Elmore Smith has the best 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

33.6

Dončić

RPG

8.5

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APG

8.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

7th

DRTG

118.4

25th

NETRTG

-0.2

16th

3P%

34.6

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Rockets	21	10	.677	7.0
4	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.5
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	MEM	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 1/9	MIL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Mon 1/12	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Grizzlies

15 - 19

121

Final

128

Lakers

21 - 11

Fri 2 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.9

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Anunoby

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.6

123.1

121.9

121.8

120.7

119.2

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.3

113.1

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

9.3

6.8

6.7

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

11-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,636.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,729.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

36.5

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

19-12-1

20-14

21-15

18-13

Worst Record ATS

12-24

12-23

13-21

14-21

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	11	.676	2.0
3	Celtics	21	12	.636	3.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	5.5
5	76ers	18	14	.563	6.0
6	Heat	19	15	.559	6.0
7	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
8	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	17	.500	8.0
10	Hawks	17	19	.472	9.0
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	11	23	.324	14.0
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	9	.735	4.5
3	Rockets	21	10	.677	7.0
4	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.5
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	18	17	.514	12.0
9	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
10	Trail Blazers	15	20	.429	15.0
11	Clippers	12	21	.364	17.0
12	Jazz	12	21	.364	17.0
13	Mavericks	12	23	.343	18.0
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 12/1	NYK	@	BOS	117-123
Mon 12/1	OKC	@	GSW	124-112
Tue 12/2	DEN	@	IND	135-120
Tue 12/2	POR	@	CLE	122-110
Tue 12/2	SAS	@	ORL	114-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/3	MIN	@	MIA	5:00 PM
Sat 1/3	ATL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Sat 1/3	PHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sat 1/3	POR	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sat 1/3	CHA	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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

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