what is the lowest defensive rating

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating this season, with a 103.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
What is the lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player this regular season?
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
103.7
2025-26
38
29.0
18.0
8.5
1.6
0.6
2.0
6.8
11.8
57.7
1.4
3.6
38.4
3.0
3.9
76.5
66.6
1.8
6.7
1.7
1,103
685
322
60
22
76
65
105
+357
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
105.8
2025-26
42
26.4
7.3
3.1
2.1
2.0
0.2
2.7
6.6
41.4
1.3
3.7
35.7
0.5
0.6
76.9
52.9
0.8
2.2
1.0
1,109
306
129
89
86
9
40
85
+355
3Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
107.4
2025-26
42
26.3
14.0
3.5
3.7
1.4
0.3
5.1
10.6
48.2
1.1
3.2
34.1
2.7
3.1
87.7
58.7
0.7
2.8
1.6
1,103
588
146
155
59
14
66
92
+388
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.0
2025-26
42
33.4
31.8
4.3
6.2
1.3
0.8
10.8
19.7
54.8
1.9
4.9
39.3
8.2
9.2
89.1
66.8
0.5
3.9
2.0
1,401
1,334
182
259
56
34
83
87
+492
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
110.4
2025-26
43
34.5
19.6
8.3
5.4
1.3
1.4
7.6
15.3
50.0
1.0
3.3
32.1
3.3
4.0
82.0
57.5
2.1
6.1
2.6
1,485
842
355
232
57
59
111
123
+67
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
9Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.0
2025-26
33
34.2
21.6
9.2
6.3
1.5
1.0
8.4
16.5
51.0
0.6
2.2
29.6
4.1
5.8
69.9
56.5
3.0
6.2
3.3
1,130
712
302
209
49
32
109
112
+189
10Naz 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
11Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.2
2025-26
43
28.4
11.2
6.2
1.4
0.8
0.4
3.6
8.6
42.0
2.4
6.5
36.7
1.6
1.9
81.9
59.3
1.0
5.2
1.0
1,222
483
268
62
36
17
45
66
+227
12Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.4
2025-26
39
30.5
18.8
5.5
1.8
0.9
1.5
7.0
14.5
48.1
1.7
4.6
37.1
3.1
4.0
76.9
57.6
0.9
4.6
2.2
1,188
732
215
72
36
59
87
148
-102
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
112.7
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
14Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.8
2025-26
40
24.9
12.8
2.6
3.2
1.4
0.5
4.7
10.6
44.3
2.5
6.1
41.0
0.9
1.1
77.3
57.5
0.3
2.3
1.2
996
510
103
126
57
21
47
83
+185
15Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
112.9
2025-26
41
33.9
18.8
6.3
4.1
1.3
0.8
7.2
15.0
47.8
1.0
3.4
28.6
3.5
4.3
80.7
55.6
1.1
5.1
2.2
1,391
770
257
170
52
32
91
93
-135
16Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
112.9
2025-26
41
28.0
14.0
6.7
3.0
0.9
0.7
5.3
11.1
47.8
1.6
4.7
34.9
1.8
2.6
67.3
57.2
1.5
5.1
1.3
1,147
573
274
124
36
29
53
65
-57
17Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
113.0
2025-26
38
33.2
17.8
8.6
4.2
1.0
1.9
6.8
13.2
51.7
1.2
3.7
32.6
2.9
4.6
63.6
58.4
2.3
6.2
2.2
1,262
676
325
158
37
72
83
97
+99
18Royce 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
43.0
2.9
7.0
41.8
0.3
0.5
63.2
60.4
0.7
4.4
1.5
1,239
440
215
122
51
13
62
92
-8
19Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
113.3
2025-26
40
32.3
21.0
11.6
3.0
0.9
0.7
6.8
14.6
46.7
1.7
4.8
35.8
5.6
6.6
85.9
59.9
3.0
8.6
2.7
1,293
839
465
118
37
27
106
146
+142
20Collin 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
21Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.5
2025-26
41
35.5
23.0
10.2
8.0
1.2
0.5
8.6
16.7
51.2
1.6
4.6
35.8
4.2
5.4
78.2
60.1
1.5
8.7
3.4
1,454
941
418
326
51
21
141
83
-33
22De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
113.5
2025-26
34
32.4
20.4
4.2
6.0
1.3
0.3
7.5
15.8
47.4
2.0
5.9
34.2
3.3
4.2
79.6
57.6
0.7
3.4
2.5
1,103
692
142
204
45
9
84
78
+107
23Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
113.5
2025-26
32
33.9
20.9
8.8
5.0
0.7
0.7
7.1
15.8
45.2
1.0
3.7
26.9
5.7
7.4
76.1
55.0
1.0
7.8
2.9
1,085
669
281
160
22
22
92
69
-30
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
25Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
113.7
2025-26
40
27.4
11.3
10.9
1.9
0.5
1.3
4.3
8.1
53.7
0.9
2.9
31.0
1.8
2.7
67.0
61.4
4.4
6.5
1.0
1,095
453
435
77
18
51
40
96
+10
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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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

119.9

4th

DRTG

106.6

1st

NETRTG

13.3

1st

3P%

36.2

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
Schedule
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Wed
1/21
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9:30 PM
Fri
1/23
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8:00 PM
Sun
1/25
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7:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/29
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
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136

Final

104

CLE Cavaliers

24 - 20

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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
18
.581
6.5
4
25
19
.568
7.0
5
23
18
.561
7.5
6
23
19
.548
8.0
7
24
20
.545
8.0
8
22
20
.524
9.0
9
20
22
.476
11.0
10
20
25
.444
12.5
11
18
24
.429
13.0
12
16
27
.372
15.5
13
12
28
.300
18.0
14
10
32
.238
21.0
15
10
34
.227
22.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
25
17
.595
10.0
8
24
19
.558
11.5
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/22
@
108-132
Mon
12/22
@
137-128
Mon
12/22
@
110-106
Mon
12/22
@
136-127
Mon
12/22
@
108-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/19
@
10:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
9:00 PM