lowest defensive rating since 2017

Since 2016-17, Hassan Whiteside has the best defensive rating, with a 102.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player since 2017
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
102.2
371
25.0
13.0
11.2
0.8
0.5
2.0
5.4
9.4
57.9
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.4
60.8
59.5
3.3
7.9
1.5
9,267
4,817
4,137
291
197
736
556
997
+280
2Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
102.3
171
22.2
9.9
7.4
2.6
0.3
1.0
3.7
7.7
47.7
0.6
1.4
44.3
1.8
2.5
73.0
55.6
1.5
5.8
1.2
3,799
1,685
1,257
440
53
164
205
260
+251
3Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
102.4
640
25.0
11.8
11.7
1.5
1.3
1.1
4.9
9.1
53.4
0.1
0.3
19.0
2.0
3.6
55.5
55.1
3.8
7.9
1.9
15,980
7,554
7,495
954
803
692
1,220
1,730
-674
4David Lee
D. Lee
103.0
79
18.7
7.3
5.6
1.6
0.4
0.5
3.1
5.3
59.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
70.8
61.3
1.9
3.7
1.0
1,477
576
441
124
31
40
82
125
+315
5Dwight Howard
D. Howard
103.4
362
23.1
10.6
9.6
1.0
0.6
1.1
4.0
6.6
60.7
0.0
0.1
34.7
2.5
4.5
56.4
61.7
2.9
6.7
1.8
8,364
3,835
3,478
354
214
404
637
1,023
-101
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.7
695
32.5
14.0
12.5
1.4
0.7
2.1
5.3
7.8
67.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.4
64.2
68.5
3.6
9.0
1.7
22,595
9,704
8,704
1,006
499
1,440
1,152
1,957
+3573
7DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
103.9
239
26.8
18.6
9.2
3.5
1.2
1.1
6.3
13.8
45.8
1.4
4.2
34.2
4.5
5.9
75.7
56.6
1.8
7.4
3.1
6,403
4,436
2,191
843
288
258
732
816
+96
8Zaza Pachulia
Z. Pachulia
104.0
207
15.1
5.1
4.8
1.6
0.6
0.3
1.9
3.7
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.7
78.7
58.3
1.6
3.2
1.0
3,118
1,066
996
332
128
67
216
439
+518
9Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
104.4
134
19.3
8.2
2.2
2.6
0.9
0.2
2.8
6.7
41.2
1.1
3.1
36.5
1.5
1.8
82.4
54.3
0.4
1.9
1.5
2,590
1,093
299
346
125
32
201
245
+330
10Derrick Favors
D. Favors
104.5
361
22.3
9.3
6.9
1.1
0.6
1.0
3.9
6.9
56.7
0.1
0.5
21.0
1.3
2.0
65.4
59.4
2.4
4.5
0.9
8,038
3,351
2,478
397
234
354
332
742
+397
11Anthony Davis
A. Davis
105.2
547
34.6
25.6
11.2
3.0
1.3
2.2
9.5
18.1
52.4
0.6
2.1
29.6
5.9
7.4
79.8
59.8
2.7
8.5
2.2
18,918
13,987
6,119
1,632
713
1,222
1,200
1,235
+1077
12Tony Allen
T. Allen
105.4
93
23.5
8.0
4.7
1.2
1.4
0.3
3.4
7.4
46.4
0.2
0.7
28.8
1.0
1.6
60.3
49.6
2.0
2.7
1.3
2,186
746
438
107
126
32
119
227
-27
13Amir Johnson
A. Johnson
105.6
205
16.1
5.2
4.1
1.6
0.5
0.6
2.1
3.8
54.9
0.2
0.7
35.5
0.7
1.1
66.4
60.0
1.4
2.7
0.9
3,305
1,063
843
318
112
119
177
502
+146
14Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
105.7
157
30.5
23.0
10.9
3.5
1.1
3.4
8.2
17.2
47.9
2.2
6.4
34.4
4.4
5.4
81.0
58.9
2.0
8.8
3.3
4,794
3,614
1,704
553
178
536
514
366
+265
15Dewayne Dedmon
D. Dedmon
105.8
367
19.0
7.3
6.3
0.9
0.6
0.8
2.9
5.5
52.3
0.5
1.5
33.6
1.0
1.4
75.8
59.9
1.5
4.8
1.1
6,963
2,687
2,320
331
213
291
396
974
-178
16Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
105.9
322
29.6
13.6
6.7
3.9
0.8
1.2
4.9
11.0
44.2
1.3
3.5
37.0
2.6
3.2
80.6
54.8
0.9
5.9
1.9
9,529
4,368
2,173
1,248
265
382
627
812
+267
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
105.9
651
33.6
28.4
11.3
5.8
1.2
1.3
10.4
18.3
56.7
0.7
2.6
28.7
6.8
9.9
68.8
62.4
2.1
9.1
3.4
21,848
18,472
7,338
3,754
761
827
2,183
1,924
+3466
18Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
106.0
483
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.3
10.0
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,380
13,348
5,219
1,779
431
772
1,639
1,436
+2618
19DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
106.3
521
22.7
8.4
9.8
1.3
0.4
1.0
3.4
5.1
67.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.5
2.7
56.2
67.1
2.7
7.1
1.4
11,839
4,370
5,092
701
213
495
713
1,085
-388
20Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
106.4
163
29.0
16.5
8.2
2.1
0.6
2.2
6.1
11.4
53.2
1.4
3.9
36.6
2.9
3.7
78.2
63.2
1.7
6.5
1.6
4,720
2,691
1,331
343
101
356
262
389
+1146
21Danny Green
D. Green
106.7
430
25.4
8.2
3.4
1.5
1.0
0.7
2.9
7.0
41.4
2.0
5.0
39.6
0.4
0.6
77.9
56.5
0.6
2.7
1.0
10,943
3,546
1,448
640
450
318
410
796
+1628
22Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
106.7
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
7.2
1.5
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
23Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
106.8
395
25.4
12.6
6.7
1.1
0.4
1.2
5.1
10.2
50.1
1.1
3.0
36.1
1.3
1.7
77.7
57.6
1.6
5.1
1.3
10,026
4,974
2,638
440
149
459
516
989
+599
24Ersan Ilyasova
E. Ilyasova
106.9
298
20.9
9.2
5.1
1.1
0.6
0.3
3.3
7.6
44.2
1.2
3.3
36.2
1.4
1.7
79.5
55.6
1.3
3.8
0.9
6,236
2,753
1,519
336
185
89
278
664
+325
25Draymond Green
D. Green
106.9
606
30.3
8.7
7.0
6.8
1.4
1.0
3.2
7.2
45.2
0.9
2.8
31.1
1.3
1.9
72.3
54.5
1.0
6.0
2.7
18,355
5,272
4,266
4,091
836
608
1,620
1,794
+2640
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112.4

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
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Thu
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2/28
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3:30 PM
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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1/16
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106-99
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78-121
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1/16
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120-122
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1/16
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123-126
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1/16
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116-136

Schedule

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Thu
2/19
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7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
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7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
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Thu
2/19
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7:00 PM
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