players with best defensive rating over the last 20 years with a minimum 1000 minutes played

Between June 2, 2005 and June 2, 2025, Dikembe Mutombo has the lowest defensive rating when playing 1,000+ minutes, with a 98.0 rating.

NAME DRTG MIN GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
98.0
2,959
187
15.8
2.9
5.5
0.1
0.3
1.0
1.0
1.8
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.2
72.0
60.1
1.8
3.6
0.5
533
1,026
22
50
192
96
350
+65
2 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
98.0
24,913
806
30.9
16.5
9.9
3.0
0.7
1.9
6.5
12.9
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.0
3.5
4.9
70.1
54.7
2.4
7.4
2.0
13,292
7,952
2,386
566
1,532
1,651
1,690
+4588
3 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
98.6
20,835
687
30.3
15.1
8.8
2.8
1.1
1.0
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.0
0.2
19.9
2.9
3.5
82.3
55.8
1.5
7.3
1.7
10,390
6,061
1,920
770
694
1,177
1,596
+2507
4 Eddie Griffin
E. Griffin
98.7
1,451
83
17.5
4.1
5.0
0.5
0.2
1.9
1.7
4.8
34.5
0.2
1.0
19.3
0.6
1.0
60.8
39.1
1.4
3.6
0.6
338
414
44
13
155
49
133
-230
5 Marcus Camby
M. Camby
98.9
14,366
483
29.7
8.3
11.0
2.4
1.0
2.4
3.4
7.4
46.3
0.0
0.1
24.0
1.5
2.1
68.1
49.9
2.7
8.3
1.3
4,025
5,298
1,152
494
1,169
650
1,141
+325
6 Robert Horry
R. Horry
99.0
2,889
176
16.4
4.0
3.3
1.2
0.6
0.6
1.4
3.8
36.3
0.7
2.1
33.3
0.6
0.9
62.5
47.9
1.0
2.3
0.6
701
580
203
109
111
107
275
+433
7 Scot Pollard
S. Pollard
99.1
1,053
91
11.6
2.5
3.1
0.3
0.5
0.3
1.0
2.2
45.8
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.7
71.9
50.2
1.1
2.0
0.4
232
286
30
44
27
35
185
+62
8 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
99.8
13,299
472
28.2
4.7
8.3
1.5
1.2
1.5
1.9
4.1
46.5
0.0
0.0
14.3
0.9
2.2
40.7
46.5
3.0
5.3
0.9
2,224
3,926
713
580
718
432
792
+746
9 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
100.0
8,296
242
34.3
21.7
10.0
1.9
0.4
1.9
7.9
15.0
52.4
0.0
0.0
16.7
5.9
6.9
85.9
60.0
2.6
7.4
3.0
5,247
2,415
449
102
457
738
795
+1007
10 Ivan Johnson
I. Johnson
100.1
1,969
125
15.8
6.5
3.9
0.6
0.8
0.3
2.6
5.0
51.7
0.0
0.2
15.8
1.2
1.8
66.2
55.1
1.1
2.8
1.1
808
492
78
99
32
140
247
+10
11 Greg Stiemsma
G. Stiemsma
100.4
3,048
203
15.0
3.2
3.3
0.5
0.6
1.1
1.3
2.6
50.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.7
70.5
54.0
0.9
2.4
0.7
641
679
97
118
232
143
512
-346
12 Mike Sweetney
M. Sweetney
100.4
1,608
114
14.1
6.0
4.1
0.8
0.2
0.6
2.3
5.1
44.6
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.4
63.0
49.2
1.4
2.7
1.2
686
470
87
28
67
137
288
-31
13 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
100.4
36,764
1,160
31.7
16.0
11.9
1.4
0.9
1.8
5.8
9.8
59.1
0.0
0.1
21.8
4.4
7.8
56.2
60.4
3.3
8.6
2.7
18,504
13,804
1,601
1,004
2,092
3,137
3,680
+3057
14 Larry Sanders
L. Sanders
100.7
4,635
238
19.5
6.4
5.7
0.7
0.6
1.8
2.8
5.9
48.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.4
55.3
49.4
2.0
3.7
0.9
1,520
1,345
174
152
429
224
666
-194
15 Joakim Noah
J. Noah
100.7
18,645
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
5,881
6,058
1,907
534
874
1,133
1,874
+589
16 Jake Tsakalidis
J. Tsakalidis
100.9
1,122
87
12.9
3.9
3.6
0.2
0.3
0.5
1.5
2.7
54.4
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
65.9
58.3
1.4
2.3
0.7
341
316
18
22
44
63
158
+95
17 Kurt Thomas
K. Thomas
100.9
9,030
483
18.7
4.6
5.3
0.8
0.5
0.7
2.0
4.1
49.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.6
0.8
74.2
51.9
1.4
3.9
0.6
2,227
2,575
388
229
333
309
1,205
+606
18 Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
101.0
12,646
511
24.7
12.6
10.8
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
7.7
1.5
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
19 Elijah Millsap
E. Millsap
101.1
1,120
69
16.2
4.2
2.8
1.1
0.9
0.3
1.3
4.1
32.7
0.4
1.5
27.9
1.0
1.5
67.9
43.4
0.5
2.2
1.1
287
191
78
63
19
78
159
+69
20 Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
101.2
11,744
398
29.5
12.0
6.3
1.6
1.0
1.4
4.6
10.8
42.3
1.5
4.3
34.1
1.4
1.8
76.4
51.7
0.9
5.3
1.0
4,765
2,499
623
403
548
397
1,129
+1434
21 Cole Aldrich
C. Aldrich
101.3
3,388
339
10.0
3.1
3.3
0.5
0.4
0.7
1.3
2.4
52.7
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.7
73.8
56.3
1.0
2.4
0.6
1,050
1,131
183
137
233
199
509
-370
22 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
101.3
3,263
167
19.5
7.9
4.8
0.2
0.2
2.4
2.9
5.0
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.6
59.7
59.8
1.7
3.1
1.4
1,319
802
36
30
393
233
452
+135
23 Festus Ezeli
F. Ezeli
101.3
2,394
170
14.1
4.2
4.3
0.4
0.3
1.0
1.6
3.2
51.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
55.7
53.6
1.7
2.5
0.8
712
725
63
48
166
133
328
+184
24 D.J. Mbenga
D.J. Mbenga
101.4
1,508
219
6.9
1.8
1.6
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.8
1.7
47.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
60.0
49.1
0.6
1.0
0.4
399
343
41
37
136
82
273
-90
25 Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
101.6
10,280
467
22.0
7.1
6.1
1.1
1.3
1.5
2.9
5.4
54.6
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.3
1.9
65.5
57.3
1.9
4.1
1.3
3,338
2,834
501
588
683
593
1,192
-1287
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ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

Sun 4 May 2025

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NBA Fantasy 2024-25

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM