Elmore Smith had the best defensive rating when playing 5+ seasons, with a 93.8 rating.

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NBA defensive rating leaders 5 or more years

	NAME	DRTG	SEAS	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	Elmore Smith E. Smith	93.8	6	408	29.1	11.8	9.4	1.2	0.8	2.9	4.9	9.9	49.0				2.0	3.4	59.5	51.4	2.3	7.1	1.7	11,864	4,801	3,832	505	325	1,183	183	1,340
2	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	94.3	5	304	16.8	4.9	5.8	2.9	0.4	0.5	2.0	4.1	49.2				0.9	1.3	67.9	52.8	1.8	4.0	1.2	5,119	1,501	1,756	882	110	138	26	689
3	Curtis Perry C. Perry	94.5	5	320	30.1	10.9	9.3	2.1	1.2	0.9	4.5	9.6	46.7				1.9	2.6	71.8	50.4	3.2	6.1	1.4	9,636	3,474	2,972	678	379	291	63	1,141
4	Gar Heard G. Heard	95.4	8	583	26.6	8.9	8.0	1.8	1.3	1.3	3.7	8.9	41.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	44.9	2.3	5.7	1.2	15,493	5,167	4,653	1,060	784	780	349	1,711
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.5	19	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	47,368	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
6	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	95.5	8	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	9.8	2.2	19,878	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
7	David Robinson D. Robinson	95.6	14	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
8	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	95.7	16	1,088	29.5	5.7	9.6	1.3	1.3	2.0	2.4	5.0	47.4	0.0	0.0	13.7	1.0	2.5	41.4	47.4	3.2	6.5	1.0	32,085	6,254	10,482	1,437	1,369	2,137	1,061	2,078	+2103
9	Zaid Abdul-Aziz Z. Abdul-Aziz	96.2	5	209	21.5	8.3	7.8	1.4	0.6	1.0	3.1	7.1	44.2				2.0	2.6	77.7	50.3	2.4	5.4	0.7	4,485	1,726	1,627	283	131	205	11	434
10	Clifford Ray C. Ray	96.4	8	629	25.5	7.3	8.4	1.9	0.8	1.0	3.0	5.5	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.5	58.1	55.3	2.6	5.8	1.7	16,059	4,618	5,287	1,203	501	638	532	2,090
11	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	96.4	8	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	1.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	1.9	20,468	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
12	Bill Walton B. Walton	96.5	10	468	28.3	13.3	10.5	3.4	0.8	2.2	5.5	10.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.6	66.0	55.1	2.4	8.2	2.7	13,250	6,215	4,923	1,590	380	1,034	865	1,298
13	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	96.5	10	761	30.8	9.5	9.0	4.3	1.3	1.5	3.8	8.7	44.3	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.8	2.4	75.0	48.7	2.2	6.9	2.2	23,463	7,206	6,873	3,275	999	1,160	978	2,636
14	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	96.6	7	470	24.2	12.0	7.3	2.1	0.8	1.1	4.4	8.9	50.0	0.3	0.9	32.8	2.8	3.6	78.6	57.4	1.6	5.7	1.8	11,375	5,629	3,436	964	370	494	837	1,290	+1559
15	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	96.6	7	446	21.1	9.4	6.3	1.3	0.7	1.3	3.5	7.9	44.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.3	72.6	50.3	2.1	4.2	1.2	9,425	4,190	2,794	601	312	591	236	1,317
16	George Johnson G. Johnson	96.8	12	848	20.9	5.0	6.8	1.1	0.5	2.5	2.1	4.6	45.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.9	1.3	69.8	48.9	2.3	4.5	1.6	17,753	4,280	5,749	921	456	2,082	872	2,667
17	Paul Silas P. Silas	96.8	7	572	27.3	7.9	9.2	1.9	0.6	0.2	2.9	7.0	41.0	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.1	68.8	47.1	3.6	5.6	1.4	15,605	4,508	5,248	1,071	358	138	333	1,364
18	Dale Schlueter D. Schlueter	97.0	5	253	10.8	2.8	2.9	1.1	0.3	0.4	1.0	2.1	47.5				0.8	1.2	67.4	53.4	0.9	2.1	1.5	2,728	703	744	285	67	91	15	470
19	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	97.3	8	426	32.5	17.7	3.5	2.9	1.6	0.6	7.3	16.3	44.7	0.1	0.3	40.0	3.1	3.8	81.8	49.2	0.9	2.7	1.4	13,859	7,537	1,507	1,236	682	238	157	792
20	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	97.4	7	528	30.7	17.2	9.8	3.8	1.7	0.4	6.4	14.3	44.8	0.0	0.1	8.0	4.4	6.7	65.1	49.8	3.0	6.8	3.5	16,194	9,090	5,177	1,985	923	236	1,291	1,984
21	Slick Watts S. Watts	97.4	6	437	26.3	8.9	3.2	6.1	2.2	0.3	3.7	8.9	41.3				1.6	2.7	59.7	44.4	1.0	2.2	1.8	11,513	3,901	1,398	2,678	961	111	239	1,314
22	Lloyd Neal L. Neal	97.5	6	353	23.5	10.6	6.8	1.4	0.5	0.9	4.3	9.0	48.2				2.0	2.9	68.1	51.8	1.9	4.9	1.6	8,292	3,749	2,403	486	178	324	102	966
23	Ron Behagen R. Behagen	97.5	7	388	23.5	10.3	7.0	1.6	0.7	0.4	4.1	9.7	42.5	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.7	75.4	47.2	2.3	4.7	1.9	9,131	3,977	2,712	624	290	160	189	1,293
24	Kim Hughes K. Hughes	97.5	5	341	16.8	2.7	4.7	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.3	2.8	44.9	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.5	33.3	44.4	1.7	3.0	0.9	5,719	932	1,592	319	321	382	229	976
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	97.5	11	894	36.0	18.6	10.9	1.7	1.0	2.0	7.4	16.1	46.0	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.7	5.5	67.6	50.0	3.1	7.8	2.4	32,199	16,600	9,751	1,540	864	1,771	1,358	2,967

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Elmore Smith had the best defensive rating when playing 5+ seasons, with a 93.8 rating.

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8.3

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8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

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36.1

33.4

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37.4

36.4

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