what is the nba player with the highest defensive rating

CJ McCollum has the worst defensive rating this season, with a 125.2 rating.

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What is the NBA player with the highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 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	CJ McCollum	125.2	2025-26	WAS	35	30.9	18.8	3.5	3.6	0.7	0.3	6.9	15.1	45.4	2.7	7.0	39.3	2.3	2.9	80.4	57.3	0.7	2.9	1.7	1,082	658	124	126	24	9	58	73	-172
2	Keyonte George K. George	124.8	2025-26	UTA	34	34.4	24.3	4.2	6.8	0.9	0.3	7.6	16.7	45.2	2.6	7.0	37.8	6.5	7.2	90.2	60.9	0.5	3.7	3.5	1,169	825	143	231	32	10	119	85	-175
3	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	124.4	2025-26	WAS	35	26.9	9.3	3.8	4.3	0.5	0.2	3.2	8.1	39.9	1.9	4.5	42.0	0.9	1.3	69.6	53.4	0.4	3.4	2.1	940	324	134	151	17	8	74	82	-297
4	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	123.5	2025-26	UTA	30	35.6	27.7	6.8	2.1	1.1	0.4	9.4	19.6	47.7	2.9	8.0	36.7	6.1	6.7	90.5	61.4	2.0	4.9	1.5	1,067	832	205	64	32	13	44	61	-46
5	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	122.6	2025-26	DEN	35	26.9	13.5	2.3	1.4	0.4	0.1	4.6	10.0	45.8	2.8	6.8	40.8	1.6	1.9	87.7	62.8	0.2	2.1	0.4	942	474	82	49	15	3	13	44	+93
6	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	122.2	2025-26	NOP	34	29.9	15.1	5.9	2.3	0.9	0.1	5.4	12.3	44.2	1.6	5.2	31.8	2.6	3.2	80.6	55.0	1.7	4.1	0.6	1,016	513	199	78	32	2	21	35	-146
7	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	121.9	2025-26	SAC	36	33.0	18.3	3.4	3.8	1.4	0.3	6.5	13.1	50.0	0.8	2.2	34.6	4.5	5.1	88.0	59.8	0.5	2.9	1.1	1,188	659	124	135	50	9	41	75	-293
8	Rui Hachimura R. Hachimura	121.5	2025-26	LAL	27	32.5	12.7	3.8	0.9	0.6	0.2	5.0	9.5	52.1	1.8	4.1	44.5	1.0	1.3	75.0	63.0	0.8	3.0	0.9	877	344	102	24	16	6	23	50	+5
9	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	121.4	2025-26	NOP	38	26.6	14.3	3.6	3.1	1.2	0.2	5.4	12.5	43.7	1.1	3.2	33.3	2.4	3.0	78.3	51.8	0.8	2.8	2.3	1,010	544	135	117	46	8	89	67	-280
10	Andrew Nembhard A. Nembhard	121.2	2025-26	IND	29	31.8	17.2	2.4	7.0	0.9	0.1	6.0	13.8	43.8	1.8	5.0	35.4	3.4	4.2	80.5	55.1	0.3	2.1	2.3	921	500	70	202	27	4	68	70	-280
11	Kyshawn George K. George	121.0	2025-26	WAS	27	31.9	15.0	5.7	5.1	1.0	0.9	5.4	11.7	46.7	2.2	5.4	40.8	1.9	2.6	73.9	58.6	0.9	4.8	3.1	860	405	153	137	28	24	85	113	-216
12	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	120.7	2025-26	NYK	33	35.3	29.2	3.3	6.3	0.8	0.1	10.4	21.8	47.5	3.0	7.9	37.9	5.4	6.4	84.4	59.1	0.6	2.7	2.3	1,164	962	108	207	25	2	76	82	+133
13	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	120.7	2025-26	CHA	35	32.9	19.5	5.1	3.5	0.7	0.2	6.7	13.9	48.3	3.6	8.3	43.5	2.5	2.8	87.9	64.5	0.9	4.1	2.5	1,153	684	178	124	23	7	86	82	-15
14	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	120.7	2025-26	NOP	35	35.6	21.3	6.1	3.5	1.5	0.2	7.5	15.1	49.5	2.9	7.6	38.2	3.4	3.7	90.8	63.5	1.2	4.9	1.9	1,245	745	214	122	54	8	66	75	-211
15	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	120.6	2025-26	MIL	34	25.9	9.1	1.4	1.6	0.8	0.1	3.1	8.1	38.7	2.1	5.7	37.1	0.8	0.9	81.3	53.8	0.1	1.2	0.6	879	310	46	54	26	2	22	51	-178
16	AJ Green	120.1	2025-26	MIL	33	29.2	10.2	2.7	2.0	0.7	0.1	3.3	7.6	43.2	2.9	6.9	42.7	0.7	0.9	79.3	63.9	0.2	2.5	0.8	965	336	88	67	22	3	28	86	+48
17	Sion James S. James	120.0	2025-26	CHA	36	25.8	6.5	3.4	1.8	0.6	0.4	2.0	5.0	40.6	1.1	3.0	36.7	1.4	1.6	86.0	57.3	0.6	2.8	0.9	929	235	121	64	23	16	31	62	-73
18	Jamal Murray J. Murray	119.9	2025-26	DEN	34	35.4	25.4	4.6	7.2	1.0	0.3	9.0	18.8	48.0	3.4	7.7	44.7	3.9	4.4	89.3	61.2	0.4	4.2	2.3	1,205	864	156	245	33	10	78	51	+213
19	James Harden J. Harden	119.5	2025-26	LAC	32	35.4	25.7	4.8	8.0	1.2	0.3	7.4	17.1	43.3	3.3	9.2	35.8	7.6	8.6	88.7	61.6	0.5	4.3	3.6	1,132	822	154	256	39	10	114	64	+4
20	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	119.2	2025-26	CHA	35	33.7	20.1	6.5	3.7	0.6	0.6	7.1	16.1	43.9	2.3	7.2	32.3	3.6	4.3	84.7	55.8	0.9	5.7	1.5	1,180	704	229	128	20	20	52	63	-111
21	Nickeil Alexander-Walker N. Alexander-Walker	119.2	2025-26	ATL	36	32.9	20.5	3.4	3.3	1.0	0.6	7.1	15.8	44.7	3.0	7.8	38.3	3.4	4.0	85.4	58.5	0.6	2.8	2.2	1,184	739	123	117	35	21	78	76	-12
22	Toumani Camara T. Camara	119.2	2025-26	POR	37	33.5	12.8	5.2	2.8	1.0	0.4	4.5	10.9	41.5	2.6	7.3	35.1	1.2	1.8	67.2	54.9	1.9	3.4	2.1	1,239	474	193	102	38	15	79	124	-70
23	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	118.7	2025-26	BOS	35	32.9	16.9	4.5	5.3	0.8	0.1	6.3	14.0	44.7	2.6	7.8	33.8	1.7	2.0	85.9	56.7	1.0	3.5	1.2	1,152	591	156	185	29	3	42	56	+163
24	Kris Dunn K. Dunn	118.7	2025-26	LAC	35	27.0	8.4	2.9	3.1	1.5	0.2	3.2	6.4	50.2	1.2	3.0	39.6	0.8	1.0	75.0	61.3	0.9	2.1	1.3	946	293	103	107	52	6	46	86	-90
25	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	118.6	2025-26	SAC	36	29.0	14.6	6.6	6.9	1.4	0.2	5.4	12.7	42.1	1.9	5.5	34.3	2.0	2.9	68.9	52.2	1.7	4.9	3.3	1,044	527	238	247	52	7	120	95	-263

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Team Leaders

PPG

18.8

McCollum

RPG

7.8

Sarr

APG

5.1

George

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.6

27th

DRTG

121.9

29th

NETRTG

-10.2

29th

3P%

36.1

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	10	25	.286	16.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	21.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	WAS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	NOP	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sun 1/11	WAS	@	PHX	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	WAS	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 1/16	WAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Magic

20 - 17

112

Final

120

Wizards

10 - 25

Tue 6 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.6

Gobert

69.5

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

118.5

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-31

8-30

8-28

10-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

12-24

15-22

15-20

16-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.0
7	Magic	20	17	.541	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	10	25	.286	16.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	30	.211	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/5	ATL	@	WAS	131-116
Fri 12/5	GSW	@	CLE	99-94
Fri 12/5	MIL	@	DET	112-124
Fri 12/5	LAC	@	MIN	106-109
Fri 12/5	SAC	@	MIA	127-111

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	DAL	@	SAC	11:00 PM
Wed 1/7	CHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	WAS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	TOR	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM

CJ McCollum has the worst defensive rating this season, with a 125.2 rating.

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