highest single season defensive rating nba

Josh Giddey has the worst defensive rating this season, with a 125.9 rating.

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Assumption:All-time
Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	125.9	2026-27	CHI	9	27.8	10.3	4.9	8.4	0.6	0.3	3.9	9.3	41.7	1.0	3.6	28.1	1.6	2.2	70.0	50.1	0.8	4.1	2.8	250	93	44	76	5	3	25	13	-78
2	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	125.7	2026-27	CHI	9	25.8	13.6	4.4	2.0	0.4	0.7	4.1	9.6	43.0	1.4	4.9	29.5	3.9	4.7	83.3	58.4	0.8	3.7	2.4	232	122	40	18	4	6	22	22	-107
3	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	125.6	2025-26	WAS	82	27.7	10.7	3.4	4.6	0.6	0.2	3.8	9.0	42.4	2.1	5.0	40.8	1.0	1.4	73.0	55.6	0.4	3.0	2.3	2,271	878	276	381	52	17	191	184	-746
4	Norman Powell N. Powell	125.3	2026-27	CHI	8	28.8	19.3	2.5	1.6	1.6	0.0	5.1	12.9	39.8	2.1	6.9	30.9	6.9	8.6	79.7	57.7	0.5	2.0	1.8	230	154	20	13	13	0	14	18	-65
5	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	125.2	2026-27	SAC	9	31.2	13.1	4.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	4.4	10.4	42.6	2.0	5.7	35.3	2.2	3.2	69.0	55.3	0.9	3.7	1.3	281	118	41	11	2	1	12	27	-95
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	124.5	2026-27	PHX	9	34.4	26.0	2.7	4.8	1.1	0.3	8.9	18.2	48.8	2.0	5.6	36.0	6.2	6.6	94.9	61.6	0.6	2.1	2.3	310	234	24	43	10	3	21	31	-91
7	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	124.2	2026-27	PHX	9	30.7	15.7	3.9	2.2	0.8	0.2	5.7	12.4	45.5	2.1	4.6	46.3	2.2	3.0	74.1	56.9	1.1	2.8	1.8	276	141	35	20	7	2	16	29	-91
8	Darius Acuff Jr. D. Acuff Jr.	124.1	2026-27	SAC	10	37.1	25.9	3.8	7.4	0.9	0.1	9.5	23.0	41.3	3.0	9.4	31.9	3.9	4.6	84.8	51.8	0.3	3.5	3.6	371	259	38	74	9	1	36	30	-92
9	Keyonte George K. George	124.1	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
10	Jalen Green J. Green	123.7	2026-27	PHX	9	28.6	11.7	3.1	3.7	0.7	0.7	4.6	11.2	40.6	0.7	3.2	20.7	1.9	2.8	68.0	46.9	0.4	2.7	2.6	257	105	28	33	6	6	23	15	-102
11	AJ Green	123.5	2025-26	MIL	78	29.1	10.4	2.7	1.9	0.5	0.1	3.4	7.9	42.4	3.0	7.1	41.9	0.7	0.8	85.5	62.7	0.4	2.4	1.0	2,270	809	213	152	39	8	75	179	-148
12	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	123.5	2025-26	SAC	77	31.2	18.4	2.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	6.5	13.1	49.7	0.6	1.9	32.0	4.9	5.6	86.8	59.4	0.5	2.5	1.2	2,406	1,419	226	316	80	23	96	149	-588
13	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	123.5	2026-27	SAC	10	32.7	21.4	3.3	2.6	0.9	0.4	7.1	14.5	49.0	2.5	7.2	34.7	4.7	5.5	85.5	63.2	0.5	2.8	2.9	327	214	33	26	9	4	29	20	-135
14	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	123.2	2023-24	UTA	78	26.6	18.7	2.6	4.9	0.8	0.2	6.5	13.3	48.7	1.6	4.2	39.4	4.1	4.7	86.2	60.7	0.9	1.7	2.1	2,075	1,458	205	383	62	18	165	154	-143
15	Keyonte George K. George	123.2	2024-25	UTA	67	31.5	16.8	3.8	5.6	0.7	0.1	5.4	13.7	39.1	2.6	7.6	34.3	3.5	4.3	81.8	53.9	0.4	3.4	2.7	2,109	1,125	253	377	46	9	183	111	-512
16	Jaime Jaquez Jr. J. Jaquez Jr.	122.9	2026-27	MIL	10	27.8	15.2	5.8	2.7	0.5	0.1	5.6	11.6	48.3	1.7	4.0	42.5	2.3	3.2	71.9	58.4	1.7	4.1	1.8	278	152	58	27	5	1	18	13	-70
17	Corey Kispert C. Kispert	122.8	2023-24	WAS	80	25.8	13.4	2.8	2.0	0.5	0.2	4.8	9.9	48.6	2.3	6.0	38.3	1.4	2.0	72.6	62.0	0.4	2.4	1.2	2,067	1,070	225	156	41	16	98	141	-445
18	Tyler Herro T. Herro	122.8	2026-27	MIL	10	30.7	21.4	4.6	4.3	0.9	0.1	7.6	16.7	45.5	3.1	7.8	39.7	3.1	4.0	77.5	58.0	0.9	3.7	2.1	307	214	46	43	9	1	21	7	-71
19	Devin Booker D. Booker	122.6	2024-25	PHX	75	37.3	25.6	4.1	7.1	0.9	0.2	8.7	18.9	46.1	2.4	7.3	33.2	5.8	6.4	89.4	58.9	1.0	3.1	2.9	2,795	1,923	305	529	67	16	220	198	-175
20	Anfernee Simons A. Simons	122.6	2022-23	POR	62	35.0	21.1	2.6	4.1	0.7	0.2	7.5	16.9	44.7	3.4	9.1	37.7	2.6	2.9	89.4	58.1	0.3	2.3	2.1	2,170	1,306	161	253	42	14	128	142	-75
21	Jalen Green J. Green	122.5	2022-23	HOU	76	34.2	22.1	3.7	3.7	0.8	0.2	7.4	17.9	41.6	2.5	7.3	33.8	4.8	6.1	78.6	53.8	0.6	3.2	2.6	2,602	1,683	284	281	59	18	200	131	-447
22	Tyus Jones T. Jones	122.3	2024-25	PHX	81	26.8	10.2	2.4	5.3	0.9	0.1	3.8	8.4	44.8	2.0	5.0	41.4	0.6	0.7	89.5	58.5	0.5	1.9	1.1	2,174	829	196	429	69	8	91	63	-92
23	Darius Garland D. Garland	122.2	2026-27	LAC	9	33.4	21.2	1.4	7.0	0.7	0.0	7.3	15.6	47.1	2.6	6.9	37.1	4.0	4.9	81.8	59.9	0.2	1.2	5.1	301	191	13	63	6	0	46	19	-98
24	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	121.8	2022-23	SAS	63	32.7	22.0	5.0	2.9	0.7	0.2	8.0	17.7	45.2	2.1	6.5	32.9	3.9	5.2	74.9	55.1	0.9	4.2	2.1	2,063	1,385	318	183	46	11	134	125	-491
25	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	121.6	2024-25	SAS	82	27.2	12.3	3.8	1.7	0.5	0.2	4.2	8.3	50.8	1.9	4.4	43.3	2.0	2.4	80.9	65.6	1.2	2.6	0.6	2,230	1,011	310	136	39	14	50	75	-25

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19.3

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7.8

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8.4

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Team Rankings

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108.4

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DRTG

124.4

30th

NETRTG

-16.0

30th

3P%

27.2

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	SAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	CHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

9 - 2

127

Final

121

Bulls

1 - 8

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Wagner

8.7

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

73.0

Carter

72.2

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

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Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.4

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MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-7

3-8

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	LAC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIA	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	ORL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 11/10	OKC	@	POR	11:00 PM

Josh Giddey has the worst defensive rating this season, with a 125.9 rating.

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

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