which player has the best defensive rating in the nba since january 1 2026

Since January 1, 2026, Zuby Ejiofor has the best defensive rating, with a 90.8 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: player game data complete from 1984-85

	NAME	DRTG	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	Zuby Ejiofor Z. Ejiofor	90.8	2	4.8	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	10	3	2	0	0	0	1	3	+15
2	Jayson Kent J. Kent	92.1	6	4.9	1.7	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.7	1.8	36.4	0.2	1.0	16.7	0.2	0.2	100.0	43.7	0.2	0.8	0.3	29	10	6	0	2	1	2	1	-7
3	Darius Brown D. Brown	95.9	1	2.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4
4	Tristen Newton T. Newton	97.1	1	12.0	12.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	2.0	5.0	40.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	58.1	2.0	1.0	0.0	12	12	3	0	1	0	0	0	+2
5	Chris Cenac Jr. C. Cenac Jr.	97.9	1	4.9	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		75.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2
6	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	98.6	47	29.0	25.1	11.3	2.9	1.1	3.3	8.7	17.3	50.1	2.0	6.0	33.5	5.7	7.0	81.3	61.5	2.1	9.3	2.0	1,363	1,178	533	137	53	153	95	102	+563
7	David Jones Garcia D. Jones Garcia	99.6	2	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	53.2	0.0	0.5	0.0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Allen Graves A. Graves	100.9	3	15.2	6.0	4.3	1.3	0.7	1.7	2.7	4.3	61.5	0.3	1.7	20.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	62.8	3.0	1.3	0.0	46	18	13	4	2	5	0	4	+8
9	KJ Simpson	101.1	6	5.7	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	1.7	30.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.3	50.0	32.2	0.7	0.7	0.2	34	7	8	8	1	0	1	4	+30
10	Baba Miller B. Miller	101.1	2	5.9	2.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	12	4	4	1	0	0	3	1	-3
11	Zach Edey Z. Edey	101.3	3	21.4	6.0	7.3	1.7	0.3	2.0	2.3	4.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		1.3	1.7	80.0	59.2	2.7	4.7	1.0	64	18	22	5	1	6	3	10	+40
12	Kadary Richmond K. Richmond	101.3	3	22.3	8.3	3.3	2.7	2.7	0.3	3.3	5.3	62.5	0.7	1.3	50.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	72.2	0.3	3.0	0.7	67	25	10	8	8	1	2	2	+5
13	Paul Reed P. Reed	101.5	44	16.9	9.7	5.3	1.5	1.0	1.1	4.0	6.4	62.3	0.2	0.7	34.5	1.5	2.2	67.0	65.7	2.3	3.0	1.0	742	425	235	67	42	48	43	99	+139
14	Aday Mara A. Mara	101.6	4	14.6	5.5	4.5	1.0	0.3	1.3	2.3	4.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	66.7	59.0	2.0	2.5	2.0	58	22	18	4	1	5	8	9	+18
15	Stanley Umude S. Umude	101.8	2	3.3	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	-17
16	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	102.2	27	21.7	7.4	8.4	3.9	0.9	0.7	3.1	5.4	57.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	2.0	60.4	59.1	3.0	5.4	1.4	586	200	228	104	23	20	39	62	+203
17	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	102.4	43	29.2	16.0	9.6	1.7	0.7	2.1	5.7	10.6	53.7	1.1	3.3	33.8	3.5	4.3	80.5	63.9	2.3	7.2	1.3	1,256	687	411	74	29	91	55	77	+375
18	Dillon Jones D. Jones	102.5	7	5.6	1.3	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.3	1.3	22.2	0.1	0.7	20.0	0.6	0.6	100.0	41.8	0.3	0.7	0.0	39	9	7	4	3	0	0	6	+8
19	Ausar Thompson A. Thompson	103.0	47	25.8	8.8	5.7	3.5	2.3	1.1	3.8	7.1	53.4	0.0	0.2	10.0	1.1	1.9	60.9	55.2	1.9	3.8	1.6	1,211	412	269	164	106	50	76	130	+345
20	Trey Lyles T. Lyles	103.1	4	14.1	4.0	3.5	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.3	2.8	45.5	1.0	2.3	44.4	0.5	1.3	40.0	60.6	1.0	2.5	0.5	57	16	14	5	1	0	2	4	+12
21	Isaiah Evans I. Evans	104.1	3	2.8	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	8	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	-6
22	Vladislav Goldin V. Goldin	104.1	8	2.9	0.9	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.5	75.0	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.1	100.0	78.8	0.4	0.8	0.4	23	7	9	2	0	3	3	5	-1
23	Cameron Boozer C. Boozer	104.3	4	33.1	14.8	10.5	4.8	0.5	0.8	4.3	15.3	27.9	1.8	6.8	25.9	4.5	4.8	94.7	42.5	0.8	9.8	2.3	132	59	42	19	2	3	9	8	+36
24	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	104.4	42	20.2	6.2	8.4	0.7	0.9	1.1	2.8	3.8	74.1	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.7	39.4	69.2	3.7	4.6	0.7	850	262	352	31	39	48	28	90	+76
25	Tarris Reed Jr. T. Reed Jr.	104.4	3	4.2	2.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.3	75.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		75.0	1.3	1.3	1.0	13	6	8	0	0	0	3	4	+4

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PPG

21.5

Johnson

RPG

9.8

Johnson

APG

8.3

Johnson

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

5th

DRTG

109.1

10th

NETRTG

9.0

7th

3P%

33.1

16th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.0
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.0
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	ATL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	ATL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 11/6	WAS	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Hawks

2 - 2

110

Final

120

Rockets

4 - 0

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

14.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.3

Wembanyama

3.0

Holmgren

2.8

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

86.7

Carter

81.7

Reaves

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

121.1

119.4

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

16.4

10.6

9.8

9.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

0-4

1-3

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FanDuel Points Leaders

223.9

Dončić

209.1

Wembanyama

198.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

241.8

Dončić

211

Sabonis

204

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

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MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

37.8

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

1.61

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4-0

3-0

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

1-3

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	1	.750
2	76ers	3	1	.750
3	Hornets	3	1	.750
4	Celtics	3	1	.750
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.0
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.0
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.0
10	Magic	1	2	.333	1.5
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.0
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.0
13	Knicks	1	3	.250	2.0
14	Heat	0	4	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.0

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1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.0