which player has the lowest defensive efficiency rating in the nba

Cason Wallace has the best defensive rating this season, with a 104.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
Which player has the lowest defensive efficiency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games rating in the NBA this regular season?
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
104.9
2025-26
31
27.4
7.8
3.0
2.3
2.2
0.2
3.0
7.2
41.4
1.4
4.0
34.7
0.5
0.6
80.0
52.6
0.8
2.2
0.9
850
243
93
70
69
7
27
64
+296
2Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
106.0
2025-26
32
24.9
12.4
10.6
0.5
1.0
1.3
4.8
8.7
56.0
1.3
2.7
47.1
1.5
1.8
81.4
65.7
3.4
7.3
1.1
797
398
340
17
31
42
34
55
-65
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
106.5
2025-26
31
33.3
32.0
4.8
6.4
1.5
0.7
10.9
19.6
55.6
2.1
5.0
41.9
8.1
9.2
88.0
67.6
0.5
4.3
1.9
1,033
991
148
199
46
23
60
63
+376
4Jalen Duren
J. Duren
109.9
2025-26
29
28.8
18.2
10.9
1.8
0.8
1.0
7.0
11.1
63.6
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.7
72.9
67.1
4.3
6.6
2.2
835
529
317
51
23
28
64
93
+188
5Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.2
2025-26
33
34.1
19.3
8.4
5.2
1.3
1.5
7.6
14.9
50.7
1.2
3.4
35.4
2.9
3.5
82.8
58.5
2.3
6.1
2.7
1,124
636
277
173
44
51
88
95
+60
6Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.1
2025-26
32
26.8
13.7
6.2
2.4
1.0
0.8
5.2
11.5
44.7
2.3
6.5
36.1
1.0
1.3
76.7
56.5
1.1
5.1
1.5
857
438
199
76
32
27
47
84
+46
7Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
111.2
2025-26
32
31.8
11.3
11.0
1.8
0.6
1.6
4.6
6.4
71.4
0.0
0.0
2.1
4.0
52.0
68.7
4.0
7.0
1.4
1,019
360
352
59
18
52
44
94
+155
8P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
111.3
2025-26
27
32.1
15.7
7.9
2.0
1.0
1.4
5.9
12.8
46.2
1.4
4.3
32.5
2.4
3.5
69.1
54.6
1.5
6.3
2.4
866
423
212
54
28
39
65
65
-82
9Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.6
2025-26
26
35.6
22.7
9.4
6.8
1.5
1.0
8.7
17.0
50.8
0.8
2.4
31.7
4.6
6.3
73.6
57.3
3.1
6.3
3.5
926
590
244
176
39
26
91
89
+165
10Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
111.9
2025-26
29
35.8
26.5
6.3
9.6
1.5
0.8
9.3
20.1
46.2
2.1
6.2
33.1
5.8
7.1
82.0
57.0
1.2
5.1
3.9
1,038
768
182
279
44
22
113
98
+206
11Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.1
2025-26
30
29.9
18.5
5.5
2.0
0.9
1.5
6.8
14.3
47.6
1.7
4.6
36.0
3.2
4.2
76.2
57.2
0.9
4.6
2.1
897
554
166
59
28
44
64
117
-89
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
112.1
2025-26
31
35.1
29.9
12.4
11.1
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.6
60.4
2.1
4.8
44.0
6.5
7.6
85.5
71.4
3.1
9.3
3.6
1,087
927
384
343
44
25
111
88
+305
13Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.2
2025-26
29
25.8
13.4
3.0
3.5
1.6
0.6
4.9
10.7
45.3
2.7
6.3
42.9
1.0
1.3
78.9
59.5
0.3
2.7
1.2
748
390
86
101
46
17
34
60
+211
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
112.2
2025-26
29
32.9
22.3
11.9
2.9
0.9
0.7
7.2
15.2
47.6
1.8
5.0
36.1
6.1
7.0
86.7
61.1
3.1
8.8
2.5
953
648
344
83
25
19
73
102
+199
15Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
112.3
2025-26
32
27.7
14.3
6.7
3.0
1.0
0.6
5.4
11.4
47.7
1.7
4.8
34.6
1.8
2.6
67.5
56.9
1.5
5.2
1.3
886
457
214
96
32
20
41
48
-49
16Josh Hart
J. Hart
112.6
2025-26
28
30.3
12.3
8.0
5.1
1.4
0.3
4.6
9.3
49.8
1.6
4.0
38.9
1.5
1.8
83.7
61.1
1.8
6.3
2.1
849
343
225
142
38
8
60
71
+90
17Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.9
2025-26
31
27.4
9.8
5.5
1.4
0.9
0.5
3.2
7.9
40.2
2.1
6.0
34.6
1.4
1.6
84.3
56.8
0.9
4.6
1.0
849
305
172
44
29
14
32
44
+134
18Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
113.3
2025-26
27
33.3
18.3
9.1
4.0
0.9
1.6
6.8
13.7
49.5
1.4
4.1
34.2
3.4
5.2
64.5
57.3
2.5
6.6
2.3
900
495
245
108
25
42
61
64
+80
19Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.4
2025-26
30
35.4
23.7
10.4
8.4
1.4
0.5
8.7
16.6
52.2
1.6
4.3
36.7
4.8
5.8
82.2
61.8
1.4
8.9
3.5
1,063
710
311
253
42
14
104
67
-12
20Norman Powell
N. Powell
113.4
2025-26
27
31.3
23.7
4.1
2.7
1.3
0.3
7.9
16.5
47.6
2.8
7.0
39.9
5.3
6.1
86.1
61.9
0.4
3.7
1.9
846
641
110
73
36
7
51
63
+77
21Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
113.5
2025-26
25
35.2
29.3
5.2
3.7
1.4
0.8
9.9
20.2
49.2
3.3
8.4
39.7
6.2
7.6
81.1
62.4
0.7
4.4
3.0
879
733
129
92
35
20
74
49
+33
22Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
113.6
2025-26
32
27.8
12.4
4.6
3.3
1.1
0.2
4.4
9.6
45.9
1.9
4.8
39.6
1.7
2.3
76.4
58.8
0.8
3.8
1.6
890
398
146
105
35
6
50
70
+30
23Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
113.8
2025-26
28
32.5
16.4
4.9
2.9
1.1
1.1
6.5
13.4
48.3
1.8
4.6
39.8
1.6
2.3
71.4
56.9
1.8
3.1
1.7
909
458
136
80
31
30
48
64
+26
24Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
113.8
2025-26
32
34.5
19.5
6.4
3.9
1.2
0.8
7.4
15.1
49.4
1.0
3.4
28.7
3.7
4.6
80.3
57.2
1.2
5.2
2.2
1,105
625
205
124
37
26
69
74
-149
25Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
114.0
2025-26
28
31.6
19.6
5.6
4.9
1.4
0.3
6.2
12.0
51.5
0.9
2.1
41.7
6.4
7.5
85.6
64.3
2.2
3.4
1.6
885
550
157
137
39
7
44
37
+106
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.742
3.5
3
22
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.710
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.655
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