nba players with best defense rating

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 103.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA players with best defense rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
103.8
2025-26
39
29.1
17.8
8.4
1.6
0.6
2.0
6.7
11.7
57.2
1.4
3.6
38.0
3.0
3.9
76.5
66.2
1.8
6.6
1.7
1,135
695
329
62
23
77
67
106
+368
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
105.6
2025-26
43
26.5
7.3
3.0
2.1
2.1
0.2
2.7
6.7
41.1
1.3
3.8
35.6
0.5
0.7
75.0
52.6
0.8
2.2
0.9
1,140
315
131
91
90
10
40
87
+360
3Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
107.4
2025-26
43
26.3
14.1
3.5
3.7
1.4
0.3
5.2
10.6
48.7
1.1
3.2
35.0
2.7
3.0
87.0
59.0
0.7
2.8
1.6
1,129
606
149
157
61
14
68
93
+401
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.0
2025-26
43
33.3
32.0
4.4
6.3
1.3
0.8
10.9
19.7
55.5
1.9
4.8
39.9
8.2
9.2
89.1
67.3
0.5
3.9
2.0
1,434
1,374
189
270
57
34
85
87
+511
5Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
109.8
2025-26
36
35.4
25.7
5.9
9.8
1.4
0.8
8.9
19.6
45.2
1.9
5.9
32.7
6.0
7.3
82.4
56.3
1.0
4.9
3.8
1,276
924
214
351
52
30
138
117
+295
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.3
2025-26
42
31.6
11.0
11.4
1.8
0.7
1.7
4.5
6.3
71.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.8
49.7
68.6
3.9
7.5
1.3
1,329
461
477
74
29
72
56
119
+180
7Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.6
2025-26
45
34.6
19.8
8.2
5.6
1.4
1.3
7.7
15.4
50.4
1.0
3.2
31.9
3.3
4.0
82.8
57.8
2.2
6.1
2.6
1,556
891
370
250
61
60
118
128
+85
8Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.7
2025-26
34
34.2
21.5
9.3
6.4
1.4
1.0
8.4
16.4
51.1
0.6
2.2
29.7
4.1
5.8
70.7
56.7
2.9
6.4
3.3
1,164
732
315
218
49
34
113
112
+187
9Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.8
2025-26
36
30.8
17.2
9.6
2.8
0.9
0.8
6.2
14.0
44.5
1.5
4.3
35.9
3.2
4.2
76.8
54.4
1.9
7.7
1.8
1,107
619
345
102
33
27
63
62
+104
10Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.6
2025-26
44
26.2
14.5
6.2
2.4
0.9
0.8
5.4
11.5
46.9
2.4
6.3
38.8
1.2
1.6
78.3
59.3
1.2
5.0
1.5
1,153
637
273
106
39
37
67
109
+111
11Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.1
2025-26
44
28.5
11.6
6.3
1.5
0.9
0.4
3.7
8.8
42.3
2.5
6.8
37.4
1.6
2.0
82.6
59.9
1.0
5.3
1.0
1,256
510
276
64
38
17
45
69
+232
12Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
112.2
2025-26
39
33.3
17.7
8.7
4.1
1.0
1.9
6.8
13.2
51.6
1.2
3.7
31.7
2.9
4.6
63.7
58.2
2.3
6.4
2.2
1,297
690
339
158
38
75
85
101
+109
13Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
112.4
2025-26
41
32.0
20.8
11.5
3.0
0.9
0.7
6.8
14.5
46.9
1.7
4.7
36.3
5.5
6.4
86.0
60.1
3.0
8.6
2.6
1,313
853
473
121
38
27
108
149
+163
14Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.6
2025-26
40
30.5
18.7
5.5
1.9
0.9
1.5
7.0
14.5
48.2
1.7
4.6
36.8
3.1
4.0
77.0
57.6
0.9
4.7
2.3
1,220
749
221
74
37
59
92
153
-95
15Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.7
2025-26
41
25.0
13.0
2.6
3.2
1.4
0.5
4.8
10.8
44.4
2.5
6.2
40.9
0.9
1.1
76.1
57.6
0.3
2.2
1.1
1,026
531
105
130
58
22
47
83
+200
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
112.7
2025-26
32
34.6
29.6
12.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
17Stephon Castle
S. Castle
112.8
2025-26
35
30.8
16.9
5.0
7.0
1.3
0.3
5.7
12.5
45.4
1.1
4.0
28.1
4.5
6.2
72.2
55.6
1.1
3.9
3.6
1,079
593
175
246
44
10
126
123
+99
18Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
112.9
2025-26
41
33.9
18.8
6.3
4.1
1.3
0.8
7.2
15.0
47.8
1.0
3.4
28.6
3.5
4.3
80.7
55.6
1.1
5.1
2.2
1,391
770
257
170
52
32
91
93
-135
19Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
113.0
2025-26
41
28.0
14.0
6.7
3.0
0.9
0.7
5.3
11.1
47.8
1.6
4.7
34.9
1.8
2.6
67.3
57.2
1.5
5.1
1.3
1,147
573
274
124
36
29
53
65
-57
20Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.4
2025-26
42
35.5
23.2
10.3
8.0
1.2
0.5
8.6
16.8
51.1
1.6
4.6
35.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
60.2
1.5
8.8
3.5
1,493
973
433
334
52
21
145
85
-33
21Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
113.5
2025-26
32
33.9
20.9
8.8
5.0
0.7
0.7
7.1
15.8
45.2
1.0
3.7
26.9
5.7
7.4
76.1
55.0
1.0
7.8
2.9
1,085
669
281
160
22
22
92
69
-30
22Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
113.5
2025-26
44
29.3
10.5
5.0
2.9
1.2
0.3
3.6
8.4
43.1
2.9
7.0
41.8
0.3
0.4
63.2
60.6
0.7
4.3
1.5
1,291
460
221
129
51
13
66
96
0
23De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
113.5
2025-26
35
32.5
20.2
4.1
6.0
1.3
0.3
7.5
15.8
47.2
2.0
5.9
34.1
3.2
4.1
79.6
57.4
0.7
3.4
2.5
1,136
706
145
209
46
9
87
80
+100
24Collin Gillespie
C. Gillespie
113.7
2025-26
44
28.1
13.4
4.1
4.8
1.4
0.3
4.7
10.6
44.3
2.9
6.9
42.2
1.1
1.3
84.5
60.0
1.0
3.1
1.7
1,237
589
180
213
62
12
76
64
+198
25Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
113.7
2025-26
40
27.4
11.3
10.9
1.9
0.5
1.3
4.3
8.1
53.7
0.9
2.9
31.0
1.8
2.7
67.0
61.4
4.4
6.5
1.0
1,095
453
435
77
18
51
40
96
+10
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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PPG

32.0

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RPG

10.4

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APG

6.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.1

4th

DRTG

106.6

1st

NETRTG

13.4

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3P%

36.3

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
37
8
.822
2
30
14
.682
6.5
3
29
15
.659
7.5
4
26
15
.634
9.0
5
26
16
.619
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/25
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/29
@
9:30 PM
Sun
2/1
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
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122

Final

102

MIL Bucks

18 - 25

Wed 21 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
10
.762
2
27
16
.628
5.5
3
26
18
.591
7.0
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
25
20
.556
8.5
6
23
19
.548
9.0
7
23
19
.548
9.0
8
23
21
.523
10.0
9
21
22
.488
11.5
10
21
25
.457
13.0
11
18
25
.419
14.5
12
16
28
.364
17.0
13
12
30
.286
20.0
14
10
32
.238
22.0
15
10
35
.222
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
8
.822
2
30
14
.682
6.5
3
29
15
.659
7.5
4
26
15
.634
9.0
5
26
16
.619
9.5
6
27
17
.614
9.5
7
27
17
.614
9.5
8
25
20
.556
12.0
9
22
22
.500
14.5
10
19
24
.442
17.0
11
18
24
.429
17.5
12
18
26
.409
18.5
13
15
29
.341
21.5
14
12
33
.267
25.0
15
10
36
.217
27.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/25
@
129-131
Thu
12/25
@
119-103
Fri
12/26
@
107-113
Fri
12/26
@
126-127
Fri
12/26
@
123-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/22
@
8:00 PM