nba players highest defensive rating leaders last year

Bub Carrington had the highest defensive rating in 2025-26, with a 125.6 rating.

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Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	125.6	2025-26	WAS	82	27.7	10.7	3.4	4.6	0.6	0.2	3.8	9.0	42.4	2.1	5.0	40.8	1.0	1.4	73.0	55.6	0.4	3.0	2.3	2,271	878	276	381	52	17	191	184	-746
2	AJ Green	123.5	2025-26	MIL	78	29.1	10.4	2.7	1.9	0.5	0.1	3.4	7.9	42.4	3.0	7.1	41.9	0.7	0.8	85.5	62.7	0.4	2.4	1.0	2,270	809	213	152	39	8	75	179	-148
3	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	123.5	2025-26	SAC	77	31.2	18.4	2.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	6.5	13.1	49.7	0.6	1.9	32.0	4.9	5.6	86.8	59.4	0.5	2.5	1.2	2,406	1,419	226	316	80	23	96	149	-588
4	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	121.1	2025-26	NOP	72	31.2	17.7	5.6	2.5	0.9	0.1	6.1	13.4	45.1	2.1	5.7	36.7	3.4	4.1	84.1	57.9	1.7	3.9	0.9	2,246	1,271	400	182	68	7	68	95	-187
5	CJ McCollum	120.9	2025-26	TOT	76	29.8	18.7	3.3	3.9	0.8	0.5	6.9	15.2	45.5	2.5	6.7	37.5	2.4	3.1	77.2	56.6	0.8	2.5	1.8	2,264	1,424	252	293	64	35	135	144	+92
6	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	120.9	2025-26	DEN	80	26.6	13.5	2.6	1.4	0.5	0.1	4.4	9.7	44.7	2.8	6.9	40.7	2.0	2.5	81.1	62.4	0.2	2.4	0.5	2,127	1,079	206	108	42	10	43	100	+200
7	Max Christie M. Christie	119.5	2025-26	DAL	77	29.1	12.3	3.2	2.0	0.6	0.4	4.2	9.4	44.1	2.3	5.8	40.4	1.6	1.8	89.9	60.1	0.2	3.0	1.2	2,244	945	249	151	47	27	96	98	-339
8	Jamal Murray J. Murray	119.3	2025-26	DEN	75	35.4	25.4	4.4	7.1	0.9	0.4	8.8	18.1	48.3	3.3	7.5	43.5	4.6	5.2	88.7	62.2	0.4	4.0	2.3	2,652	1,905	330	535	66	29	171	131	+431
9	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	119.1	2025-26	NOP	82	25.8	14.3	3.7	3.4	1.2	0.4	5.3	12.3	43.4	1.2	3.7	33.0	2.4	3.0	78.9	52.5	0.7	2.9	2.2	2,112	1,169	300	279	97	30	178	151	-287
10	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	119.0	2025-26	NOP	66	35.5	21.5	5.7	3.8	1.5	0.4	7.5	15.9	47.0	3.2	8.6	37.9	3.3	3.7	88.6	61.3	1.0	4.8	1.8	2,341	1,420	377	250	99	24	120	138	-169
11	Ryan Rollins R. Rollins	118.4	2025-26	MIL	74	32.1	17.3	4.6	5.6	1.5	0.4	6.6	13.9	47.2	2.5	6.1	40.6	1.7	2.1	79.6	58.3	0.7	3.8	2.7	2,376	1,281	338	414	110	31	201	193	-173
12	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	118.4	2025-26	IND	62	33.2	24.0	6.6	3.8	1.1	0.4	9.0	18.6	48.4	1.7	4.7	35.8	4.2	6.1	69.3	56.2	1.4	5.2	2.2	2,057	1,485	411	236	69	25	138	147	-230
13	Quentin Grimes Q. Grimes	118.2	2025-26	PHI	75	29.4	13.4	3.6	3.3	0.9	0.4	4.5	10.1	45.0	1.7	5.1	33.4	2.7	3.2	84.0	58.5	0.6	3.0	1.8	2,206	1,006	273	244	64	28	133	155	+8
14	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	117.5	2025-26	MIA	70	28.6	9.3	2.7	6.5	1.0	0.2	3.7	7.6	49.0	1.3	3.3	39.5	0.6	0.9	64.6	58.2	0.5	2.2	1.5	2,000	654	186	453	68	11	108	181	+202
15	Devin Booker D. Booker	117.5	2025-26	PHX	64	33.5	26.1	3.9	6.0	0.8	0.3	8.5	18.7	45.6	1.9	5.8	33.0	7.1	8.1	87.3	58.5	0.8	3.1	3.1	2,146	1,668	248	386	51	18	201	168	+201
16	Naji Marshall N. Marshall	117.5	2025-26	DAL	74	29.5	15.2	4.7	3.3	1.1	0.1	5.7	11.1	51.0	0.8	2.9	29.1	3.1	4.1	76.0	59.2	0.9	3.8	1.6	2,184	1,128	348	241	82	6	119	143	-218
17	James Harden J. Harden	117.3	2025-26	TOT	70	34.8	23.6	4.8	8.0	1.1	0.4	7.0	16.0	43.4	3.1	8.2	37.5	6.6	7.5	88.4	61.0	0.6	4.2	3.5	2,438	1,652	336	557	79	28	245	137	+99
18	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	117.2	2025-26	NYK	74	35.0	26.0	3.3	6.8	0.8	0.1	9.3	19.9	46.7	2.6	7.1	36.9	4.8	5.7	84.1	58.0	0.4	2.9	2.4	2,590	1,927	247	503	57	8	175	170	+353
19	Jaime Jaquez Jr. J. Jaquez Jr.	116.7	2025-26	MIA	75	28.3	15.4	5.0	4.7	0.7	0.3	6.2	12.2	50.7	0.8	2.4	31.7	2.2	2.9	76.9	57.0	1.3	3.7	2.0	2,121	1,152	375	352	51	21	152	137	+144
20	Desmond Bane D. Bane	116.6	2025-26	ORL	82	33.6	20.1	4.1	4.1	1.0	0.5	7.1	14.7	48.4	2.0	5.2	39.1	3.8	4.2	90.8	60.7	1.2	2.9	2.0	2,756	1,647	338	338	86	37	164	252	+135
21	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	116.6	2025-26	CHI	77	29.2	16.3	5.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	5.8	12.5	46.3	2.2	6.4	34.9	2.4	3.1	78.6	58.6	1.0	4.8	2.1	2,248	1,252	448	158	55	116	159	177	-306
22	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	116.4	2025-26	BOS	79	32.4	17.0	3.9	5.2	0.7	0.1	6.4	13.8	46.4	2.7	7.1	37.7	1.5	1.7	89.0	58.4	0.9	3.1	1.4	2,556	1,345	312	408	58	10	109	118	+426
23	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	116.4	2025-26	CHA	81	31.5	18.5	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	13.4	47.5	3.4	7.9	42.5	2.4	2.8	86.3	63.3	1.2	4.1	2.0	2,551	1,498	432	274	57	19	161	169	+322
24	VJ Edgecombe	116.4	2025-26	PHI	75	35.0	16.0	5.6	4.2	1.4	0.5	6.0	13.7	43.8	2.0	5.6	35.4	2.0	2.4	81.8	54.0	1.6	4.0	1.8	2,623	1,199	423	315	107	39	137	214	+57
25	Toumani Camara T. Camara	116.3	2025-26	POR	82	33.3	13.4	5.1	2.5	1.1	0.4	4.8	10.9	44.0	2.7	7.2	37.0	1.2	1.7	70.8	57.8	1.6	3.6	1.8	2,731	1,100	421	201	94	35	144	237	+32

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.3

Young

RPG

9.3

Champagnie

APG

11.3

Young

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.9

12th

DRTG

111.0

14th

NETRTG

1.9

12th

3P%

28.6

25th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	WAS	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	ATL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Last Game

Wizards

2 - 1

124

Final

120

Bulls

1 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

33.0

Booker

30.0

Edwards

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

12.0

Boozer

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

Porter

3.5

George

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.9

124.1

122.9

122.7

122.0

120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

97.3

100.6

101.4

105.7

NetRtg Rankings

24.7

24.5

23.0

15.3

14.8

12.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

141.8

Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

37.0

Acuff

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

39.0

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

1.61

Kessler

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

1.68

Johnson

1.65

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

3-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	3	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TOR	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM

Bub Carrington had the highest defensive rating in 2025-26, with a 125.6 rating.

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