which player has the best defensive rating since 2018

Since 2017-18, Andre Drummond has the best defensive rating, with a 102.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
Which player has the best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games since 2018?
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 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
102.5
519
24.6
11.9
11.6
1.6
1.3
1.1
4.9
9.1
53.6
0.0
0.2
10.7
2.1
3.7
58.4
55.6
3.8
7.8
2.0
12,781
6,173
6,036
830
657
568
1,028
1,415
-331
2 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
102.8
107
20.3
8.3
7.1
2.7
0.3
0.9
3.1
6.7
45.6
0.5
1.2
36.8
1.7
2.3
74.7
53.8
1.4
5.7
1.2
2,172
893
756
290
29
94
124
150
+24
3 Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
103.1
294
23.0
11.9
10.4
0.8
0.5
2.0
5.0
8.6
58.8
0.0
0.1
30.8
1.9
3.1
60.0
60.2
3.1
7.3
1.4
6,754
3,508
3,049
234
140
575
402
771
+182
4 DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
103.5
167
23.6
14.9
8.4
3.1
1.1
1.0
5.2
11.2
46.3
1.3
3.9
33.1
3.3
4.5
74.5
56.9
1.6
6.7
2.8
3,938
2,494
1,397
511
188
165
463
538
+121
5 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.8
560
32.4
14.2
12.6
1.5
0.7
2.0
5.4
8.0
67.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.4
65.1
68.7
3.5
9.1
1.7
18,162
7,974
7,067
819
410
1,139
934
1,568
+2894
6 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
104.5
288
21.4
9.8
8.8
0.9
0.5
1.1
3.7
6.2
59.8
0.1
0.2
36.2
2.4
4.2
57.5
61.4
2.6
6.2
1.6
6,165
2,833
2,538
250
150
312
467
820
+7
7 Derrick Favors
D. Favors
104.9
311
22.0
9.2
7.0
1.1
0.6
1.0
3.9
6.7
58.3
0.1
0.5
20.5
1.3
2.0
66.1
61.0
2.5
4.5
0.9
6,852
2,875
2,173
341
189
314
272
639
+340
8 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
105.5
421
32.4
28.3
11.3
3.8
0.9
1.6
9.3
18.5
50.3
1.2
3.5
33.7
8.5
10.2
83.0
61.5
2.2
9.0
3.4
13,622
11,896
4,744
1,592
384
662
1,430
1,257
+2423
9 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
105.7
452
34.5
25.4
11.1
3.1
1.3
2.3
9.4
17.8
52.9
0.7
2.2
29.7
5.9
7.4
79.9
60.3
2.7
8.4
2.2
15,584
11,481
5,014
1,419
597
1,022
978
1,025
+1076
10 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
105.8
541
33.5
29.2
11.7
5.8
1.1
1.2
10.7
18.9
56.9
0.8
2.7
28.6
7.0
10.3
68.0
62.5
2.2
9.6
3.4
18,127
15,801
6,337
3,152
603
654
1,849
1,600
+3304
11 Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
105.9
248
28.2
11.8
6.9
3.7
0.8
1.1
4.2
9.6
43.4
1.3
3.5
36.5
2.2
2.8
79.1
54.5
0.9
6.0
1.9
6,998
2,922
1,709
910
198
283
461
641
+203
12 Ersan Ilyasova
E. Ilyasova
106.0
216
19.0
7.8
4.8
0.9
0.6
0.3
2.8
6.3
44.9
1.0
2.7
36.7
1.1
1.4
80.7
56.3
1.3
3.5
0.8
4,094
1,682
1,038
195
127
66
162
453
+356
13 Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
106.3
316
24.1
12.0
6.6
1.2
0.3
1.1
4.9
9.6
50.8
1.0
2.8
35.0
1.3
1.7
75.8
58.0
1.6
5.1
1.3
7,604
3,801
2,100
365
108
335
411
774
+741
14 Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
106.6
117
31.1
22.5
10.8
3.8
1.2
3.7
8.2
17.5
46.9
2.3
6.8
33.9
3.8
4.8
80.9
57.7
2.1
8.7
3.5
3,633
2,638
1,261
442
140
430
409
258
-40
15 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
106.7
65
20.0
8.9
2.2
2.5
0.7
0.2
3.1
7.1
43.4
1.0
3.0
33.3
1.7
2.0
84.0
55.3
0.3
1.9
1.6
1,299
576
142
163
43
16
105
126
+72
16 Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
106.7
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
7.2
1.5
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
17 Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
107.0
114
28.9
16.1
7.9
2.3
0.7
2.3
5.9
11.4
51.9
1.5
4.1
37.2
2.8
3.6
78.0
62.3
1.6
6.4
1.6
3,290
1,836
905
263
76
261
187
269
+716
18 Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
107.1
337
24.1
7.8
7.8
0.6
0.9
1.8
3.4
4.8
70.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.1
52.2
68.2
3.7
4.2
0.7
8,119
2,636
2,639
212
306
620
234
933
-187
19 Al-Farouq Aminu
A. Aminu
107.1
191
27.1
8.3
7.0
1.3
1.0
0.5
2.9
7.1
40.4
1.2
3.6
34.4
1.3
1.6
80.9
53.0
1.3
5.6
1.0
5,178
1,584
1,332
240
184
90
196
335
+516
20 Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
107.3
379
19.5
6.8
6.4
2.0
0.7
0.9
2.8
4.8
59.2
0.1
0.3
25.5
1.1
1.6
68.6
62.2
2.2
4.2
1.1
7,376
2,584
2,423
757
272
351
412
962
+1222
21 DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
107.3
438
21.1
7.6
9.1
1.4
0.4
0.8
3.1
4.7
66.7
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.3
59.6
66.9
2.5
6.6
1.4
9,246
3,332
3,968
605
162
361
597
872
-821
22 Danny Green
D. Green
107.3
362
25.2
8.4
3.4
1.4
1.0
0.7
3.0
7.1
41.8
2.0
5.0
39.9
0.5
0.6
76.9
57.0
0.7
2.7
0.9
9,136
3,049
1,224
516
380
261
334
676
+1360
23 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
R. Hollis-Jefferson
107.4
198
22.1
9.7
5.4
1.9
0.8
0.5
3.6
7.9
45.3
0.1
0.6
19.7
2.4
3.3
73.1
51.9
1.5
3.9
1.3
4,383
1,918
1,078
382
157
102
250
382
-122
24 Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
107.6
567
30.6
15.7
8.9
3.6
1.1
0.9
6.0
11.3
53.7
0.2
0.6
31.4
3.5
4.6
75.6
59.2
2.2
6.6
2.1
17,353
8,923
5,024
2,044
607
489
1,218
1,368
+749
25 Draymond Green
D. Green
107.7
484
30.3
8.5
7.0
6.9
1.3
1.0
3.2
6.9
46.2
0.8
2.6
30.8
1.3
1.8
72.7
55.0
1.0
6.1
2.7
14,655
4,099
3,403
3,321
643
473
1,309
1,436
+1807
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0