Derik Queen has the lowest defensive rating for the Pelicans with a defensive rating above 0.0 this season, with a 114.9 rating.

Interpreted as:

pelicans leaders in defensive rating 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	Derik Queen D. Queen	114.9	2025-26	NOP	77	24.5	11.4	6.8	3.7	1.0	0.9	4.2	9.0	47.2	0.3	1.1	26.5	2.6	3.2	79.2	54.4	1.6	5.2	2.3	1,888	874	523	282	78	68	176	203	-287
2	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	115.2	2025-26	NOP	12	16.6	4.4	6.3	0.9	0.3	0.8	1.8	2.7	65.6	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.4	64.7	67.1	2.2	4.2	0.8	199	53	76	11	4	10	9	16	-1
3	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	115.5	2025-26	NOP	14	27.8	16.7	5.4	6.4	1.6	0.2	6.3	13.0	48.4	1.4	4.4	30.6	2.8	3.2	86.7	58.0	0.3	5.1	3.4	389	234	75	89	23	3	47	33	+20
4	Karlo Matković K. Matković	116.5	2025-26	NOP	62	14.7	5.7	3.7	0.8	0.4	0.9	2.3	3.8	60.4	0.6	1.5	42.2	0.5	0.7	73.2	69.6	1.2	2.5	0.5	912	352	229	50	25	54	34	105	-93
5	Kevon Looney K. Looney	116.5	2025-26	NOP	19	13.4	2.7	5.3	1.3	0.3	0.5	1.2	2.8	42.6	0.1	0.5	11.1	0.3	0.4	62.5	45.2	2.3	2.9	0.4	254	52	100	25	6	9	8	32	-64
6	Hunter Dickinson H. Dickinson	117.2	2025-26	NOP	1	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	5	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	-12
7	Yves Missi Y. Missi	117.5	2025-26	NOP	65	19.3	5.5	5.7	1.2	0.3	1.5	2.3	4.4	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.5	56.1	54.7	2.8	3.0	0.8	1,257	359	372	81	20	97	51	109	-42
8	Herbert Jones H. Jones	118.4	2025-26	NOP	55	28.7	8.9	3.4	2.8	1.6	0.5	3.3	8.6	38.2	1.4	4.7	30.9	0.9	1.1	80.6	49.0	0.9	2.5	1.3	1,580	491	187	154	88	27	73	176	-57
9	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	118.9	2025-26	NOP	66	35.5	21.5	5.7	3.8	1.5	0.4	7.5	15.9	47.0	3.2	8.6	37.9	3.3	3.7	88.6	61.3	1.0	4.8	1.8	2,341	1,420	377	250	99	24	120	138	-169
10	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	119.0	2025-26	NOP	78	25.0	13.3	3.6	3.3	1.1	0.4	5.0	11.6	43.2	1.2	3.6	34.3	2.1	2.6	78.5	52.1	0.7	2.9	2.2	1,952	1,038	279	255	87	28	170	138	-285
11	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	119.8	2025-26	NOP	61	29.7	21.1	5.7	3.2	1.0	0.5	7.9	13.0	60.2	0.0	0.1	25.0	5.3	7.5	71.5	64.5	2.0	3.6	2.0	1,813	1,285	346	197	60	33	125	138	-81
12	Micah Peavy M. Peavy	119.8	2025-26	NOP	57	13.5	3.8	1.8	0.9	0.7	0.1	1.6	4.2	37.6	0.4	1.6	24.5	0.3	0.4	71.4	43.9	0.7	1.1	0.3	772	216	102	54	39	6	15	79	-97
13	Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado	120.0	2025-26	NOP	41	21.9	7.9	2.8	3.1	0.9	0.1	2.9	6.8	41.8	1.7	4.7	36.3	0.5	0.6	83.3	55.8	0.4	2.4	1.1	896	324	114	128	37	4	47	80	-84
14	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	121.0	2025-26	NOP	71	31.1	17.5	5.5	2.5	0.9	0.1	6.0	13.3	45.2	2.1	5.7	36.6	3.4	4.0	84.2	58.0	1.7	3.9	0.9	2,207	1,239	394	181	66	7	67	91	-193
15	Trey Alexander T. Alexander	121.4	2025-26	NOP	5	8.4	2.8	0.8	1.0	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.8	66.7	0.4	0.6	66.7	0.0	0.0		77.8	0.0	0.8	0.2	42	14	4	5	1	1	1	4	0
16	Bryce McGowens B. McGowens	121.7	2025-26	NOP	42	21.0	8.1	2.1	1.5	0.6	0.2	2.7	5.6	48.1	0.9	2.2	40.9	1.8	2.3	77.9	61.0	0.3	1.8	0.4	880	340	88	62	27	8	17	88	-70
17	Jordan Poole J. Poole	122.6	2025-26	NOP	37	23.6	12.9	1.9	3.0	0.5	0.4	4.1	11.1	36.5	2.4	7.2	32.6	2.5	2.8	87.6	52.4	0.2	1.7	1.7	873	479	72	112	20	14	62	85	-122
18	Jordan Hawkins J. Hawkins	123.1	2025-26	NOP	47	12.5	4.1	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.2	1.5	4.3	34.3	0.8	2.5	33.6	0.3	0.4	80.0	46.0	0.3	1.1	0.6	587	193	69	30	9	8	26	25	-123

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Murphy

RPG

6.8

Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.3

20th

DRTG

118.8

24th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.8

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Pelicans	25	53	.321	36.5
12	Grizzlies	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks	24	53	.312	37.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 4/7	UTA	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 4/10	NOP	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 4/12	NOP	@	MIN	8:30 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

25 - 53

113

Final

117

Kings

21 - 57

Fri 3 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.5

111.1

112.6

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.3

8.1

8.0

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-61

18-59

19-59

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

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

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-29

46-31-1

46-32

44-34

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.5
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
7	Raptors	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	15.0
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.5
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	28.0
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	38.0
14	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	40.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	2.5
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	11.5
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	18.5
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
12	Grizzlies - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5