51	27	87	139	-242
12	Ish Smith I. Smith	116.5	2019-20	WAS	68	26.3	10.9	3.2	4.9	0.9	0.4	4.5	10.1	44.7	0.9	2.5	36.7	0.9	1.3	72.1	50.9	0.4	2.8	1.4	1,787	740	219	334	59	30	95	106	-140
13	Langston Galloway L. Galloway	115.9	2019-20	DET	66	25.8	10.2	2.3	1.5	0.7	0.2	3.6	8.2	43.5	2.0	5.0	39.9	1.1	1.3	85.7	58.4	0.5	1.8	0.6	1,702	676	149	101	48	11	40	96	-143
14	Devonte' Graham D. Graham	115.8	2019-20	CHA	63	35.1	18.2	3.4	7.5	1.0	0.2	5.8	15.3	38.2	3.5	9.3	37.3	3.0	3.7	82.0	53.7	0.7	2.7	2.9	2,211	1,145	212	471	62	15	181	115	-185
15	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	115.5	2019-20	SAC	72	34.5	14.5	4.9	2.2	0.6	0.2	5.1	11.0	46.0	1.4	3.7	38.1	3.0	3.7	80.1	57.4	1.1	3.9	1.2	2,482	1,046	355	159	43	12	88	93	-124
16	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	115.3	2019-20	POR	58	32.8	15.4	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	5.8	13.5	43.0	1.5	3.9	38.5	2.3	2.8	84.5	52.5	1.2	5.1	1.7	1,902	895	368	85	49	27	100	171	+19
17	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	115.2	2019-20	DAL	71	29.5	15.8	3.3	1.9	0.6	0.1	5.4	12.5	43.4	2.9	7.2	39.8	2.1	2.6	81.9	58.1	0.4	2.9	1.0	2,091	1,121	232	137	41	5	69	125	+290
18	Glenn Robinson III G. Robinson III	115.1	2019-20	TOT	62	28.8	11.7	4.4	1.5	0.9	0.3	4.6	9.5	48.6	1.2	3.2	39.1	1.2	1.4	86.0	57.7	1.3	3.0	0.9	1,786	727	270	96	54	16	55	100	-296
19	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	115.0	2019-20	CHA	63	34.3	18.0	4.4	4.1	1.0	0.2	6.3	14.9	42.3	2.7	6.7	40.7	2.6	3.0	87.4	55.3	0.8	3.6	2.2	2,164	1,134	276	259	61	10	141	126	-397
20	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	114.6	2019-20	SAS	68	34.1	22.1	5.5	5.6	1.0	0.3	8.2	15.4	53.1	0.1	0.5	25.7	5.6	6.6	84.5	60.3	0.6	4.9	2.4	2,316	1,504	375	380	70	20	164	180	-118
21	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	114.4	2019-20	TOT	54	34.4	21.8	5.1	3.7	0.8	1.0	8.1	18.1	44.7	2.1	6.2	33.2	3.5	5.0	70.9	53.6	1.2	3.9	2.4	1,858	1,175	274	198	45	53	132	127	-201
22	Cory Joseph C. Joseph	114.3	2019-20	SAC	72	24.4	6.4	2.6	3.5	0.7	0.3	2.4	5.7	41.5	0.8	2.2	35.2	0.8	1.0	85.7	51.7	0.6	2.0	1.1	1,759	458	188	251	53	21	80	133	-45
23	Devin Booker D. Booker	114.1	2019-20	PHX	70	35.9	26.6	4.2	6.5	0.7	0.3	9.0	18.3	48.9	2.0	5.7	35.4	6.7	7.3	91.9	61.8	0.4	3.8	3.8	2,511	1,863	297	456	49	18	264	213	+130
24	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	114.1	2019-20	CLE	57	30.2	12.0	10.1	2.1	0.6	0.9	5.1	9.9	51.2	0.2	0.4	39.1	1.7	2.8	61.5	54.0	4.0	6.2	1.8	1,721	684	577	120	33	50	103	124	-377
25	RJ Barrett	113.9	2019-20	NYK	56	30.4	14.3	5.0	2.6	1.0	0.3	5.2	13.0	40.2	1.1	3.5	32.0	2.8	4.5	61.4	47.9	0.9	4.1	2.2	1,704	803	279	143	55	17	124	122	-325

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ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

113.9

12th

NETRTG

4.4

8th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	38	19	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	6.5
4	Cavaliers	37	22	.627	6.5
5	Raptors	34	24	.586	9.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 2/27	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Sun 3/8	BOS	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

37 - 22

Final

109

Cavaliers

37 - 22

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

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122.1

120.7

119.3

119.2

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.1

111.3

112.3

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

7.8

6.6

5.5

5.3

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13-46

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15-42

16-41

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18-40

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

2,792

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

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1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

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Best Record ATS

37-22

35-23-1

33-24

34-25

33-24

32-25-1

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	38	19	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	6.5
4	Cavaliers	37	22	.627	6.5
5	Raptors	34	24	.586	9.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.0
7	Magic	31	26	.544	11.5
8	Heat	31	28	.525	12.5
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.0
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	15.5
11	Bucks	25	31	.446	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	19.5
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	26.5
14	Nets	15	42	.263	27.5
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	28.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	14	.763
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	3.0
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.5
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	9.0
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	10.0
7	Suns	33	26	.559	12.0
8	Warriors	30	28	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	17.0
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.5
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 1/22	IND	@	OKC	117-114
Thu 1/22	TOR	@	POR	110-98
Fri 1/23	WAS	@	CHA	115-119
Fri 1/23	NYK	@	PHI	112-109
Fri 1/23	CLE	@	ORL	119-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	OKC	@	DET	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	GSW	@	MEM	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	SAS	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 2/25	SAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM

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