top nba player defensive rankings

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 103.8 rating.

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top NBA player defensive rankings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
103.8
2025-26
37
29.0
17.8
8.5
1.6
0.6
2.0
6.7
11.7
57.3
1.3
3.6
36.8
3.0
3.9
77.8
66.2
1.8
6.7
1.7
1,072
657
314
58
22
74
64
102
+323
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
105.7
2025-26
41
26.6
7.4
3.1
2.1
2.1
0.2
2.8
6.7
41.5
1.3
3.8
35.7
0.5
0.6
79.2
52.9
0.8
2.3
0.9
1,091
302
127
87
86
9
37
81
+360
3Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
107.5
2025-26
41
26.3
14.2
3.5
3.6
1.4
0.3
5.2
10.7
48.3
1.1
3.3
34.3
2.8
3.1
88.3
58.9
0.7
2.8
1.5
1,078
583
144
146
58
14
63
89
+371
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.1
2025-26
41
33.3
31.8
4.4
6.2
1.3
0.8
10.8
19.7
54.7
2.0
4.9
39.6
8.3
9.3
89.0
66.8
0.5
4.0
2.0
1,367
1,304
181
256
55
32
83
85
+475
5Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
109.8
2025-26
35
35.3
25.9
6.0
9.6
1.5
0.8
9.0
19.7
45.8
2.0
6.0
33.3
5.9
7.2
82.5
56.8
1.0
5.0
3.9
1,236
908
211
337
51
28
138
114
+294
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.3
2025-26
41
31.7
11.0
11.4
1.8
0.7
1.7
4.5
6.4
71.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.8
50.6
68.4
3.9
7.5
1.4
1,300
450
467
74
27
68
56
118
+186
7Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.3
2025-26
42
34.5
19.5
8.2
5.5
1.3
1.4
7.6
15.1
50.1
1.1
3.3
32.6
3.3
4.0
82.7
57.8
2.1
6.1
2.6
1,450
820
346
229
56
59
109
121
+78
8Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.5
2025-26
34
30.9
17.4
9.6
2.8
0.9
0.8
6.3
14.0
45.3
1.5
4.2
35.7
3.2
4.2
76.8
54.9
1.9
7.7
1.8
1,051
590
326
94
32
26
61
61
+111
9Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.2
2025-26
43
26.2
14.5
6.1
2.4
0.9
0.9
5.4
11.4
47.4
2.4
6.2
39.0
1.3
1.6
78.3
59.7
1.1
5.0
1.6
1,125
624
264
102
39
37
67
105
+114
10Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.3
2025-26
32
34.3
21.6
9.2
6.4
1.4
1.0
8.4
16.6
50.8
0.7
2.2
29.6
4.1
5.9
70.2
56.4
3.0
6.2
3.3
1,097
691
294
205
44
31
105
107
+181
11Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.1
2025-26
42
28.4
11.2
6.3
1.5
0.9
0.4
3.6
8.6
41.9
2.4
6.5
36.6
1.6
2.0
81.9
59.3
1.0
5.3
1.1
1,194
470
264
62
36
17
45
64
+210
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
112.6
2025-26
32
34.6
29.6
12.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
13Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.6
2025-26
38
30.5
18.8
5.5
1.9
0.9
1.5
7.0
14.5
48.2
1.7
4.6
36.8
3.1
4.1
76.8
57.6
0.9
4.6
2.2
1,158
715
210
72
35
57
85
145
-119
14Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
112.6
2025-26
37
33.3
17.8
8.6
4.1
1.0
1.9
6.8
13.2
51.7
1.2
3.8
33.1
3.0
4.7
63.6
58.6
2.4
6.2
2.2
1,231
660
318
153
36
71
81
94
+110
15Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.8
2025-26
39
25.1
12.8
2.6
3.2
1.4
0.5
4.7
10.6
44.3
2.5
6.1
40.9
0.9
1.1
77.3
57.4
0.3
2.2
1.1
979
499
100
125
56
21
44
82
+199
16Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
112.9
2025-26
40
28.0
14.1
6.7
3.0
0.9
0.7
5.4
11.2
47.7
1.7
4.8
35.1
1.7
2.5
68.3
57.1
1.6
5.2
1.3
1,121
564
269
121
36
29
53
64
-80
17Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
113.1
2025-26
42
29.5
10.5
5.1
2.9
1.2
0.3
3.6
8.5
42.9
2.9
7.0
41.6
0.3
0.5
63.2
60.2
0.7
4.4
1.5
1,239
440
215
122
51
13
62
92
-8
18Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
113.1
2025-26
31
33.8
21.1
8.8
4.9
0.7
0.7
7.1
15.6
45.7
1.0
3.7
27.0
5.8
7.6
75.9
55.5
1.0
7.8
2.8
1,049
653
273
151
22
22
88
69
-23
19Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
113.3
2025-26
40
34.1
18.8
6.3
4.2
1.3
0.8
7.2
15.0
47.8
1.0
3.4
28.7
3.5
4.3
81.8
55.6
1.2
5.1
2.2
1,363
752
250
167
51
32
87
91
-156
20Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.4
2025-26
40
35.3
22.8
10.1
8.0
1.3
0.5
8.5
16.6
51.4
1.6
4.5
35.4
4.2
5.4
79.0
60.4
1.4
8.7
3.5
1,413
913
402
320
51
20
139
81
-49
21Collin Gillespie
C. Gillespie
113.5
2025-26
42
28.1
13.2
4.1
4.9
1.5
0.3
4.7
10.7
43.7
2.9
6.9
41.4
1.0
1.2
84.3
58.9
1.0
3.1
1.7
1,181
555
171
204
61
11
73
61
+175
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
113.5
2025-26
30
33.8
28.2
6.3
3.5
2.2
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.7
2.9
7.3
39.9
5.9
6.2
94.1
63.3
0.9
5.4
2.1
1,013
847
188
104
67
19
64
41
+78
23Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
113.5
2025-26
39
32.4
20.9
11.5
2.9
0.9
0.7
6.8
14.5
46.6
1.7
4.7
35.7
5.7
6.6
86.4
60.1
3.0
8.5
2.6
1,263
817
447
114
36
26
101
141
+157
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
113.7
2025-26
34
35.1
29.6
4.9
3.7
1.3
0.8
10.2
20.3
50.4
3.5
8.4
41.8
5.7
7.2
78.8
63.1
0.6
4.4
2.7
1,192
1,008
168
127
44
28
92
65
+90
25De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
113.8
2025-26
33
32.4
20.5
4.2
5.9
1.2
0.3
7.5
16.0
47.2
2.0
6.0
33.7
3.4
4.3
79.6
57.5
0.8
3.4
2.5
1,070
678
137
196
41
9
82
76
+83
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.4

Hartenstein

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APG

6.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.7

5th

DRTG

106.8

1st

NETRTG

12.9

1st

3P%

35.8

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
35
8
.814
2
29
13
.690
5.5
3
29
13
.690
5.5
4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
24
15
.615
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/19
@
2:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
9:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/25
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

35 - 8

120

Final

122

MIA Heat

22 - 20

Sat 17 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
30
10
.750
2
26
15
.634
4.5
3
25
17
.595
6.0
4
25
18
.581
6.5
5
23
18
.561
7.5
6
24
19
.558
7.5
7
22
18
.550
8.0
8
22
20
.524
9.0
9
19
22
.463
11.5
10
20
24
.455
12.0
11
17
24
.415
13.5
12
15
27
.357
16.0
13
12
27
.308
17.5
14
10
31
.244
20.5
15
10
33
.233
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
35
8
.814
2
29
13
.690
5.5
3
29
13
.690
5.5
4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
24
15
.615
9.0
6
24
16
.600
9.5
7
25
17
.595
9.5
8
24
19
.558
11.0
9
21
22
.488
14.0
10
18
23
.439
16.0
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
17
26
.395
18.0
13
14
28
.333
20.5
14
12
30
.286
22.5
15
10
34
.227
25.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
12/21
@
103-119
Sun
12/21
@
97-120
Sun
12/21
@
110-102
Mon
12/22
@
114-106
Mon
12/22
@
109-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/18
@
12:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
7:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
7:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
9:00 PM