which player had the highest defensive rating nba this season

CJ McCollum has the worst defensive rating this season, with a 126.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
Which player had the highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA this season?
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
126.9
2025-26
29
30.9
18.7
3.4
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.8
15.3
44.1
2.9
7.3
39.3
2.3
3.0
79.1
56.3
0.6
2.8
1.5
897
543
98
103
21
7
43
64
-163
2Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
126.5
2025-26
29
27.2
9.0
3.8
4.2
0.4
0.1
3.1
7.8
40.0
1.9
4.3
43.2
1.0
1.4
70.0
54.0
0.4
3.4
2.0
788
262
110
123
13
4
58
69
-270
3Keyonte George
K. George
123.9
2025-26
31
34.3
24.2
4.2
6.8
0.9
0.3
7.5
16.6
45.0
2.5
6.9
36.7
6.7
7.4
90.4
60.9
0.5
3.8
3.4
1,062
751
131
211
29
10
105
80
-152
4Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
123.0
2025-26
27
35.4
27.9
6.9
2.1
1.0
0.4
9.3
19.6
47.6
3.0
8.2
36.7
6.2
6.9
90.3
61.6
2.0
4.9
1.4
957
753
186
57
27
11
38
54
-34
5Rui Hachimura
R. Hachimura
122.7
2025-26
26
32.7
12.8
3.8
0.9
0.5
0.2
5.0
9.5
52.2
1.8
4.1
44.3
1.0
1.4
75.0
63.2
0.8
3.0
0.9
851
332
98
23
14
6
23
49
-19
6Kyshawn George
K. George
122.7
2025-26
27
31.9
15.0
5.7
5.1
1.0
0.9
5.4
11.7
46.7
2.2
5.4
40.8
1.9
2.6
73.9
58.6
0.9
4.8
3.1
860
405
153
137
28
24
85
113
-216
7Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
121.7
2025-26
32
29.6
14.7
5.9
2.2
0.9
0.1
5.3
11.9
44.5
1.6
5.0
31.4
2.5
3.2
80.2
55.2
1.7
4.2
0.6
946
471
189
69
30
2
19
31
-136
8Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
121.3
2025-26
31
26.5
13.2
2.3
1.4
0.5
0.1
4.5
9.6
46.5
2.7
6.6
41.2
1.5
1.7
90.6
63.7
0.2
2.1
0.4
822
408
70
43
15
3
12
36
+109
9DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
121.2
2025-26
31
33.4
18.7
3.3
3.7
1.4
0.3
6.7
13.2
50.7
0.8
2.2
36.8
4.5
5.0
89.7
60.6
0.5
2.8
1.0
1,034
580
102
115
44
8
31
65
-213
10Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
121.0
2025-26
33
27.0
14.8
3.6
3.1
1.3
0.2
5.5
12.7
43.6
1.0
3.1
33.7
2.6
3.4
78.4
51.9
0.8
2.8
2.3
890
487
119
101
42
5
76
63
-232
11Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
120.6
2025-26
30
26.8
9.6
1.4
1.6
0.8
0.1
3.3
8.4
39.1
2.2
5.8
37.1
0.8
1.0
80.6
54.0
0.1
1.2
0.7
803
288
41
49
25
2
22
46
-146
12Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
120.4
2025-26
31
33.1
19.3
5.1
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.7
14.0
47.8
3.6
8.5
42.8
2.3
2.5
89.7
63.9
0.9
4.3
2.4
1,027
597
159
107
22
7
75
70
-42
13Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
120.4
2025-26
23
35.3
26.6
5.2
6.3
1.0
0.2
8.2
16.2
50.7
2.7
7.4
36.5
7.5
8.6
87.3
66.6
0.7
4.5
3.3
812
612
120
144
22
5
75
52
+57
14Cameron Johnson
C. Johnson
120.3
2025-26
28
30.6
11.7
3.6
2.4
0.6
0.3
4.0
8.8
46.1
1.9
4.5
42.9
1.7
2.1
81.0
60.4
0.7
2.9
1.0
857
327
100
66
17
8
27
63
+196
15Jerami Grant
J. Grant
120.2
2025-26
26
30.3
20.0
4.0
2.7
0.7
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.6
2.5
6.4
38.9
5.5
6.3
86.6
60.3
1.2
2.9
2.2
789
519
105
69
19
16
57
77
-87
16AJ Green
AJ Green
120.0
2025-26
29
28.7
10.7
2.7
2.0
0.7
0.1
3.4
7.5
45.6
3.1
6.8
45.5
0.7
0.9
80.8
67.6
0.2
2.5
0.9
832
309
78
59
19
3
26
78
-9
17Sion James
S. James
120.0
2025-26
31
25.7
6.8
3.2
1.6
0.7
0.4
2.1
5.2
40.4
1.2
3.2
36.4
1.5
1.7
86.5
57.4
0.5
2.7
0.9
797
211
100
50
21
13
27
53
-80
18Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
119.9
2025-26
31
35.4
20.6
6.1
3.5
1.7
0.2
7.2
14.6
49.4
2.6
6.9
37.9
3.6
3.9
91.0
63.2
1.4
4.7
1.9
1,096
640
189
107
53
6
58
68
-164
19Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
119.6
2025-26
28
35.5
29.5
3.3
6.4
0.8
0.1
10.4
21.7
48.0
3.0
7.9
38.0
5.6
6.6
84.4
59.8
0.6
2.6
2.2
993
825
92
180
22
2
62
71
+173
20Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
119.6
2025-26
31
32.5
20.3
3.4
3.2
0.9
0.6
7.0
15.5
45.1
2.8
7.5
37.6
3.5
4.1
85.9
58.8
0.7
2.7
2.1
1,009
630
106
99
29
20
65
67
-5
21Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
119.6
2025-26
31
34.4
20.4
6.3
3.9
0.6
0.6
7.2
16.6
43.0
2.3
7.3
31.9
3.8
4.5
84.2
54.8
1.0
5.3
1.5
1,067
633
195
121
18
19
46
58
-119
22Toumani Camara
T. Camara
119.5
2025-26
31
33.5
12.6
5.2
2.7
1.1
0.5
4.5
11.0
40.9
2.4
7.2
33.8
1.2
1.7
68.5
53.6
1.9
3.3
2.1
1,040
390
160
85
35
14
65
104
-73
23James Harden
J. Harden
119.4
2025-26
28
35.7
26.3
5.0
8.0
1.3
0.4
7.6
17.2
44.1
3.5
9.5
37.2
7.6
8.5
88.7
62.7
0.5
4.5
3.9
999
735
141
225
37
10
108
59
-6
24John Collins
J. Collins
118.9
2025-26
30
26.9
12.3
4.7
0.9
0.9
0.7
4.8
9.3
51.1
1.0
3.0
33.7
1.8
2.2
81.8
59.9
1.3
3.5
1.5
808
370
142
28
26
20
45
74
-24
25Terance Mann
T. Mann
118.8
2025-26
27
26.3
8.0
3.6
3.7
0.7
0.3
2.9
6.5
44.9
0.9
2.7
33.8
1.3
1.5
85.0
56.0
1.4
2.1
1.1
711
217
96
101
20
7
29
73
-87
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18.7

McCollum

CJ McCollum

RPG

8.3

Sarr

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APG

5.1

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111.6

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DRTG

123.8

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-12.1

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36.0

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11.5
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.355
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.345
13.0
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2
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.710
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11
.633
4.5
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.563
6.5
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9.0
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10.0
11
13
19
.406
11.5
12
11
20
.355
13.0
13
10
19
.345
13.0
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
6
26
.188
18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
8
.742
3.0
3
22
9
.710
4.0
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
19
10
.655
6.0
6
20
12
.625
6.5
7
18
13
.581
8.0
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
15
16
.484
11.0
10
12
19
.387
14.0
11
12
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.387
14.0
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