players with highest defensive rating since january 1st

Since January 1, 2026, Malik Dia has the highest defensive rating, with a 142.4 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: player game data complete from 1984-85

	NAME	DRTG	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	Malik Dia M. Dia	142.4	1	4.2	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	-8
2	Jaron Pierre Jr. J. Pierre Jr.	141.9	2	5.4	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	3.5	14.3	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	25.4	2.0	0.0	1.0	11	4	4	0	1	0	2	3	-4
3	Joshua Jefferson J. Jefferson	139.1	1	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
4	Toby Okani T. Okani	133.0	6	36.2	10.0	3.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	4.2	11.7	35.7	1.5	5.2	29.0	0.2	1.3	12.5	40.8	1.5	2.0	0.5	217	60	21	6	4	3	3	20	-137
5	Dariq Whitehead D. Whitehead	132.8	6	30.5	16.3	4.0	1.5	0.7	0.0	6.2	15.5	39.8	3.2	10.0	31.7	0.8	1.2	71.4	51.0	0.3	3.7	1.7	183	98	24	9	4	0	10	13	-99
6	Keshon Gilbert K. Gilbert	132.3	4	18.4	4.3	1.3	3.0	0.8	1.0	1.3	3.0	41.7	0.0	0.8	0.0	1.8	1.8	100.0	56.4	0.5	0.8	2.0	74	17	5	12	3	4	8	5	-58
7	Adama Bal A. Bal	131.3	8	30.2	10.4	3.1	2.4	1.1	0.1	3.5	8.5	41.2	2.3	5.5	40.9	1.1	1.3	90.0	57.3	0.8	2.4	0.8	241	83	25	19	9	1	6	27	-166
8	Bogoljub Marković B. Marković	131.0	3	4.4	0.7	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	13	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	-5
9	Jaylin Sellers J. Sellers	130.6	6	8.0	4.3	0.7	1.3	0.3	0.2	1.3	3.7	36.4	1.2	2.8	41.2	0.5	0.7	75.0	54.7	0.3	0.3	0.7	48	26	4	8	2	1	4	7	+1
10	Hayden Gray H. Gray	130.6	1	24.8	6.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	77.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	25	6	0	1	1	1	1	0	-18
11	Mouhamadou Gueye M. Gueye	130.5	2	22.7	8.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.5	3.0	5.5	54.5	0.5	2.5	20.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	62.7	1.0	2.0	1.5	45	16	6	6	2	1	3	4	-16
12	Josh Oduro J. Oduro	130.3	3	27.3	8.3	7.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	3.7	5.7	64.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	63.6	3.7	4.0	0.7	82	25	23	4	0	0	2	14	+1
13	Dillon Mitchell D. Mitchell	130.3	1	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
14	Alex Karaban A. Karaban	130.2	5	9.8	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.4	1.2	33.3	0.4	1.0	40.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	50.9	0.6	0.2	1.0	49	7	4	2	1	0	5	6	-43
15	Lucas Williamson L. Williamson	129.8	7	32.0	10.4	5.4	2.6	1.6	0.1	3.6	10.7	33.3	2.1	7.6	28.3	1.1	1.1	100.0	46.5	1.6	3.9	1.4	224	73	38	18	11	1	10	26	-125
16	DaQuan Jeffries D. Jeffries	129.6	3	20.0	10.3	1.7	0.3	0.7	0.0	3.7	6.3	57.9	1.3	3.0	44.4	1.7	1.7	100.0	73.1	1.0	0.7	0.0	60	31	5	1	2	0	0	9	+1
17	Payton Sandfort P. Sandfort	129.6	4	15.8	8.8	2.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.3	6.5	50.0	1.8	4.3	41.2	0.5	1.0	50.0	63.0	0.3	2.3	0.3	63	35	10	0	1	0	1	8	-19
18	Seth Curry S. Curry	129.3	8	12.6	7.1	1.0	0.9	0.1	0.0	2.3	5.0	45.0	1.3	2.6	47.6	1.4	1.5	91.7	62.9	0.4	0.6	0.3	101	57	8	7	1	0	2	4	-5
19	Alex Antetokounmpo A. Antetokounmpo	128.8	6	3.4	3.2	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.5	1.3	37.5	0.3	1.2	28.6	1.8	2.5	73.3	65.1	0.3	0.7	0.2	21	19	6	1	0	1	1	1	+5
20	Doug McDermott D. McDermott	128.6	24	16.2	6.0	1.4	0.9	0.3	0.1	2.0	5.1	38.2	1.7	4.5	38.3	0.3	0.4	88.9	56.3	0.3	1.1	0.5	389	143	33	21	6	3	11	25	-98
21	Kobe Bufkin K. Bufkin	128.6	16	7.5	2.9	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.2	0.9	3.1	30.0	0.3	1.6	19.2	0.7	0.8	91.7	41.6	0.1	0.8	0.3	119	46	13	10	2	3	5	9	-68
22	Sharife Cooper S. Cooper	128.5	37	18.7	9.0	2.3	3.4	0.4	0.1	3.4	6.6	51.6	0.8	2.0	38.7	1.4	1.6	83.3	61.1	0.5	1.8	1.6	690	333	86	124	16	5	60	60	-171
23	Koa Peat K. Peat	128.2	6	4.4	2.5	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.7	60.0	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.5	100.0	66.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	26	15	4	1	0	0	1	3	+13
24	Nate Williams N. Williams	128.2	14	17.1	8.0	2.1	1.0	0.4	0.0	3.1	6.3	48.9	0.9	2.1	43.3	0.9	1.1	86.7	59.2	1.4	0.7	1.1	239	112	30	14	5	0	15	26	-79
25	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	128.1	38	15.2	6.6	0.7	0.8	0.3	0.0	2.3	5.9	38.7	1.6	4.5	35.3	0.4	0.6	66.7	53.1	0.1	0.6	0.6	578	250	26	30	10	1	21	41	-198

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10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	9	.308	7.0
13	Clippers	3	8	.273	7.0
14	Kings	1	11	.083	9.5

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Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	GSW	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 11/18	DET	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 11/20	NOP	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sat 11/21	NOP	@	SAS	8:00 PM

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8 - 4

142

Final

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38.6

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30.5

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28.8

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2.9

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4.2

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2.2

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2.2

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5.5

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4.3

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801.4

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

633.1

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777

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

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36.5

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2.04

Wembanyama

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11-1

9-4

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Worst Record ATS

3-10

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4-9

4-8

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1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
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4	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Heat	6	6	.500	4.0
6	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
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8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
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11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
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13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	2	9	.182	7.5
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

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1	Spurs	11	2	.846
2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
6	Grizzlies	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
8	Thunder	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	9	.308	7.0
13	Clippers	3	8	.273	7.0
14	Kings	1	11	.083	9.5
15	Jazz	1	12	.077	10.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
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Schedule

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Since January 1, 2026, Malik Dia has the highest defensive rating, with a 142.4 rating.

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