nba best defense rating this season

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 103.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA best defense rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player this season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
103.7
2025-26
68
28.9
16.9
8.8
1.6
0.6
1.9
6.2
11.3
55.4
1.3
3.5
35.6
3.2
4.0
79.6
64.9
1.9
7.0
1.5
1,966
1,151
601
110
41
127
105
155
+659
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
106.0
2025-26
76
26.6
8.6
3.1
2.6
2.0
0.4
3.3
7.6
43.4
1.3
3.7
35.3
0.7
0.9
80.9
54.0
0.8
2.3
0.9
2,025
657
236
199
150
27
71
153
+530
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.1
2025-26
67
33.3
31.3
4.3
6.5
1.4
0.8
10.8
19.5
55.4
1.7
4.4
38.7
8.1
9.1
88.1
66.6
0.6
3.8
2.2
2,229
2,097
291
437
94
51
148
138
+778
4Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.6
2025-26
73
31.0
20.1
11.9
3.0
0.9
0.5
6.9
13.8
49.9
1.5
4.1
37.0
4.8
5.6
85.5
61.7
3.1
8.7
2.5
2,262
1,466
867
217
63
40
185
249
+362
5Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
109.6
2025-26
76
31.3
10.9
11.5
1.7
0.8
1.6
4.4
6.5
68.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.0
52.6
66.4
3.9
7.5
1.4
2,380
829
872
128
58
124
106
199
+233
6Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
109.9
2025-26
61
34.4
24.5
5.6
9.9
1.5
0.9
8.7
18.9
46.1
2.0
5.8
34.6
5.1
6.2
81.4
56.7
0.9
4.7
3.7
2,096
1,497
340
603
90
52
226
192
+473
7Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.0
2025-26
77
33.6
18.2
7.5
5.9
1.5
1.5
7.2
14.2
50.4
0.9
2.9
29.9
3.0
3.7
81.3
57.5
1.9
5.6
2.7
2,590
1,402
580
455
113
113
207
208
+237
8Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
110.4
2025-26
74
27.2
12.1
11.6
2.1
0.6
1.7
4.6
8.9
51.9
1.0
3.1
33.2
1.8
2.7
67.5
60.0
4.5
7.1
1.3
2,014
892
858
154
43
124
94
174
+18
9Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.4
2025-26
76
26.1
13.6
6.2
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.1
11.3
45.5
2.1
5.8
36.3
1.2
1.6
73.3
56.5
1.2
5.0
1.6
1,983
1,031
472
168
73
76
125
194
+165
10Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
111.1
2025-26
70
35.3
22.7
10.3
8.0
1.3
0.4
8.4
17.1
49.2
1.7
4.8
35.4
4.2
5.3
78.6
58.3
1.4
8.9
3.4
2,473
1,591
720
558
88
31
237
141
+172
11Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.4
2025-26
70
33.4
20.5
8.9
6.2
1.2
1.1
8.1
15.7
51.9
0.6
1.9
30.8
3.7
5.3
69.0
57.0
3.0
5.9
3.2
2,336
1,436
622
433
84
76
221
229
+194
12Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
111.4
2025-26
79
27.7
11.2
5.8
1.5
0.8
0.4
3.7
8.5
43.7
2.4
6.4
38.4
1.4
1.7
84.1
61.2
0.9
4.9
0.9
2,187
888
458
122
61
33
68
127
+588
13Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
111.4
2025-26
70
32.3
20.0
10.0
3.0
1.2
0.6
6.8
15.7
43.6
1.7
5.5
31.3
4.6
5.9
77.9
54.7
2.0
8.0
1.7
2,260
1,399
700
213
81
45
117
118
+303
14Josh Hart
J. Hart
111.5
2025-26
64
30.1
11.9
7.5
4.9
1.1
0.3
4.5
9.0
50.6
1.5
3.7
40.6
1.3
1.9
72.3
60.8
1.5
6.1
1.9
1,929
763
481
312
72
17
123
161
+193
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.6
2025-26
63
35.2
28.0
12.9
10.9
1.4
0.8
10.0
17.7
56.8
1.8
4.6
38.0
6.1
7.4
82.9
66.9
2.9
10.0
3.8
2,216
1,762
812
686
90
52
241
172
+525
16Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
111.6
2025-26
72
31.1
15.3
7.7
3.2
1.1
1.1
5.6
11.7
47.9
2.0
5.3
37.7
2.1
2.8
75.8
59.2
1.9
5.8
1.8
2,237
1,103
552
230
81
78
126
241
+117
17Stephon Castle
S. Castle
111.9
2025-26
67
30.0
16.8
5.2
7.4
1.1
0.3
5.7
12.0
47.3
1.2
3.6
32.8
4.2
5.7
73.7
57.6
1.4
3.8
3.2
2,008
1,123
351
493
77
19
215
219
+419
18Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.0
2025-26
79
26.4
13.6
2.9
3.4
1.5
0.7
5.0
11.5
43.2
2.8
7.0
39.6
0.9
1.1
81.0
56.7
0.4
2.6
1.5
2,084
1,073
231
270
119
53
122
164
+279
19OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
112.1
2025-26
65
33.4
17.0
5.3
2.2
1.6
0.7
5.9
12.2
48.6
2.4
6.1
38.8
2.8
3.4
82.6
62.2
1.3
4.0
1.9
2,172
1,103
342
141
102
48
122
159
+395
20Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
112.2
2025-26
74
33.2
11.8
6.8
5.8
2.0
0.4
5.3
10.2
51.7
0.3
1.5
18.6
1.0
1.6
61.9
54.2
2.4
4.4
1.8
2,457
876
503
431
145
30
133
158
+275
21Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
112.5
2025-26
63
32.0
18.2
8.9
3.7
0.8
1.7
7.2
13.2
54.8
1.0
3.3
30.1
2.8
4.6
60.6
59.9
2.4
6.5
1.9
2,017
1,148
561
230
48
109
117
157
+220
22De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
112.5
2025-26
69
31.0
18.4
3.7
6.1
1.2
0.3
7.0
14.4
48.8
1.8
5.4
32.9
2.6
3.4
75.5
57.9
0.6
3.1
2.3
2,136
1,269
258
423
86
18
158
156
+442
23Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
112.6
2025-26
70
34.5
28.8
7.0
5.2
1.0
0.4
10.4
21.9
47.6
2.0
5.7
34.4
6.0
7.6
79.6
57.2
1.2
5.8
3.6
2,414
2,015
489
363
71
27
252
187
+297
24Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
112.9
2025-26
63
32.0
28.1
6.3
3.6
1.9
0.4
9.8
19.4
50.6
2.7
6.9
38.9
5.8
6.5
89.5
63.2
1.1
5.2
2.0
2,017
1,769
397
226
120
27
129
75
+356
25Derrick White
D. White
113.0
2025-26
75
34.3
16.7
4.5
5.4
1.1
1.3
5.8
14.5
39.7
2.7
8.3
33.0
2.4
2.7
90.0
53.1
1.1
3.3
1.8
2,572
1,250
334
408
86
98
133
118
+583
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.5

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.1

7th

DRTG

107.1

1st

NETRTG

12.0

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
63
16
.797
2
60
19
.759
3.0
3
51
28
.646
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.0
5
50
29
.633
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/8
@
10:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
9:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

63 - 16

123

Final

87

LAL Lakers

50 - 29

Tue 7 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
22
.722
2
54
25
.684
3.0
3
51
28
.646
6.0
4
50
29
.633
7.0
5
45
34
.570
12.0
6
44
35
.557
13.0
7
43
36
.544
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.0
9
43
37
.538
14.5
10
41
38
.519
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
48
.392
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
30
49
.380
27.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.0
14
18
61
.228
39.0
15
17
62
.215
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
63
16
.797
2
Spurs Spurs - x
60
19
.759
3.0
3
51
28
.646
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.0
5
50
29
.633
13.0
6
47
32
.595
16.0
7
43
36
.544
20.0
8
41
38
.519
22.0
9
40
39
.506
23.0
10
37
42
.468
26.0
11
26
54
.325
37.5
12
25
54
.316
38.0
13
25
54
.316
38.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
59
.263
42.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
59
.263
42.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/11
@
120-112
Wed
3/11
@
130-142
Thu
3/12
@
110-126
Thu
3/12
@
101-92
Thu
3/12
@
115-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:30 PM