Jeremiah Fears has the worst defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 121.8 rating.

Interpreted as:

highest rookie drtg with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this season

	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	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	121.8	2025-26	NOP	37	26.8	14.5	3.5	3.1	1.2	0.2	5.5	12.5	44.0	1.1	3.1	34.2	2.4	3.1	78.3	52.3	0.7	2.8	2.4	990	535	131	115	44	8	87	67	-273
2	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	121.2	2025-26	CHA	34	33.1	19.4	5.1	3.5	0.6	0.2	6.7	13.9	47.9	3.6	8.4	42.8	2.5	2.8	88.5	64.0	1.0	4.1	2.4	1,126	661	173	119	22	7	81	78	-30
3	Sion James S. James	120.5	2025-26	CHA	35	26.0	6.6	3.4	1.7	0.7	0.4	2.1	5.1	40.7	1.1	3.1	36.1	1.3	1.6	85.5	57.2	0.5	2.8	0.8	909	230	118	60	23	14	29	61	-88
4	Derik Queen D. Queen	117.2	2025-26	NOP	36	25.9	13.1	7.0	4.0	1.0	0.9	5.0	10.0	49.9	0.2	1.0	20.0	2.9	3.8	77.4	56.1	1.6	5.4	2.4	933	473	252	145	37	34	87	114	-130
5	VJ Edgecombe	116.1	2025-26	PHI	29	35.6	16.5	5.3	3.9	1.4	0.5	6.2	14.2	43.6	2.2	5.9	38.2	1.9	2.4	77.5	54.0	1.9	3.4	1.6	1,031	478	154	113	41	15	47	93	+73
6	Cedric Coward C. Coward	115.2	2025-26	MEM	33	27.1	13.7	6.5	3.0	0.5	0.3	4.9	10.5	46.6	1.4	4.4	32.2	2.4	2.9	84.2	57.9	1.6	4.9	1.6	895	451	215	99	18	11	53	65	0
7	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	113.6	2025-26	DAL	35	34.6	18.9	6.4	4.1	1.2	0.8	7.2	15.1	47.6	0.9	3.4	27.1	3.6	4.4	81.3	55.4	1.1	5.3	2.2	1,212	662	225	145	43	28	78	81	-150

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22.8

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RPG

7.0

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4.0

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.3

25th

DRTG

121.1

28th

NETRTG

-7.8

27th

3P%

34.1

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	23.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	NOP	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 1/9	NOP	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sun 1/11	NOP	@	ORL	3:00 PM
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

8 - 29

106

Final

125

Heat

20 - 16

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.2

113.1

113.3

113.6

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

8.8

7.4

6.2

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-27

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-23

14-20

15-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	26	9	.743
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	3.0
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.5
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.5
5	76ers	19	14	.576	6.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	6.5
7	Heat	20	16	.556	6.5
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.0
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	9.0
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	10.0
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	11.0
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.0
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	16.5
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	20.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	12	.657	7.0
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	7.5
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	23.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 12/3	UTA	@	BKN	123-110
Wed 12/3	LAL	@	TOR	123-120
Wed 12/3	MIN	@	NOP	125-116
Thu 12/4	MIA	@	ORL	105-106
Thu 12/4	LAL	@	BOS	105-126

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/5	NYK	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 1/5	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 1/5	ATL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 1/5	CHA	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Mon 1/5	PHX	@	HOU	8:00 PM

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