top defense rankings this year nba

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating this season, with a 104.1 rating.

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top defense rankings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player this year NBA
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.1
2025-26
43
29.3
17.8
8.6
1.6
0.6
2.0
6.7
11.8
57.1
1.3
3.6
37.7
3.0
3.9
77.4
66.0
1.8
6.8
1.7
1,260
766
371
70
24
88
71
110
+371
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
106.2
2025-26
46
26.3
7.4
3.0
2.0
2.0
0.2
2.8
6.7
41.2
1.3
3.8
35.6
0.5
0.7
73.5
52.8
0.8
2.2
0.9
1,212
341
138
93
93
11
41
93
+347
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.6
2025-26
47
33.4
32.0
4.4
6.2
1.3
0.8
11.0
19.7
55.6
1.8
4.6
39.0
8.3
9.3
89.4
67.3
0.5
3.9
2.0
1,571
1,504
208
292
60
37
96
97
+504
4Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
109.2
2025-26
48
31.4
10.8
11.3
1.7
0.8
1.7
4.4
6.3
70.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
67.5
3.8
7.5
1.3
1,508
519
543
82
36
80
62
131
+213
5Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.0
2025-26
50
26.4
14.7
6.4
2.5
1.0
0.9
5.5
11.5
47.6
2.5
6.4
39.7
1.2
1.5
75.3
60.1
1.1
5.3
1.6
1,319
733
320
125
50
44
82
125
+168
6Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.4
2025-26
40
34.1
21.0
9.2
6.4
1.4
1.0
8.2
16.4
50.0
0.6
2.0
30.0
4.0
5.9
68.4
55.4
3.1
6.2
3.3
1,364
838
369
254
57
39
130
133
+171
7Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.6
2025-26
49
34.5
19.4
8.3
5.6
1.3
1.5
7.6
15.1
50.1
1.0
3.1
30.5
3.4
4.1
82.5
57.6
2.2
6.1
2.7
1,690
952
408
273
62
74
131
140
+101
8Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
110.6
2025-26
41
35.3
25.4
5.6
9.7
1.5
0.8
8.9
19.5
45.7
1.9
5.9
32.5
5.7
7.0
81.8
56.4
1.0
4.6
3.8
1,449
1,042
230
399
60
34
154
130
+300
9Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
111.0
2025-26
42
31.4
18.1
9.8
2.8
1.0
0.7
6.5
14.6
44.4
1.6
4.7
34.7
3.5
4.5
79.1
54.7
2.1
7.7
1.8
1,317
761
412
117
41
30
77
68
+104
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
111.0
2025-26
45
31.6
20.0
11.8
2.9
0.8
0.7
6.5
14.1
46.1
1.7
4.6
36.1
5.4
6.2
85.8
59.4
3.1
8.8
2.5
1,421
902
532
131
38
30
114
158
+190
11Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
112.1
2025-26
42
33.4
17.9
8.8
4.0
0.9
2.0
6.9
13.5
51.2
1.1
3.8
30.4
2.9
4.6
63.5
57.6
2.3
6.5
2.1
1,402
752
368
170
38
82
88
106
+145
12Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.1
2025-26
48
28.5
11.6
6.1
1.4
0.8
0.4
3.7
8.7
42.6
2.5
6.7
37.6
1.6
1.9
83.9
60.5
0.9
5.1
1.0
1,369
555
291
69
39
20
47
73
+255
13Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.1
2025-26
47
24.6
12.7
2.6
3.0
1.4
0.6
4.7
11.0
42.9
2.4
6.2
39.0
0.9
1.1
76.9
55.3
0.3
2.2
1.2
1,158
595
120
140
65
26
56
91
+199
14Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.6
2025-26
44
30.7
19.0
5.8
1.9
1.1
1.5
7.0
14.8
47.5
1.7
4.9
35.5
3.1
4.0
78.4
57.1
0.9
4.8
2.3
1,352
834
253
84
47
67
99
167
-118
15OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
112.6
2025-26
38
32.7
16.2
5.4
2.3
1.8
0.7
5.7
12.0
47.6
1.9
5.4
35.7
2.8
3.5
79.9
59.7
1.4
4.0
2.2
1,244
615
205
88
67
27
83
96
+173
16Stephon Castle
S. Castle
112.6
2025-26
39
31.1
16.6
5.0
7.0
1.3
0.3
5.5
12.3
45.1
1.1
3.8
28.4
4.4
6.1
72.0
55.3
1.2
3.8
3.4
1,214
646
195
274
49
11
134
134
+105
17Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
112.8
2025-26
46
35.6
23.1
10.5
8.0
1.3
0.5
8.6
17.2
49.9
1.7
4.7
36.0
4.3
5.5
78.0
59.0
1.6
8.9
3.5
1,636
1,063
484
366
59
22
161
94
0
18Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
112.9
2025-26
45
34.0
19.8
6.6
4.1
1.2
0.8
7.6
15.7
48.4
1.0
3.5
28.9
3.6
4.5
79.6
55.9
1.2
5.4
2.2
1,532
890
297
186
55
34
99
102
-113
19Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
112.9
2025-26
40
35.3
29.4
5.2
3.7
1.3
0.8
10.1
20.5
49.5
3.4
8.4
40.9
5.8
7.2
79.9
62.2
0.6
4.6
2.7
1,412
1,177
206
149
52
33
108
74
+138
20Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
113.0
2025-26
50
31.5
13.2
4.5
4.2
1.4
0.5
4.5
10.8
41.3
3.1
8.2
38.2
1.2
1.5
77.3
57.6
1.0
3.5
1.5
1,575
660
227
210
70
25
75
127
+290
21Julius Randle
J. Randle
113.0
2025-26
50
33.3
22.3
6.9
5.4
1.2
0.2
7.8
15.8
49.3
1.6
4.7
33.5
5.2
6.3
81.9
60.1
1.6
5.3
2.6
1,664
1,115
344
269
59
11
130
138
+207
22Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
113.1
2025-26
45
27.4
11.2
11.1
1.9
0.5
1.3
4.3
8.3
52.4
0.9
3.0
29.9
1.6
2.4
66.4
59.8
4.6
6.5
1.1
1,231
503
500
85
22
58
49
105
-40
23Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
113.2
2025-26
49
29.3
10.2
4.8
3.0
1.2
0.3
3.6
8.4
42.3
2.8
6.8
40.4
0.4
0.5
73.1
59.4
0.7
4.2
1.5
1,437
502
237
145
59
15
75
111
-8
24Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
113.3
2025-26
47
37.4
18.2
7.7
5.5
1.4
0.6
7.0
13.9
50.7
0.3
1.8
19.3
3.8
4.8
79.1
56.9
2.9
4.8
2.4
1,759
854
362
257
68
28
113
102
+289
25Collin Gillespie
C. Gillespie
113.4
2025-26
48
28.2
13.5
4.1
4.7
1.4
0.3
4.7
10.6
44.4
3.0
6.9
43.1
1.1
1.3
84.1
60.4
1.0
3.1
1.7
1,352
648
197
224
67
12
83
75
+191
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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PPG

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.2

Hartenstein

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APG

6.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

4th

DRTG

107.2

1st

NETRTG

12.2

1st

3P%

35.8

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
38
11
.776
2
33
16
.673
5.0
3
32
16
.667
5.5
4
30
17
.638
7.0
5
31
19
.620
7.5
Schedule
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2/1
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9:30 PM
Tue
2/3
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8:00 PM
Wed
2/4
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9:30 PM
Sat
2/7
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3:30 PM
Mon
2/9
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10:00 PM
Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
35
12
.745
2
30
18
.625
5.5
3
30
18
.625
5.5
4
29
21
.580
7.5
5
29
21
.580
7.5
6
27
21
.563
8.5
7
25
22
.532
10.0
8
26
24
.520
10.5
9
24
25
.490
12.0
10
24
27
.471
13.0
11
22
28
.440
14.5
12
18
28
.391
16.5
13
13
34
.277
22.0
14
13
36
.265
23.0
15
12
35
.255
23.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
38
11
.776
2
33
16
.673
5.0
3
32
16
.667
5.5
4
30
17
.638
7.0
5
31
19
.620
7.5
6
29
18
.617
8.0
7
30
19
.612
8.0
8
27
23
.540
11.5
9
23
26
.469
15.0
10
22
25
.468
15.0
11
19
30
.388
19.0
12
18
29
.383
19.0
13
15
34
.306
23.0
14
13
38
.255
26.0
15
12
38
.240
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
1/4
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100-118
Sun
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124-97
Sun
1/4
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97-100
Sun
1/4
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125-124
Sun
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117-137

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
2/1
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3:30 PM
Sun
2/1
@
6:00 PM
Sun
2/1
@
6:00 PM
Sun
2/1
@
6:00 PM
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6:00 PM