Rudy Gobert had the best defensive rating in 2023-24, with a 104.4 rating.

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top 20 NBA defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 2024

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	104.4	2023-24	MIN	76	34.1	14.0	12.9	1.3	0.7	2.1	5.3	8.1	66.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.8	67.6	3.8	9.2	1.6	2,593	1,061	982	102	52	162	119	238	+411
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	105.8	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	108.0	2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	26.4	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	5.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	238	195	+684
4	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	108.2	2023-24	PHX	76	27.3	10.9	11.0	4.0	1.1	1.1	4.2	8.3	51.0	0.3	1.2	24.4	2.2	3.4	64.0	55.9	2.9	8.1	2.3	2,078	829	837	301	81	80	175	254	+404
5	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	108.4	2023-24	OKC	82	29.4	16.5	7.9	2.4	0.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	1.6	4.3	37.0	2.7	3.4	79.3	63.2	1.6	6.3	1.6	2,413	1,357	648	200	53	190	131	197	+422
6	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	108.5	2023-24	MIA	71	34.0	19.3	10.4	3.9	1.1	0.9	7.5	14.3	52.1	0.2	0.6	35.7	4.1	5.5	75.5	57.6	2.2	8.1	2.3	2,416	1,367	737	278	81	66	162	159	+50
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	108.7	2023-24	MIN	62	32.7	21.8	8.3	3.0	0.7	0.7	7.7	15.3	50.4	2.2	5.3	41.6	4.1	4.7	87.3	62.5	1.5	6.8	2.9	2,026	1,349	515	189	43	41	177	204	+321
8	Anthony Davis A. Davis	109.2	2023-24	LAL	76	35.5	24.7	12.6	3.5	1.2	2.3	9.4	16.9	55.6	0.4	1.4	27.1	5.5	6.8	81.6	62.1	3.1	9.5	2.1	2,700	1,876	961	266	91	178	159	177	+151
9	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	109.5	2023-24	MIN	79	35.1	25.9	5.4	5.1	1.3	0.5	9.1	19.7	46.1	2.4	6.7	35.7	5.4	6.4	83.6	57.5	0.7	4.8	3.1	2,770	2,049	430	405	101	42	241	141	+432
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	109.9	2023-24	OKC	75	34.0	30.1	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	10.6	19.8	53.5	1.3	3.6	35.3	7.6	8.7	87.4	63.6	0.9	4.7	2.2	2,553	2,254	415	465	150	67	162	184	+613
11	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	110.3	2023-24	CLE	77	31.7	16.5	10.5	2.7	0.7	1.1	6.7	10.6	63.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.1	74.2	66.4	3.2	7.4	1.6	2,442	1,271	811	210	53	81	121	147	+200
12	Jalen Suggs J. Suggs	110.4	2023-24	ORL	75	27.0	12.6	3.1	2.7	1.4	0.6	4.5	9.5	47.1	2.0	5.1	39.7	1.6	2.1	75.6	60.2	0.6	2.4	1.8	2,025	943	229	205	106	47	132	205	+45
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	110.8	2023-24	BOS	74	35.7	26.9	8.1	4.9	1.0	0.6	9.1	19.3	47.1	3.1	8.2	37.6	5.6	6.7	83.3	60.4	0.9	7.2	2.5	2,645	1,987	601	364	76	43	188	145	+608
14	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	111.0	2023-24	BKN	71	29.8	11.8	9.9	2.1	0.6	2.1	5.2	8.2	62.9	0.0	0.1	20.0	1.5	2.8	55.1	62.9	2.7	7.2	1.3	2,116	841	706	147	46	146	93	175	-278
15	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	111.0	2023-24	HOU	63	32.5	21.1	9.3	5.0	1.2	0.7	8.4	15.6	53.7	0.5	1.8	29.7	3.9	5.6	69.3	58.5	2.9	6.4	2.6	2,046	1,331	589	312	76	46	162	211	+49
16	Mike Conley M. Conley	111.2	2023-24	MIN	76	28.9	11.4	2.9	5.9	1.2	0.2	3.9	8.5	45.7	2.4	5.3	44.2	1.3	1.5	91.1	62.7	0.5	2.4	1.3	2,193	869	218	449	88	17	102	128	+274
17	Jaden McDaniels J. McDaniels	111.5	2023-24	MIN	72	29.2	10.5	3.1	1.4	0.9	0.6	4.3	8.7	48.9	1.2	3.5	33.7	0.8	1.1	72.2	57.1	0.8	2.3	1.2	2,105	757	224	101	63	42	87	219	+156
18	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	111.7	2023-24	OKC	80	25.2	12.3	6.4	4.8	0.6	0.6	5.0	10.6	47.5	1.0	3.0	33.7	1.3	1.6	80.6	54.7	1.4	5.0	2.1	2,012	986	514	386	51	44	168	111	+375
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	111.8	2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	30.4	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	2,567	2,222	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
20	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	111.8	2023-24	ORL	80	35.0	22.6	6.9	5.4	0.9	0.6	8.0	17.6	45.5	1.5	4.4	33.9	5.1	7.0	72.5	54.6	1.0	5.9	3.1	2,799	1,804	554	431	71	47	247	153	+1
21	Derrick White D. White	112.1	2023-24	BOS	73	32.6	15.2	4.2	5.2	1.0	1.2	5.3	11.5	46.1	2.7	6.8	39.6	1.9	2.1	90.1	61.1	0.7	3.5	1.5	2,381	1,107	310	377	74	87	112	152	+619
22	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	112.2	2023-24	BOS	70	33.5	23.0	5.5	3.6	1.2	0.5	9.0	17.9	49.9	2.1	5.9	35.4	3.0	4.3	70.3	58.0	1.2	4.3	2.4	2,343	1,610	387	249	83	37	166	185	+413
23	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	112.2	2023-24	ORL	72	32.5	19.7	5.3	3.7	1.1	0.4	7.3	15.2	48.2	1.3	4.6	28.1	3.8	4.4	85.0	57.5	1.0	4.3	1.9	2,337	1,421	381	269	76	28	137	168	+204
24	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	112.5	2023-24	SAC	82	35.7	19.4	13.7	8.2	0.9	0.6	7.7	13.0	59.4	0.4	1.1	37.9	3.6	5.1	70.4	63.7	3.6	10.1	3.3	2,928	1,593	1,120	673	74	48	272	250	+69
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	112.6	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319

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PPG

29.1

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RPG

11.0

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APG

5.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

8th

DRTG

113.4

6th

NETRTG

4.1

8th

3P%

36.8

7th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.5
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/3	MIN	@	MIA	5:00 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM

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21 - 13

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126

Hawks

16 - 19

Wed 31 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

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

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.5

Ayton

69.7

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.0

123.1

122.6

121.7

120.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

106.0

111.4

112.3

113.0

113.1

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

9.3

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

6-28

8-27

8-25

8-24

10-21

11-22

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,725.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,602.5

Cunningham

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,728.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,675.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.2

Dončić

35.9

Brown

32.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

36.5

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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22-11

19-12-1

21-14

20-14

18-13

19-14

Worst Record ATS

12-23

12-21

13-21

13-19

14-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	1.5
3	Celtics	20	12	.625	4.0
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	5.5
5	76ers	18	14	.563	6.0
6	Magic	19	15	.559	6.0
7	Heat	19	15	.559	6.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	8.5
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	9.5
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.0
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	13.5
13	Nets	10	21	.323	13.5
14	Wizards	8	24	.250	16.0
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.5
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	15.0
11	Jazz	12	20	.375	16.0
12	Clippers	11	21	.344	17.0
13	Mavericks	12	23	.343	17.5
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.5
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/30	ATL	@	DET	98-99
Sun 11/30	CLE	@	IND	135-119
Sun 11/30	LAC	@	MIA	123-140
Sun 11/30	CHI	@	ORL	120-125
Sun 11/30	CHA	@	BKN	103-116

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	SAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	BKN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	ATL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	ORL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Rudy Gobert had the best defensive rating in 2023-24, with a 104.4 rating.

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