player with best defensive rating in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, David Robinson had the best defensive rating, with a 93.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
player with best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games in the 2000s
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Robinson
D. Robinson
93.3
302
29.5
13.5
8.7
1.4
1.0
2.1
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.3
71.9
55.9
2.5
6.2
1.6
8,907
4,075
2,616
413
315
631
473
778
+1746
2Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
94.0
756
33.5
6.8
11.2
1.6
1.4
2.3
2.8
5.9
46.7
0.0
0.1
11.6
1.2
2.9
42.5
47.0
3.6
7.7
1.1
25,340
5,114
8,500
1,179
1,063
1,775
837
1,552
+2284
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
94.6
767
36.5
21.4
11.7
3.3
0.8
2.3
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
20.7
5.1
7.4
68.6
55.1
3.1
8.7
2.7
27,974
16,431
8,999
2,502
589
1,786
2,070
1,993
+5468
4Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.5
205
20.5
9.1
5.8
1.7
0.7
0.9
3.5
7.2
48.9
0.1
0.2
27.5
2.0
2.5
80.5
54.9
1.2
4.6
1.3
4,196
1,870
1,179
351
144
189
257
462
+750
5Marcus Camby
M. Camby
96.7
585
31.4
10.4
10.8
2.0
1.0
2.7
4.2
8.8
47.5
0.0
0.1
20.3
2.0
2.8
69.8
51.5
2.7
8.1
1.4
18,384
6,071
6,313
1,189
612
1,560
830
1,687
+267
6Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
97.7
478
27.7
14.7
4.1
3.6
1.5
0.3
4.7
10.4
45.4
1.4
3.7
37.6
3.9
4.8
82.1
59.0
0.8
3.2
2.1
13,237
7,044
1,943
1,704
734
162
999
1,115
+2692
7Chuck Hayes
C. Hayes
97.8
268
17.5
3.4
5.1
0.7
0.8
0.4
1.5
2.9
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.7
57.6
53.6
1.8
3.4
0.6
4,682
914
1,377
194
215
94
163
703
+555
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
97.8
769
38.2
21.6
12.1
4.7
1.3
1.6
8.5
17.1
49.9
0.2
0.7
28.6
4.4
5.6
79.4
55.4
2.6
9.4
2.6
29,345
16,638
9,288
3,603
1,037
1,206
2,003
1,882
+3322
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.9
163
24.4
9.7
6.6
1.2
1.1
1.5
4.1
8.6
47.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.4
60.7
50.0
1.8
4.8
1.5
3,972
1,579
1,071
199
185
248
252
376
+51
10Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
98.0
383
25.3
12.5
6.6
0.7
0.3
2.6
4.7
8.6
53.9
0.0
0.0
11.1
3.1
4.8
65.0
57.8
2.0
4.5
1.9
9,689
4,770
2,513
284
111
984
727
1,156
+417
11Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
98.1
593
24.7
6.7
8.6
0.6
0.3
1.9
2.3
4.6
50.6
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
72.7
57.2
2.6
5.9
1.2
14,661
3,967
5,077
340
172
1,115
709
1,374
+529
12Elden Campbell
E. Campbell
98.1
394
23.3
9.9
5.6
1.1
0.6
1.3
3.6
8.1
44.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.7
73.6
51.0
1.5
4.1
1.4
9,182
3,907
2,211
450
238
523
551
1,136
+368
13Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
98.8
436
18.5
5.5
4.9
0.5
0.6
1.8
2.1
4.4
49.0
0.0
0.0
14.3
1.2
1.6
79.4
54.6
1.5
3.4
0.7
8,048
2,414
2,144
207
258
789
304
1,169
+1023
14Robert Horry
R. Horry
98.8
648
20.6
5.3
4.3
1.7
0.8
0.8
1.9
4.7
39.5
0.7
1.9
34.1
0.9
1.3
72.7
50.3
1.4
2.9
0.9
13,330
3,459
2,770
1,095
535
504
583
1,432
+1966
15A.C. Green
A.C. Green
99.0
164
20.4
4.8
4.9
0.7
0.5
0.2
1.9
4.3
44.6
0.0
0.1
10.0
0.9
1.3
70.4
48.7
1.6
3.2
0.6
3,340
780
799
119
83
26
98
246
+432
16Yao Ming
Y. Ming
99.0
481
32.7
19.1
9.3
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.2
83.2
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,727
9,196
4,467
765
189
912
1,304
1,583
+1518
17Vlade Divac
V. Divac
99.4
419
28.7
10.7
7.3
3.6
1.0
1.1
4.1
8.6
47.9
0.1
0.2
24.2
2.5
3.7
67.1
52.7
2.1
5.2
2.1
12,045
4,496
3,069
1,497
413
473
879
1,208
+1721
18Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
99.6
652
32.0
16.5
8.6
1.8
0.6
2.2
6.3
13.8
46.0
0.0
0.1
15.9
3.8
5.3
72.0
51.3
2.3
6.3
2.3
20,883
10,758
5,595
1,150
381
1,436
1,478
2,123
+755
19Dwight Howard
D. Howard
99.7
407
35.9
17.3
12.5
1.4
0.9
2.0
6.1
10.8
56.8
0.0
0.0
8.3
5.1
8.4
60.1
59.7
3.6
8.9
3.0
14,623
7,035
5,107
580
363
814
1,202
1,298
+976
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
99.7
206
24.5
10.1
7.0
0.9
0.5
1.1
3.9
8.7
44.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.2
70.8
49.8
1.6
5.5
1.7
5,043
2,079
1,452
185
111
220
358
554
-34
21Rodney Rogers
R. Rogers
99.8
436
23.9
10.3
4.5
1.8
0.9
0.5
4.0
9.0
43.9
0.9
2.6
35.2
1.5
2.1
73.0
52.1
1.3
3.2
1.6
10,428
4,506
1,970
792
407
201
703
1,332
+588
22Keon Clark
K. Clark
99.9
325
23.3
8.6
6.2
1.0
0.5
1.7
3.5
7.0
50.2
0.0
0.1
5.6
1.5
2.4
64.9
53.2
1.9
4.2
1.4
7,562
2,789
2,000
312
174
540
449
961
+69
23Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
99.9
760
37.3
14.0
7.0
9.2
1.9
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.2
1.5
4.2
34.8
2.6
3.3
81.1
50.9
1.3
5.7
3.1
28,311
10,649
5,327
7,029
1,472
236
2,331
1,438
+2576
24Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
100.0
269
28.8
12.2
7.4
1.7
0.6
1.1
4.5
10.2
44.1
0.5
1.4
33.9
2.7
3.5
78.1
51.9
2.0
5.4
1.8
7,745
3,273
1,982
445
162
297
489
662
+229
25Shawn Marion
S. Marion
100.0
745
37.6
17.8
9.9
2.0
1.8
1.3
7.2
14.9
48.1
0.9
2.7
33.7
2.5
3.1
82.0
54.6
2.6
7.3
1.6
28,020
13,254
7,384
1,511
1,363
975
1,192
1,869
+2061
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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2
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Schedule
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Thu
2/19
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8:30 PM
Sat
2/21
@
8:00 PM
Mon
2/23
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7:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
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126

Final

113

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
22
30
.423
17.5
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
13
.764
2
38
16
.704
3.5
3
35
20
.636
7.0
4
33
20
.623
8.0
5
34
22
.607
8.5
6
32
21
.604
9.0
7
32
23
.582
10.0
8
29
26
.527
13.0
9
26
28
.481
15.5
10
26
29
.473
16.0
11
20
33
.377
21.0
12
19
34
.358
22.0
13
18
37
.327
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.5
15
12
44
.214
30.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/15
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115-128
Fri
1/16
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120-138
Fri
1/16
@
132-106
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/12
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7:30 PM
Thu
2/12
@
9:00 PM
Thu
2/12
@
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Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM