Mo Howard has the best career defensive rating when his defensive rating has been 100.0 or above, with a 100.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

NBA top 100 or higher defensive rating by a player

	NAME	DRTG	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	Mo Howard M. Howard	100.0	32	10.8	4.8	1.2	1.3	0.5	0.3	2.0	4.1	48.5				0.8	1.1	68.6	51.6	0.5	0.7		345	152	39	42	17	8		51
2	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	100.0	1,011	27.1	13.2	7.2	1.4	0.5	1.8	5.1	10.9	46.7	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.0	4.2	71.5	51.7	2.0	5.2	1.9	27,364	13,309	7,261	1,369	470	1,820	1,872	2,896	+861
3	John Brisker J. Brisker	100.1	56	17.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.6	0.2	4.3	9.6	44.3				2.2	2.7	83.2	49.8	1.3	1.9		993	600	179	75	35	9		103
4	Vester Marshall V. Marshall	100.1	13	13.4	1.3	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	2.2	24.1				0.2	0.5	42.9	26.5	1.1	1.8		174	17	37	4	4	3		20
5	Alvan Adams A. Adams	100.1	988	27.5	14.1	7.0	4.1	1.3	0.8	5.8	11.6	49.8	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.5	3.2	78.8	54.1	2.0	5.0	2.6	27,203	13,910	6,937	4,012	1,289	808	2,194	3,214
6	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	100.1	1,051	27.9	14.6	8.4	1.6	1.1	1.2	5.2	10.7	48.8	0.0	0.1	27.7	4.1	5.5	74.1	55.5	2.9	5.5	2.6	29,293	15,347	8,834	1,704	1,185	1,279	2,766	3,826	+468
7	Ted McClain T. McClain	100.1	178	19.6	5.9	2.3	3.0	1.0	0.1	2.4	5.4	44.7				1.1	1.4	78.6	49.3	0.5	1.8	1.4	3,487	1,058	410	541	183	19	144	430
8	Greg Ostertag G. Ostertag	100.1	756	19.5	4.6	5.5	0.6	0.3	1.7	1.8	3.6	48.6	0.0	0.0	10.0	1.1	1.9	56.9	51.6	2.0	3.5	0.9	14,753	3,512	4,145	443	189	1,293	684	1,873	+1544
9	Kelvin Cato K. Cato	100.1	541	19.6	5.5	5.3	0.5	0.5	1.3	2.1	4.1	50.7	0.0	0.0	7.7	1.3	2.0	64.4	54.8	1.6	3.7	0.8	10,617	2,960	2,874	244	292	685	448	1,347	+1
10	Derek Grimm D. Grimm	100.1	9	3.8	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.6	28.6	0.4	1.3	33.3	0.2	0.2	100.0	47.0	0.0	0.4	0.3	34	14	4	0	3	1	3	6	-10
11	Ken Durrett K. Durrett	100.1	93	9.8	4.1	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.1	1.6	3.7	44.7				0.8	1.3	60.3	47.9	0.7	1.3		907	379	180	37	22	13		140
12	Paul Ruffner P. Ruffner	100.1	42	3.7	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.8	1.8	44.6				0.2	0.4	50.0	45.8	0.4	0.4		154	75	33	7	4	4		32
13	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	100.2	911	31.7	7.3	13.1	1.8	0.7	0.6	3.0	5.8	52.1	0.1	0.4	23.1	1.2	2.0	58.4	54.6	4.8	8.4	1.6	28,839	6,683	11,954	1,600	611	531	1,484	2,843	+827
14	Marvin Webster M. Webster	100.2	579	22.4	7.1	7.0	1.2	0.4	1.4	2.7	5.6	48.9	0.0	0.0	33.3	1.7	2.8	61.7	52.7	2.5	4.5	1.7	12,966	4,137	4,044	722	219	828	835	1,445
15	Shawnelle Scott S. Scott	100.2	105	6.0	1.8	2.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.7	1.6	46.4	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.7	46.5	47.4	1.0	1.2	0.3	634	189	228	20	14	23	36	123	-78
16	Chuck Nevitt C. Nevitt	100.2	155	5.3	1.6	1.5	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.6	1.5	43.8	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.6	58.9	47.3	0.5	1.0	0.5	826	251	239	19	18	111	80	211
17	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	100.2	49	11.7	3.8	1.2	2.5	0.5	0.1	1.6	3.7	42.2				0.7	0.9	75.6	46.5	0.4	0.8		571	186	57	122	26	6		78
18	Fab Melo F. Melo	100.2	6	6.0	1.2	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.7	25.0	45.1	0.0	0.5	0.2	36	7	3	0	2	2	1	7	-7
19	Reggie Geary R. Geary	100.2	101	9.2	2.1	0.8	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.8	2.2	34.4	0.2	0.6	32.8	0.3	0.7	49.3	40.7	0.2	0.6	0.6	931	209	82	110	50	14	57	131	+77
20	Markquis Nowell M. Nowell	100.2	1	4.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	53.2	2.0	0.0	0.0	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	+4
21	Jim Chones J. Chones	100.2	623	30.7	12.3	8.3	1.7	0.5	1.0	5.3	11.3	46.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.5	70.4	49.7	2.3	6.1	1.9	19,125	7,664	5,196	1,079	332	643	746	1,968
22	Tang Hamilton T. Hamilton	100.2	9	10.9	2.2	2.0	0.6	0.4	0.0	1.1	2.1	52.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	51.4	0.7	1.3	0.2	98	20	18	5	4	0	2	10	-3
23	Bob Kauffman B. Kauffman	100.2	147	14.3	5.0	3.5	1.5	0.4	0.1	1.9	4.3	45.3				1.1	1.6	70.9	50.3	1.1	2.3		2,101	734	508	223	56	22		258
24	Joakim Noah J. Noah	100.2	672	27.7	8.8	9.0	2.8	0.8	1.3	3.3	6.8	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.9	70.0	54.0	3.2	5.8	1.7	18,646	5,881	6,058	1,907	534	874	1,133	1,874	+589
25	Clem Haskins C. Haskins	100.2	206	15.8	7.4	1.7	2.0	0.6	0.1	3.0	6.6	46.4				1.3	1.6	84.0	51.2	0.6	1.2		3,261	1,532	356	411	127	30		318

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0