what is the average defensive rating for nba players

Steven Adams has a defensive rating of 112.8 this season.

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What is the average defensive rating for NBA players this regular season?

	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	Steven Adams S. Adams	112.8	2025-26	HOU	25	21.7	6.0	8.4	1.4	0.7	0.6	2.2	4.4	49.1	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.5	65.1	54.1	4.4	4.1	1.1	542	149	211	35	17	14	27	44	+186
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	113.0	2025-26	MIL	20	28.7	28.9	10.0	5.8	0.9	0.9	11.1	17.3	63.9	0.6	1.4	39.3	6.3	9.8	64.1	66.9	3.2	6.8	3.3	574	578	199	115	18	17	66	55	+108
3	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	116.7	2025-26	SAS	33	29.5	12.2	3.3	2.2	0.9	0.1	4.2	9.1	45.8	2.1	5.3	39.2	1.8	2.0	87.9	61.1	0.9	2.5	1.1	972	401	110	71	30	4	36	46	+96
4	Nicolas Batum N. Batum	118.3	2025-26	LAC	31	20.6	4.7	2.6	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.5	3.9	38.8	1.5	3.7	39.1	0.2	0.2	85.7	58.4	0.5	2.2	0.6	638	145	82	24	26	13	20	59	-26
5	Bradley Beal B. Beal	123.9	2025-26	LAC	6	20.2	8.2	0.8	1.7	0.5	0.0	3.0	8.0	37.5	1.2	3.2	36.8	1.0	1.3	75.0	47.6	0.3	0.5	1.5	121	49	5	10	3	0	9	14	-23
6	Bismack Biyombo B. Biyombo	114.1	2025-26	SAS	10	6.4	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.6	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.2	50.0	65.4	0.2	0.5	0.3	64	9	7	3	3	1	3	10	-30
7	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	114.4	2025-26	GSW	30	31.6	19.7	5.6	4.9	1.4	0.2	6.1	11.8	51.6	0.8	2.0	41.0	6.7	7.8	86.3	64.8	2.2	3.4	1.6	947	590	167	148	41	7	48	39	+121
8	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope K. Caldwell-Pope	116.1	2025-26	MEM	32	21.8	8.2	2.3	3.3	0.8	0.2	2.8	6.8	40.2	1.2	3.4	35.5	1.4	1.6	92.0	54.1	0.4	1.9	1.3	696	261	74	104	26	7	42	33	-28
9	Mike Conley M. Conley	116.1	2025-26	MIN	29	19.1	5.0	1.8	3.0	0.7	0.2	1.4	4.1	35.0	1.0	3.0	34.5	1.1	1.1	93.9	53.9	0.3	1.4	0.6	554	145	52	88	19	7	17	48	+12
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	114.6	2025-26	GSW	25	32.0	28.7	4.0	4.3	1.2	0.5	9.3	19.9	46.8	4.8	12.1	39.4	5.3	5.7	92.3	63.9	0.5	3.4	3.1	799	717	99	107	30	12	78	52	+37
11	Anthony Davis A. Davis	108.4	2025-26	DAL	16	29.9	20.5	10.9	2.8	1.3	1.6	8.6	16.4	52.1	0.6	1.9	32.3	2.8	3.9	71.0	56.5	3.3	7.6	1.8	479	328	174	45	20	25	28	36	-20
12	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	121.7	2025-26	SAC	33	33.2	18.5	3.4	3.7	1.4	0.3	6.6	13.2	50.1	0.8	2.2	36.1	4.5	5.0	89.7	60.1	0.5	2.9	1.1	1,095	610	113	123	46	9	36	68	-246
13	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	110.6	2025-26	PHI	29	21.1	7.3	9.3	0.9	0.6	0.9	2.9	5.6	51.9	0.5	1.3	39.5	1.0	1.6	63.0	58.2	3.6	5.8	0.9	612	212	271	25	16	26	26	61	-18
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	115.8	2025-26	HOU	28	36.0	25.5	5.0	4.3	0.8	1.0	8.9	17.0	52.2	2.1	4.8	43.7	5.7	6.4	89.4	64.6	0.3	4.6	3.1	1,007	715	139	120	22	27	87	61	+225
15	Paul George P. George	113.3	2025-26	PHI	15	28.7	16.1	5.3	3.3	1.3	0.4	5.3	13.1	40.3	2.7	6.7	40.0	2.9	3.3	87.8	55.4	0.3	4.9	1.9	431	241	79	50	20	6	28	30	+36
16	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	110.9	2025-26	MIN	34	31.7	11.0	11.0	1.9	0.6	1.6	4.5	6.4	71.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.9	51.1	68.3	3.9	7.1	1.3	1,077	375	373	63	20	56	45	97	+147
17	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	117.7	2025-26	PHI	6	12.3	5.5	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.2	2.0	3.5	57.1	1.3	2.3	57.1	0.2	0.3	50.0	75.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	74	33	2	3	4	1	3	3	-31
18	Draymond Green D. Green	111.5	2025-26	GSW	28	27.3	8.5	6.0	5.3	0.9	0.8	3.1	7.4	42.2	1.5	4.3	33.9	0.9	1.3	64.9	53.8	0.8	5.2	3.0	763	239	168	147	25	22	85	94	+50
19	Jeff Green J. Green	120.5	2025-26	HOU	14	4.5	2.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.8	1.6	47.8	0.5	1.1	43.8	0.0	0.0		63.0	0.1	0.4	0.1	63	29	6	2	0	1	1	5	-49
20	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	122.0	2025-26	DEN	33	26.7	13.1	2.4	1.4	0.5	0.1	4.5	9.8	45.5	2.7	6.6	40.6	1.5	1.7	89.3	62.3	0.2	2.2	0.4	880	433	78	46	15	3	13	40	+98
21	James Harden J. Harden	119.0	2025-26	LAC	30	35.6	26.1	4.9	7.9	1.3	0.3	7.5	17.3	43.4	3.4	9.4	36.7	7.7	8.7	88.8	62.0	0.5	4.4	3.7	1,069	784	148	237	38	10	111	62	+23
22	Tobias Harris T. Harris	115.0	2025-26	DET	23	27.4	13.4	4.6	2.5	0.6	0.3	4.8	10.6	45.5	1.3	4.0	33.3	2.4	2.9	84.8	56.6	1.0	3.5	1.0	631	309	105	57	14	6	23	47	+15
23	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	117.3	2025-26	POR	12	33.4	16.7	5.3	8.3	1.6	0.3	6.2	13.8	44.6	2.6	7.1	36.5	1.8	2.1	84.0	56.5	1.3	3.9	2.9	401	200	63	99	19	3	35	24	+11
24	Al Horford A. Horford	109.7	2025-26	GSW	16	20.1	6.4	4.4	1.8	0.9	0.9	2.3	6.1	36.7	1.5	4.5	33.3	0.4	0.4	100.0	50.7	0.9	3.5	1.0	321	102	70	28	15	15	16	19	-50
25	LeBron James L. James	118.9	2025-26	LAL	15	32.9	20.3	4.9	6.5	1.0	0.7	7.6	15.3	49.6	1.5	4.9	31.5	3.5	5.4	65.4	57.2	0.7	4.2	2.6	493	304	73	98	15	10	39	21	-55

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.5

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RPG

9.4

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APG

6.8

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.8

2nd

DRTG

114.1

10th

NETRTG

8.7

2nd

3P%

39.9

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	7.0
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/1	HOU	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sat 1/3	HOU	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Mon 1/5	PHX	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 1/9	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

Pacers

6 - 27

119

Final

126

Rockets

20 - 10

Mon 29 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.8

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

1.9

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

122.8

122.6

121.7

120.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

106.0

111.5

112.5

113.0

113.1

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

8.7

7.1

6.6

6.4

Tank Leaderboard

6-28

8-27

8-25

8-24

11-22

10-20

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,725.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,587.7

Johnson

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

39.8

Maxey

36.7

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

Best Record ATS

22-11

21-14

18-12-1

19-14

17-13

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	8	.758
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	2.0
3	Celtics	20	12	.625	4.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	6.0
5	Magic	19	15	.559	6.5
6	76ers	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Heat	18	15	.545	7.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	7.0
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	9.0
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	10.0
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.5
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	14.0
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.5
14	Wizards	8	24	.250	16.5
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.5

	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	20	10	.667	7.0
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	Mavericks	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Clippers	11	21	.344	17.0
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.5
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 11/29	MEM	@	SAC	115-107
Sat 11/29	NOP	@	LAL	121-133
Sun 11/30	MIL	@	WAS	126-129
Sun 11/30	ATL	@	DET	98-99
Sun 11/30	CLE	@	IND	135-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/1	HOU	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Thu 1/1	MIA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 1/1	PHI	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Thu 1/1	BOS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Thu 1/1	UTA	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Steven Adams has a defensive rating of 112.8 this season.

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