nba player highest defensive ratings

CJ McCollum has the highest defensive rating this season, with a 125.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA player highest defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
125.3
2025-26
35
30.9
18.8
3.5
3.6
0.7
0.3
6.9
15.1
45.4
2.7
7.0
39.3
2.3
2.9
80.4
57.3
0.7
2.9
1.7
1,082
658
124
126
24
9
58
73
-172
2Keyonte George
K. George
124.7
2025-26
37
34.4
23.6
4.2
6.9
1.0
0.3
7.5
16.5
45.2
2.5
6.8
36.8
6.2
6.8
90.1
60.5
0.5
3.7
3.5
1,272
873
155
254
37
11
130
92
-214
3Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
124.6
2025-26
37
27.3
9.5
3.8
4.4
0.5
0.2
3.3
8.2
40.1
2.0
4.7
42.3
0.9
1.3
71.4
54.2
0.4
3.5
2.2
1,009
353
142
162
18
8
82
89
-326
4Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
123.7
2025-26
32
36.0
27.9
7.0
2.2
1.0
0.5
9.6
19.8
48.3
2.9
8.0
36.5
5.9
6.6
89.2
61.5
2.1
5.0
1.6
1,151
894
225
69
33
15
51
65
-40
5Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
122.6
2025-26
37
26.9
13.5
2.3
1.4
0.4
0.1
4.5
9.9
45.6
2.8
6.8
40.9
1.6
1.9
88.4
62.8
0.2
2.1
0.4
994
498
86
50
16
4
14
45
+78
6DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
121.8
2025-26
38
33.1
18.5
3.4
3.8
1.4
0.3
6.7
13.3
49.9
0.8
2.3
36.0
4.4
5.0
87.4
59.6
0.6
2.8
1.1
1,259
704
128
143
55
10
42
78
-313
7Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
121.4
2025-26
34
29.9
15.1
5.9
2.3
0.9
0.1
5.4
12.3
44.2
1.6
5.2
31.8
2.6
3.2
80.6
55.0
1.7
4.1
0.6
1,016
513
199
78
32
2
21
35
-146
8Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
120.9
2025-26
35
35.3
29.0
3.3
6.3
0.7
0.1
10.3
21.5
47.9
3.1
7.9
39.1
5.3
6.3
85.0
59.9
0.6
2.7
2.3
1,235
1,015
114
219
25
3
82
85
+125
9Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
120.3
2025-26
40
26.7
14.4
3.6
3.2
1.3
0.2
5.5
12.5
43.8
1.1
3.2
32.8
2.4
3.1
78.7
52.0
0.7
2.9
2.5
1,068
576
144
126
50
9
99
73
-275
10AJ Green
AJ Green
120.1
2025-26
35
29.4
10.2
2.6
2.0
0.7
0.1
3.3
7.6
43.8
2.9
6.8
43.1
0.7
0.8
79.3
64.4
0.2
2.4
0.9
1,030
358
92
71
24
3
31
87
+59
11Jamal Murray
J. Murray
119.9
2025-26
35
35.5
25.3
4.7
7.5
1.0
0.3
9.0
18.8
47.9
3.4
7.7
44.3
3.9
4.4
88.9
61.1
0.5
4.2
2.3
1,241
886
164
262
34
10
80
53
+212
12Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
119.6
2025-26
36
35.6
21.7
6.2
3.5
1.6
0.2
7.6
15.4
49.7
3.0
7.9
38.5
3.4
3.7
90.3
63.7
1.2
4.9
1.9
1,281
780
222
126
58
8
67
76
-179
13Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
119.6
2025-26
38
32.5
19.1
5.1
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.6
13.8
47.6
3.5
8.2
42.9
2.4
2.8
88.6
63.7
1.0
4.1
2.3
1,234
725
194
136
27
8
87
90
-5
14James Harden
J. Harden
119.1
2025-26
35
35.5
25.6
4.8
7.9
1.3
0.3
7.3
17.1
43.0
3.2
8.9
36.3
7.7
8.6
89.3
61.4
0.6
4.2
3.7
1,242
895
168
278
44
12
128
67
+7
15Sion James
S. James
119.1
2025-26
39
25.8
6.4
3.4
1.9
0.6
0.4
2.0
4.8
40.7
1.1
2.9
37.4
1.4
1.6
85.7
57.9
0.5
2.8
0.8
1,005
251
132
74
25
17
32
67
-49
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
118.8
2025-26
38
29.0
14.5
6.5
6.8
1.4
0.2
5.3
12.7
41.9
1.8
5.5
33.5
2.0
2.9
68.2
51.7
1.6
4.9
3.3
1,103
551
248
258
53
7
126
99
-283
17Toumani Camara
T. Camara
118.8
2025-26
39
33.8
13.2
5.2
2.7
1.1
0.4
4.6
11.0
42.3
2.6
7.4
35.3
1.3
1.8
69.0
55.9
1.8
3.3
2.1
1,317
513
201
107
41
17
83
131
-65
18Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
118.7
2025-26
38
32.7
16.8
4.5
5.2
0.8
0.1
6.3
14.0
44.8
2.5
7.5
33.6
1.8
2.0
87.0
56.6
1.0
3.5
1.1
1,244
639
171
199
32
4
43
58
+168
19Noah Clowney
N. Clowney
118.6
2025-26
35
28.4
13.1
3.9
1.9
0.7
0.8
3.9
10.0
39.3
2.1
6.5
32.5
3.1
3.9
79.0
55.7
1.0
2.9
1.8
994
459
135
66
26
29
63
99
-39
20Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
118.6
2025-26
38
27.3
8.2
2.9
3.1
1.5
0.2
3.1
6.3
49.4
1.2
3.0
38.3
0.8
1.0
76.3
60.3
0.8
2.1
1.3
1,039
311
109
119
57
6
50
91
-79
21Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
118.5
2025-26
38
33.4
19.7
6.4
3.7
0.6
0.6
6.9
15.6
44.5
2.3
7.0
33.5
3.5
4.2
84.2
56.6
0.9
5.6
1.5
1,268
750
245
142
21
21
56
69
-79
22Bruce Brown
B. Brown
117.9
2025-26
38
24.7
7.2
4.2
2.1
1.1
0.2
2.8
6.1
45.9
0.5
1.6
32.2
1.1
1.4
76.9
53.3
1.1
3.0
1.1
940
273
158
81
40
8
41
89
-66
23Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
117.6
2025-26
38
32.9
20.5
3.6
3.3
1.1
0.6
7.1
16.0
44.3
3.0
8.0
37.0
3.3
3.9
85.8
57.9
0.6
3.0
2.1
1,251
778
137
126
40
23
80
80
+13
24John Collins
J. Collins
117.4
2025-26
37
27.4
13.3
5.0
0.8
0.9
0.9
5.1
9.4
54.9
1.3
3.2
41.0
1.8
2.2
80.2
64.6
1.4
3.6
1.4
1,014
493
185
31
34
35
53
96
+7
25Max Christie
M. Christie
117.2
2025-26
37
28.9
12.3
3.4
2.1
0.5
0.4
4.2
8.7
48.3
2.4
5.3
45.4
1.5
1.8
86.4
65.1
0.2
3.2
1.1
1,068
456
127
79
17
14
42
55
-129
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

18.8

McCollum

CJ McCollum

RPG

7.5

Sarr

Alex Sarr

APG

5.0

George

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Team Rankings

ORTG

111.2

27th

DRTG

122.0

29th

NETRTG

-10.8

29th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
17
21
.447
11.0
12
14
25
.359
14.5
13
11
24
.314
15.5
14
Wizards Wizards
10
27
.270
17.5
15
8
31
.205
20.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
10:30 PM
Fri
1/16
@
10:00 PM
Sat
1/17
@
9:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
3:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

9 - 31

128

Final

107

WAS Wizards

10 - 27

Fri 9 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
24
14
.632
4.0
3
24
14
.632
4.0
4
23
16
.590
5.5
5
21
15
.583
6.0
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
21
18
.538
7.5
8
20
18
.526
8.0
9
19
21
.475
10.0
10
18
20
.474
10.0
11
17
21
.447
11.0
12
14
25
.359
14.5
13
11
24
.314
15.5
14
10
27
.270
17.5
15
8
31
.205
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
32
7
.821
2
27
11
.711
4.5
3
25
13
.658
6.5
4
25
14
.641
7.0
5
23
13
.639
7.5
6
22
13
.629
8.0
7
23
15
.605
8.5
8
21
18
.538
11.0
9
19
20
.487
13.0
10
16
22
.421
15.5
11
15
23
.395
16.5
12
14
25
.359
18.0
13
13
25
.342
18.5
14
9
31
.225
23.5
15
8
30
.211
23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
12/12
@
111-109
Sat
12/13
@
108-89
Sat
12/13
@
119-111
Sat
12/13
@
117-120
Sat
12/13
@
82-127

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/11
@
3:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
3:30 PM
Sun
1/11
@
6:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
6:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
7:00 PM