nets starter with the worst defensive rating this season at away

Malachi Smith had the highest defensive rating as a starter on the road in 2025-26 for the Nets, with a 138.6 rating.

	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	Malachi Smith M. Smith	138.6	2025-26	BKN	2	39.1	13.5	6.5	8.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	10.0	50.0	3.5	6.5	53.8	0.0	0.0		67.5	1.5	5.0	1.0	78	27	13	16	0	0	2	4	-42
2	Tyson Etienne T. Etienne	137.4	2025-26	BKN	1	32.5	23.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	12.0	50.0	6.0	12.0	50.0	5.0	5.0	100.0	81.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	32	23	4	2	0	0	1	4	-24
3	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	137.1	2025-26	BKN	4	21.8	16.3	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	4.0	11.3	35.6	1.5	4.0	37.5	6.8	8.0	84.4	55.0	0.0	1.0	1.8	87	65	4	5	1	1	7	3	-40
4	Trevon Scott T. Scott	135.7	2025-26	BKN	2	33.5	9.5	4.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	3.5	9.5	36.8	1.5	4.5	33.3	1.0	2.0	50.0	45.8	1.5	2.5	1.0	67	19	8	3	2	0	2	5	-38
5	E.J. Liddell	134.2	2025-26	BKN	2	29.5	15.0	5.0	2.5	1.0	0.0	5.0	11.0	45.5	2.0	4.0	50.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	60.9	1.0	4.0	1.5	59	30	10	5	2	0	3	8	-24
6	Ben Saraf B. Saraf	128.1	2025-26	BKN	7	27.1	9.7	2.9	4.6	1.0	0.1	3.6	8.6	41.7	1.0	3.6	28.0	1.6	2.3	68.8	50.7	0.4	2.4	2.3	190	68	20	32	7	1	16	21	-83
7	Drake Powell D. Powell	126.1	2025-26	BKN	10	24.9	8.1	1.7	1.4	0.6	0.1	3.1	8.2	37.8	0.7	4.1	17.1	1.2	1.3	92.3	46.2	0.4	1.3	1.2	249	81	17	14	6	1	12	11	-127
8	Jalen Wilson J. Wilson	124.8	2025-26	BKN	1	31.4	11.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	0.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	49.1	1.0	3.0	0.0	31	11	4	1	1	0	0	4	-13
9	Terance Mann T. Mann	121.8	2025-26	BKN	28	25.9	7.8	3.5	2.8	0.6	0.3	2.9	6.5	43.7	0.9	2.8	32.9	1.1	1.4	84.2	54.6	1.2	2.3	1.2	725	218	98	79	17	8	34	68	-160
10	Egor Dëmin E. Dëmin	121.7	2025-26	BKN	23	25.8	10.6	2.8	3.2	0.6	0.3	3.5	8.9	39.0	2.3	6.2	38.0	1.3	1.5	85.3	55.2	0.3	2.5	1.6	593	243	65	73	14	6	36	40	-155
11	Nolan Traore N. Traore	121.5	2025-26	BKN	15	25.0	9.5	1.7	4.6	1.1	0.5	3.6	10.1	35.8	1.0	3.3	30.0	1.3	1.7	80.0	44.1	0.3	1.5	3.5	375	143	26	69	17	7	52	32	-158
12	Josh Minott J. Minott	120.6	2025-26	BKN	1	32.7	15.0	5.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	9.0	55.6	2.0	4.0	50.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	69.7	0.0	5.0	2.0	33	15	5	1	2	0	2	5	-17
13	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	118.8	2025-26	BKN	27	32.0	23.3	6.9	3.2	0.9	0.3	8.1	18.1	44.9	3.4	9.2	36.9	3.6	4.4	82.4	58.1	1.2	5.7	2.0	865	630	185	86	25	7	53	66	-173
14	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	117.6	2025-26	BKN	34	27.1	11.1	6.2	3.7	0.7	1.2	4.5	8.1	56.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	3.3	61.1	58.1	2.0	4.2	1.2	923	377	210	126	25	42	42	79	-312
15	Noah Clowney N. Clowney	117.5	2025-26	BKN	28	27.9	11.2	4.0	1.7	0.9	0.6	3.6	9.7	37.6	1.8	6.4	28.1	2.1	2.6	83.3	51.9	0.6	3.4	1.6	781	314	112	48	26	17	44	81	-188
16	Danny Wolf D. Wolf	117.5	2025-26	BKN	9	26.3	10.6	6.7	2.0	0.3	0.6	3.9	9.3	41.7	1.1	4.6	24.4	1.7	2.4	68.2	50.7	1.4	5.2	1.4	236	95	60	18	3	5	13	22	-87
17	Tyrese Martin T. Martin	113.8	2025-26	BKN	2	22.7	6.5	3.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	8.5	35.3	0.5	5.0	10.0	0.0	0.0		38.2	0.5	3.0	0.5	45	13	7	2	2	0	1	3	-20
18	Ziaire Williams Z. Williams	113.0	2025-26	BKN	6	22.4	14.7	2.0	1.7	2.5	0.2	4.8	9.8	49.2	1.5	3.3	45.0	3.5	4.3	80.8	62.5	0.3	1.7	1.8	134	88	12	10	15	1	11	15	-44
19	Day'Ron Sharpe D. Sharpe	111.0	2025-26	BKN	3	25.5	10.0	7.3	2.7	1.3	1.0	4.3	8.3	52.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	2.3	57.1	53.4	3.3	4.0	1.0	76	30	22	8	4	3	3	7	-53

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More Nets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Porter

RPG

7.1

Porter

APG

3.8

Traore

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.7

30th

DRTG

119.0

26th

NETRTG

-10.3

29th

3P%

34.0

30th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

Nets

20 - 62

101

Final

136

Raptors

46 - 36

Sun 12 Apr 2026

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