which player had the best defensive rating this season

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 104.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
Which player had the best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this season?
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.0
2025-26
32
28.6
18.1
8.2
1.6
0.6
1.8
6.8
11.9
57.4
1.4
3.7
38.7
3.0
3.8
78.7
66.6
1.6
6.6
1.9
916
578
262
52
18
56
60
88
+314
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
105.6
2025-26
36
26.9
7.6
3.0
2.2
2.1
0.2
2.9
6.9
41.7
1.4
3.9
35.7
0.4
0.6
80.0
53.2
0.8
2.2
0.9
967
272
107
79
75
8
31
72
+360
3Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
106.7
2025-26
37
25.1
12.3
10.6
0.6
0.9
1.3
4.8
8.8
54.8
1.2
2.9
43.0
1.4
1.8
81.5
64.3
3.5
7.2
1.0
930
455
393
21
34
47
38
65
-70
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
107.4
2025-26
36
33.1
31.6
4.4
6.4
1.4
0.7
10.8
19.7
54.8
2.0
4.9
41.0
7.9
8.9
89.1
66.8
0.4
4.0
2.0
1,191
1,136
159
230
52
24
71
73
+415
5Jalen Duren
J. Duren
108.7
2025-26
31
28.4
17.9
10.6
1.7
0.9
0.9
7.0
11.0
63.3
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.5
72.4
66.7
4.1
6.5
2.3
880
555
330
53
29
28
70
98
+172
6Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
109.5
2025-26
37
34.1
19.1
8.6
5.4
1.4
1.5
7.5
14.8
50.6
1.2
3.3
35.2
2.9
3.5
83.7
58.4
2.3
6.3
2.6
1,263
707
317
199
50
55
95
106
+82
7Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.0
2025-26
37
31.6
11.3
11.2
1.8
0.6
1.7
4.6
6.5
72.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.8
54.0
69.8
3.9
7.3
1.4
1,171
419
415
65
21
62
51
104
+203
8Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.5
2025-26
37
26.4
14.3
6.2
2.4
0.9
0.9
5.4
11.7
45.8
2.4
6.4
36.7
1.2
1.5
80.7
57.9
1.1
5.1
1.5
976
529
230
88
33
32
54
92
+98
9P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
110.9
2025-26
30
31.4
14.7
7.4
1.9
1.0
1.4
5.5
12.0
46.0
1.3
4.2
31.7
2.3
3.4
69.3
54.5
1.4
6.0
2.2
941
442
223
56
31
43
65
69
-116
10Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
111.1
2025-26
33
35.6
26.7
6.2
9.7
1.5
0.8
9.3
19.9
46.5
2.1
6.1
34.0
6.1
7.3
83.8
57.7
1.1
5.1
4.0
1,176
882
204
321
51
27
131
111
+254
11Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.1
2025-26
28
34.3
21.8
9.0
6.5
1.5
1.0
8.3
16.3
51.2
0.7
2.3
31.7
4.4
6.0
73.4
57.6
2.9
6.0
3.3
961
610
251
182
41
27
92
93
+195
12Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
111.9
2025-26
32
33.0
17.8
8.8
4.0
0.9
1.8
6.7
13.4
50.0
1.3
3.8
32.8
3.2
4.9
64.6
57.3
2.5
6.4
2.2
1,057
570
283
129
30
59
70
79
+104
13Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.0
2025-26
33
25.7
13.2
2.8
3.4
1.5
0.6
4.8
10.7
45.3
2.5
6.2
41.4
1.0
1.2
78.0
58.8
0.3
2.5
1.3
849
436
92
112
51
20
42
69
+207
14Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.4
2025-26
34
30.4
18.5
5.6
2.0
0.9
1.5
6.9
14.3
47.9
1.7
4.6
37.3
3.1
4.1
74.8
57.5
0.8
4.8
2.2
1,034
629
191
67
31
50
76
133
-88
15Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
112.4
2025-26
30
34.7
29.3
5.0
3.6
1.4
0.8
10.0
19.8
50.4
3.4
8.3
40.7
6.0
7.5
80.1
63.5
0.6
4.4
2.8
1,042
880
150
109
43
25
85
55
+83
16Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
112.5
2025-26
36
28.0
14.1
6.8
3.1
0.9
0.7
5.3
11.4
46.7
1.7
4.9
33.7
1.8
2.6
69.1
56.3
1.6
5.3
1.4
1,007
509
246
110
34
26
50
56
-73
17Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.6
2025-26
36
27.8
11.1
5.8
1.4
0.9
0.4
3.6
8.5
42.3
2.4
6.5
37.3
1.5
1.8
84.6
60.0
0.9
4.9
1.0
1,000
400
210
51
34
15
37
54
+165
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
113.1
2025-26
32
34.6
29.6
12.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
19Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
113.1
2025-26
36
34.6
18.9
6.5
4.2
1.2
0.8
7.2
15.1
47.8
0.9
3.4
27.6
3.6
4.4
81.5
55.6
1.2
5.3
2.2
1,247
682
233
151
44
28
79
83
-139
20Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
113.2
2025-26
33
31.9
15.9
4.8
2.9
1.2
1.2
6.2
13.2
47.0
1.8
4.6
39.5
1.7
2.3
74.7
56.1
1.8
2.9
1.6
1,054
526
157
95
40
38
54
80
+28
21Julius Randle
J. Randle
113.3
2025-26
37
33.4
22.1
7.1
5.7
1.1
0.2
7.6
15.5
49.0
1.6
4.7
33.5
5.3
6.5
81.3
60.1
1.7
5.4
2.5
1,237
818
261
211
40
6
91
98
+184
22Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.3
2025-26
34
35.5
23.7
10.4
8.4
1.4
0.5
8.7
16.8
52.1
1.6
4.4
36.7
4.6
5.7
80.4
61.4
1.5
8.9
3.6
1,206
805
352
286
47
16
121
70
-27
23Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
113.4
2025-26
37
31.2
13.0
4.5
4.0
1.3
0.5
4.3
10.6
40.5
2.9
8.1
36.6
1.5
1.9
76.1
56.7
1.0
3.5
1.2
1,154
481
167
148
47
17
45
92
+242
24Jaden McDaniels
J. McDaniels
113.4
2025-26
35
31.7
14.5
4.5
2.8
1.1
0.9
5.6
11.0
50.6
1.3
3.3
41.2
2.1
2.4
86.7
60.4
1.1
3.3
1.7
1,109
509
156
97
39
31
61
122
+156
25Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
113.4
2025-26
33
32.5
21.5
11.5
2.8
0.8
0.6
6.8
14.5
47.1
1.7
4.8
35.6
6.1
6.9
87.7
61.1
2.9
8.5
2.5
1,072
709
378
94
28
21
84
117
+155
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6
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.694
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23
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.676
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