nba minnesota timberwolves best players defensive rating

Kevin Garnett has the lowest career defensive rating for the Timberwolves, with a 99.8 rating.

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NBA minnesota timberwolves best players defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
99.8
36,189
970
37.3
19.8
11.0
4.3
1.4
1.6
7.9
16.0
49.1
0.2
0.6
28.8
3.9
5.0
77.9
54.3
2.7
8.4
2.5
19,201
10,718
4,216
1,315
1,590
2,404
2,438
+2525
2Joe Smith
J. Smith
102.9
6,432
247
26.0
10.3
6.3
1.1
0.5
1.1
3.9
8.3
46.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
2.5
3.2
77.9
52.8
2.4
3.9
1.3
2,533
1,561
276
130
265
314
870
+548
3Rasho Nesterovic
R. Nesterovic
103.2
7,541
316
23.9
7.5
5.4
1.0
0.4
1.2
3.4
6.9
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.1
58.0
50.5
1.8
3.6
1.0
2,355
1,711
328
130
373
320
974
+533
4Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
103.6
7,082
202
35.1
15.6
3.5
8.3
1.9
0.3
6.3
14.1
45.0
0.5
1.3
35.8
2.5
2.8
89.5
51.1
0.7
2.8
2.1
3,157
710
1,681
386
64
420
402
+619
5Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
105.0
8,566
231
37.1
18.2
8.5
3.8
1.7
1.0
6.7
14.4
46.4
0.3
1.2
28.2
4.5
5.6
80.1
53.9
2.2
6.3
3.1
4,201
1,970
879
391
235
717
690
-70
6Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
106.0
5,550
162
34.3
14.8
3.5
2.9
0.9
0.3
5.7
13.7
41.1
1.0
3.1
32.9
2.4
3.0
82.0
49.1
0.7
2.7
1.8
2,396
564
465
141
42
285
225
+393
7Anthony Peeler
A. Peeler
106.2
10,305
379
27.2
9.6
2.8
2.6
1.0
0.2
3.8
8.9
42.2
1.2
3.2
37.9
0.8
1.0
81.1
51.2
0.6
2.2
1.1
3,622
1,058
1,000
373
64
431
776
+137
8Kevin Love
K. Love
106.4
11,933
364
32.8
19.2
12.2
2.5
0.7
0.5
6.4
14.1
45.1
1.2
3.3
36.2
5.3
6.4
81.5
56.6
3.7
8.5
2.1
6,989
4,453
898
242
173
753
811
-380
9Wally Szczerbiak
W. Szczerbiak
107.4
14,715
438
33.6
15.5
4.4
2.7
0.7
0.3
6.0
12.0
50.0
0.8
1.9
40.4
2.7
3.1
85.5
57.8
1.2
3.2
1.7
6,777
1,932
1,190
300
131
735
1,022
+1120
10Gorgui Dieng
G. Dieng
107.5
11,026
498
22.1
7.9
6.2
1.4
0.8
1.0
3.0
6.1
50.0
0.2
0.6
35.2
1.6
2.0
79.0
56.7
1.9
4.3
1.2
3,935
3,068
687
413
489
587
1,139
-820
11Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
107.6
12,988
421
30.9
10.1
4.1
8.1
2.0
0.1
3.2
8.4
37.7
0.7
2.3
31.3
3.0
3.6
83.4
50.5
0.7
3.4
2.6
4,235
1,721
3,424
845
49
1,087
1,059
+159
12Tyrone Corbin
T. Corbin
107.6
6,551
175
37.4
16.2
7.2
3.4
2.0
0.6
6.7
14.5
45.9
0.0
0.1
9.1
2.9
3.6
79.1
50.3
2.4
4.8
2.2
2,833
1,262
596
349
100
378
576
13Marko Jaric
M. Jaric
107.7
5,846
220
26.6
7.2
2.9
3.4
1.3
0.3
2.7
6.5
41.5
0.5
1.6
34.2
1.3
1.8
72.8
49.6
0.7
2.2
1.6
1,579
639
749
280
69
343
541
-472
14Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
108.1
9,509
294
32.3
12.6
11.7
1.5
0.8
1.6
4.9
7.3
66.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.4
62.1
67.6
3.7
8.1
1.5
3,695
3,453
444
222
485
436
829
+964
15Nikola Pekovic
N. Pekovic
108.1
6,744
271
24.9
12.6
6.7
0.7
0.5
0.6
4.8
9.4
51.8
0.0
0.0
2.9
3.8
76.0
57.0
3.0
3.7
1.5
3,405
1,807
199
140
151
414
632
-125
16Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
108.1
9,539
276
34.6
17.2
8.1
3.2
1.2
1.1
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.1
0.5
23.5
5.3
6.5
81.4
56.2
2.1
5.9
3.2
4,759
2,225
893
333
299
871
1,013
17Al Jefferson
A. Jefferson
108.1
7,218
208
34.7
20.1
10.4
1.6
0.8
1.4
8.5
17.0
49.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.1
4.4
71.4
53.1
3.2
7.2
1.9
4,183
2,162
333
176
300
395
568
-1173
18Trenton Hassell
T. Hassell
108.8
9,069
316
28.7
6.9
3.0
2.1
0.4
0.4
2.9
6.1
47.3
0.1
0.2
25.0
1.1
1.4
77.0
51.4
1.0
2.0
1.0
2,169
935
667
131
139
314
745
-44
19Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.1
19,454
573
34.0
22.9
10.8
3.2
0.8
1.3
8.4
16.1
52.4
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.4
5.2
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.1
2.7
13,121
6,216
1,815
452
721
1,553
1,948
+900
20Corey Brewer
C. Brewer
109.4
9,243
337
27.4
9.9
3.2
1.8
1.5
0.3
3.8
8.9
42.7
0.6
1.9
29.4
1.8
2.6
70.5
49.7
0.9
2.3
1.5
3,350
1,073
619
502
105
498
855
-825
21Sam Mitchell
S. Mitchell
109.6
18,394
757
24.3
9.5
4.0
1.2
0.6
0.3
3.5
7.9
44.4
0.1
0.3
23.6
2.3
3.0
78.8
51.2
1.3
2.7
0.9
7,161
3,030
887
449
262
683
1,944
-303
22Troy Hudson
T. Hudson
109.6
6,186
257
24.1
10.0
1.6
3.8
0.5
0.1
3.7
9.2
40.6
1.1
3.0
36.4
1.5
1.7
86.5
50.6
0.3
1.3
1.6
2,576
415
984
120
19
409
391
-13
23Terry Porter
T. Porter
109.8
5,426
246
22.1
8.6
2.3
4.1
0.8
0.2
2.9
6.6
43.8
0.9
2.7
34.9
1.9
2.3
80.4
56.2
0.4
1.8
1.6
2,118
556
1,018
206
42
405
361
+170
24Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
110.0
6,097
167
36.5
16.9
2.9
8.3
1.2
0.2
5.9
14.4
41.1
1.2
3.8
32.5
3.8
5.2
72.9
50.5
0.8
2.1
3.1
2,826
476
1,393
200
31
521
425
-38
25Luke Ridnour
L. Ridnour
110.0
6,383
206
31.0
11.7
2.7
4.6
1.1
0.2
4.5
9.9
45.4
1.0
2.7
35.8
1.8
2.0
87.1
54.3
0.5
2.2
1.9
2,418
546
947
227
41
384
469
-451
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More Timberwolves Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

RPG

11.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

APG

5.0

Randle

Julius Randle
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.8

12th

DRTG

113.5

8th

NETRTG

3.3

10th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
42
40
.512
22.0
Last Game
SAS Spurs

4 - 2

139

Final

109

MIN Timberwolves

2 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

Anthony Edwards
RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.6

Clingan

Donovan Clingan
APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

2.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

1.9

Wallace

Cason Wallace
BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.9

Huff

Jay Huff
3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.8

Ball

LaMelo Ball

3.4

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel
TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

Jalen Duren

67.6

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

67.4

Queta

Neemias Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Nuggets

122.6

Celtics

120.8

Knicks

119.8

Spurs

119.6

Hornets

119.4

Cavaliers

119.2
DRtg Rankings
Thunder

107.7

Pistons

109.7

Spurs

111.3

Celtics

112.7

Raptors

113.0

Rockets

113.2
NetRtg Rankings
Thunder

11.1

Spurs

8.3

Pistons

8.2

Celtics

8.1

Knicks

6.5

Rockets

5.4
Tank Leaderboard
Wizards

17-65

Pacers

19-63

Nets

20-62

Jazz

22-60

Kings

22-60

Grizzlies

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,694

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,474

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.1

Brown

Jaylen Brown

33.4

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard
MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.4

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.4

Durant

Kevin Durant
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.61

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.71

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

61-44

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

57-44
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0