which hornets player has the best defense rating

Moussa Diabaté has the lowest defensive rating for the Hornets this season, with a 111.7 rating.

Interpreted as:

Which hornets player has the best defense rating with a minimum of 1000 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	Moussa Diabaté M. Diabaté	111.7	2025-26	CHA	70	25.9	8.0	8.8	1.9	0.8	1.0	3.2	5.0	63.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.6	2.5	66.3	65.4	3.8	5.0	1.0	1,815	561	615	131	55	68	70	169	+370
2	Ryan Kalkbrenner R. Kalkbrenner	112.1	2025-26	CHA	66	21.5	7.6	5.5	0.8	0.5	1.5	3.2	4.3	74.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.7	70.8	75.5	2.4	3.1	0.9	1,421	504	365	51	31	98	59	104	+38
3	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	113.7	2025-26	CHA	69	27.8	19.8	4.8	7.2	1.2	0.2	7.0	17.1	40.6	3.7	10.0	36.8	2.1	2.4	89.2	54.3	0.9	3.9	2.7	1,919	1,363	330	494	82	15	189	185	+429
4	Brandon Miller B. Miller	114.1	2025-26	CHA	62	30.3	20.2	5.0	3.4	1.0	0.7	7.0	16.1	43.4	3.2	8.2	38.7	3.0	3.4	89.2	57.4	1.1	4.0	2.6	1,876	1,250	313	213	61	43	159	171	+373
5	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	115.5	2025-26	CHA	74	31.2	17.4	5.8	3.2	0.6	0.4	6.3	13.8	46.0	2.0	5.9	33.6	2.7	3.3	83.1	57.1	1.0	4.8	1.4	2,308	1,284	429	237	46	32	106	128	+159
6	Sion James S. James	115.7	2025-26	CHA	79	22.6	5.4	3.5	2.0	0.6	0.3	1.7	4.5	37.7	1.0	2.8	36.2	1.0	1.2	84.5	54.2	0.6	2.9	0.8	1,786	429	274	159	48	20	61	145	+71
7	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	116.3	2025-26	CHA	78	31.5	18.7	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	13.4	48.1	3.4	7.9	43.0	2.5	2.9	86.2	64.0	1.2	4.2	2.0	2,455	1,461	417	263	55	18	153	164	+326

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Hornets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.2

Miller

RPG

8.8

Diabaté

APG

7.2

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.7

4th

DRTG

114.3

12th

NETRTG

5.3

6th

3P%

38.1

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
7	Raptors	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.5
9	Magic	42	36	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 4/7	CHA	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Fri 4/10	DET	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	CHA	@	NYK	6:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

43 - 36

122

Final

108

Timberwolves

46 - 32

Sun 5 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

119.9

119.7

119.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.1

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.3

8.0

7.8

6.6

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

17-61

18-60

19-59

21-58

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,412

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,617.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-31-1

46-32

44-34

44-35

44-34

Worst Record ATS

31-47

33-46

33-45

34-44

34-43-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	49	29	.628	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
7	Raptors	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.5
9	Magic	42	36	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	28.0
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	38.0
14	Pacers - e	18	60	.231	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	40.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	3.0
3	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	19.0
8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	22.0
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
13	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	58	.266	41.5
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5