highest defensive ratings

CJ McCollum has the highest defensive rating this season, with a 125.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
125.1
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
2Keyonte George
K. George
124.7
2025-26
37
34.4
23.6
4.2
6.9
1.0
0.3
7.5
16.5
45.2
2.5
6.8
36.8
6.2
6.8
90.1
60.5
0.5
3.7
3.5
1,272
873
155
254
37
11
130
92
-214
3Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
124.3
2025-26
38
27.4
9.5
3.8
4.4
0.5
0.2
3.3
8.1
40.5
2.0
4.7
42.1
1.0
1.3
72.5
54.6
0.4
3.5
2.2
1,041
362
146
169
19
8
83
90
-343
4Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
123.7
2025-26
32
36.0
27.9
7.0
2.2
1.0
0.5
9.6
19.8
48.3
2.9
8.0
36.5
5.9
6.6
89.2
61.5
2.1
5.0
1.6
1,151
894
225
69
33
15
51
65
-40
5Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
122.3
2025-26
38
27.1
13.8
2.3
1.3
0.5
0.1
4.6
9.9
46.3
2.8
6.9
41.4
1.7
1.9
87.8
63.7
0.2
2.1
0.4
1,029
523
88
50
18
4
15
47
+105
6DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
121.8
2025-26
38
33.1
18.5
3.4
3.8
1.4
0.3
6.7
13.3
49.9
0.8
2.3
36.0
4.4
5.0
87.4
59.6
0.6
2.8
1.1
1,259
704
128
143
55
10
42
78
-313
7Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
121.7
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
8Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
120.8
2025-26
36
35.3
28.9
3.3
6.3
0.7
0.1
10.3
21.4
48.1
3.1
7.9
38.9
5.3
6.2
85.2
60.0
0.6
2.8
2.3
1,271
1,041
120
227
26
3
84
89
+143
9Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
120.6
2025-26
41
26.7
14.4
3.6
3.1
1.3
0.2
5.5
12.5
44.1
1.1
3.2
33.6
2.3
3.0
78.7
52.3
0.7
2.9
2.5
1,096
592
148
129
52
9
101
74
-284
10AJ Green
AJ Green
120.1
2025-26
36
29.6
10.3
2.7
2.1
0.7
0.1
3.4
7.6
44.3
3.0
6.8
43.5
0.6
0.8
79.3
65.1
0.2
2.5
0.9
1,067
372
97
75
24
3
32
91
+70
11Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
120.1
2025-26
37
35.6
21.6
6.2
3.6
1.6
0.2
7.6
15.4
49.8
3.0
7.8
38.6
3.3
3.7
90.4
63.8
1.2
5.0
1.9
1,319
801
229
132
58
8
70
79
-190
12Jamal Murray
J. Murray
119.7
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
13Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
119.6
2025-26
38
32.5
19.1
5.1
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.6
13.8
47.6
3.5
8.2
42.9
2.4
2.8
88.6
63.7
1.0
4.1
2.3
1,234
725
194
136
27
8
87
90
-5
14James Harden
J. Harden
119.1
2025-26
35
35.5
25.6
4.8
7.9
1.3
0.3
7.3
17.1
43.0
3.2
8.9
36.3
7.7
8.6
89.3
61.4
0.6
4.2
3.7
1,242
895
168
278
44
12
128
67
+7
15Sion James
S. James
119.1
2025-26
39
25.8
6.4
3.4
1.9
0.6
0.4
2.0
4.8
40.7
1.1
2.9
37.4
1.4
1.6
85.7
57.9
0.5
2.8
0.8
1,005
251
132
74
25
17
32
67
-49
16Toumani Camara
T. Camara
118.9
2025-26
40
33.9
13.1
5.2
2.7
1.1
0.5
4.6
10.9
42.2
2.6
7.4
35.0
1.3
1.9
70.7
55.9
1.8
3.4
2.1
1,356
524
207
109
42
18
85
132
-85
17Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
118.8
2025-26
38
29.0
14.5
6.5
6.8
1.4
0.2
5.3
12.7
41.9
1.8
5.5
33.5
2.0
2.9
68.2
51.7
1.6
4.9
3.3
1,103
551
248
258
53
7
126
99
-283
18Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
118.7
2025-26
38
32.7
16.8
4.5
5.2
0.8
0.1
6.3
14.0
44.8
2.5
7.5
33.6
1.8
2.0
87.0
56.6
1.0
3.5
1.1
1,244
639
171
199
32
4
43
58
+168
19Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
118.6
2025-26
38
27.3
8.2
2.9
3.1
1.5
0.2
3.1
6.3
49.4
1.2
3.0
38.3
0.8
1.0
76.3
60.3
0.8
2.1
1.3
1,039
311
109
119
57
6
50
91
-79
20Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
118.5
2025-26
38
33.4
19.7
6.4
3.7
0.6
0.6
6.9
15.6
44.5
2.3
7.0
33.5
3.5
4.2
84.2
56.6
0.9
5.6
1.5
1,268
750
245
142
21
21
56
69
-79
21Noah Clowney
N. Clowney
118.2
2025-26
36
28.4
13.2
3.9
1.9
0.8
0.8
3.9
10.2
38.6
2.2
6.8
32.1
3.2
4.0
78.6
55.1
1.0
2.9
1.8
1,024
476
141
67
29
30
65
101
-53
22Bruce Brown
B. Brown
117.7
2025-26
39
24.7
7.2
4.2
2.2
1.0
0.2
2.8
6.2
45.0
0.5
1.5
31.7
1.2
1.5
77.6
52.7
1.1
3.1
1.1
964
280
164
85
40
9
41
90
-51
23Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
117.6
2025-26
38
32.9
20.5
3.6
3.3
1.1
0.6
7.1
16.0
44.3
3.0
8.0
37.0
3.3
3.9
85.8
57.9
0.6
3.0
2.1
1,251
778
137
126
40
23
80
80
+13
24John Collins
J. Collins
117.4
2025-26
37
27.4
13.3
5.0
0.8
0.9
0.9
5.1
9.4
54.9
1.3
3.2
41.0
1.8
2.2
80.2
64.6
1.4
3.6
1.4
1,014
493
185
31
34
35
53
96
+7
25Max Christie
M. Christie
117.2
2025-26
37
28.9
12.3
3.4
2.1
0.5
0.4
4.2
8.7
48.3
2.4
5.3
45.4
1.5
1.8
86.4
65.1
0.2
3.2
1.1
1,068
456
127
79
17
14
42
55
-129
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

18.8

McCollum

CJ McCollum

RPG

7.8

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APG

4.9

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Team Rankings

ORTG

110.7

27th

DRTG

121.7

29th

NETRTG

-11.0

29th

3P%

35.8

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
17
21
.447
11.0
12
14
25
.359
14.5
13
11
25
.306
16.0
14
Wizards Wizards
10
28
.263
18.0
15
8
31
.205
20.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/14
@
10:30 PM
Fri
1/16
@
10:00 PM
Sat
1/17
@
9:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
3:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

10 - 28

93

Final

112

PHX Suns

24 - 15

Sun 11 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
10
.737
2
25
14
.641
3.5
3
24
14
.632
4.0
4
24
16
.600
5.0
5
21
16
.568
6.5
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
22
18
.550
7.0
8
20
19
.513
8.5
9
19
21
.475
10.0
10
18
20
.474
10.0
11
17
21
.447
11.0
12
14
25
.359
14.5
13
11
25
.306
16.0
14
10
28
.263
18.0
15
8
31
.205
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
33
7
.825
2
27
12
.692
5.5
3
25
13
.658
7.0
4
26
14
.650
7.0
5
23
13
.639
8.0
6
22
13
.629
8.5
7
24
15
.615
8.5
8
21
18
.538
11.5
9
19
21
.475
14.0
10
17
22
.436
15.5
11
15
23
.395
17.0
12
14
25
.359
18.5
13
13
25
.342
19.0
14
9
32
.220
24.5
15
8
30
.211
24.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
12/13
@
116-114
Sun
12/14
@
112-105
Sun
12/14
@
106-96
Sun
12/14
@
133-140
Sun
12/14
@
125-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/12
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
8:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
10:00 PM