who has the highest defensive rating on cavs

Sam Merrill has the worst defensive rating for the Cavaliers this season, with a 119.1 rating.

Interpreted as:

Who has the highest defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games on cavs this regular season?

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Sam Merrill S. Merrill	119.1	2025-26	CLE	42	25.9	12.7	2.4	2.3	0.6	0.1	4.2	9.0	47.0	3.2	7.2	44.5	1.0	1.2	84.0	66.3	0.6	1.7	0.9	1,086	532	99	96	24	5	36	107	+187
2	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	116.4	2025-26	CLE	43	26.2	14.0	4.2	2.1	0.7	0.1	4.7	11.2	42.3	1.7	5.5	30.8	2.8	3.2	86.9	55.3	0.7	3.6	1.7	1,125	600	182	89	30	6	71	107	-20
3	Jaylon Tyson J. Tyson	116.0	2025-26	CLE	61	27.4	13.3	5.1	2.2	0.8	0.4	5.0	10.1	49.7	2.1	4.5	45.5	1.2	1.6	75.8	61.7	1.8	3.3	1.5	1,671	811	314	134	49	25	89	156	+111
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	114.8	2025-26	CLE	58	33.5	28.3	4.5	5.8	1.6	0.3	9.8	20.4	48.0	3.4	9.3	36.6	5.3	6.2	85.6	61.2	0.8	3.8	3.0	1,941	1,642	262	336	90	17	173	135	+375
5	Dean Wade D. Wade	114.2	2025-26	CLE	51	22.5	5.8	4.3	1.5	0.8	0.4	2.0	4.7	43.2	1.2	3.4	36.2	0.5	0.7	71.1	57.8	0.9	3.4	0.3	1,147	298	220	78	40	22	15	83	+134
6	Nae'Qwan Tomlin N. Tomlin	113.7	2025-26	CLE	51	15.8	5.9	2.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	2.4	5.1	46.5	0.4	1.8	21.5	0.8	1.0	75.5	53.3	1.3	1.5	0.4	808	300	147	42	37	29	20	101	+26
7	Craig Porter Jr. C. Porter Jr.	112.8	2025-26	CLE	57	17.7	4.4	3.3	3.3	0.9	0.6	1.8	4.1	44.0	0.5	1.4	35.4	0.4	0.6	55.6	51.0	1.3	2.0	0.9	1,009	253	189	186	54	32	54	64	+70
8	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	111.6	2025-26	CLE	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
9	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	111.5	2025-26	CLE	51	27.5	15.3	8.5	1.9	1.0	0.9	6.0	9.4	63.6	0.0	0.2	10.0	3.3	4.5	72.5	67.0	2.6	5.9	1.4	1,405	779	432	97	50	44	69	92	+176

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

7th

DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

4.0

8th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	4.0
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/13	CLE	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 3/15	DAL	@	CLE	3:30 PM
Tue 3/17	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Thu 3/19	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	CLE	@	NOP	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

40 - 26

122

Final

128

Magic

36 - 28

Wed 11 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

10.0

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.8

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.9

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.5

118.6

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.6

111.3

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.9

7.7

7.6

7.2

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-51

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-46

21-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,101.2

Jokić

3,051.7

Maxey

3,002.4

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,304

Jokić

3,188.8

Dončić

3,080

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-25-1

41-26

38-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

27-39

27-38

28-38

28-37

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	4.0
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	12.5
9	76ers	35	31	.530	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.0
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.0
12	Bulls	27	38	.415	20.0
13	Nets	17	49	.258	30.5
14	Wizards	16	49	.246	31.0
15	Pacers - e	15	51	.227	32.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	51	15	.773
2	Spurs	48	17	.738	2.5
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.0
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	17.5
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	18.5
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	41	.359	27.0
12	Pelicans	22	45	.328	29.5
13	Mavericks	21	44	.323	29.5
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	35.5