which player has the best defensive rating in a season since 2017

Since 2016-17, Giannis Antetokounmpo has the best defensive rating in a season, with a 97.0 rating in 2019-20.

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NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
97.0
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
2Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
99.0
2017-18
DET DET
78
33.7
15.0
16.0
3.0
1.5
1.6
6.0
11.3
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.1
5.1
60.5
55.5
5.1
10.9
2.6
2,625
1,171
1,247
237
114
127
200
250
-57
3Draymond Green
D. Green
99.1
2016-17
GSW GSW
76
32.5
10.2
7.9
7.0
2.0
1.4
3.6
8.6
41.8
1.1
3.5
30.8
2.0
2.8
70.9
52.2
1.3
6.6
2.4
2,471
776
599
533
154
106
184
217
+820
4Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
99.1
2016-17
DET DET
81
29.7
13.6
13.8
1.1
1.5
1.1
6.0
11.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
28.6
1.7
4.4
38.6
51.8
4.3
9.5
1.9
2,409
1,105
1,115
90
124
89
152
237
-274
5Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
99.2
2016-17
UTA UTA
81
33.9
14.0
12.8
1.2
0.6
2.6
5.1
7.7
66.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.9
65.3
68.1
3.9
8.9
1.8
2,744
1,137
1,035
97
49
214
147
246
+436
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
99.3
2018-19
MIL MIL
72
32.8
27.7
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
57.8
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
232
+654
7Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
99.9
2016-17
MIA MIA
77
32.6
17.0
14.1
0.7
0.7
2.1
7.0
12.6
55.7
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.6
62.8
57.9
3.8
10.3
2.0
2,513
1,309
1,088
57
57
161
154
226
+98
8Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
100.1
2019-20
MIL MIL
68
26.7
12.0
4.6
1.5
0.7
2.4
4.3
9.9
43.5
1.5
4.8
31.4
1.9
2.2
83.6
55.1
0.9
3.7
1.0
1,817
813
312
99
46
163
70
163
+526
9Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
100.3
2018-19
UTA UTA
81
31.8
15.9
12.9
2.0
0.8
2.3
5.9
8.8
66.9
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.4
63.6
68.2
3.8
9.0
1.6
2,577
1,284
1,041
161
66
187
130
231
+384
10Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
100.3
2018-19
DET DET
79
33.5
17.3
15.6
1.4
1.7
1.7
7.1
13.3
53.3
0.1
0.5
13.2
3.1
5.2
59.0
55.5
5.4
10.2
2.2
2,647
1,370
1,232
112
136
138
175
272
+176
11Dwight Howard
D. Howard
100.5
2016-17
ATL ATL
74
29.7
13.5
12.7
1.4
0.9
1.2
5.2
8.3
63.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
5.7
53.3
62.7
4.0
8.7
2.3
2,199
1,002
940
104
64
92
170
203
-108
12Clint Capela
C. Capela
100.5
2017-18
HOU HOU
74
27.5
13.9
10.8
0.9
0.8
1.9
6.0
9.1
65.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.5
56.0
65.0
3.3
7.6
1.4
2,034
1,026
802
68
58
137
103
185
+372
13Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
100.5
2020-21
UTA UTA
71
30.8
14.3
13.5
1.3
0.6
2.7
5.5
8.2
67.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
5.3
62.3
68.3
3.4
10.1
1.7
2,187
1,015
960
89
40
190
118
163
+728
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
101.3
2016-17
GSW GSW
62
33.4
25.1
8.3
4.8
1.1
1.6
8.9
16.5
53.7
1.9
5.0
37.5
5.4
6.2
87.5
65.1
0.6
7.6
2.2
2,070
1,555
513
300
66
99
138
117
+711
15Myles Turner
M. Turner
101.4
2018-19
IND IND
74
28.6
13.3
7.2
1.6
0.8
2.7
5.1
10.5
48.7
1.0
2.6
38.8
2.0
2.7
73.6
56.7
1.4
5.8
1.4
2,119
984
531
115
60
199
100
195
+121
16Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
101.4
2016-17
SAS SAS
74
33.4
25.5
5.8
3.5
1.8
0.7
8.6
17.7
48.5
2.0
5.2
38.0
6.3
7.2
88.0
61.0
1.1
4.7
2.1
2,474
1,888
430
260
133
55
154
122
+436
17Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
101.5
2017-18
POR POR
79
26.4
14.3
9.0
1.8
0.8
1.4
6.1
12.0
50.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
3.5
63.0
52.8
2.4
6.6
2.3
2,088
1,132
708
143
64
111
183
247
+159
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
101.5
2016-17
NOP NOP
75
36.1
28.0
11.8
2.1
1.3
2.2
10.3
20.3
50.5
0.5
1.8
29.9
6.9
8.6
80.2
58.0
2.3
9.5
2.4
2,708
2,099
884
157
94
167
181
168
+51
19Anthony Davis
A. Davis
101.8
2019-20
LAL LAL
62
34.4
26.1
9.3
3.2
1.5
2.3
8.9
17.7
50.3
1.2
3.5
33.0
7.2
8.5
84.6
61.0
2.3
7.0
2.5
2,131
1,618
577
200
91
143
154
156
+241
20Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
101.9
2017-18
PHI PHI
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
21Anthony Davis
A. Davis
102.3
2017-18
NOP NOP
75
36.4
28.1
11.1
2.3
1.5
2.6
10.4
19.5
53.4
0.7
2.2
34.0
6.6
8.0
82.8
61.2
2.5
8.6
2.2
2,727
2,110
832
174
115
193
162
159
+298
22DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
102.4
2016-17
LAC LAC
81
31.7
12.7
13.8
1.2
0.6
1.7
5.1
7.1
71.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
5.2
48.2
67.3
3.7
10.1
1.4
2,570
1,029
1,114
96
51
134
115
212
+459
23Robert Covington
R. Covington
102.5
2017-18
PHI PHI
80
31.6
12.6
5.4
2.0
1.7
0.9
4.3
10.5
41.3
2.5
6.9
36.9
1.5
1.7
85.3
56.3
0.7
4.7
1.6
2,525
1,009
433
156
137
72
126
238
+543
24Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
103.0
2019-20
TOT
57
33.0
17.7
15.2
2.7
1.9
1.6
7.3
13.8
53.3
0.1
0.6
14.3
3.0
5.2
57.5
55.3
4.4
10.8
3.6
1,879
1,010
864
152
109
93
203
201
-191
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
103.0
2018-19
OKC OKC
73
36.0
22.9
11.1
10.7
1.9
0.5
8.6
20.2
42.8
1.6
5.6
29.0
4.1
6.2
65.6
50.1
1.5
9.6
4.5
2,630
1,675
807
784
142
33
325
245
+292
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Heat Heat
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Bucks Bucks
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MIL MIL
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MIL MIL
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Sat
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MIL MIL
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PHI PHI
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IND IND
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MIL MIL
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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
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Knicks Knicks - x
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Hornets Hornets
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10
Heat Heat
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11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
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Bulls Bulls - e
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Nets Nets - e
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Pacers Pacers - e
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Mon
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:00 PM
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Tue
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OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Wed
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ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM