Elmore Smith has the lowest career defensive rating, with a 93.8 rating.

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the best defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a player all times

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	SEAS	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	Elmore Smith E. Smith	93.8	11,864	6	408	29.1	11.8	9.4	1.2	0.8	2.9	4.9	9.9	49.0				2.0	3.4	59.5	51.4	2.3	7.1	1.7	4,801	3,832	505	325	1,183	183	1,340
2	Gar Heard G. Heard	95.4	15,493	8	583	26.6	8.9	8.0	1.8	1.3	1.3	3.7	8.9	41.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	44.9	2.3	5.7	1.2	5,167	4,653	1,060	784	780	349	1,711
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.5	47,368	19	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
4	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	95.5	19,878	8	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	9.8	2.2	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
5	David Robinson D. Robinson	95.6	34,271	14	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
6	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	95.7	32,085	16	1,088	29.5	5.7	9.6	1.3	1.3	2.0	2.4	5.0	47.4	0.0	0.0	13.7	1.0	2.5	41.4	47.4	3.2	6.5	1.0	6,254	10,482	1,437	1,369	2,137	1,061	2,078	+2103
7	Clifford Ray C. Ray	96.4	16,059	8	629	25.5	7.3	8.4	1.9	0.8	1.0	3.0	5.5	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.5	58.1	55.3	2.6	5.8	1.7	4,618	5,287	1,203	501	638	532	2,090
8	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	96.4	20,468	8	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	1.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	1.9	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
9	Bill Walton B. Walton	96.5	13,250	10	468	28.3	13.3	10.5	3.4	0.8	2.2	5.5	10.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.6	66.0	55.1	2.4	8.2	2.7	6,215	4,923	1,590	380	1,034	865	1,298
10	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	96.5	23,463	10	761	30.8	9.5	9.0	4.3	1.3	1.5	3.8	8.7	44.3	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.8	2.4	75.0	48.7	2.2	6.9	2.2	7,206	6,873	3,275	999	1,160	978	2,636
11	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	96.6	11,375	7	470	24.2	12.0	7.3	2.1	0.8	1.1	4.4	8.9	50.0	0.3	0.9	32.8	2.8	3.6	78.6	57.4	1.6	5.7	1.8	5,629	3,436	964	370	494	837	1,290	+1559
12	George Johnson G. Johnson	96.8	17,753	12	848	20.9	5.0	6.8	1.1	0.5	2.5	2.1	4.6	45.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.9	1.3	69.8	48.9	2.3	4.5	1.6	4,280	5,749	921	456	2,082	872	2,667
13	Paul Silas P. Silas	96.8	15,605	7	572	27.3	7.9	9.2	1.9	0.6	0.2	2.9	7.0	41.0	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.1	68.8	47.1	3.6	5.6	1.4	4,508	5,248	1,071	358	138	333	1,364
14	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	97.3	13,859	8	426	32.5	17.7	3.5	2.9	1.6	0.6	7.3	16.3	44.7	0.1	0.3	40.0	3.1	3.8	81.8	49.2	0.9	2.7	1.4	7,537	1,507	1,236	682	238	157	792
15	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	97.4	16,194	7	528	30.7	17.2	9.8	3.8	1.7	0.4	6.4	14.3	44.8	0.0	0.1	8.0	4.4	6.7	65.1	49.8	3.0	6.8	3.5	9,090	5,177	1,985	923	236	1,291	1,984
16	Slick Watts S. Watts	97.4	11,513	6	437	26.3	8.9	3.2	6.1	2.2	0.3	3.7	8.9	41.3				1.6	2.7	59.7	44.4	1.0	2.2	1.8	3,901	1,398	2,678	961	111	239	1,314
17	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	97.5	32,199	11	894	36.0	18.6	10.9	1.7	1.0	2.0	7.4	16.1	46.0	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.7	5.5	67.6	50.0	3.1	7.8	2.4	16,600	9,751	1,540	864	1,771	1,358	2,967
18	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	97.6	14,655	6	424	34.6	11.0	4.3	6.5	1.8	0.2	4.1	10.1	40.2				2.9	3.7	77.3	46.8	1.3	3.0	2.1	4,666	1,809	2,776	767	71	249	1,481
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	97.9	44,222	18	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
20	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	98.1	13,626	7	359	38.0	18.7	5.4	5.6	1.9	0.2	7.6	15.9	47.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.5	4.2	81.9	52.6	1.1	4.2	2.1	6,731	1,926	2,028	681	63	139	922
21	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	98.5	23,844	11	716	33.3	19.5	9.4	3.3	1.1	1.5	7.8	14.9	52.8	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.8	5.0	77.0	57.2	2.6	6.8	2.6	13,984	6,696	2,353	777	1,100	1,112	2,201
22	Marcus Camby M. Camby	98.5	28,684	17	973	29.5	9.5	9.8	1.9	1.0	2.4	3.9	8.3	46.6	0.0	0.1	20.5	1.8	2.6	67.0	50.3	2.7	7.1	1.4	9,262	9,513	1,837	967	2,331	1,362	2,687	-23
23	Jim Brewer J. Brewer	98.5	15,936	9	703	22.7	5.8	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.7	2.5	5.7	44.8	0.0	0.1	7.7	0.8	1.3	57.1	46.7	2.4	4.0	0.9	4,099	4,458	1,038	556	510	332	1,536
24	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	98.7	14,531	5	395	36.8	18.5	5.1	4.8	1.2	0.3	7.5	16.5	45.3				3.5	4.1	84.3	50.3	1.5	3.5	2.5	7,295	1,999	1,885	476	117	204	1,024
25	Steve Mix S. Mix	98.8	17,716	10	726	24.4	10.9	5.4	1.8	1.2	0.2	4.2	8.3	50.2	0.0	0.1	28.6	2.5	3.1	80.9	56.2	1.9	3.5	1.3	7,909	3,908	1,340	884	173	563	1,583

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PPG

32.8

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8.5

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APG

8.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

10th

DRTG

117.6

23rd

NETRTG

-0.1

17th

3P%

35.0

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Rockets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Nuggets	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	24	.571	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/20	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	BOS	@	LAL	6:30 PM
Tue 2/24	ORL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

Last Game

Mavericks

19 - 35

104

Final

124

Lakers

33 - 21

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.6

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

1.9

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.6

Mitchell

3.6

Porter

3.5

Dončić

TS% Leaders

69.1

Jokić

68.9

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.8

119.9

119.4

118.3

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.3

111.5

112.4

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

8.1

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

12-45

15-41

15-39

18-38

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,626.4

Maxey

2,576.4

Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,722

Johnson

2,655.3

Maxey

2,638.3

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-21

34-22

32-24

32-23

31-24

30-24

Worst Record ATS

21-36

22-32

23-31

24-32

23-30-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	41	13	.759
2	Celtics	36	19	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	35	21	.625	7.0
4	Cavaliers	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Raptors	33	23	.589	9.0
6	76ers	30	25	.545	11.5
7	Magic	29	25	.537	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	13.0
9	Hawks	27	30	.474	15.5
10	Hornets	26	30	.464	16.0
11	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.5
12	Bulls	24	32	.429	18.0
13	Nets	15	39	.278	26.0
14	Wizards	15	39	.278	26.0
15	Pacers	15	41	.268	27.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	39	16	.709	2.5
3	Rockets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Nuggets	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	24	.571	10.0
8	Warriors	29	27	.518	13.0
9	Clippers	27	28	.491	14.5
10	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	45	.211	30.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 1/17	CHA	@	DEN	110-87
Sat 1/17	POR	@	SAC	117-110
Sat 1/17	TOR	@	LAL	93-110
Sun 1/18	MIL	@	ATL	112-110
Sun 1/18	OKC	@	CLE	136-104

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/20	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	UTA	@	MEM	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	DAL	@	MIN	7:30 PM
Fri 2/20	MIA	@	ATL	7:30 PM

Elmore Smith has the lowest career defensive rating, with a 93.8 rating.

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