highest defensive ratings 2026

Keyonte George has the highest defensive rating this season, with a 123.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 2026
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Keyonte George
K. George
123.9
2025-26
48
33.9
23.8
3.9
6.5
1.1
0.3
7.5
16.3
45.8
2.5
6.7
37.5
6.4
7.1
89.4
61.2
0.5
3.4
3.3
1,629
1,141
187
313
52
14
158
112
-311
2Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
123.7
2025-26
57
27.9
9.9
3.7
4.6
0.6
0.2
3.5
8.8
39.4
2.0
5.3
38.2
1.0
1.3
73.3
52.8
0.4
3.2
2.4
1,589
566
209
261
37
13
136
124
-485
3DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
122.7
2025-26
59
32.1
18.6
3.1
3.8
1.2
0.3
6.5
13.3
49.2
0.7
2.1
33.3
4.9
5.6
86.7
59.2
0.5
2.6
1.1
1,896
1,099
183
226
69
17
65
119
-503
4Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
122.7
2025-26
42
34.4
26.7
6.9
2.1
1.0
0.5
9.1
19.2
47.7
2.7
7.7
35.5
5.7
6.4
89.6
60.8
2.0
4.9
1.5
1,443
1,123
289
89
42
21
63
77
-55
5CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
122.2
2025-26
TOT
55
30.0
18.6
3.4
3.5
0.8
0.4
6.8
15.1
45.1
2.6
6.8
38.2
2.4
3.1
78.1
56.6
0.7
2.7
1.7
1,649
1,024
187
194
42
21
96
102
-126
6AJ Green
AJ Green
121.5
2025-26
52
30.1
10.3
2.6
2.1
0.6
0.1
3.4
7.8
43.0
3.0
7.0
42.3
0.6
0.7
80.6
63.0
0.3
2.3
0.8
1,563
533
136
108
29
5
43
124
+40
7Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
121.2
2025-26
57
27.2
13.9
2.6
1.3
0.5
0.1
4.5
10.0
45.2
2.8
6.9
40.4
2.1
2.4
84.9
62.9
0.2
2.4
0.5
1,551
792
147
74
31
8
29
70
+151
8Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
120.8
2025-26
52
30.5
16.8
5.8
2.4
0.9
0.1
5.7
12.8
44.8
1.9
5.5
34.8
3.4
3.9
85.4
57.7
1.6
4.2
0.8
1,588
871
303
127
48
3
44
61
-177
9Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
120.2
2025-26
46
31.7
17.4
2.8
7.4
0.9
0.2
6.1
13.7
44.1
2.0
5.3
36.6
3.3
4.0
82.1
56.0
0.4
2.4
2.5
1,460
799
130
339
41
7
115
101
-327
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
120.1
2025-26
55
28.9
15.1
5.5
6.4
1.3
0.2
5.6
13.0
42.8
2.0
5.9
34.3
1.9
2.8
70.4
53.1
1.3
4.2
3.4
1,592
833
301
352
71
9
189
131
-394
11Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
119.3
2025-26
52
35.6
22.1
5.7
3.8
1.5
0.3
7.8
16.3
47.6
3.2
8.6
37.8
3.3
3.7
89.2
61.6
1.1
4.7
1.8
1,853
1,149
297
199
78
16
95
110
-190
12Jamal Murray
J. Murray
119.2
2025-26
53
35.4
25.5
4.4
7.5
1.0
0.4
8.9
18.5
48.3
3.2
7.5
42.3
4.5
5.1
88.4
61.5
0.4
4.0
2.4
1,874
1,352
235
396
52
20
126
82
+266
13Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
118.8
2025-26
59
25.6
13.1
3.7
3.2
1.3
0.3
5.0
11.7
42.5
1.0
3.2
31.4
2.1
2.7
78.5
50.8
0.7
3.0
2.2
1,509
772
220
187
74
18
130
105
-256
14Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
118.8
2025-26
55
26.8
12.3
3.4
1.7
0.8
0.1
4.3
10.2
42.1
1.8
5.2
33.8
2.0
2.6
77.5
54.5
0.9
2.5
1.1
1,474
679
186
93
46
7
63
121
-111
15Noah Clowney
N. Clowney
118.7
2025-26
51
28.3
12.9
4.2
1.7
0.8
0.7
4.0
10.0
39.5
2.1
6.4
32.6
2.9
3.7
79.3
55.6
0.9
3.3
1.7
1,445
660
216
88
39
38
85
141
-175
16Toumani Camara
T. Camara
118.5
2025-26
59
33.4
13.0
5.3
2.6
1.0
0.4
4.7
10.6
43.9
2.6
7.0
36.5
1.1
1.7
67.3
57.3
1.7
3.6
2.0
1,972
767
315
152
59
26
117
183
-49
17Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
118.0
2025-26
53
26.6
12.8
4.9
2.5
0.6
0.4
4.8
10.1
48.0
1.0
3.1
32.5
2.1
2.9
72.4
56.4
0.9
4.0
1.6
1,409
681
260
132
33
21
85
106
-174
18Max Christie
M. Christie
117.9
2025-26
52
29.7
13.3
3.4
2.3
0.5
0.3
4.6
9.8
46.8
2.4
5.7
42.3
1.7
2.0
87.4
62.4
0.2
3.2
1.1
1,544
692
179
118
28
18
58
75
-157
19Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
117.9
2025-26
45
32.9
24.6
7.0
3.2
1.0
0.2
8.7
18.4
47.2
3.4
9.3
37.0
3.8
4.4
85.9
60.4
1.3
5.7
2.3
1,479
1,105
315
146
45
11
105
99
-133
20Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
117.9
2025-26
54
34.7
26.7
3.4
6.1
0.7
0.1
9.5
20.3
46.8
2.8
7.6
37.2
4.9
5.8
84.4
58.5
0.5
2.9
2.3
1,874
1,443
181
332
38
7
123
129
+246
21Quentin Grimes
Q. Grimes
117.7
2025-26
52
29.7
12.8
3.6
3.6
0.9
0.4
4.2
9.4
44.5
1.9
5.3
34.9
2.6
3.1
84.4
59.6
0.6
3.0
1.8
1,543
668
188
187
48
21
95
108
+53
22Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
117.7
2025-26
58
31.9
19.3
5.4
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.6
13.5
48.9
3.5
7.9
43.6
2.6
2.9
89.3
65.1
1.2
4.2
2.2
1,853
1,118
316
204
42
13
127
124
+138
23James Harden
J. Harden
117.5
2025-26
TOT
51
35.0
24.5
4.8
8.1
1.2
0.4
7.2
16.8
42.7
3.0
8.4
36.0
7.1
7.9
89.9
60.3
0.6
4.1
3.6
1,784
1,250
244
414
63
21
185
103
+58
24Bruce Brown
B. Brown
117.3
2025-26
58
24.9
7.8
4.0
2.2
1.1
0.3
3.0
6.3
47.1
0.6
1.7
37.1
1.2
1.6
75.6
55.3
1.2
2.8
1.1
1,446
450
233
125
62
15
62
141
-79
25Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
117.2
2025-26
57
27.7
7.9
3.1
3.5
1.5
0.1
2.9
6.1
48.4
1.0
2.7
37.2
0.9
1.2
78.3
59.4
0.8
2.3
1.4
1,581
448
174
201
84
8
81
139
-40
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PPG

26.7

Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

RPG

10.4

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APG

7.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

18th

DRTG

122.1

30th

NETRTG

-7.7

27th

3P%

34.7

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
21
35
.375
22.5
12
21
36
.368
23.0
13
Jazz Jazz
18
40
.310
26.5
14
17
42
.288
28.0
15
13
46
.220
32.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/26
@
9:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
9:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

18 - 40

105

Final

125

HOU Rockets

35 - 21

Mon 23 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
19
.667
4.5
3
37
22
.627
6.5
4
37
22
.627
6.5
5
34
24
.586
9.0
6
32
26
.552
11.0
7
31
26
.544
11.5
8
31
28
.525
12.5
9
29
31
.483
15.0
10
28
31
.475
15.5
11
25
31
.446
17.0
12
24
35
.407
19.5
13
16
41
.281
26.5
14
15
42
.263
27.5
15
15
44
.254
28.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
14
.763
2
41
16
.719
3.0
3
35
21
.625
8.5
4
36
22
.621
8.5
5
36
23
.610
9.0
6
34
23
.596
10.0
7
33
26
.559
12.0
8
30
28
.517
14.5
9
28
31
.475
17.0
10
27
30
.474
17.0
11
21
35
.375
22.5
12
21
36
.368
23.0
13
18
40
.310
26.5
14
17
42
.288
28.0
15
13
46
.220
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/22
@
117-114
Thu
1/22
@
110-98
Fri
1/23
@
115-119
Fri
1/23
@
112-109
Fri
1/23
@
119-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM