which player has the lowest defensive efficiency rating in the nba

Cason Wallace has the best defensive rating this season, with a 104.8 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
104.8
2025-26
30
27.5
7.8
3.0
2.2
2.2
0.2
2.9
7.1
41.1
1.4
4.0
34.7
0.5
0.7
80.0
52.5
0.8
2.2
0.9
825
234
89
66
67
7
27
63
+278
2Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
106.1
2025-26
31
24.8
12.4
10.7
0.5
0.9
1.3
4.8
8.6
55.6
1.3
2.6
47.6
1.5
1.9
81.4
65.6
3.4
7.3
1.1
768
383
333
17
28
41
34
54
-69
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
106.5
2025-26
30
33.5
32.1
4.9
6.5
1.5
0.8
10.9
19.8
55.1
2.2
5.1
42.5
8.1
9.2
88.4
67.3
0.5
4.4
2.0
1,004
964
146
194
44
23
59
63
+357
4Jalen Duren
J. Duren
109.4
2025-26
28
28.7
18.3
10.8
1.8
0.8
1.0
7.0
11.0
63.4
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.9
72.6
67.0
4.3
6.5
2.3
803
511
303
49
23
27
63
93
+205
5Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.4
2025-26
31
26.7
13.7
6.3
2.4
1.0
0.9
5.2
11.5
44.7
2.3
6.5
36.0
1.1
1.4
76.7
56.4
1.1
5.2
1.5
828
425
195
75
32
27
46
80
+58
6Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.5
2025-26
32
33.8
19.2
7.9
5.1
1.3
1.6
7.5
14.9
50.2
1.3
3.5
35.7
3.0
3.6
82.6
58.2
2.1
5.8
2.7
1,082
613
252
163
41
50
85
91
+36
7Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.9
2025-26
31
31.8
11.4
11.1
1.9
0.5
1.6
4.7
6.5
72.5
0.0
0.0
2.1
4.0
52.0
69.7
4.0
7.1
1.4
987
354
344
59
16
51
44
92
+169
8P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
111.3
2025-26
26
32.0
15.6
8.0
2.0
1.1
1.3
5.9
12.8
45.9
1.5
4.3
33.6
2.4
3.5
68.1
54.4
1.5
6.4
2.4
832
406
207
53
28
35
63
64
-91
9Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
111.3
2025-26
28
35.9
26.5
6.3
9.6
1.6
0.8
9.3
20.2
46.1
2.0
6.2
32.8
5.8
7.1
81.8
56.7
1.2
5.1
3.9
1,006
741
177
270
44
22
110
94
+212
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
111.8
2025-26
28
33.0
21.9
11.8
2.9
0.9
0.7
7.2
15.2
47.4
1.8
4.9
35.5
5.7
6.6
85.9
60.3
3.0
8.8
2.5
923
612
329
82
25
19
71
99
+206
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.8
2025-26
30
35.0
29.8
12.1
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.9
2.2
5.0
44.0
6.3
7.4
85.1
71.8
2.9
9.2
3.6
1,049
893
363
331
43
25
107
87
+289
12Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.8
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
13Josh Hart
J. Hart
112.3
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
14Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.4
2025-26
30
27.4
10.0
5.6
1.5
0.9
0.5
3.2
7.9
41.1
2.1
6.0
35.8
1.4
1.7
84.3
58.2
0.8
4.8
1.1
823
301
167
44
28
14
32
42
+131
15Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.4
2025-26
29
29.7
18.0
5.4
2.0
0.9
1.4
6.7
13.9
47.8
1.7
4.6
36.4
3.1
4.0
76.1
57.4
0.8
4.6
2.1
862
523
158
58
27
40
61
113
-90
16Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
112.8
2025-26
31
27.8
12.4
4.6
3.3
1.1
0.2
4.4
9.6
45.6
1.9
4.8
39.3
1.7
2.3
76.1
58.5
0.7
3.9
1.6
862
385
143
103
35
6
49
68
+53
17Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.9
2025-26
28
25.6
13.3
3.0
3.3
1.5
0.6
4.9
10.7
45.5
2.6
6.1
43.0
0.9
1.2
76.5
59.2
0.3
2.6
1.2
716
372
83
93
41
16
33
59
+186
18Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
113.0
2025-26
31
27.5
14.3
6.6
3.0
0.9
0.6
5.5
11.3
48.1
1.7
4.8
34.9
1.7
2.5
67.1
57.4
1.5
5.1
1.2
851
443
204
93
27
20
38
46
-37
19Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
113.1
2025-26
26
33.8
18.9
9.3
4.1
0.9
1.6
7.0
13.9
50.1
1.5
4.2
34.9
3.5
5.4
64.5
58.0
2.5
6.7
2.2
879
491
241
106
24
41
58
63
+92
20Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
113.1
2025-26
24
35.2
29.4
5.1
3.8
1.4
0.8
9.9
20.1
49.4
3.4
8.4
40.1
6.2
7.5
81.8
62.8
0.8
4.3
3.0
844
705
122
90
34
20
71
48
+47
21Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.1
2025-26
29
35.4
23.8
10.4
8.3
1.4
0.4
8.7
16.6
52.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
4.8
5.8
82.1
62.1
1.5
8.9
3.5
1,026
690
302
241
42
12
102
64
-16
22Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
113.2
2025-26
27
31.4
19.7
5.6
4.9
1.4
0.3
6.2
11.9
52.2
0.9
2.1
44.6
6.4
7.5
85.1
64.9
2.1
3.4
1.5
847
531
151
132
39
7
41
35
+117
23Julius Randle
J. Randle
113.6
2025-26
31
33.9
22.9
7.2
5.5
1.1
0.2
7.7
15.9
48.5
1.6
4.9
32.7
5.8
7.1
82.3
60.1
1.7
5.4
2.6
1,052
709
222
171
35
5
82
85
+140
24Anthony Black
A. Black
113.7
2025-26
31
29.6
14.4
4.2
3.4
1.3
0.6
5.2
11.6
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
2.6
3.8
69.5
54.1
0.8
3.4
2.2
918
445
129
106
40
20
68
83
+21
25Norman Powell
N. Powell
113.8
2025-26
26
31.5
23.8
4.0
2.7
1.3
0.2
7.9
16.4
48.1
2.8
7.1
40.0
5.2
6.0
85.4
62.4
0.4
3.7
1.9
818
618
105
71
34
6
50
62
+71
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