who is the best current defender in defensive rating

Chris Mañon has the best defensive rating with a defensive rating above 0.0 this season, with a 100.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
Who is the best current defender in defensive rating this regular season?
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Mañon
C. Mañon
100.1
2025-26
5
4.2
0.4
0.8
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.4
100.0
53.2
0.2
0.6
0.2
21
2
4
1
3
2
1
3
+7
2Colby Jones
C. Jones
101.3
2025-26
1
7.0
2.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.0
4.0
0.0
7
2
4
2
0
0
0
1
+12
3Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
101.3
2025-26
48
29.3
23.7
11.2
3.0
1.0
3.0
8.1
16.1
50.1
1.8
5.1
34.6
5.9
7.2
81.7
61.7
1.9
9.3
2.6
1,404
1,139
539
142
47
143
124
130
+453
4N'Faly Dante
N. Dante
101.9
2025-26
4
3.8
0.8
1.8
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.3
1.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
33.8
0.8
1.0
0.3
15
3
7
0
2
0
1
1
+10
5Riley Minix
R. Minix
103.0
2025-26
3
2.7
3.0
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.0
1.3
2.0
66.7
0.3
1.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
75.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
8
9
2
1
1
0
0
1
+13
6Paul Reed
P. Reed
103.6
2025-26
45
13.4
6.8
4.5
1.1
0.9
0.8
2.9
4.8
60.0
0.2
0.6
34.5
0.8
1.3
63.3
63.4
2.0
2.5
0.9
604
306
204
51
40
36
42
80
+106
7Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
103.8
2025-26
36
25.4
10.2
9.2
3.5
1.0
0.8
4.3
6.8
63.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.6
2.6
60.9
64.5
3.2
6.1
1.9
914
368
332
126
36
28
68
96
+263
8Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.1
2025-26
56
29.3
17.3
9.0
1.8
0.5
1.9
6.4
11.6
55.2
1.3
3.6
35.6
3.3
4.1
78.4
64.6
1.9
7.1
1.6
1,643
968
506
98
30
108
90
128
+487
9Enrique Freeman
E. Freeman
104.4
2025-26
2
4.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
8
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
+8
10Stanley Umude
S. Umude
104.4
2025-26
2
3.5
1.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
-17
11Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
104.7
2025-26
11
12.2
5.0
1.8
0.8
1.7
0.6
1.5
3.4
45.9
1.0
2.2
45.8
0.9
0.9
100.0
66.4
0.6
1.2
0.6
134
55
20
9
19
7
7
17
0
12Jaylin Williams
J. Williams
104.9
2025-26
49
19.9
7.0
5.3
2.6
0.6
0.7
2.2
5.5
40.5
1.3
3.9
34.6
1.2
1.6
80.3
57.0
0.5
4.8
1.1
973
345
258
126
27
33
52
96
+205
13Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
105.0
2025-26
43
18.5
6.4
2.7
2.0
1.4
0.3
2.3
5.5
42.6
1.0
3.3
31.2
0.7
0.9
77.5
54.4
0.5
2.1
0.9
794
277
115
86
59
14
38
50
+297
14Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
105.5
2025-26
57
25.6
10.2
5.9
2.9
1.9
0.9
4.2
8.1
52.2
0.1
0.4
27.3
1.6
2.8
57.8
54.5
2.1
3.8
1.4
1,460
581
334
167
109
49
82
155
+254
15Chris Boucher
C. Boucher
106.0
2025-26
9
10.4
2.3
2.0
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.9
2.8
32.0
0.2
1.7
13.3
0.3
0.4
75.0
39.2
0.2
1.8
0.1
94
21
18
3
5
7
1
17
+5
16David Jones Garcia
D. Jones Garcia
106.0
2025-26
11
6.2
2.9
1.2
1.6
0.5
0.1
1.2
2.3
52.0
0.3
0.5
60.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
57.9
0.4
0.8
0.5
68
32
13
18
6
1
5
6
+38
17Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
106.3
2025-26
61
27.4
8.9
3.2
2.7
2.0
0.3
3.4
7.9
42.9
1.4
3.9
34.6
0.7
0.9
78.6
53.3
0.9
2.3
1.0
1,671
541
195
166
125
18
62
126
+407
18Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
106.6
2025-26
59
22.4
11.4
9.5
0.6
0.9
1.1
4.6
8.6
53.3
1.2
2.9
40.2
1.0
1.3
77.2
61.8
3.2
6.3
0.9
1,319
673
560
33
51
62
51
95
-28
19Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
106.9
2025-26
45
19.4
5.0
8.7
0.9
0.8
1.1
2.1
3.0
70.1
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.9
39.3
64.7
4.4
4.3
0.6
873
225
390
42
37
51
29
101
+100
20Tolu Smith
T. Smith
107.1
2025-26
7
12.6
4.7
4.7
0.9
0.3
0.7
1.4
3.0
47.6
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.6
72.2
57.1
1.9
2.9
0.7
88
33
33
6
2
5
5
14
+1
21Jalen Duren
J. Duren
107.2
2025-26
51
27.9
18.4
10.7
1.7
0.9
0.8
7.1
11.3
63.1
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.6
72.6
66.6
3.9
6.8
1.8
1,422
937
547
89
46
40
91
144
+334
22Dillon Jones
D. Jones
107.4
2025-26
5
4.8
1.4
1.2
0.8
0.4
0.0
0.2
1.0
20.0
0.2
0.6
33.3
0.8
0.8
100.0
51.8
0.4
0.8
0.0
24
7
6
4
2
0
0
4
+2
23Ronald Holland II
R. Holland II
107.4
2025-26
57
20.4
8.4
4.4
1.4
1.3
0.3
3.1
7.1
43.1
0.6
2.7
23.4
1.6
2.0
80.7
52.4
1.2
3.2
1.3
1,160
478
251
78
72
19
73
127
+145
24Branden Carlson
B. Carlson
107.5
2025-26
35
10.7
4.9
2.6
0.6
0.2
0.5
2.0
3.8
52.2
0.6
1.7
34.4
0.3
0.5
52.9
60.1
0.7
1.9
0.4
376
170
92
21
6
18
13
30
+26
25Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
107.8
2025-26
43
26.3
14.1
3.5
3.7
1.4
0.3
5.2
10.6
48.7
1.1
3.2
35.0
2.7
3.0
87.0
59.0
0.7
2.8
1.6
1,129
606
149
157
61
14
68
93
+401
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