what team leads the nba in defensive ranking

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 106.1 rating.

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Assumption:2026-27 season
Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Timberwolves	106.1	2026-27	11	242.3	118.1	48.8	25.6	8.6	5.1	43.1	91.0	47.4	14.5	39.0	37.3	17.4	25.9	67.0	57.7	14.5	34.3	15.9	2,665	1,299	537	282	95	56	175	249
2	Pistons	106.1	2026-27	10	240.0	112.7	44.0	27.3	9.5	6.5	40.3	86.5	46.6	13.8	37.3	37.0	18.3	23.8	76.9	58.1	11.1	32.9	14.5	2,400	1,127	440	273	95	65	145	232
3	Knicks	107.4	2026-27	10	240.0	110.6	49.4	26.1	7.3	4.2	38.5	89.3	43.1	14.8	40.8	36.3	18.8	23.9	78.7	55.4	14.9	34.5	14.4	2,400	1,106	494	261	73	42	144	206
4	Spurs	107.5	2026-27	11	242.3	118.7	49.0	27.2	7.7	7.4	42.1	91.2	46.2	12.3	35.5	34.6	22.3	27.5	80.9	57.5	13.3	35.7	13.0	2,665	1,306	539	299	85	81	143	227
5	Thunder	107.5	2026-27	11	240.0	111.4	47.1	22.8	7.7	5.7	41.3	90.6	45.5	11.0	31.5	35.0	17.8	21.5	82.7	55.6	11.4	35.7	13.1	2,640	1,225	518	251	85	63	144	212
6	Celtics	108.2	2026-27	11	242.3	115.7	44.7	27.3	8.3	4.5	40.6	88.5	45.9	16.2	42.2	38.4	18.3	23.4	78.2	58.6	13.5	31.3	14.4	2,665	1,273	492	300	91	49	158	239
7	76ers	109.7	2026-27	12	240.0	110.2	43.3	25.7	8.3	4.3	39.1	88.1	44.4	11.5	34.2	33.7	20.5	26.2	78.3	55.3	10.3	33.0	13.0	2,880	1,322	519	308	100	51	156	249
8	Rockets	109.7	2026-27	11	240.0	115.5	44.5	27.0	8.5	5.8	41.2	86.5	47.6	12.8	34.2	37.5	20.3	24.7	82.0	59.3	13.1	31.5	15.3	2,640	1,270	490	297	94	64	168	215
9	Grizzlies	110.2	2026-27	10	242.5	117.9	48.3	26.5	6.2	5.1	41.6	89.6	46.4	15.2	39.4	38.6	19.5	23.0	84.8	59.1	12.8	35.5	16.8	2,425	1,179	483	265	62	51	168	241
10	Mavericks	111.2	2026-27	11	240.0	114.9	44.6	26.4	8.7	5.6	42.0	87.9	47.8	12.4	35.9	34.4	18.5	23.7	78.2	58.4	12.5	32.1	16.3	2,640	1,264	491	290	96	62	179	247
11	Warriors	111.7	2026-27	11	242.3	120.4	44.3	29.0	8.9	5.4	41.2	86.4	47.7	16.5	40.8	40.3	21.5	26.3	82.0	61.5	12.5	31.8	16.5	2,665	1,324	487	319	98	59	181	243
12	Raptors	113.2	2026-27	10	240.0	116.6	41.4	28.5	11.1	4.2	42.5	92.5	45.9	11.2	35.2	31.8	20.4	27.7	73.6	55.7	14.8	26.6	14.5	2,400	1,166	414	285	111	42	145	258
13	Trail Blazers	113.3	2026-27	10	240.0	119.7	45.1	26.2	7.0	4.7	40.3	85.8	47.0	15.5	43.2	35.9	23.6	31.1	75.9	60.2	12.2	32.9	16.1	2,400	1,197	451	262	70	47	161	223
14	Hawks	113.3	2026-27	12	240.0	118.3	43.8	31.7	10.1	3.9	43.7	96.3	45.3	15.3	43.6	35.2	15.6	20.4	76.3	56.1	14.0	29.8	15.1	2,880	1,419	525	380	121	47	181	262
15	Cavaliers	114.1	2026-27	11	242.3	116.5	46.2	27.0	7.4	5.5	41.4	89.2	46.4	15.3	41.6	36.7	18.5	24.7	75.0	58.2	10.8	35.4	13.8	2,665	1,282	508	297	81	61	152	231
16	Wizards	114.4	2026-27	11	240.0	108.1	42.0	23.8	7.6	5.5	39.2	85.5	45.9	9.5	31.9	29.6	20.3	25.2	80.5	56.0	10.0	32.0	14.9	2,640	1,189	462	262	84	60	164	218
17	Pacers	114.5	2026-27	11	240.0	111.4	40.7	27.7	7.4	4.5	40.4	86.3	46.8	12.6	37.7	33.5	18.0	24.0	75.0	57.5	8.7	32.0	15.0	2,640	1,225	448	305	81	50	165	233
18	Lakers	114.7	2026-27	12	240.0	122.1	40.3	24.1	10.8	6.4	41.9	82.7	50.7	14.0	36.5	38.4	24.3	30.3	79.9	63.6	10.7	29.6	16.8	2,880	1,465	483	289	129	77	202	279
19	Nets	115.4	2026-27	10	242.5	106.7	42.6	23.4	8.8	4.3	35.9	83.5	43.0	13.8	40.1	34.4	21.1	28.0	75.4	55.7	10.9	31.7	18.1	2,425	1,067	426	234	88	43	181	264
20	Hornets	115.5	2026-27	11	240.0	98.8	46.1	21.5	7.2	4.6	34.9	87.2	40.0	13.7	44.6	30.8	15.3	18.5	82.4	51.8	15.0	31.1	19.0	2,640	1,087	507	237	79	51	209	226
21	Nuggets	115.5	2026-27	9	242.8	113.6	42.3	26.9	9.6	3.8	40.6	84.3	48.1	11.2	31.9	35.2	21.2	26.4	80.3	59.2	10.2	32.1	14.1	2,185	1,022	381	242	86	34	127	169
22	Jazz	115.7	2026-27	11	244.5	106.5	45.5	24.6	7.0	6.2	37.9	87.2	43.5	11.6	35.5	32.8	19.0	25.0	76.0	54.2	12.2	33.3	17.5	2,690	1,171	500	271	77	68	193	264
23	Magic	115.7	2026-27	10	242.5	107.0	42.5	25.9	7.5	3.9	38.1	85.6	44.5	13.3	39.7	33.5	17.5	22.9	76.4	55.9	11.6	30.9	17.4	2,425	1,070	425	259	75	39	174	222
24	Heat	115.9	2026-27	11	242.3	115.7	41.9	28.7	8.2	5.1	41.5	89.8	46.2	13.4	39.8	33.6	19.5	26.9	72.3	56.9	10.1	31.8	14.9	2,665	1,273	461	316	90	56	164	229
25	Clippers	117.1	2026-27	10	242.5	112.2	40.4	26.7	9.9	4.0	39.1	85.1	45.9	14.1	37.0	38.1	19.9	25.0	79.6	58.4	10.6	29.8	18.5	2,425	1,122	404	267	99	40	185	223

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More Timberwolves Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

18.3

Ball

RPG

12.1

Gobert

APG

6.0

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.1

8th

DRTG

106.1

1st

NETRTG

11.0

3rd

3P%

37.3

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 11/17	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/19	NYK	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Jazz

1 - 9

100

Final

115

Timberwolves

8 - 3

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

120.4

120.3

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

1-10

1-8

2-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

37.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.6

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.6

Wagner

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	7	3	.700	2.0
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	WAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	DEN	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 106.1 rating.

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18.3

12.1

6.0

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

39.3

30.6

30.1

13.8

13.3

12.6

9.1

8.7

8.6

3.0

2.3

2.3

4.4

2.4

2.3

5.5

4.7

4.2

73.4

72.2

70.5

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

694.7

639.1

583.3

675.3

673.5

610.3

39.9

37.1

36.6

37.4

36.9

36.6

2.12

1.76

1.62

2.06

1.86

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule