highest rookie defensive rating of 2023 draft class

Isaiah Wong has the highest defensive rating by a rookie 2023 draft pick, with a 126.8 rating in 2023-24.

	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	Isaiah Wong I. Wong	126.8	2023-24	IND	1	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
2	Seth Lundy S. Lundy	124.4	2023-24	ATL	9	5.8	1.6	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.9	23.5	0.3	1.4	23.1	0.3	0.4	75.0	37.3	0.1	0.7	0.1	52	14	7	0	0	0	1	6	-13
3	Keyonte George K. George	124.0	2023-24	UTA	75	27.0	13.0	2.8	4.4	0.5	0.1	4.3	10.9	39.1	2.0	5.9	33.4	2.5	3.0	84.8	53.3	0.2	2.6	2.5	2,023	974	211	332	36	7	188	91	-374
4	Nick Smith Jr. N. Smith Jr.	123.8	2023-24	CHA	51	14.3	5.9	1.4	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.2	5.7	39.1	1.2	2.9	43.2	0.3	0.3	86.7	51.1	0.4	1.1	0.8	729	302	72	59	10	7	39	55	-194
5	Jordan Miller J. Miller	122.4	2023-24	LAC	8	3.5	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.1	55.6	0.1	0.3	50.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	65.8	0.4	0.3	0.1	28	13	5	0	0	0	1	2	-13
6	Gradey Dick G. Dick	122.0	2023-24	TOR	60	21.1	8.5	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.0	3.2	7.4	42.5	1.5	4.0	36.5	0.7	0.9	86.3	54.6	0.5	1.8	0.8	1,268	510	132	68	34	2	50	87	-378
7	Brice Sensabaugh B. Sensabaugh	121.6	2023-24	UTA	32	18.3	7.5	3.2	1.7	0.4	0.2	2.7	6.8	39.0	1.1	3.6	29.6	1.2	1.3	90.2	51.1	0.5	2.7	1.5	584	241	102	55	13	6	47	43	-173
8	Amari Bailey A. Bailey	121.6	2023-24	CHA	10	6.5	2.3	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.8	2.4	33.3	0.1	0.8	12.5	0.6	0.7	85.7	42.5	0.6	0.3	0.4	65	23	9	7	3	0	4	2	+5
9	Maxwell Lewis M. Lewis	121.1	2023-24	LAL	34	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.6	19.0	0.0	0.3	11.1	0.1	0.1	66.7	24.6	0.1	0.1	0.3	103	11	4	6	2	1	10	5	-73
10	Brandon Miller B. Miller	120.7	2023-24	CHA	74	32.2	17.3	4.3	2.4	0.9	0.6	6.4	14.6	44.0	2.5	6.7	37.3	1.9	2.3	82.7	55.2	0.8	3.4	1.8	2,383	1,279	315	175	66	42	132	184	-510
11	Rayan Rupert R. Rupert	120.4	2023-24	POR	39	16.2	4.0	2.4	1.6	0.3	0.1	1.4	4.1	33.5	0.7	2.0	35.9	0.5	0.6	76.0	45.1	0.6	1.7	0.8	633	155	92	62	12	3	31	56	-124
12	Marcus Sasser M. Sasser	120.3	2023-24	DET	71	19.0	8.3	1.8	3.3	0.6	0.2	3.1	7.2	42.8	1.3	3.4	37.5	0.8	0.9	87.9	54.2	0.2	1.6	1.3	1,351	586	125	236	44	12	90	103	-250
13	Scoot Henderson S. Henderson	120.1	2023-24	POR	62	28.5	14.0	3.1	5.4	0.8	0.2	5.0	12.9	38.5	1.4	4.3	32.5	2.7	3.3	81.9	48.9	0.9	2.3	3.4	1,765	868	194	336	48	13	212	195	-495
14	Bilal Coulibaly B. Coulibaly	119.7	2023-24	WAS	63	27.2	8.4	4.1	1.7	0.9	0.8	3.0	6.9	43.5	1.0	2.9	34.6	1.5	2.1	70.2	54.3	0.9	3.2	1.4	1,715	532	256	110	57	48	87	137	-419
15	Ben Sheppard B. Sheppard	119.7	2023-24	IND	57	14.3	4.4	1.6	0.9	0.6	0.0	1.6	4.0	39.3	0.9	2.7	31.4	0.4	0.5	88.5	52.4	0.3	1.3	0.3	814	252	89	53	33	2	15	88	+69
16	Julian Phillips J. Phillips	119.1	2023-24	CHI	40	8.1	2.2	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.8	1.9	41.6	0.3	1.0	31.6	0.3	0.5	68.4	52.1	0.3	0.6	0.3	323	89	36	13	7	7	10	40	-4
17	Jalen Wilson J. Wilson	118.9	2023-24	BKN	43	15.5	5.0	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.1	1.8	4.2	42.5	0.6	1.7	32.4	0.9	1.1	82.6	53.7	1.1	2.0	0.4	665	214	131	45	11	4	19	48	-4
18	Taylor Hendricks T. Hendricks	118.6	2023-24	UTA	40	21.4	7.3	4.6	0.8	0.7	0.7	2.7	6.0	45.0	1.3	3.5	37.9	0.6	0.7	79.3	57.8	1.2	3.5	0.7	856	292	185	32	28	29	27	77	-150
19	Kobe Bufkin K. Bufkin	118.4	2023-24	ATL	17	11.5	4.8	1.9	1.6	0.4	0.3	2.0	5.4	37.0	0.5	2.4	22.5	0.2	0.5	50.0	42.4	0.4	1.6	0.6	196	81	33	27	7	5	10	20	-35
20	Kris Murray K. Murray	117.7	2023-24	POR	62	21.7	6.1	3.6	1.3	0.9	0.3	2.3	5.9	39.5	0.8	3.0	26.8	0.6	0.9	66.1	48.0	1.4	2.2	0.9	1,348	376	224	80	53	21	55	92	-164
21	Keyontae Johnson K. Johnson	117.6	2023-24	OKC	9	7.3	1.2	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.6	1.8	31.3	0.1	0.3	33.3	0.0	0.0		34.4	0.4	0.7	0.4	66	11	10	4	1	0	4	5	-7
22	Dariq Whitehead D. Whitehead	117.5	2023-24	BKN	2	12.0	1.5	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.5	20.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	25.5	0.0	2.0	0.0	24	3	4	3	0	1	0	0	-22
23	Jalen Hood-Schifino J. Hood-Schifino	117.3	2023-24	LAL	21	5.2	1.6	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.5	2.1	22.2	0.1	0.7	13.3	0.6	1.0	60.0	31.6	0.1	0.5	0.4	109	34	13	8	3	2	9	13	-54
24	Toumani Camara T. Camara	117.1	2023-24	POR	70	24.8	7.5	4.9	1.2	0.9	0.5	2.8	6.3	45.0	0.8	2.5	33.7	1.1	1.4	75.8	54.7	2.0	2.9	1.2	1,739	527	343	87	66	33	84	174	-189
25	Andre Jackson Jr. A. Jackson Jr.	117.0	2023-24	MIL	57	10.0	2.2	2.0	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.8	50.0	0.3	0.8	37.0	0.1	0.2	72.7	59.6	0.8	1.2	0.5	572	125	113	50	16	6	28	92	-89

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PPG

23.7

Siakam

RPG

6.7

Siakam

APG

7.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

109.7

30th

DRTG

117.2

21st

NETRTG

-7.6

27th

3P%

34.6

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bulls	24	30	.444	16.0
12	Bucks	21	30	.412	17.5
13	Nets	15	37	.288	24.0
14	Wizards	14	38	.269	25.0
15	Pacers	14	40	.259	26.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/11	IND	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 2/19	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sun 2/22	DAL	@	IND	5:00 PM
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pacers

14 - 40

137

Final

134

Knicks

34 - 20

Tue 10 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.4

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

70.3

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.6

119.7

119.3

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.4

109.3

111.7

112.5

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

7.8

7.0

5.9

5.5

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

12-43

14-40

14-38

15-40

15-37

17-37

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,546.9

Maxey

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,456.8

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,603.3

Johnson

2,573.5

Maxey

2,530.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

38.7

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.42

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

Johnson

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-19

32-22

30-22-1

31-23

31-24

30-24

Worst Record ATS

21-34

21-31

22-32

22-30

22-29

24-31

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	39	13	.750
2	Celtics	34	19	.642	5.5
3	Knicks	34	20	.630	6.0
4	Cavaliers	33	21	.611	7.0
5	Raptors	32	22	.593	8.0
6	76ers	30	23	.566	9.5
7	Magic	28	24	.538	11.0
8	Heat	28	27	.509	12.5
9	Hawks	26	29	.473	14.5
10	Hornets	25	29	.463	15.0
11	Bulls	24	30	.444	16.0
12	Bucks	21	30	.412	17.5
13	Nets	15	37	.288	24.0
14	Wizards	14	38	.269	25.0
15	Pacers	14	40	.259	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	41	13	.759
2	Spurs	37	16	.698	3.5
3	Rockets	33	19	.635	7.0
4	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
5	Lakers	32	21	.604	8.5
6	Timberwolves	33	22	.600	8.5
7	Suns	32	22	.593	9.0
8	Warriors	29	25	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	26	28	.481	15.0
10	Clippers	25	28	.472	15.5
11	Grizzlies	20	32	.385	20.0
12	Mavericks	19	34	.358	21.5
13	Jazz	17	37	.315	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	40	.273	26.5
15	Kings	12	43	.218	29.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/14	MEM	@	ORL	111-118
Wed 1/14	PHX	@	DET	105-108
Wed 1/14	OKC	@	HOU	111-91
Wed 1/14	BOS	@	MIA	119-114
Wed 1/14	MIL	@	SAS	101-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/11	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 2/11	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 2/11	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 2/11	DET	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 2/11	IND	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Isaiah Wong has the highest defensive rating by a rookie 2023 draft pick, with a 126.8 rating in 2023-24.

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2,493.6

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37.2

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