nba active leaders in career defensive rating

LeBron James has a defensive rating of 105.1 in his career.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
105.1
1,569
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,274
42,297
11,764
11,637
2,350
1,152
5,484
2,791
+7401
2Chris Paul
C. Paul
106.4
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
3Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
108.6
1,176
31.2
13.9
4.2
6.0
1.3
0.3
4.5
10.5
42.3
1.9
5.1
36.8
3.1
3.8
81.5
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.2
36,704
16,362
4,962
7,103
1,500
351
2,628
3,162
+2846
4P.J. Tucker
P.J. Tucker
109.5
886
28.2
6.6
5.4
1.4
1.1
0.3
2.4
5.7
42.5
1.0
2.7
36.6
0.8
1.1
75.0
53.9
1.5
3.9
0.9
24,993
5,863
4,778
1,224
943
263
816
2,152
+509
5Mike Conley
M. Conley
109.1
1,196
31.0
13.9
2.9
5.6
1.4
0.2
4.9
11.1
43.7
1.6
4.2
38.8
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.7
0.5
2.5
1.8
37,055
16,597
3,498
6,702
1,617
245
2,197
2,312
+2729
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
107.5
1,142
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
1.9
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
41,907
31,051
7,919
4,982
1,192
1,285
3,607
2,184
+4899
7Jeff Green
J. Green
110.4
1,227
27.1
11.8
4.0
1.5
0.6
0.5
4.2
9.4
45.0
1.0
2.9
33.8
2.3
2.8
80.4
55.1
0.8
3.2
1.3
33,305
14,434
4,886
1,785
759
592
1,582
2,506
-1871
8Al Horford
A. Horford
105.5
1,151
31.4
12.8
7.8
3.2
0.8
1.1
5.3
10.4
50.8
0.9
2.3
37.5
1.4
1.8
76.4
57.3
1.9
5.9
1.4
36,195
14,778
9,000
3,655
879
1,313
1,585
2,435
+3520
9Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
108.8
1,155
28.7
9.8
4.8
3.1
0.9
0.6
3.5
8.0
43.6
1.5
4.2
36.9
1.3
1.6
83.2
56.6
1.0
3.8
1.5
33,100
11,366
5,538
3,566
1,049
707
1,682
1,995
+1582
10Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
114.6
930
31.1
15.2
2.3
2.7
0.8
0.3
5.2
12.1
43.0
2.2
6.0
37.2
2.6
3.2
81.0
56.5
0.4
1.9
1.8
28,940
14,155
2,115
2,511
779
324
1,679
1,612
-144
11DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
103.3
1,113
25.1
8.5
9.7
0.9
0.5
1.4
3.5
5.1
67.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
1.6
3.4
47.5
64.4
2.9
6.8
1.3
27,890
9,492
10,795
1,045
571
1,567
1,443
2,685
+998
12Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
108.8
1,123
30.1
15.7
6.0
1.4
0.6
1.8
6.0
12.1
49.6
1.0
2.8
35.2
2.8
3.5
79.7
57.8
1.9
4.1
1.6
33,775
17,627
6,770
1,623
638
2,075
1,765
2,900
+930
13Kevin Love
K. Love
107.3
966
28.7
16.0
9.9
2.3
0.6
0.4
5.3
12.1
43.8
1.7
4.7
36.8
3.7
4.5
82.8
57.1
2.3
7.6
1.7
27,709
15,498
9,557
2,197
581
373
1,690
1,864
+678
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
107.2
1,261
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,864
26,538
8,844
10,100
1,988
410
4,909
3,214
+2892
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
108.6
1,042
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
3.9
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,471
25,832
4,878
6,604
1,574
274
3,237
2,345
+6205
16DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
112.4
1,211
34.7
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
42,023
25,723
5,283
4,953
1,201
397
2,405
2,710
+18
17Taj Gibson
T. Gibson
105.6
1,002
23.0
8.4
5.7
0.9
0.5
1.0
3.5
6.7
51.7
0.1
0.2
26.6
1.4
1.9
71.2
55.4
2.1
3.6
1.0
23,069
8,397
5,727
946
530
964
1,045
2,425
+542
18James Harden
J. Harden
108.4
1,174
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,824
28,303
6,598
8,506
1,742
665
4,351
2,906
+4550
19Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
109.5
1,049
32.9
15.8
4.2
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
13.4
46.2
1.5
4.1
36.9
1.9
2.4
78.8
54.6
1.0
3.2
2.6
34,559
16,622
4,403
6,539
1,491
538
2,708
2,220
+2932
20James Johnson
J. Johnson
106.1
786
19.8
7.4
3.5
2.0
0.7
0.8
2.9
6.2
47.3
0.5
1.6
30.0
1.1
1.6
67.8
53.8
0.8
2.7
1.3
15,561
5,830
2,716
1,610
581
655
1,048
1,749
-633
21Patty Mills
P. Mills
111.0
921
19.9
8.7
1.6
2.2
0.6
0.1
3.1
7.3
42.3
1.7
4.4
38.5
0.8
0.9
85.7
56.2
0.3
1.3
0.9
18,315
8,004
1,491
2,010
581
80
861
1,164
+1764
22Garrett Temple
G. Temple
109.9
775
20.0
5.9
2.2
1.6
0.8
0.3
2.1
5.3
40.0
0.9
2.7
34.2
0.8
1.0
74.4
51.6
0.4
1.8
0.9
15,479
4,586
1,713
1,261
612
242
669
1,366
-1216
23Paul George
P. George
105.1
916
33.5
20.5
6.2
3.7
1.7
0.4
7.0
16.0
44.0
2.6
6.7
38.3
3.9
4.6
85.3
57.0
0.8
5.4
2.7
30,711
18,810
5,724
3,394
1,552
404
2,434
2,430
+3392
24Bismack Biyombo
B. Biyombo
107.1
875
19.4
5.0
5.8
0.7
0.3
1.3
2.0
3.7
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.0
55.1
55.4
1.9
4.0
0.9
16,970
4,402
5,115
585
236
1,101
796
1,884
-2265
25Alec Burks
A. Burks
111.7
791
22.2
10.6
3.3
1.9
0.7
0.2
3.5
8.4
41.5
1.2
3.2
38.6
2.4
2.9
80.5
54.5
0.5
2.8
1.1
17,575
8,346
2,642
1,521
532
159
903
1,394
-793
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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.9

10th

DRTG

113.7

9th

NETRTG

3.1

11th

3P%

34.3

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
14
11
.560
5.5
8
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
5.5
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

12 - 12

99

Final

94

CLE Cavaliers

14 - 11

Sat 6 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
102-126
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM