top 20 defesnive efficency in league

Nikola Jokić has the best PER this season, with a 32.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
top 20 defesnive efficency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in league this regular season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32.6
2025-26
59
34.9
27.9
12.8
10.8
1.4
0.8
10.0
17.4
57.4
1.8
4.6
38.5
6.2
7.5
82.7
67.5
2.9
9.9
3.9
2,059
1,647
758
640
84
47
228
162
+482
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31.1
2025-26
62
33.4
31.4
4.4
6.6
1.4
0.8
10.9
19.6
55.3
1.7
4.5
37.9
8.0
9.0
88.4
66.5
0.5
3.9
2.1
2,070
1,947
271
408
88
51
133
128
+664
3Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
28.3
2025-26
58
32.2
28.3
6.3
3.6
2.0
0.4
9.9
19.6
50.4
2.6
6.9
38.1
6.0
6.6
89.9
62.9
1.0
5.3
2.1
1,868
1,642
365
210
115
26
121
73
+317
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.9
2025-26
62
36.0
33.7
7.8
8.2
1.6
0.5
10.9
22.9
47.6
4.0
10.9
36.6
7.9
10.1
77.6
61.5
0.7
7.2
4.0
2,229
2,089
486
511
102
34
249
149
+191
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
22.8
2025-26
65
33.5
27.9
4.5
5.8
1.5
0.3
9.7
20.2
47.8
3.3
9.0
36.5
5.3
6.1
85.9
60.9
0.7
3.8
2.8
2,180
1,814
292
374
100
18
184
154
+354
6Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
22.4
2025-26
62
38.3
28.9
4.2
6.7
2.0
0.8
10.1
21.8
46.2
3.3
8.8
37.4
5.4
6.1
89.1
59.0
0.3
3.9
2.5
2,377
1,793
258
415
125
51
152
134
+99
7Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
22.3
2025-26
58
35.5
29.5
5.1
3.7
1.4
0.8
10.1
20.5
49.2
3.4
8.6
40.2
5.9
7.4
79.6
62.1
0.6
4.5
2.8
2,061
1,710
296
216
81
48
165
109
+153
8Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
22.3
2025-26
65
34.3
28.6
7.0
5.2
1.0
0.4
10.3
21.6
47.7
1.9
5.6
34.2
6.0
7.5
80.2
57.3
1.2
5.9
3.6
2,228
1,856
458
337
65
26
233
174
+244
9Jamal Murray
J. Murray
22
2025-26
70
35.2
25.5
4.4
7.2
0.9
0.3
8.8
18.2
48.3
3.2
7.4
42.8
4.7
5.3
88.5
62.0
0.4
4.0
2.3
2,461
1,787
307
501
62
24
160
121
+364
10Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
21.9
2025-26
61
34.4
24.5
5.6
9.9
1.5
0.9
8.7
18.9
46.1
2.0
5.8
34.6
5.1
6.2
81.4
56.7
0.9
4.7
3.7
2,096
1,497
340
603
90
52
226
192
+473
11Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
21.7
2025-26
69
30.9
20.1
11.9
2.8
0.9
0.6
6.9
13.9
49.5
1.6
4.2
36.8
4.8
5.6
85.6
61.5
3.1
8.8
2.5
2,132
1,388
818
195
60
38
170
241
+376
12Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
21.3
2025-26
63
29.2
17.1
8.9
1.7
0.5
1.9
6.3
11.4
55.2
1.2
3.5
35.3
3.3
4.2
79.8
64.8
1.9
7.0
1.5
1,842
1,079
562
106
34
118
97
139
+569
13Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
21.1
2025-26
64
33.6
20.4
8.9
6.2
1.2
1.1
8.1
15.8
51.6
0.5
1.7
27.9
3.7
5.4
68.2
56.3
3.0
6.0
3.3
2,152
1,307
571
394
78
70
208
207
+135
14James Harden
J. Harden
21.1
2025-26
TOT
64
35.0
24.0
5.0
8.1
1.1
0.4
7.0
16.2
43.4
3.1
8.3
37.4
6.8
7.7
88.6
61.2
0.6
4.4
3.6
2,242
1,534
319
519
73
26
228
128
+131
15Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
21.1
2025-26
70
27.3
12.3
11.8
2.1
0.6
1.7
4.7
9.0
52.2
1.1
3.1
33.6
1.9
2.8
67.3
60.3
4.6
7.2
1.3
1,912
860
828
150
41
116
90
164
+7
16Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
21
2025-26
66
35.4
22.9
10.2
8.1
1.3
0.5
8.5
17.3
49.3
1.7
4.8
35.3
4.2
5.4
78.6
58.4
1.4
8.8
3.4
2,335
1,514
672
535
85
30
223
135
+135
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20.8
2025-26
70
36.5
26.0
5.4
4.6
0.9
0.9
9.2
17.7
51.8
2.4
5.8
41.1
5.2
6.0
87.8
63.8
0.5
4.9
3.2
2,557
1,818
380
320
60
61
226
127
+278
18Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
20
2025-26
68
35.0
26.2
3.4
6.7
0.8
0.1
9.3
20.0
46.4
2.7
7.2
37.0
4.9
5.8
84.6
57.9
0.4
2.9
2.3
2,379
1,782
228
455
52
8
159
156
+348
19Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
20
2025-26
59
33.1
23.9
6.9
6.7
0.8
0.6
7.3
15.9
45.8
1.9
6.0
31.8
7.4
9.2
80.0
59.8
1.2
5.8
3.9
1,955
1,409
408
394
45
38
228
151
-37
20Devin Booker
D. Booker
19.9
2025-26
58
33.4
25.5
3.9
6.0
0.8
0.3
8.3
18.5
45.2
1.8
5.7
32.0
7.0
8.0
86.9
57.9
0.8
3.1
3.2
1,938
1,478
226
347
48
18
184
151
+207
21Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
19.7
2025-26
59
32.3
18.2
8.9
3.6
0.8
1.8
7.2
13.3
54.0
1.0
3.4
30.3
2.8
4.6
60.4
59.3
2.4
6.5
1.9
1,908
1,072
524
214
46
106
111
148
+216
22Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
19.2
2025-26
71
34.0
18.5
7.8
5.6
1.4
1.5
7.3
14.4
50.5
0.9
2.9
29.8
3.1
3.7
83.4
57.8
2.0
5.8
2.6
2,413
1,315
552
399
99
109
188
199
+237
23Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
18.5
2025-26
64
35.5
21.7
5.7
3.8
1.5
0.3
7.5
16.0
47.1
3.3
8.7
38.3
3.3
3.8
88.3
61.4
1.0
4.7
1.8
2,272
1,388
365
244
98
22
116
134
-149
24Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
18.5
2025-26
65
32.1
20.2
9.9
3.0
1.2
0.7
7.0
15.9
43.9
1.7
5.5
31.3
4.5
5.8
77.7
54.7
2.1
7.8
1.7
2,086
1,311
644
192
76
44
109
112
+296
25Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
18.4
2025-26
71
37.3
17.9
7.9
5.2
1.5
0.6
6.9
13.2
52.4
0.4
1.5
22.9
3.8
4.8
77.9
58.5
3.0
4.8
2.5
2,649
1,273
558
371
103
45
175
161
+278
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.0

1st

DRTG

117.5

22nd

NETRTG

4.5

7th

3P%

39.4

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
10:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
9:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

21 - 53

129

Final

135

DEN Nuggets

47 - 28

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
49
24
.671
4.5
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.5
6
42
33
.560
12.5
7
41
33
.554
13.0
8
39
34
.534
14.5
9
39
35
.527
15.0
10
39
35
.527
15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
44
.397
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
17
56
.233
36.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
37.0
15
16
58
.216
38.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.5
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
49
.338
33.0
12
25
50
.333
33.5
13
24
50
.324
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
53
.284
37.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
56
.253
39.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/2
@
109-126
Mon
3/2
@
90-117
Mon
3/2
@
109-113
Mon
3/2
@
98-124
Mon
3/2
@
111-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/29
@
5:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM