nba with leading defensive rating for rookies

Cooper Flagg has the best defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 111.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA with leading defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for rookies this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
111.5
2025-26
DAL DAL
19
33.7
15.7
6.5
3.5
1.4
0.6
6.1
13.5
45.1
1.0
3.8
26.4
2.5
3.2
80.0
52.8
1.3
5.2
2.1
640
299
123
67
27
12
40
45
-164
2Cedric Coward
C. Coward
116.2
2025-26
MEM MEM
20
27.1
13.4
5.9
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.6
10.0
45.7
1.7
4.6
37.0
2.6
3.0
86.4
59.3
1.4
4.5
1.4
541
267
118
55
13
7
27
40
+33
3VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
118.1
2025-26
PHI PHI
15
37.3
15.6
6.0
4.2
1.3
0.5
5.9
14.4
40.7
2.0
5.5
36.6
1.9
2.5
73.7
50.3
2.1
3.9
1.9
560
234
90
63
19
7
29
47
+44
4Sion James
S. James
121.8
2025-26
CHA CHA
19
26.2
6.8
3.1
1.6
0.7
0.3
2.2
5.1
42.7
1.3
3.1
41.4
1.3
1.5
85.7
60.0
0.4
2.7
0.9
497
130
59
31
14
6
17
30
-33
5Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
121.9
2025-26
CHA CHA
19
33.3
18.3
5.7
2.9
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.7
46.9
3.4
8.4
40.6
2.0
2.3
88.4
62.2
1.0
4.7
2.3
632
347
108
55
14
4
44
46
-35
6Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
122.0
2025-26
NOP NOP
19
26.7
15.1
3.2
2.7
1.5
0.2
5.8
12.8
45.3
1.2
3.3
36.5
2.3
2.9
78.6
53.6
0.7
2.5
2.3
508
287
61
52
29
3
44
36
-190
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

106.3

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DRTG

112.2

5th

NETRTG

-5.9

23rd

3P%

32.4

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Jazz Jazz
6
12
.333
12.0
12
Clippers Clippers
5
14
.263
13.5
13
Kings Kings
5
15
.250
14.0
14
Mavericks Mavericks
5
15
.250
14.0
15
Pelicans Pelicans
3
16
.158
15.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/29
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
10:00 PM
Mon
12/1
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Wed
12/3
MIA MIA
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Sat
12/6
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

5 - 15

119

Final

129

LAL Lakers

14 - 4

Fri 28 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
19
1
.950
2
Lakers Lakers
14
4
.778
4.0
3
Rockets Rockets
12
4
.750
5.0
4
Spurs Spurs
13
5
.722
5.0
5
Nuggets Nuggets
13
5
.722
5.0
6
Suns Suns
12
8
.600
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
4
.789
2
Raptors Raptors
14
5
.737
1.0
3
Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.0
4
Knicks Knicks
12
6
.667
2.5
5
Hawks Hawks
12
8
.600
3.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
8
.600
3.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/31
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
109-114
Fri
10/31
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
128-101
Fri
10/31
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
110-122
Sat
11/1
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
106-137
Sat
11/1
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
103-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/29
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
5:00 PM
Sat
11/29
TOR TOR
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sat
11/29
CHI CHI
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Sat
11/29
DET DET
@
MIA MIA
8:00 PM
Sat
11/29
BKN BKN
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM