nba defensive rating leaders in 2020

Giannis Antetokounmpo had the best defensive rating in 2019-20, with a 97.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders in 2020
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
97.0
2019-20
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
2Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
100.1
2019-20
68
26.7
12.0
4.6
1.5
0.7
2.4
4.3
9.9
43.5
1.5
4.8
31.4
1.9
2.2
83.6
55.1
0.9
3.7
1.0
1,817
813
312
99
46
163
70
163
+526
3Anthony Davis
A. Davis
101.8
2019-20
62
34.4
26.1
9.3
3.2
1.5
2.3
8.9
17.7
50.3
1.2
3.5
33.0
7.2
8.5
84.6
61.0
2.3
7.0
2.5
2,131
1,618
577
200
91
143
154
156
+241
4Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
103.0
2019-20
TOT
57
33.0
17.7
15.2
2.7
1.9
1.6
7.3
13.8
53.3
0.1
0.6
14.3
3.0
5.2
57.5
55.3
4.4
10.8
3.6
1,879
1,010
864
152
109
93
203
201
-191
5Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.9
2019-20
68
34.3
15.1
13.5
1.5
0.8
2.0
5.7
8.2
69.3
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.9
63.0
69.9
3.4
10.1
1.9
2,333
1,026
916
101
51
135
130
215
+293
6Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
104.3
2019-20
57
32.4
27.1
7.1
4.9
1.8
0.6
9.3
19.9
47.0
2.2
5.7
37.8
6.2
7.1
88.6
58.9
0.9
6.1
2.6
1,848
1,543
402
280
103
33
149
113
+478
7Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
104.3
2019-20
62
29.9
20.9
6.2
4.3
0.9
0.1
7.6
15.3
49.7
2.4
5.7
41.5
3.4
3.7
91.6
61.9
0.7
5.5
2.2
1,853
1,297
382
265
53
7
137
142
+501
8OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
104.3
2019-20
69
29.9
10.6
5.3
1.6
1.4
0.7
4.1
8.2
50.5
1.3
3.3
39.0
1.0
1.5
70.6
60.0
1.2
4.1
1.1
2,066
733
364
108
96
45
79
167
+273
9Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
104.8
2019-20
60
35.2
22.9
7.3
3.5
1.0
0.9
8.3
18.4
45.3
2.2
6.1
35.9
4.0
5.1
79.2
55.4
1.1
6.3
2.5
2,110
1,371
439
207
61
53
148
170
+397
10Myles Turner
M. Turner
104.9
2019-20
62
29.5
12.1
6.6
1.2
0.7
2.1
4.3
9.5
45.7
1.4
4.0
34.4
2.0
2.7
75.1
56.6
1.4
5.2
1.4
1,826
749
407
72
46
132
85
166
-7
11Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
105.6
2019-20
66
34.3
23.4
7.0
3.0
1.4
0.9
8.4
18.6
45.0
2.9
7.1
40.3
3.8
4.7
81.2
56.7
1.0
6.0
2.3
2,265
1,547
460
200
93
57
155
136
+501
12Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
105.8
2019-20
54
35.7
17.6
3.8
6.6
1.9
0.3
5.9
14.3
41.3
2.7
6.9
39.0
3.1
3.7
84.8
55.3
0.3
3.4
2.2
1,928
952
203
357
100
17
121
132
+204
13Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
105.8
2019-20
72
33.6
15.9
10.2
5.1
1.1
1.3
6.1
11.0
55.7
0.0
0.2
14.3
3.7
5.3
69.1
59.8
2.4
7.8
2.8
2,417
1,146
735
368
82
93
204
182
+244
14Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
105.9
2019-20
70
26.5
11.1
9.6
1.6
0.6
1.3
4.3
6.6
64.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
3.9
63.3
66.4
3.1
6.5
1.1
1,852
775
671
110
40
92
77
162
+45
15Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
105.9
2019-20
62
34.8
18.5
12.4
5.0
0.8
0.5
7.4
13.7
54.0
0.3
1.1
25.4
3.5
4.8
72.3
58.6
3.0
9.4
2.7
2,159
1,147
771
310
47
30
170
195
+163
16Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
106.1
2019-20
58
36.2
19.4
5.0
7.5
1.4
0.4
5.8
13.8
41.6
2.8
8.0
35.2
5.1
5.9
85.7
59.0
0.6
4.5
3.1
2,098
1,126
292
433
82
26
178
190
+275
17Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
106.1
2019-20
57
35.4
16.4
7.8
8.0
2.1
0.6
6.6
11.4
58.0
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.2
5.2
62.1
60.2
2.0
5.8
3.5
2,017
937
444
455
119
33
200
186
+62
18LeBron James
L. James
106.2
2019-20
67
34.6
25.3
7.8
10.2
1.2
0.5
9.6
19.4
49.3
2.2
6.3
34.8
3.9
5.7
69.3
57.7
1.0
6.9
3.9
2,316
1,698
525
684
78
36
261
118
+441
19Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
106.6
2019-20
70
26.4
14.9
11.3
1.9
0.4
1.1
6.2
10.6
58.5
0.5
1.3
35.2
2.1
2.9
74.0
63.1
3.0
8.2
1.8
1,845
1,044
788
131
30
76
127
185
+5
20Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
106.9
2019-20
67
30.0
15.5
13.5
1.2
0.4
2.9
6.5
10.5
62.1
0.1
0.1
57.1
2.4
3.6
68.6
64.4
3.9
9.7
1.8
2,008
1,040
905
78
26
196
120
196
+114
21Justin Holiday
J. Holiday
107.1
2019-20
73
25.0
8.3
3.3
1.3
1.2
0.6
2.8
6.7
42.8
1.8
4.5
40.5
0.7
0.9
79.1
58.5
0.4
2.8
0.6
1,826
603
238
93
87
46
44
137
+36
22Marcus Smart
M. Smart
107.2
2019-20
60
32.0
12.9
3.8
4.9
1.7
0.5
4.3
11.4
37.5
2.3
6.6
34.7
2.1
2.5
83.6
51.8
0.7
3.1
1.7
1,919
776
225
291
101
29
103
162
+281
23Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
107.2
2019-20
62
32.2
19.6
10.9
3.6
0.9
0.8
8.0
16.7
47.7
1.6
4.7
33.9
2.1
2.7
78.4
54.9
2.3
8.6
1.4
1,998
1,215
673
222
54
47
88
135
+52
24Robert Covington
R. Covington
107.5
2019-20
TOT
70
30.5
12.4
6.6
1.3
1.6
1.3
4.4
10.3
42.2
2.3
6.9
33.5
1.4
1.8
79.8
55.9
0.9
5.7
1.5
2,137
870
463
88
115
93
103
220
+34
25Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
107.7
2019-20
58
33.8
19.9
6.7
6.0
1.8
0.6
5.9
13.1
45.5
0.5
2.1
24.4
7.6
9.1
83.4
58.5
1.8
4.8
2.2
1,959
1,157
386
350
103
32
127
81
+257
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Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

RPG

10.0

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

APG

7.6

Porter

Kevin Porter Jr.
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.6

23rd

DRTG

117.5

22nd

NETRTG

-3.8

24th

3P%

39.2

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
Bucks Bucks
22
30
.423
17.5
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
Schedule
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2/12
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7:30 PM
Fri
2/20
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8:00 PM
Sun
2/22
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3:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
MIL Bucks

22 - 30

116

Final

108

ORL Magic

28 - 25

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
22
30
.423
17.5
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
13
.764
2
38
16
.704
3.5
3
35
20
.636
7.0
4
33
20
.623
8.0
5
34
22
.607
8.5
6
32
21
.604
9.0
7
32
23
.582
10.0
8
29
26
.527
13.0
9
26
28
.481
15.5
10
26
29
.473
16.0
11
20
33
.377
21.0
12
19
34
.358
22.0
13
18
37
.327
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.5
15
12
44
.214
30.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/15
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115-128
Fri
1/16
@
120-138
Fri
1/16
@
132-106
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/12
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/12
@
9:00 PM
Thu
2/12
@
10:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM