what player has the highest defensive rtg timberwolves

D'Angelo Russell has the worst career defensive rating for the Timberwolves, with a 115.7 rating.

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What player has the highest defensive rtg with a minimum of 5000 minutes played timberwolves?
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
115.7
5,442
173
31.5
18.5
3.2
6.5
1.1
0.4
6.4
14.8
43.2
2.8
7.6
36.6
2.9
3.5
82.3
56.4
0.4
2.7
2.7
3,199
547
1,117
184
65
470
337
-64
2Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
114.0
15,839
442
35.8
19.7
4.3
2.3
1.0
0.6
7.3
16.5
44.1
1.2
3.5
33.2
4.0
5.4
73.4
52.1
1.3
3.1
2.1
8,710
1,922
1,022
436
261
929
955
-610
3Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
113.9
5,945
206
28.9
13.7
2.9
3.2
0.8
0.2
5.1
11.4
44.5
1.5
3.8
37.8
2.1
2.5
82.1
54.7
0.4
2.6
2.1
2,817
602
666
164
37
433
455
-951
4Isaiah Rider
I. Rider
113.8
7,654
229
33.4
18.8
3.8
2.9
0.7
0.3
7.2
15.6
45.9
1.3
3.6
35.9
3.2
3.9
82.2
54.4
1.3
2.5
2.8
4,315
873
660
171
74
651
592
5Doug West
D. West
113.4
15,603
609
25.6
10.2
2.6
2.0
0.7
0.3
4.2
8.6
48.4
0.1
0.3
19.8
1.8
2.3
80.0
53.2
0.8
1.7
1.3
6,216
1,559
1,216
428
170
788
1,723
-197
6Josh Okogie
J. Okogie
113.3
5,017
244
20.6
6.4
2.9
1.1
1.0
0.4
2.1
5.2
40.3
0.6
2.1
27.5
1.6
2.1
75.8
52.1
0.9
2.0
0.9
1,552
712
278
236
99
216
481
-365
7Jaden McDaniels
J. McDaniels
113.2
12,764
439
29.1
11.1
4.2
1.7
0.9
0.9
4.4
8.9
48.9
1.2
3.5
35.9
1.1
1.5
77.4
58.1
1.1
3.1
1.2
4,868
1,836
761
415
379
547
1,356
+417
8Mike Conley
M. Conley
113.2
5,693
225
25.3
9.0
2.5
4.6
1.0
0.2
2.9
6.9
42.3
1.9
4.5
41.2
1.3
1.4
89.5
59.6
0.5
2.1
1.1
2,033
568
1,045
231
49
240
368
+586
9Chuck Person
C. Person
112.9
5,014
155
32.3
14.2
4.4
3.4
0.7
0.3
5.8
13.5
42.9
1.4
3.9
36.1
1.2
1.8
69.2
49.8
1.0
3.4
2.2
2,203
686
528
112
42
340
362
10Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
112.6
15,399
442
34.8
24.6
5.2
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.3
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.4
0.7
4.5
2.9
10,854
2,319
1,826
587
282
1,273
888
+942
11Ryan Gomes
R. Gomes
112.5
7,258
240
30.2
12.3
5.1
1.7
0.8
0.2
4.7
10.7
44.4
1.0
2.8
36.0
1.8
2.2
82.1
52.8
1.3
3.8
1.3
2,957
1,215
404
190
48
319
492
-1028
12Tony Campbell
T. Campbell
112.3
8,498
237
35.9
20.6
4.6
2.8
1.3
0.5
8.0
17.8
45.1
0.2
0.6
25.0
4.4
5.5
79.6
50.9
2.2
2.4
2.6
4,888
1,083
656
316
110
606
670
13Pooh Richardson
P. Richardson
112.2
8,657
246
35.2
15.0
3.3
8.0
1.6
0.3
6.7
14.4
46.6
0.5
1.5
32.2
1.1
1.8
61.1
49.4
0.9
2.3
2.1
3,689
804
1,973
383
63
519
409
14Randy Foye
R. Foye
112.0
5,632
191
29.5
13.0
2.9
3.7
0.8
0.3
4.7
11.2
42.0
1.3
3.4
37.4
2.3
2.8
84.5
52.4
0.5
2.4
2.0
2,481
560
699
161
50
381
487
-516
15Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.1
10,478
483
21.7
11.9
5.1
1.5
0.7
0.9
4.5
9.4
48.1
1.5
4.1
37.1
1.4
1.9
72.8
58.4
1.1
4.0
1.3
5,745
2,460
712
332
445
610
1,166
+254
16Micheal Williams
M. Williams
110.1
5,245
182
28.8
12.3
2.9
6.8
1.6
0.3
3.8
8.6
44.4
0.2
0.9
23.3
4.5
5.1
87.7
56.8
0.9
2.1
2.6
2,247
532
1,239
299
52
472
525
0
17Luke Ridnour
L. Ridnour
110.0
6,383
206
31.0
11.7
2.7
4.6
1.1
0.2
4.5
9.9
45.4
1.0
2.7
35.8
1.8
2.0
87.1
54.3
0.5
2.2
1.9
2,418
546
947
227
41
384
469
-451
18Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
110.0
6,097
167
36.5
16.9
2.9
8.3
1.2
0.2
5.9
14.4
41.1
1.2
3.8
32.5
3.8
5.2
72.9
50.5
0.8
2.1
3.1
2,826
476
1,393
200
31
521
425
-38
19Terry Porter
T. Porter
109.8
5,426
246
22.1
8.6
2.3
4.1
0.8
0.2
2.9
6.6
43.8
0.9
2.7
34.9
1.9
2.3
80.4
56.2
0.4
1.8
1.6
2,118
556
1,018
206
42
405
361
+170
20Troy Hudson
T. Hudson
109.6
6,186
257
24.1
10.0
1.6
3.8
0.5
0.1
3.7
9.2
40.6
1.1
3.0
36.4
1.5
1.7
86.5
50.6
0.3
1.3
1.6
2,576
415
984
120
19
409
391
-13
21Sam Mitchell
S. Mitchell
109.6
18,394
757
24.3
9.5
4.0
1.2
0.6
0.3
3.5
7.9
44.4
0.1
0.3
23.6
2.3
3.0
78.8
51.2
1.3
2.7
0.9
7,161
3,030
887
449
262
683
1,944
-303
22Corey Brewer
C. Brewer
109.4
9,243
337
27.4
9.9
3.2
1.8
1.5
0.3
3.8
8.9
42.7
0.6
1.9
29.4
1.8
2.6
70.5
49.7
0.9
2.3
1.5
3,350
1,073
619
502
105
498
855
-825
23Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.1
19,454
573
34.0
22.9
10.8
3.2
0.8
1.3
8.4
16.1
52.4
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.4
5.2
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.1
2.7
13,121
6,216
1,815
452
721
1,553
1,948
+900
24Trenton Hassell
T. Hassell
108.8
9,069
316
28.7
6.9
3.0
2.1
0.4
0.4
2.9
6.1
47.3
0.1
0.2
25.0
1.1
1.4
77.0
51.4
1.0
2.0
1.0
2,169
935
667
131
139
314
745
-44
25Al Jefferson
A. Jefferson
108.1
7,218
208
34.7
20.1
10.4
1.6
0.8
1.4
8.5
17.0
49.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.1
4.4
71.4
53.1
3.2
7.2
1.9
4,183
2,162
333
176
300
395
568
-1173
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WesternWLPCTGB
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