what is the highest defensive rating in nba history

Collin Sexton has the worst career defensive rating, with a 120.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
What is the highest defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a player in NBA history?
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
120.5
12,264
411
29.8
18.8
2.8
3.7
0.8
0.1
6.8
14.5
47.1
1.5
3.9
38.9
3.6
4.3
83.9
57.3
0.9
1.9
2.3
7,732
1,154
1,524
321
53
960
930
-1936
2Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
120.4
10,533
393
26.8
15.0
2.5
3.2
0.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.1
2.5
6.5
38.1
1.9
2.1
87.9
56.5
0.3
2.2
1.6
5,897
985
1,271
205
49
633
717
-987
3Trae Young
T. Young
118.3
16,753
487
34.4
25.3
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.5
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.7
7.6
87.3
57.8
0.6
2.9
4.2
12,303
1,696
4,786
509
74
2,060
849
-144
4Jalen Green
J. Green
117.5
10,039
307
32.7
20.1
4.3
3.4
0.8
0.3
7.0
16.6
42.2
2.5
7.4
34.2
3.6
4.5
79.9
54.2
0.5
3.7
2.4
6,173
1,310
1,030
240
91
729
476
-769
5Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
116.9
10,697
374
28.6
15.5
5.4
2.1
0.7
0.2
5.7
12.2
46.9
1.6
4.4
35.3
2.5
3.3
76.2
56.8
1.2
4.2
1.3
5,809
2,018
801
261
93
495
717
-1071
6Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
116.9
10,997
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
1.5
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
7Jordan Poole
J. Poole
116.9
11,457
415
27.6
16.9
2.7
3.8
0.9
0.3
5.7
13.5
42.2
2.5
7.2
34.5
3.0
3.4
88.0
56.2
0.4
2.3
2.3
7,002
1,116
1,563
357
116
960
1,055
-999
8Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
116.4
10,359
322
32.2
19.7
3.0
4.5
0.9
0.3
7.1
15.4
46.1
2.2
5.8
38.3
3.3
3.9
86.6
57.8
0.3
2.7
1.4
6,352
967
1,436
294
110
457
646
+583
9Coby White
C. White
116.4
12,566
422
29.8
15.2
3.6
3.8
0.7
0.2
5.4
12.5
43.3
2.3
6.3
36.9
2.0
2.4
86.5
56.2
0.4
3.3
1.8
6,405
1,539
1,618
292
72
752
895
-337
10Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
116.3
11,811
419
28.2
13.7
2.4
1.5
1.2
0.2
4.9
11.6
42.3
2.5
6.3
39.0
1.5
1.8
82.0
55.5
0.4
2.0
0.7
5,752
992
610
485
75
289
664
-139
11Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
116.3
13,642
485
28.1
11.6
3.4
2.9
0.9
0.3
4.4
9.9
44.2
2.1
5.6
37.5
0.7
1.0
76.4
56.1
0.6
2.8
1.2
5,642
1,650
1,422
446
169
586
1,090
+307
12Malik Monk
M. Monk
116.1
12,039
527
22.8
12.3
2.6
3.2
0.6
0.3
4.4
10.2
43.4
1.8
5.1
35.2
1.7
1.9
84.8
55.6
0.4
2.3
1.6
6,507
1,382
1,668
322
178
848
874
-175
13Malik Beasley
M. Beasley
115.9
13,739
578
23.8
11.7
2.8
1.4
0.7
0.1
4.2
9.9
42.6
2.5
6.4
39.1
0.7
1.0
76.9
56.7
0.4
2.4
0.8
6,738
1,612
789
387
67
474
779
+376
14Grayson Allen
G. Allen
115.7
10,366
407
25.5
10.6
3.0
2.0
0.7
0.3
3.5
7.9
45.0
2.1
5.2
41.4
1.4
1.6
85.6
61.9
0.5
2.5
1.0
4,320
1,228
834
297
113
406
649
+411
15Cedi Osman
C. Osman
115.7
10,815
476
22.7
9.3
3.0
2.0
0.7
0.1
3.4
7.8
43.2
1.5
4.2
35.7
1.1
1.5
71.1
55.0
0.5
2.5
1.0
4,427
1,411
933
312
71
483
908
-1456
16Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
115.6
20,889
757
27.6
15.9
3.3
2.9
0.8
0.2
5.9
13.6
43.6
1.9
5.5
33.6
2.2
2.6
82.9
53.8
0.9
2.5
1.9
12,057
2,531
2,215
614
117
1,420
1,271
-1361
17Doug McDermott
D. McDermott
115.6
13,572
697
19.5
8.6
2.1
1.0
0.2
0.1
3.2
6.9
47.0
1.4
3.4
41.1
0.7
0.9
80.4
59.2
0.4
1.7
0.6
5,998
1,455
664
146
63
436
986
-420
18Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
115.5
14,379
491
29.3
18.2
3.2
5.0
0.7
0.1
6.7
13.7
48.9
1.6
4.1
38.8
3.2
3.9
82.4
59.1
0.5
2.7
1.7
8,948
1,565
2,469
356
48
858
905
+1300
19Devin Booker
D. Booker
115.5
23,293
677
34.4
24.5
4.0
5.2
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.4
2.1
6.0
35.4
5.3
6.0
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
16,566
2,734
3,549
578
191
2,055
1,984
-9
20Bogdan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
115.5
14,331
505
28.4
14.2
3.3
3.2
1.0
0.3
5.2
11.8
43.6
2.4
6.4
38.2
1.4
1.7
84.6
56.5
0.5
2.8
1.4
7,175
1,685
1,617
505
128
724
1,073
+156
21Buddy Hield
B. Hield
115.3
20,265
719
28.2
15.0
4.1
2.5
0.9
0.3
5.4
12.5
43.2
3.0
7.5
39.6
1.2
1.4
85.8
57.0
0.7
3.4
1.6
10,769
2,944
1,782
617
227
1,159
1,451
-561
22Spencer Dinwiddie
S. Dinwiddie
115.1
17,219
621
27.7
13.0
3.0
5.1
0.7
0.3
4.2
10.2
41.4
1.6
4.7
33.3
3.0
3.8
79.6
54.9
0.4
2.6
1.6
8,078
1,851
3,153
448
167
1,007
1,345
-551
23Tyus Jones
T. Jones
115.0
14,491
686
21.1
7.7
2.0
4.4
1.0
0.1
3.0
6.7
44.5
1.0
2.7
37.6
0.7
0.9
82.1
54.3
0.3
1.7
0.8
5,255
1,380
3,030
669
67
561
525
-329
24Darius Garland
D. Garland
114.9
12,693
382
33.2
18.9
2.7
6.7
1.2
0.1
6.9
15.2
45.3
2.3
6.1
38.8
2.7
3.1
86.7
56.8
0.5
2.1
3.0
7,204
1,015
2,558
447
44
1,127
703
+893
25Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
114.9
13,199
428
30.8
15.7
6.2
2.7
0.8
0.7
5.9
12.8
46.1
1.7
5.1
33.9
2.2
2.7
82.6
56.3
1.1
5.1
1.6
6,717
2,655
1,150
325
295
679
795
-1286
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.8

14th

DRTG

108.7

6th

NETRTG

6.0

8th

3P%

36.8

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
0.5
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
2
.500
2.0
Schedule
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Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

3 - 1

116

Final

95

DET Pistons

2 - 2

Mon 27 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
5
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
2.0
5
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
2.0
6
Clippers Clippers
2
2
.500
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
2
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
0.5
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
2
.500
2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/29
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
6:30 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
10/29
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
10/29
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Wed
10/29
SAC SAC
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM