lowest defensive rating ever in any season

Ben Wallace has the best defensive rating in a season, with an 87.5 rating in 2003-04.

Interpreted as:

lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player ever in any 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	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	87.5	2003-04	DET	81	37.7	9.5	12.4	1.7	1.8	3.0	3.9	9.2	42.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	1.8	3.6	49.0	44.1	4.0	8.4	1.5	3,050	773	1,006	138	143	246	123	162	+437
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	87.7	1974-75	WAS	82	42.3	23.0	12.2	2.5	1.9	2.3	9.0	20.3	44.3				5.0	6.5	76.6	49.6	2.7	9.5		3,465	1,887	1,004	206	158	187		238
3	David Robinson D. Robinson	88.0	1998-99	SAS	49	31.7	15.8	10.0	2.1	1.4	2.4	5.5	10.8	50.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.9	7.4	65.8	56.4	3.0	7.0	2.2	1,554	775	492	103	69	119	108	143	+331
4	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	88.0	1973-74	DET	81	37.6	22.5	13.3	4.2	1.4	3.0	9.2	18.3	50.4				4.0	5.0	79.7	54.8	3.3	9.9		3,047	1,822	1,074	343	110	247		273
5	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	88.4	1974-75	WAS	73	39.8	9.2	14.8	4.1	1.6	0.9	3.7	7.5	50.2				1.7	2.5	68.5	53.8	4.4	10.4		2,904	672	1,077	297	115	68		180
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	88.5	2003-04	SAS	69	36.6	22.3	12.4	3.1	0.9	2.7	8.6	17.1	50.1	0.0	0.2	16.7	5.1	8.5	59.9	53.4	3.3	9.2	2.7	2,527	1,538	859	213	62	185	183	164	+543
7	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	88.7	1973-74	CAP	81	44.5	21.4	18.1	2.0	1.1	3.0	8.5	20.1	42.3				4.4	6.1	72.1	47.0	4.4	13.7		3,602	1,735	1,463	163	86	240		252
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	88.8	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
9	Clifford Ray C. Ray	89.3	1973-74	CHI	80	32.9	9.3	12.2	3.1	0.7	2.2	3.9	7.7	51.1				1.5	2.5	60.8	53.4	3.6	8.7		2,632	747	977	246	58	173		281
10	Bobby Jones B. Jones	89.9	1976-77	DEN	82	29.5	15.1	8.3	3.2	2.3	2.0	6.1	10.7	57.0				2.9	4.0	71.7	60.5	2.1	6.1		2,419	1,238	678	264	186	162		238
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	90.0	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
12	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	90.0	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	15.4	1.6	1.4	3.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	48.6	4.0	11.4	1.2	2,873	506	1,126	120	104	230	88	179	+222
13	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	90.4	1973-74	BOS	80	41.9	19.0	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3	8.1	18.4	43.7				2.9	3.4	83.2	47.6	3.3	12.4		3,352	1,518	1,257	354	95	101		294
14	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	90.5	1974-75	CHI	80	34.5	7.9	11.3	4.1	0.6	2.4	3.1	8.6	36.4				1.7	2.8	58.9	40.3	3.2	8.1		2,756	632	904	328	46	195		271
15	Marcus Camby M. Camby	90.5	2000-01	NYK	63	33.8	12.0	11.5	0.8	1.0	2.2	4.8	9.2	52.4	0.0	0.1	12.5	2.4	3.6	66.7	55.9	3.1	8.4	1.0	2,127	759	723	52	66	136	63	205	+67
16	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	90.7	1974-75	BOS	65	40.5	20.4	14.7	4.6	1.3	1.1	8.8	18.4	47.5				2.9	3.8	78.3	50.9	3.5	11.2		2,632	1,329	958	296	87	73		243
17	Curtis Perry C. Perry	91.0	1973-74	MIL	81	29.5	9.0	8.7	2.3	1.3	1.2	4.0	9.0	44.6				1.0	1.7	58.2	46.2	3.0	5.7		2,386	728	703	183	104	97		301
18	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	91.1	1975-76	WAS	80	37.2	19.8	11.0	1.5	1.3	2.5	8.1	17.3	47.0				3.6	5.7	62.8	50.1	2.6	8.4		2,975	1,585	878	121	104	202		293
19	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	91.2	1998-99	NYK	38	34.2	17.3	9.9	1.1	0.8	2.6	6.5	14.9	43.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.3	6.1	70.6	49.1	1.9	8.0	2.6	1,300	657	377	43	30	100	99	105	+47
20	Bill Walton B. Walton	91.3	1976-77	POR	65	34.8	18.6	14.4	3.8	1.0	3.2	7.6	14.3	52.8				3.5	5.0	69.7	56.3	3.2	11.1		2,264	1,210	934	245	66	211		174
21	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	91.5	1974-75	KCO	81	41.7	11.5	14.2	5.3	1.7	2.1	4.8	11.3	42.7				1.8	2.4	75.4	46.4	2.8	11.4		3,378	928	1,149	428	139	168		274
22	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	91.5	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.7	3.0	10.9	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
23	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	91.5	1998-99	SAS	50	39.3	21.7	11.4	2.4	0.9	2.5	8.4	16.9	49.5	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.9	7.2	69.0	54.1	3.2	8.2	2.9	1,963	1,084	571	121	45	126	146	147	+371
24	Elmore Smith E. Smith	91.6	1973-74	LAL	81	36.1	12.5	11.2	1.9	0.9	4.9	5.4	11.7	45.7				1.8	3.1	59.0	47.9	2.5	8.7		2,922	1,015	906	150	71	393		309
25	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	91.6	1974-75	CHI	78	33.0	12.2	6.9	2.1	2.2	0.2	4.9	11.1	43.9				2.5	3.3	74.8	48.7	2.3	4.6		2,577	953	538	161	171	17		265

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	51	19	.729
2	Celtics	47	23	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	46	25	.648	5.5
4	Cavaliers	43	27	.614	8.0
5	Raptors	39	30	.565	11.5

Schedule

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Mon 3/23	LAL	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 3/25	ATL	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 3/26	NOP	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	5:30 PM
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	9:30 PM

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PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.7

Jokić

67.6

Duren

67.5

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.5

120.5

119.3

118.7

118.6

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.4

112.7

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.2

6.6

4.3

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17-53

18-53

21-49

23-47

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3,407.2

Jokić

3,359.5

Dončić

3,100.1

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DraftKings Points Leaders

3,622.3

Jokić

3,565

Dončić

3,279.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.89

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1.72

Dončić

1.54

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40-30

Worst Record ATS

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29-40

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30-40

30-39

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	51	19	.729
2	Celtics	47	23	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	46	25	.648	5.5
4	Cavaliers	43	27	.614	8.0
5	Raptors	39	30	.565	11.5
6	Magic	38	31	.551	12.5
7	Hawks	38	32	.543	13.0
8	Heat	38	32	.543	13.0
9	76ers	38	32	.543	13.0
10	Hornets	36	34	.514	15.0
11	Bucks	28	41	.406	22.5
12	Bulls	28	42	.400	23.0
13	Nets - e	17	53	.243	34.0
14	Wizards - e	16	53	.232	34.5
15	Pacers - e	15	55	.214	36.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - y	55	15	.786
2	Spurs - x	52	18	.743	3.0
3	Lakers	45	25	.643	10.0
4	Rockets	42	27	.609	12.5
5	Nuggets	43	28	.606	12.5
6	Timberwolves	43	28	.606	12.5
7	Suns	39	31	.557	16.0
8	Trail Blazers	35	36	.493	20.5
9	Clippers	34	36	.486	21.0
10	Warriors	33	37	.471	22.0
11	Pelicans	25	46	.352	30.5
12	Grizzlies	24	45	.348	30.5
13	Mavericks	23	47	.329	32.0
14	Jazz - e	21	49	.300	34.0
15	Kings - e	18	53	.254	37.5