nba best defensive ratings in january

David Jones Garcia had the best defensive rating in January 2026, with a 68.4 rating.

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NBA best defensive ratings by a player in january
NAMEDRTGMONTHGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Jones Garcia
D. Jones Garcia
68.4
January 2026
1
0.9
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Nick Richards
N. Richards
72.0
January 2026
2
2.0
2.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
4
4
1
0
1
0
1
1
+1
3Yuki Kawamura
Y. Kawamura
86.8
January 2026
1
11.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
0.0
0.0
75.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
11
6
3
2
2
0
0
1
-4
4Tolu Smith
T. Smith
92.2
January 2026
3
10.8
3.0
5.7
0.7
0.3
1.3
0.3
2.3
14.3
0.0
0.0
2.3
2.7
87.5
42.8
2.0
3.7
1.0
32
9
17
2
1
4
3
5
+5
5Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
94.6
January 2026
5
17.6
5.4
2.0
3.0
1.2
1.0
2.4
6.0
40.0
0.2
2.8
7.1
0.4
0.4
100.0
43.7
0.2
1.8
1.6
88
27
10
15
6
5
8
10
+1
6Trey Jemison III
T. Jemison III
96.9
January 2026
1
4.6
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
5
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
-7
7Taelon Peter
T. Peter
97.1
January 2026
2
8.7
2.5
2.0
1.0
1.5
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.5
2.5
20.0
0.0
0.0
41.7
0.0
2.0
0.5
17
5
4
2
3
0
1
2
-2
8Jordan McLaughlin
J. McLaughlin
97.6
January 2026
6
3.9
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.2
1.2
14.3
0.2
0.5
33.3
0.0
0.0
21.4
0.0
0.7
0.7
23
3
4
3
3
0
4
1
-12
9Paul Reed
P. Reed
97.9
January 2026
8
16.9
6.1
5.6
2.0
1.4
0.4
2.8
5.1
53.7
0.1
0.8
16.7
0.5
1.3
40.0
54.0
2.4
3.3
1.4
135
49
45
16
11
3
11
15
+36
10Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
98.4
January 2026
3
19.7
8.7
4.0
1.7
1.0
0.3
2.3
10.3
22.6
1.7
5.3
31.3
2.3
2.7
87.5
37.7
0.3
3.7
1.0
59
26
12
5
3
1
3
8
+2
11Joe Ingles
J. Ingles
98.7
January 2026
7
5.9
1.4
0.7
1.0
0.9
0.0
0.4
0.7
60.0
0.3
0.4
66.7
0.3
0.3
100.0
85.0
0.0
0.7
0.7
41
10
5
7
6
0
5
4
-30
12Isaiah Stevens
I. Stevens
99.2
January 2026
1
3.5
2.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
113.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
+2
13Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
99.9
January 2026
14
24.5
8.7
6.1
2.9
2.4
0.8
3.6
7.4
49.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.4
2.1
69.0
52.7
2.0
4.1
1.5
343
122
86
40
34
11
21
47
+39
14Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
100.0
January 2026
13
27.7
23.6
10.2
1.7
0.9
2.2
7.9
16.8
47.0
2.2
6.2
36.3
5.5
6.8
81.8
59.6
1.9
8.2
1.9
360
307
132
22
12
29
25
34
+54
15Khaman Maluach
K. Maluach
100.4
January 2026
6
3.7
1.0
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.7
50.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
61.5
0.3
0.5
0.5
22
6
5
1
1
1
3
4
-5
16Rob Dillingham
R. Dillingham
100.5
January 2026
7
5.2
1.6
0.9
0.7
0.4
0.0
0.6
2.9
20.0
0.3
0.6
50.0
0.1
0.3
50.0
26.3
0.0
0.9
1.3
37
11
6
5
3
0
9
4
-30
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
100.6
January 2026
1
24.5
31.0
12.0
5.0
3.0
0.0
8.0
11.0
72.7
2.0
3.0
66.7
13.0
17.0
76.5
83.9
2.0
10.0
1.0
25
31
12
5
3
0
1
3
+11
18Clint Capela
C. Capela
100.7
January 2026
13
12.8
4.0
4.4
0.8
0.8
1.0
1.8
3.3
53.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.9
50.0
53.9
1.8
2.6
0.3
166
52
57
10
10
13
4
9
+47
19Marcus Sasser
M. Sasser
101.1
January 2026
8
10.3
5.8
1.0
1.4
0.6
0.3
2.0
5.0
40.0
1.1
3.3
34.6
0.6
0.8
83.3
53.9
0.1
0.9
0.8
82
46
8
11
5
2
6
7
+12
20Javonte Green
J. Green
102.4
January 2026
14
19.0
8.2
2.9
0.4
1.6
0.3
2.6
5.5
46.8
1.4
3.6
40.0
1.6
1.9
85.2
64.7
0.9
2.1
0.6
266
115
41
6
23
4
9
21
+30
21Ariel Hukporti
A. Hukporti
102.7
January 2026
11
7.7
2.0
3.4
0.5
0.1
0.6
0.6
1.1
58.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.7
0.9
80.0
67.1
1.0
2.4
0.5
85
22
37
5
1
7
5
8
+32
22Ronald Holland II
R. Holland II
102.7
January 2026
14
20.8
7.8
5.0
1.1
1.2
0.6
2.8
6.9
40.2
0.6
2.7
23.7
1.6
2.0
78.6
49.9
1.4
3.6
1.6
291
109
70
16
17
9
22
30
+17
23Skal Labissière
S. Labissière
103.5
January 2026
1
3.6
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
-8
24Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
103.6
January 2026
11
16.6
5.5
6.1
1.2
0.8
1.3
2.4
2.7
86.7
0.2
0.3
66.7
0.5
0.6
85.7
90.7
1.3
4.8
0.6
183
60
67
13
9
14
7
12
+44
25Amari Williams
A. Williams
103.8
January 2026
6
12.0
3.2
3.2
0.8
0.2
1.2
1.0
2.2
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.7
70.0
54.6
0.5
2.7
1.0
72
19
19
5
1
7
6
10
-26
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16
56
.222
36.5
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57
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.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
54
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.750
3.0
3
46
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.639
11.0
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45
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.616
12.5
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44
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.493
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.472
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