top five defense ratings in the nba this year

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating this season, with a 104.4 rating.

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top five defense ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in the NBA this year

	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	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	104.4	2025-26	OKC	64	29.3	17.1	8.9	1.7	0.5	1.8	6.3	11.4	55.2	1.2	3.5	34.8	3.4	4.2	79.9	64.8	1.9	7.0	1.5	1,874	1,095	571	108	35	118	98	142	+585
2	Cason Wallace C. Wallace	106.3	2025-26	OKC	72	26.8	8.6	3.1	2.7	2.0	0.4	3.3	7.6	43.2	1.3	3.7	34.6	0.7	0.9	80.3	53.6	0.8	2.3	1.0	1,933	619	224	192	144	27	70	146	+454
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	108.4	2025-26	OKC	63	33.4	31.4	4.3	6.5	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.6	55.1	1.7	4.4	37.9	8.1	9.2	88.2	66.4	0.5	3.8	2.2	2,107	1,977	274	412	89	51	137	130	+677
4	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	109.4	2025-26	NYK	70	30.9	20.0	11.9	2.8	0.9	0.5	6.8	13.8	49.5	1.5	4.2	36.6	4.8	5.6	85.8	61.5	3.1	8.8	2.5	2,166	1,403	836	197	61	38	174	244	+366
5	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	109.8	2025-26	MIN	71	31.4	11.1	11.5	1.7	0.8	1.7	4.5	6.5	69.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.2	4.1	52.4	67.1	4.0	7.5	1.4	2,232	787	817	120	55	118	97	185	+223
6	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	109.8	2025-26	DET	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
7	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	110.0	2025-26	TOR	72	33.9	18.6	7.7	5.8	1.4	1.5	7.3	14.4	50.7	0.9	2.9	30.5	3.1	3.8	83.0	58.0	2.0	5.8	2.6	2,441	1,338	557	414	102	109	190	200	+267
8	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	110.1	2025-26	POR	71	27.2	12.2	11.7	2.1	0.6	1.7	4.6	8.9	52.1	1.0	3.1	33.3	1.9	2.8	67.3	60.2	4.6	7.2	1.3	1,932	866	833	151	41	121	90	166	+34
9	Naz Reid N. Reid	110.6	2025-26	MIN	71	26.1	13.6	6.3	2.3	1.0	1.0	5.1	11.2	46.1	2.1	5.8	36.6	1.2	1.6	73.0	57.3	1.2	5.1	1.6	1,851	965	445	162	70	70	117	178	+159
10	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	110.8	2025-26	MIA	66	32.1	20.1	9.9	3.0	1.2	0.7	7.0	15.9	43.8	1.7	5.5	31.0	4.5	5.8	77.7	54.5	2.0	7.9	1.7	2,119	1,326	656	195	76	45	110	113	+287
11	Julian Champagnie J. Champagnie	111.2	2025-26	SAS	74	27.6	11.1	5.7	1.5	0.8	0.4	3.6	8.3	43.6	2.4	6.3	38.3	1.5	1.7	84.4	61.2	0.9	4.9	0.9	2,046	822	425	109	59	33	66	120	+548
12	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	111.3	2025-26	HOU	65	33.6	20.7	9.0	6.2	1.2	1.1	8.2	15.9	51.6	0.6	1.8	30.5	3.7	5.4	68.7	56.6	3.0	6.0	3.2	2,184	1,343	584	401	81	73	208	209	+161
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	111.5	2025-26	DEN	60	34.9	27.9	12.9	10.8	1.4	0.8	10.0	17.4	57.3	1.8	4.7	38.8	6.1	7.4	82.8	67.4	2.9	10.0	3.8	2,095	1,672	773	648	85	47	230	165	+498
14	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	111.6	2025-26	ATL	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
15	Stephon Castle S. Castle	111.7	2025-26	SAS	62	29.6	16.6	5.1	7.2	1.2	0.3	5.6	12.0	47.1	1.1	3.5	31.8	4.2	5.7	73.4	57.3	1.4	3.8	3.2	1,837	1,028	317	445	73	19	196	202	+385
16	OG Anunoby	112.0	2025-26	NYK	61	33.2	16.7	5.1	2.2	1.6	0.7	5.9	12.0	48.6	2.2	5.9	38.0	2.7	3.3	81.8	61.7	1.3	3.8	1.9	2,027	1,017	310	135	99	42	117	152	+352
17	Reed Sheppard R. Sheppard	112.1	2025-26	HOU	74	26.3	13.4	2.9	3.4	1.5	0.7	4.9	11.6	42.5	2.7	6.9	38.5	0.9	1.1	80.7	55.6	0.4	2.5	1.6	1,944	991	215	252	111	50	118	157	+215
18	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	112.2	2025-26	ATL	68	31.0	15.3	7.6	3.2	1.1	1.1	5.7	11.7	48.4	2.0	5.2	37.8	2.0	2.7	75.3	59.4	1.9	5.8	1.7	2,107	1,040	520	218	76	72	118	228	+45
19	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	112.2	2025-26	CLE	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
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	112.4	2025-26	BOS	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
21	Derrick White D. White	112.7	2025-26	BOS	70	34.3	17.1	4.5	5.5	1.2	1.4	5.9	15.0	39.2	2.8	8.6	32.3	2.6	2.9	90.0	52.6	1.1	3.4	1.8	2,398	1,198	313	386	83	95	126	114	+513
22	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	112.7	2025-26	ATL	70	33.2	11.7	6.7	5.9	1.9	0.4	5.3	10.2	51.6	0.2	1.5	15.5	1.0	1.6	61.5	53.8	2.4	4.3	1.8	2,321	821	469	413	135	30	126	148	+218
23	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	112.8	2025-26	SAS	64	31.1	18.8	3.8	6.3	1.2	0.3	7.1	14.6	48.8	1.9	5.5	33.9	2.7	3.5	76.2	58.2	0.6	3.2	2.3	1,992	1,202	240	400	76	17	146	142	+357
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	112.9	2025-26	LAC	59	32.0	28.2	6.3	3.6	1.9	0.4	9.8	19.5	50.3	2.6	6.9	38.4	5.9	6.5	89.9	62.9	1.1	5.3	2.1	1,890	1,662	373	212	115	26	122	74	+328
25	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	113.5	2025-26	MIN	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.7

Hartenstein

APG

6.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

7th

DRTG

107.5

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	59	16	.787
2	Spurs	56	18	.757	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.5
4	Nuggets	48	28	.632	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	29	.608	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Thu 4/2	LAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 4/5	UTA	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Tue 4/7	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Wed 4/8	OKC	@	LAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

48 - 27

100

Final

111

Thunder

59 - 16

Sun 29 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.7

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.7

Ayton

67.4

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.3

119.6

119.2

119.1

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.5

111.0

112.6

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.2

8.0

7.7

6.5

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

17-58

17-57

18-57

19-57

21-54

24-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,737.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,244.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,983.3

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,436.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

45-28-1

46-29

43-31

43-32

43-31

43-33

Worst Record ATS

31-45

31-43

32-43

32-42

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	54	20	.730
2	Celtics - x	50	24	.676	4.0
3	Knicks	48	27	.640	6.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	8.0
5	Raptors	42	32	.568	12.0
6	Hawks	42	33	.560	12.5
7	76ers	41	33	.554	13.0
8	Magic	39	35	.527	15.0
9	Heat	39	36	.520	15.5
10	Hornets	39	36	.520	15.5
11	Bucks - e	29	45	.392	25.0
12	Bulls - e	29	45	.392	25.0
13	Nets - e	18	57	.240	36.5
14	Wizards - e	17	57	.230	37.0
15	Pacers - e	17	58	.227	37.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - y	59	16	.787
2	Spurs - y	56	18	.757	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.5
4	Nuggets	48	28	.632	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	29	.608	13.5
6	Rockets	45	29	.608	13.5
7	Suns	41	33	.554	17.5
8	Clippers	39	36	.520	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	38	38	.500	21.5
10	Warriors	36	39	.480	23.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	49	.338	33.5
12	Pelicans - e	25	51	.329	34.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.5
14	Jazz - e	21	54	.280	38.0
15	Kings - e	19	57	.250	40.5