which players have lowest defensive rating in the nba

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 104.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
Which players have lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in the NBA this regular season?
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.4
2025-26
57
29.3
17.2
9.0
1.7
0.5
1.9
6.4
11.5
55.1
1.3
3.6
35.4
3.2
4.1
78.7
64.6
1.9
7.1
1.6
1,672
982
515
98
30
108
91
130
+489
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
106.6
2025-26
64
27.3
8.7
3.1
2.7
2.0
0.3
3.4
7.9
42.6
1.3
3.9
33.9
0.7
0.9
78.6
52.7
0.8
2.3
1.0
1,750
558
200
172
131
19
66
133
+378
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.5
2025-26
55
33.6
31.8
4.5
6.6
1.4
0.8
10.9
19.7
55.4
1.7
4.5
38.3
8.2
9.2
89.5
66.9
0.5
4.0
2.1
1,848
1,747
248
365
75
45
118
112
+603
4Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.5
2025-26
63
31.3
20.0
11.9
2.9
0.9
0.6
6.8
13.8
49.3
1.6
4.3
37.0
4.8
5.7
85.4
61.4
3.0
8.8
2.5
1,969
1,263
747
184
54
36
157
224
+362
5Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
109.6
2025-26
59
31.7
20.0
9.8
2.9
1.1
0.7
7.0
15.7
44.4
1.7
5.3
32.4
4.4
5.6
77.9
55.1
2.1
7.7
1.7
1,872
1,182
577
171
65
41
103
102
+350
6Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
110.0
2025-26
63
34.3
18.8
7.9
5.3
1.4
1.5
7.3
14.7
49.9
0.9
3.1
29.9
3.2
3.9
83.5
57.4
2.0
5.8
2.7
2,161
1,185
495
336
87
97
167
177
+184
7Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
110.1
2025-26
58
34.9
24.8
5.6
10.0
1.4
0.9
8.8
19.2
45.9
2.1
5.9
34.8
5.1
6.3
81.0
56.4
0.9
4.8
3.8
2,023
1,441
327
579
84
52
218
184
+463
8Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.6
2025-26
63
31.4
10.8
11.3
1.8
0.8
1.6
4.4
6.2
70.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.1
50.6
67.7
3.8
7.5
1.3
1,978
682
715
112
48
100
83
169
+224
9Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.3
2025-26
65
26.1
13.9
6.3
2.3
1.0
1.0
5.3
11.3
46.9
2.2
6.0
37.4
1.1
1.5
70.4
58.2
1.2
5.2
1.6
1,697
903
411
151
63
62
104
163
+152
10Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.3
2025-26
58
33.4
20.2
8.9
6.1
1.2
1.1
7.9
15.8
50.3
0.5
1.8
27.9
3.8
5.5
68.6
55.4
3.0
5.9
3.3
1,938
1,169
519
351
72
62
193
186
+131
11OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
111.5
2025-26
53
33.2
16.6
5.2
2.2
1.7
0.7
5.9
12.2
48.2
2.2
5.8
37.1
2.7
3.3
80.7
60.8
1.4
3.9
1.9
1,758
879
278
115
92
39
102
133
+288
12Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
111.5
2025-26
59
35.2
22.9
10.4
8.0
1.3
0.5
8.5
17.1
49.5
1.6
4.5
35.1
4.4
5.7
78.2
58.5
1.4
8.9
3.3
2,079
1,354
612
470
79
29
197
128
+90
13Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
111.6
2025-26
51
32.5
17.7
8.7
3.7
0.8
1.9
6.9
13.2
52.0
1.1
3.7
30.9
2.8
4.5
62.3
58.2
2.3
6.5
1.9
1,656
904
445
187
42
96
98
127
+182
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.7
2025-26
51
34.7
28.7
12.7
10.4
1.4
0.8
10.1
17.6
57.3
1.9
4.8
38.9
6.6
7.9
83.7
68.0
3.0
9.6
3.8
1,768
1,463
646
532
73
41
192
136
+431
15Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
111.8
2025-26
66
27.7
11.2
5.8
1.5
0.8
0.4
3.6
8.3
43.4
2.5
6.3
38.8
1.5
1.8
83.3
61.4
0.9
5.0
0.9
1,830
738
386
99
51
28
58
105
+452
16Stephon Castle
S. Castle
112.0
2025-26
56
29.8
16.6
5.0
7.0
1.2
0.3
5.6
12.1
46.8
1.1
3.6
31.2
4.2
5.8
73.3
57.0
1.3
3.8
3.1
1,671
931
282
390
69
18
175
185
+274
17Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
112.2
2025-26
60
31.4
16.0
7.9
3.2
1.2
1.1
5.9
12.2
48.7
2.1
5.3
38.8
2.1
2.8
76.4
59.9
1.9
6.0
1.8
1,882
962
472
192
70
67
109
201
-26
18Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
112.3
2025-26
61
27.2
11.8
11.5
2.1
0.5
1.5
4.5
8.6
52.3
1.0
3.1
33.3
1.7
2.7
65.0
60.2
4.5
7.0
1.2
1,662
720
702
131
32
92
73
141
-47
19Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.4
2025-26
65
25.8
13.4
2.8
3.2
1.4
0.7
4.9
11.5
42.8
2.6
6.7
38.8
1.0
1.2
80.5
55.8
0.3
2.5
1.5
1,679
870
182
209
92
43
100
135
+214
20Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
112.5
2025-26
59
34.1
28.4
7.1
5.2
1.0
0.4
10.4
21.8
47.9
2.0
5.7
34.7
5.6
7.1
78.5
57.0
1.1
6.0
3.6
2,010
1,677
420
305
59
25
212
162
+196
21Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
112.8
2025-26
57
31.0
15.9
5.1
2.8
1.1
1.0
6.0
12.6
47.4
2.0
5.0
39.9
1.9
2.4
78.8
57.9
1.8
3.3
1.6
1,765
905
291
159
64
59
91
126
+46
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
112.9
2025-26
51
32.4
28.3
6.4
3.8
2.0
0.5
9.8
19.5
50.3
2.6
6.9
38.0
6.0
6.7
90.6
63.0
1.0
5.4
2.1
1,654
1,441
325
192
102
23
105
63
+254
23Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
113.0
2025-26
62
29.6
11.6
7.6
2.1
0.8
0.7
4.2
8.3
50.6
1.0
3.1
32.6
2.2
2.9
78.0
60.8
2.1
5.5
1.2
1,833
720
474
131
50
42
76
216
+91
24Derrick White
D. White
113.0
2025-26
63
34.3
17.5
4.4
5.7
1.2
1.4
6.0
15.3
39.4
2.9
8.7
32.7
2.6
2.9
90.0
52.9
1.1
3.3
1.7
2,163
1,100
280
360
73
91
110
97
+481
25Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
113.2
2025-26
67
33.6
15.0
4.1
3.9
1.4
0.8
6.0
12.3
49.1
2.0
5.3
37.8
1.0
1.2
82.7
58.7
1.0
3.1
1.0
2,250
1,006
276
263
95
56
70
137
+241
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.615
11.0
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