which team leads the nba in starter defensive rating

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the lowest defensive rating by a team by starters this season, with a 105.6 rating.

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Assumption:2026-27 season
Data note: Defensive Rating: player game data complete from 1984-85

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Timberwolves	105.6	2026-27	12	154.0	81.3	31.3	17.8	5.9	3.2	30.5	62.3	49.0	9.8	24.8	39.3	10.6	16.1	65.8	58.7	8.7	22.6	11.0	1,848	976	375	213	71	38	132	179	+619
2	Pistons	107.6	2026-27	11	150.6	78.5	28.4	18.4	6.3	3.6	28.3	57.6	49.1	8.2	20.6	39.6	13.8	17.4	79.6	60.2	6.9	21.5	9.5	1,656	864	312	202	69	40	104	158	+252
3	Celtics	108.2	2026-27	12	132.0	71.3	23.5	17.9	4.8	3.1	24.9	54.0	46.1	8.7	23.9	36.2	12.8	15.4	83.2	58.7	6.3	17.2	9.2	1,584	856	282	215	58	37	110	129	+297
4	Spurs	108.2	2026-27	12	150.7	88.3	30.4	21.8	6.2	5.7	32.0	66.7	48.0	7.9	23.4	33.8	16.3	20.1	81.3	58.4	6.3	24.2	8.8	1,808	1,059	365	261	74	68	105	134	+778
5	Knicks	108.7	2026-27	12	152.3	78.3	30.3	17.0	5.1	2.1	26.9	61.8	43.5	9.4	27.3	34.5	15.0	18.7	80.4	55.9	7.2	23.2	9.4	1,828	939	364	204	61	25	113	141	+188
6	Thunder	109.2	2026-27	12	137.2	77.0	28.4	15.0	4.7	3.3	28.3	61.0	46.4	6.2	17.9	34.4	14.2	16.9	83.7	56.3	7.3	21.1	7.6	1,647	924	341	180	56	40	91	136	+73
7	76ers	109.8	2026-27	13	167.4	87.5	30.4	21.8	6.6	3.0	31.2	68.8	45.4	7.1	22.8	31.1	17.9	22.5	79.5	55.5	6.4	24.0	9.9	2,176	1,137	395	284	86	39	129	160	+141
8	Rockets	110.4	2026-27	12	167.3	86.3	32.3	21.4	5.2	4.5	30.4	61.6	49.4	8.5	21.0	40.5	17.0	21.0	81.0	60.9	8.6	23.8	9.9	2,008	1,036	388	257	62	54	119	148	+482
9	Grizzlies	111.3	2026-27	11	137.7	72.5	32.2	15.9	3.5	2.4	25.2	55.3	45.6	8.9	23.6	37.7	13.3	15.2	87.4	58.5	7.5	24.6	8.9	1,514	798	354	175	38	26	98	146	+376
10	Mavericks	111.8	2026-27	12	136.8	71.2	25.5	15.3	5.2	4.1	25.4	53.4	47.6	7.4	21.6	34.4	12.9	15.8	81.6	58.9	5.8	19.8	8.8	1,641	854	306	184	62	49	106	142	-31
11	Warriors	112.7	2026-27	12	137.3	74.3	24.5	19.6	4.9	2.4	24.5	50.8	48.3	10.5	24.9	42.1	14.8	18.3	80.5	63.1	6.4	18.1	9.9	1,648	891	294	235	59	29	119	141	+180
12	Hawks	113.6	2026-27	12	149.9	76.7	28.4	21.0	7.3	2.2	28.1	61.2	45.9	8.8	25.5	34.6	11.7	14.8	78.7	56.6	9.3	19.1	8.8	1,799	920	341	252	87	26	106	157	+138
13	Nets	113.7	2026-27	11	138.9	69.8	26.5	15.0	5.5	2.9	23.3	51.1	45.6	8.5	23.6	36.2	14.7	19.4	76.1	58.6	6.5	19.9	11.1	1,528	768	291	165	60	32	122	144	-31
14	Hornets	113.7	2026-27	12	140.5	61.5	29.2	14.8	4.3	2.3	22.6	57.9	39.0	7.2	25.9	27.7	9.2	11.5	79.7	48.8	9.2	20.0	11.7	1,686	738	350	177	51	27	140	141	-422
15	Magic	113.9	2026-27	12	162.8	79.5	29.3	20.2	5.6	2.3	27.9	61.3	45.6	9.0	26.5	34.0	14.7	18.3	80.4	57.4	7.1	22.3	12.8	1,954	954	352	242	67	28	154	178	-108
16	Pacers	113.9	2026-27	13	143.2	73.2	22.6	18.6	3.9	2.6	26.6	56.5	47.1	7.0	21.2	33.0	13.0	16.6	78.2	57.4	5.4	17.2	9.3	1,861	952	294	242	51	34	121	153	-144
17	Lakers	114.1	2026-27	13	153.0	88.2	26.7	16.8	7.8	4.7	30.0	57.9	51.8	9.9	24.1	41.2	18.2	22.3	81.7	65.1	7.5	19.2	12.1	1,989	1,146	347	219	102	61	157	175	+505
18	Trail Blazers	114.4	2026-27	11	141.8	79.9	25.5	16.4	4.0	3.0	26.5	55.8	47.6	10.3	27.7	37.0	16.5	21.8	75.8	61.1	6.8	18.7	9.5	1,560	879	281	180	44	33	105	139	+295
19	Cavaliers	114.5	2026-27	12	149.3	79.4	28.8	18.3	4.2	4.7	27.7	58.3	47.5	9.0	23.7	38.0	15.1	20.1	75.1	59.2	6.0	22.8	9.7	1,792	953	345	219	50	56	116	130	+26
20	Wizards	115.7	2026-27	13	160.2	83.6	30.5	18.9	5.0	3.6	29.7	63.6	46.7	6.8	21.4	32.0	17.4	21.4	81.3	57.3	6.8	23.7	11.3	2,083	1,087	396	246	65	47	147	168	-191
21	Raptors	115.7	2026-27	12	149.8	80.0	27.5	18.3	5.9	2.8	29.3	65.4	44.8	7.1	23.1	30.7	14.3	19.7	72.5	54.0	8.5	19.0	8.6	1,798	960	330	219	71	34	103	174	-64
22	Heat	115.7	2026-27	11	152.3	85.6	28.0	20.6	5.2	3.6	31.9	63.9	49.9	8.6	24.6	35.1	13.2	19.1	69.0	59.2	8.1	19.9	10.1	1,676	942	308	227	57	40	111	134	-203
23	Jazz	116.4	2026-27	12	148.8	72.3	26.4	15.8	4.3	4.3	25.2	58.4	43.1	8.1	25.2	32.1	13.8	17.2	80.6	54.8	6.4	20.0	10.5	1,785	867	317	189	51	51	126	171	-471
24	Nuggets	116.4	2026-27	10	164.2	84.2	28.9	20.9	6.6	2.9	30.5	63.0	48.4	9.5	25.5	37.3	13.7	16.6	82.5	59.9	6.4	22.5	8.9	1,642	842	289	209	66	29	89	119	+140
25	Clippers	117.1	2026-27	10	143.5	65.9	22.2	16.2	6.4	2.3	23.8	50.3	47.3	8.0	20.6	38.8	10.3	13.6	75.7	58.5	5.6	16.6	10.5	1,435	659	222	162	64	23	105	115	-277

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More Timberwolves Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

18.6

Ball

RPG

11.5

Gobert

APG

6.3

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

7th

DRTG

104.8

1st

NETRTG

13.3

1st

3P%

38.0

6th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 11/17	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/19	NYK	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 11/21	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Mavericks

7 - 5

Final

133

Timberwolves

9 - 3

Thu 12 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.7

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.2

Kessler

2.2

Clingan

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Bane

TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-12

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-8

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
6	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	5	7	.417	5.0
10	Pacers	5	8	.385	5.5
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	POR	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/13	OKC	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the lowest defensive rating by a team by starters this season, with a 105.6 rating.

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18.6

11.5

6.3

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

38.6

30.3

29.7

13.7

13.3

12.6

9.0

8.8

8.5

3.0

2.3

2.2

4.4

2.2

2.2

5.5

4.3

4.1

72.6

71.9

71.3

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

759

685.6

583.3

734.5

723.3

610.3

40.1

36.5

35.9

37.4

36.8

36.4

2.11

1.74

1.62

2.04

1.83

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule