nba rookie leaders in defensive efficiency

Chris Mañon has the lowest defensive rating by a rookie with a defensive rating above 0.0 this season, with a 104.5 rating.

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NBA rookie leaders in defensive efficiency this regular season

	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	Chris Mañon C. Mañon	104.5	2025-26	LAL	3	4.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	13	0	3	0	1	2	0	3	+7
2	Joan Beringer J. Beringer	106.5	2025-26	MIN	11	4.1	1.6	1.4	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.7	1.2	61.5	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.3	66.7	62.8	0.3	1.1	0.3	45	18	15	0	1	4	3	9	+3
3	Alijah Martin A. Martin	107.2	2025-26	TOR	2	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+6
4	Brooks Barnhizer B. Barnhizer	108.0	2025-26	OKC	20	7.7	1.5	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.6	1.3	46.2	0.1	0.3	20.0	0.2	0.3	66.7	50.6	0.3	1.5	0.2	153	29	36	9	3	2	3	11	-56
5	David Jones Garcia D. Jones Garcia	108.1	2025-26	SAS	10	6.7	3.2	1.2	1.8	0.6	0.1	1.3	2.5	52.0	0.3	0.5	60.0	0.3	0.6	50.0	57.9	0.4	0.8	0.5	67	32	12	18	6	1	5	6	+38
6	Noa Essengue N. Essengue	109.2	2025-26	CHI	2	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-15
7	Moussa Cisse M. Cisse	109.3	2025-26	DAL	20	10.0	3.0	3.5	0.2	0.3	1.0	1.2	1.9	60.5	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.6	41.9	57.1	1.5	2.0	0.7	200	59	69	3	5	20	14	31	-20
8	Jahmai Mashack J. Mashack	110.9	2025-26	MEM	6	3.5	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	1.2	28.6	0.3	0.8	40.0	0.0	0.0		42.9	0.0	0.8	0.5	21	6	5	2	1	0	3	1	-19
9	Chucky Hepburn C. Hepburn	111.7	2025-26	TOR	2	6.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	13	0	1	2	1	0	1	2	-16
10	Chris Youngblood C. Youngblood	111.8	2025-26	OKC	23	5.2	1.7	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	32.4	0.4	1.3	31.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	51.2	0.1	0.7	0.0	119	38	19	6	1	0	1	17	-8
11	Dylan Cardwell D. Cardwell	112.0	2025-26	SAC	9	17.9	3.9	5.0	0.9	1.0	1.8	1.3	2.4	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	2.2	55.0	56.8	2.0	3.0	0.8	161	35	45	8	9	16	7	30	0
12	Amari Williams A. Williams	112.1	2025-26	BOS	6	5.2	0.5	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.3	50.0	52.1	0.3	0.8	0.0	31	3	7	1	1	2	0	4	-12
13	Hugo González H. González	112.2	2025-26	BOS	26	14.8	4.4	3.2	0.6	0.8	0.3	1.8	3.5	52.2	0.5	1.3	37.1	0.2	0.4	54.5	59.4	0.8	2.3	0.7	384	115	82	16	21	7	18	52	+122
14	Johni Broome J. Broome	113.2	2025-26	PHI	7	5.7	1.4	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.6	2.9	20.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.6	50.0	23.0	0.9	1.0	0.3	40	10	13	4	2	0	2	5	-22
15	Mohamed Diawara M. Diawara	113.2	2025-26	NYK	24	5.4	2.1	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.8	1.9	44.4	0.4	0.9	45.5	0.0	0.2	25.0	54.5	0.2	0.7	0.3	129	51	21	12	7	3	7	12	-44
16	Noah Penda N. Penda	113.3	2025-26	ORL	20	10.8	4.0	3.8	1.2	0.3	0.3	1.5	3.2	45.3	0.6	1.3	44.0	0.5	0.9	58.8	55.3	1.6	2.2	0.7	215	79	75	23	5	6	14	19	+18
17	Dylan Harper D. Harper	113.3	2025-26	SAS	22	21.5	11.9	3.4	4.1	1.0	0.0	4.7	10.2	46.0	0.6	2.5	25.9	1.9	2.6	70.7	52.3	0.9	2.5	1.7	472	261	74	90	23	1	37	47	+98
18	Will Richard W. Richard	113.5	2025-26	GSW	28	19.4	8.1	2.8	1.1	1.1	0.1	2.9	5.4	53.0	1.3	3.3	38.7	1.1	1.4	80.0	67.6	1.0	1.8	0.7	543	228	78	31	30	2	20	57	+17
19	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	113.8	2025-26	DAL	33	34.6	19.4	6.4	4.0	1.2	0.8	7.4	15.2	48.6	1.0	3.5	28.1	3.6	4.5	80.5	56.4	1.2	5.2	2.2	1,141	640	211	132	40	27	74	77	-153
20	Collin Murray-Boyles C. Murray-Boyles	113.9	2025-26	TOR	27	18.3	6.9	4.1	1.4	0.7	0.4	2.8	5.1	54.0	0.6	1.2	45.5	0.8	1.4	56.8	59.9	2.1	1.9	1.2	493	186	110	38	18	12	32	66	-22
21	Carter Bryant C. Bryant	114.2	2025-26	SAS	24	7.7	2.3	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.9	2.5	34.4	0.4	1.3	31.3	0.2	0.3	66.7	44.0	0.3	1.3	0.4	184	56	40	4	4	2	9	18	+25
22	Miles Kelly M. Kelly	114.6	2025-26	DAL	2	5.5	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	11	2	4	0	0	0	1	2	-3
23	Myron Gardner M. Gardner	114.7	2025-26	MIA	8	4.0	1.4	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.3	40.0	0.4	0.8	50.0	0.0	0.0		55.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	32	11	8	2	1	0	0	9	-5
24	Kasparas Jakučionis K. Jakučionis	115.0	2025-26	MIA	8	15.6	5.1	2.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	1.5	4.5	33.3	1.1	2.6	42.9	1.0	1.0	100.0	51.9	0.9	1.1	0.6	125	41	16	8	6	0	5	13	-7
25	Cedric Coward C. Coward	115.0	2025-26	MEM	31	26.9	13.5	6.2	2.9	0.5	0.3	4.8	10.4	46.6	1.5	4.5	32.4	2.4	2.8	83.0	57.9	1.5	4.7	1.5	835	418	192	90	17	10	48	61	+15

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33.7

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RPG

8.8

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APG

8.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

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DRTG

118.3

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NETRTG

0.3

15th

3P%

34.8

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	22	10	.688	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	6.5
5	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.5
6	Timberwolves	21	12	.636	7.0
7	Suns	19	13	.594	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Fri 1/2	MEM	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MEM	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM

Last Game

Kings

8 - 24

101

Final

125

Lakers

20 - 10

Sun 28 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.2

Sarr

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.8

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.8

122.4

121.4

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

106.6

111.7

112.5

112.7

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

14.0

8.7

7.2

6.9

6.3

5.9

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6-27

7-24

8-26

8-24

10-21

10-20

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,672.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,526.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,678.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,612.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.7

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-10

21-13

17-12-1

18-13

19-14

17-13

Worst Record ATS

11-23

12-20

12-19

13-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	8	.750
2	Knicks	23	9	.719	1.0
3	Celtics	19	12	.613	4.5
4	Raptors	20	14	.588	5.0
5	Magic	18	15	.545	6.5
6	Heat	18	15	.545	6.5
7	76ers	16	14	.533	7.0
8	Cavaliers	18	16	.529	7.0
9	Bulls	15	17	.469	9.0
10	Hawks	15	19	.441	10.0
11	Bucks	14	19	.424	10.5
12	Hornets	11	21	.344	13.0
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.0
14	Wizards	7	24	.226	16.5
15	Pacers	6	27	.182	18.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	28	5	.848
2	Spurs	23	9	.719	4.5
3	Nuggets	22	10	.688	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	6.5
5	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.5
6	Timberwolves	21	12	.636	7.0
7	Suns	19	13	.594	8.5
8	Warriors	17	16	.515	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	17	.469	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	19	.424	14.0
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	15.0
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	16.5
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	17.0
14	Kings	8	24	.250	19.5
15	Pelicans	8	26	.235	20.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/28	TOR	@	CHA	111-118
Fri 11/28	CHI	@	IND	101-103
Fri 11/28	DET	@	MIA	138-135
Fri 11/28	BKN	@	MIL	99-116
Fri 11/28	NOP	@	GSW	96-104

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/30	PHI	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 12/30	BOS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Tue 12/30	SAC	@	LAC	11:00 PM
Wed 12/31	GSW	@	CHA	1:00 PM

Chris Mañon has the lowest defensive rating by a rookie with a defensive rating above 0.0 this season, with a 104.5 rating.

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