which pacers player has the best defense rating

Jay Huff has the lowest defensive rating for the Pacers this season, with a 115.8 rating.

Interpreted as:

Which pacers 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	Jay Huff J. Huff	115.8	2025-26	IND	77	20.8	9.5	3.9	1.4	0.5	1.8	3.5	7.4	47.1	1.5	4.6	31.7	1.0	1.2	81.9	59.4	0.9	3.0	0.9	1,603	730	297	108	39	139	68	180	-238
2	T.J. McConnell	117.7	2025-26	IND	56	17.2	9.4	2.2	5.1	1.0	0.2	4.3	8.0	53.8	0.3	0.9	32.0	0.4	0.5	86.2	56.7	0.4	1.8	1.1	963	525	124	287	56	10	64	62	-134
3	Jarace Walker J. Walker	118.4	2025-26	IND	73	25.6	11.5	5.1	2.4	0.8	0.3	4.0	9.5	42.1	1.7	4.6	37.6	1.8	2.4	75.3	54.7	0.6	4.5	1.8	1,866	842	372	177	58	24	130	121	-449
4	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	118.7	2025-26	IND	62	33.2	24.0	6.6	3.8	1.1	0.4	9.0	18.6	48.4	1.7	4.7	35.8	4.2	6.1	69.3	56.2	1.4	5.2	2.2	2,057	1,485	411	236	69	25	138	147	-230
5	Ben Sheppard B. Sheppard	121.1	2025-26	IND	65	21.4	7.1	3.0	1.8	0.6	0.1	2.6	6.0	43.4	1.3	3.6	36.2	0.6	0.8	76.5	56.1	0.7	2.3	0.6	1,390	459	195	114	39	6	41	114	-268
6	Aaron Nesmith A. Nesmith	121.4	2025-26	IND	45	29.7	13.8	4.2	1.9	0.6	0.5	4.7	11.4	41.4	2.3	6.2	37.9	2.0	2.5	82.9	55.4	1.1	3.1	1.4	1,335	621	187	86	26	23	63	124	-201
7	Andrew Nembhard A. Nembhard	122.0	2025-26	IND	57	31.3	16.9	2.8	7.7	0.9	0.1	5.8	13.2	44.2	1.9	5.2	36.1	3.4	4.1	82.5	56.4	0.4	2.4	2.4	1,786	966	160	437	51	8	137	126	-393

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

More Pacers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Siakam

RPG

6.6

Siakam

APG

7.7

Nembhard

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.1

28th

DRTG

119.2

26th

NETRTG

-8.1

26th

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	30	47	.390	26.5
12	Bulls	29	48	.377	27.5
13	Pacers	18	59	.234	38.5
14	Nets	18	59	.234	38.5
15	Wizards	17	60	.221	39.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Tue 4/7	MIN	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 4/9	IND	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 4/10	PHI	@	IND	7:30 PM
Sun 4/12	DET	@	IND	6:00 PM

Last Game

Pacers

18 - 59

108

Final

129

Hornets

42 - 36

Fri 3 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.5

111.1

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.3

8.1

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-60

18-59

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

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

49-29

46-30-1

45-32

44-34

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.5
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.5
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.5
7	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	15.0
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.5
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.5
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.5
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.5
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	60	.221	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	2.5
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	11.5
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5