nba defensive rating leaders active players

Andre Drummond has the best career defensive rating by an active player, with a 101.9 rating.

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NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played leaders active players

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	101.9	25,450	967	26.3	12.1	11.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	5.1	9.4	53.9	0.1	0.2	21.7	1.9	3.9	48.9	54.4	4.1	7.8	1.7	11,696	11,513	1,187	1,171	1,197	1,683	2,724	-903
2	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	103.1	27,810	905	30.7	12.5	11.7	1.4	0.7	2.0	4.7	7.1	65.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.9	63.3	67.2	3.4	8.3	1.6	11,287	10,572	1,251	634	1,842	1,444	2,408	+3694
3	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	103.3	28,066	1,123	25.0	8.5	9.7	0.9	0.5	1.4	3.5	5.1	67.3	0.0	0.0	15.4	1.6	3.3	47.5	64.4	2.9	6.8	1.3	9,536	10,861	1,056	575	1,577	1,451	2,700	+1023
4	Robert Williams III R. Williams III	104.2	5,761	293	19.7	7.1	6.9	1.3	0.7	1.6	3.2	4.4	72.0	0.0	0.1	33.3	0.8	1.1	66.1	72.7	2.5	4.4	0.9	2,088	2,018	385	207	475	253	519	+563
5	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	104.3	25,366	798	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.4	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.3	60.7	1.2	5.2	1.7	16,546	5,075	2,470	1,377	498	1,345	1,303	+4937
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	104.6	27,708	807	34.3	24.0	10.7	2.6	1.3	2.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	0.5	1.6	29.5	5.5	7.0	79.3	59.1	2.7	8.0	2.0	19,385	8,637	2,065	1,055	1,848	1,614	1,882	+879
7	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	104.7	5,499	181	30.4	23.4	11.0	3.5	1.1	3.5	8.4	17.3	48.4	2.2	6.3	34.2	4.5	5.6	81.7	59.4	2.1	9.0	3.1	4,238	1,997	641	206	627	564	414	+642
8	Draymond Green D. Green	104.8	27,151	949	28.6	8.7	6.8	5.6	1.3	1.0	3.2	7.2	44.7	0.9	2.8	32.1	1.4	2.0	71.0	54.1	1.1	5.7	2.3	8,235	6,462	5,324	1,244	930	2,208	2,733	+4463
9	Jonathan Isaac J. Isaac	105.0	6,160	328	18.8	6.8	4.5	0.7	0.9	1.2	2.5	5.7	44.1	0.7	2.2	31.6	1.1	1.5	73.2	53.7	1.3	3.3	0.7	2,231	1,491	244	283	391	233	474	+17
10	LeBron James L. James	105.3	61,031	1,622	37.6	26.8	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.8	19.4	50.7	1.6	4.7	34.8	5.5	7.4	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.3	3.5	43,440	12,095	12,016	2,417	1,185	5,650	2,862	+7508
11	Paul George P. George	105.4	31,651	945	33.5	20.5	6.2	3.7	1.7	0.4	7.0	15.9	44.0	2.6	6.8	38.4	3.9	4.5	85.2	57.1	0.8	5.4	2.6	19,338	5,880	3,502	1,601	417	2,487	2,502	+3473
12	Taj Gibson T. Gibson	105.6	23,166	1,012	22.9	8.3	5.7	0.9	0.5	1.0	3.4	6.7	51.7	0.1	0.2	27.2	1.4	1.9	71.3	55.4	2.1	3.6	1.0	8,431	5,754	952	532	965	1,046	2,439	+535
13	Al Horford A. Horford	105.7	36,885	1,183	31.2	12.7	7.7	3.2	0.8	1.1	5.2	10.3	50.7	0.9	2.4	37.6	1.4	1.8	76.4	57.3	1.9	5.9	1.4	15,077	9,162	3,745	896	1,351	1,611	2,467	+3561
14	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	105.9	5,287	183	28.9	16.5	8.3	2.1	0.7	2.1	6.0	11.3	53.4	1.4	3.9	36.9	3.0	3.8	78.5	63.4	1.7	6.6	1.6	3,017	1,520	378	119	392	294	427	+1394
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	105.9	29,272	895	32.7	24.1	9.9	5.0	1.1	1.2	8.8	15.9	55.4	0.6	2.2	28.5	5.8	8.4	69.1	61.3	1.9	8.0	3.0	21,531	8,882	4,484	995	1,088	2,701	2,617	+3110
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	106.1	15,609	490	31.9	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.3	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	13,544	5,280	1,808	432	784	1,656	1,451	+2645
17	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	106.7	8,513	426	20.0	7.1	6.7	2.2	0.8	0.9	3.0	5.0	59.6	0.1	0.3	23.9	1.1	1.6	67.5	62.3	2.3	4.4	1.2	3,016	2,866	923	320	387	494	1,080	+1586
18	Kyle Anderson K. Anderson	106.8	16,175	757	21.4	6.8	4.2	2.8	1.0	0.6	2.7	5.5	48.0	0.4	1.1	34.0	1.1	1.5	71.5	54.7	0.8	3.5	1.0	5,142	3,217	2,104	744	467	753	1,204	+598
19	Steven Adams S. Adams	106.9	20,466	796	25.7	8.7	8.0	1.5	0.8	0.9	3.6	6.2	58.4	0.0	0.0	5.9	1.5	2.8	53.4	58.8	3.7	4.4	1.4	6,930	6,391	1,193	668	723	1,118	1,863	+2610
20	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	107.0	9,294	397	23.4	7.5	8.0	0.7	0.9	1.7	3.2	4.6	70.2	0.0	0.0		1.1	2.1	50.8	68.1	3.7	4.2	0.7	2,976	3,164	264	362	690	275	1,060	-30
21	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	107.1	24,429	1,002	24.4	12.8	9.0	1.4	0.4	0.9	5.1	9.1	56.1	0.2	0.7	34.0	2.3	3.0	79.3	61.6	2.7	6.4	1.6	12,846	9,052	1,379	393	905	1,604	2,759	+508
22	Bismack Biyombo B. Biyombo	107.2	17,053	892	19.1	5.0	5.8	0.7	0.3	1.2	1.9	3.6	53.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	2.0	55.2	55.4	1.9	3.9	0.9	4,418	5,135	587	237	1,102	801	1,901	-2332
23	Mo Bamba M. Bamba	107.3	6,159	368	16.7	6.7	5.4	0.8	0.4	1.3	2.6	5.5	47.7	0.8	2.2	35.6	0.7	1.1	68.2	56.7	1.5	3.9	0.8	2,471	2,002	307	132	463	289	755	-923
24	Kevin Love K. Love	107.4	28,118	989	28.4	15.8	9.8	2.3	0.6	0.4	5.2	11.9	43.7	1.7	4.7	36.9	3.7	4.4	82.8	57.1	2.3	7.5	1.7	15,669	9,712	2,239	591	377	1,709	1,895	+671
25	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	107.7	15,429	631	24.5	11.8	8.9	2.6	0.9	1.1	4.6	9.2	50.2	0.2	0.8	29.4	2.3	3.5	66.1	54.8	2.5	6.4	2.2	7,438	5,644	1,664	588	669	1,362	1,990	+698

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 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