Vinny Del Negro had the highest defensive rating in 1996-97, with a 115.6 rating.

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2,000+ minutes per 82 team games

	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	Vinny Del Negro V. Del Negro	115.6	1996-97	SAS	72	31.2	12.3	2.9	3.2	0.8	0.1	5.1	10.8	46.7	0.6	1.9	31.4	1.6	1.8	86.8	52.9	0.5	2.4	1.3	2,243	886	210	231	59	7	92	131	-333
2	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	115.3	1996-97	DEN	82	35.9	16.6	3.6	2.0	0.7	0.1	5.8	14.0	41.4	2.3	6.4	36.4	2.6	3.2	81.7	53.7	1.2	2.4	1.8	2,940	1,361	293	165	60	7	146	178	-490
3	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	115.2	1996-97	SAS	76	32.5	10.5	1.9	6.8	1.3	0.2	4.3	9.0	47.7	0.1	0.3	23.1	1.8	2.7	69.0	51.7	0.4	1.5	1.9	2,472	800	147	513	96	15	146	158	-377
4	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	114.6	1996-97	PHI	81	39.1	20.7	4.2	3.1	1.1	0.8	6.6	16.1	40.7	1.3	4.2	29.8	6.3	8.2	76.6	52.4	1.9	2.2	3.9	3,166	1,679	338	253	93	63	316	219	-440
5	Eric Williams E. Williams	114.1	1996-97	BOS	72	33.8	15.0	4.6	1.8	1.0	0.2	5.2	11.4	45.6	0.0	0.1	25.0	4.6	6.1	75.2	53.3	1.8	2.8	1.9	2,435	1,078	329	129	72	13	139	213	-384
6	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	113.8	1996-97	SAS	72	28.7	12.9	2.2	2.1	1.2	0.3	4.7	12.6	37.5	1.6	5.2	30.9	1.9	2.5	74.4	47.1	0.4	1.8	1.7	2,068	929	159	153	87	19	121	168	-316
7	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	112.5	1996-97	GSW	80	41.9	24.2	4.6	6.3	1.7	0.6	8.1	18.1	44.9	1.8	5.2	35.4	6.2	7.3	84.3	57.0	0.7	3.9	4.0	3,353	1,938	366	507	132	45	322	153	-215
8	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	112.5	1996-97	SAC	75	28.4	13.7	1.6	2.5	0.7	0.1	5.5	12.3	44.5	1.3	3.3	38.2	1.5	1.8	84.6	52.4	0.2	1.4	1.6	2,131	1,031	122	189	56	6	119	174	-150
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	112.4	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	3,045	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
10	Glen Rice G. Rice	112.3	1996-97	CHA	79	42.6	26.8	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	9.1	19.2	47.7	2.6	5.6	47.0	5.9	6.8	86.7	60.5	0.8	3.2	2.2	3,362	2,115	318	160	72	26	177	190	+176
11	Bryant Reeves B. Reeves	112.2	1996-97	VAN	75	37.0	16.2	8.1	2.1	0.4	0.9	6.6	13.7	48.6	0.0	0.1	9.1	2.9	4.1	70.4	52.3	2.3	5.8	2.3	2,777	1,213	610	160	29	67	175	270	-539
12	David Wesley D. Wesley	112.2	1996-97	BOS	74	40.4	16.8	3.6	7.3	2.2	0.2	6.2	13.2	46.8	1.4	3.9	36.0	3.0	3.9	78.1	56.3	0.9	2.7	2.9	2,991	1,240	264	537	162	13	211	221	-407
13	Anthony Peeler A. Peeler	112.2	1996-97	VAN	72	31.8	14.5	3.4	3.6	1.5	0.2	5.6	14.0	39.8	1.8	4.8	37.3	1.5	1.8	82.0	48.7	0.8	2.7	2.2	2,291	1,041	247	256	105	17	157	168	-453
14	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	111.8	1996-97	GSW	79	34.6	14.5	4.0	4.1	1.6	0.4	5.5	10.0	55.3	1.1	2.6	41.1	2.3	2.7	86.4	64.5	0.9	3.1	2.4	2,733	1,143	317	322	130	33	192	155	-270
15	Joe Smith J. Smith	111.7	1996-97	GSW	80	38.6	18.7	8.5	1.6	0.9	1.1	7.3	16.2	45.4	0.2	0.6	26.1	3.8	4.7	81.4	51.2	3.3	5.2	2.4	3,086	1,493	679	125	74	86	192	244	-217
16	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	111.7	1996-97	VAN	80	35.0	18.7	6.9	2.2	1.0	1.0	6.9	15.2	45.3	0.1	0.3	25.9	4.8	6.5	74.6	51.8	2.7	4.2	2.8	2,802	1,494	555	175	79	79	225	199	-596
17	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	111.4	1996-97	DEN	55	36.4	21.9	7.0	2.4	0.8	0.7	8.1	18.4	43.9	1.7	4.7	36.7	4.0	5.1	77.3	52.9	1.9	5.1	2.1	2,002	1,203	386	131	44	41	117	181	-202
18	Dell Curry D. Curry	111.1	1996-97	CHA	68	30.6	14.8	3.1	1.7	0.9	0.2	5.6	12.3	45.9	1.9	4.4	42.6	1.7	2.1	80.3	56.1	0.6	2.5	1.4	2,078	1,008	211	118	60	14	93	147	+55
19	Todd Day T. Day	111.0	1996-97	BOS	81	28.1	14.5	4.1	1.4	1.3	0.6	4.9	12.3	39.8	1.6	4.3	36.2	3.2	4.1	77.3	51.5	1.3	2.7	1.6	2,277	1,178	330	117	108	48	127	208	-291
20	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	111.0	1996-97	MIN	67	34.7	15.8	2.7	7.8	1.0	0.3	5.3	13.0	40.8	1.5	4.3	35.4	3.7	5.0	72.7	51.9	0.8	1.9	3.1	2,324	1,057	184	522	67	19	210	159	-157
21	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	111.0	1996-97	MIL	79	29.3	9.7	2.4	5.4	1.0	0.1	3.9	7.7	50.2	0.5	1.4	33.3	1.4	2.2	66.7	55.7	0.7	1.7	1.9	2,316	764	193	427	78	10	153	191	-121
22	Derek Harper D. Harper	110.9	1996-97	DAL	75	29.5	10.0	1.8	4.3	1.2	0.2	4.0	9.0	44.4	0.8	2.3	34.1	1.3	1.7	74.2	51.6	0.4	1.4	1.8	2,210	753	137	321	92	12	132	144	-289
23	Clarence Weatherspoon C. Weatherspoon	110.9	1996-97	PHI	82	36.0	12.2	8.3	1.7	0.9	1.0	4.9	9.9	49.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.5	3.4	73.8	53.7	2.7	5.6	1.7	2,949	1,003	679	140	74	86	137	187	-494
24	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	110.8	1996-97	TOR	81	40.9	20.2	4.1	8.8	1.5	0.2	7.0	17.4	40.1	2.2	6.1	35.5	4.1	5.0	82.3	51.6	1.1	3.0	3.6	3,311	1,634	330	709	123	13	288	162	-213
25	Michael Finley M. Finley	110.6	1996-97	TOT	83	33.6	15.0	4.5	2.7	0.8	0.3	5.7	12.9	44.4	1.2	3.4	36.1	2.4	3.0	80.8	53.0	1.1	3.4	2.0	2,790	1,249	372	224	68	24	164	138	-315

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Vinny Del Negro had the highest defensive rating in 1996-97, with a 115.6 rating.

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2.0

2.0

1.9

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4.0

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3,694

3,474

4,298.5

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37.4

36.4

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