who leads the nba in defensive rating in 2020

Marques Bolden had the best defensive rating in 2019-20 in his rookie season, with a 69.2 rating.

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NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Marques Bolden
M. Bolden
69.2
2019-20
1
3.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
+4
2Tacko Fall
T. Fall
93.2
2019-20
7
4.7
3.3
2.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
1.6
2.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.4
33.3
75.1
0.1
2.0
0.4
33
23
15
1
1
4
3
7
+7
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
97.0
2019-20
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
4Ryan Anderson
R. Anderson
97.8
2019-20
2
7.0
2.5
3.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
1.0
3.5
28.6
0.5
2.5
20.0
0.0
0.0
35.7
0.0
3.5
0.5
14
5
7
2
1
0
1
1
+7
5Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
98.2
2019-20
29
13.4
5.2
4.4
0.9
0.8
1.2
2.2
3.0
72.7
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.2
64.7
72.8
1.4
3.0
0.7
388
150
128
27
22
35
21
51
+36
6Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
100.1
2019-20
68
26.7
12.0
4.6
1.5
0.7
2.4
4.3
9.9
43.5
1.5
4.8
31.4
1.9
2.2
83.6
55.1
0.9
3.7
1.0
1,817
813
312
99
46
163
70
163
+526
7Dewan Hernandez
D. Hernandez
100.6
2019-20
6
4.7
2.3
2.3
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.8
2.3
35.7
0.2
0.3
50.0
0.5
0.8
60.0
43.2
0.8
1.5
0.5
28
14
14
3
1
0
3
6
+11
8JaVale McGee
J. McGee
101.0
2019-20
68
16.6
6.6
5.7
0.5
0.5
1.4
2.9
4.5
63.7
0.0
0.1
50.0
0.8
1.2
64.6
65.2
1.8
3.9
0.8
1,130
446
390
37
36
94
55
159
+131
9Chris Boucher
C. Boucher
101.0
2019-20
62
13.2
6.6
4.5
0.4
0.4
1.0
2.3
4.8
47.2
0.6
1.9
32.2
1.5
1.9
78.4
58.7
1.7
2.7
0.5
819
411
277
26
22
61
28
114
+99
10Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
101.2
2019-20
66
23.0
9.2
4.8
2.3
1.3
0.3
3.5
7.7
45.5
1.3
3.7
33.6
1.0
1.3
73.3
55.7
1.0
3.8
1.4
1,520
610
318
154
85
20
90
113
+409
11Norvel Pelle
N. Pelle
101.4
2019-20
24
9.7
2.4
3.0
0.3
0.1
1.3
1.0
2.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.6
50.0
52.6
0.8
2.2
0.8
232
57
72
8
3
31
18
55
-74
12Anthony Davis
A. Davis
101.8
2019-20
62
34.4
26.1
9.3
3.2
1.5
2.3
8.9
17.7
50.3
1.2
3.5
33.0
7.2
8.5
84.6
61.0
2.3
7.0
2.5
2,131
1,618
577
200
91
143
154
156
+241
13Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
101.9
2019-20
61
18.5
7.4
4.9
0.9
1.0
1.5
3.0
4.4
68.4
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.3
1.7
75.5
71.1
1.5
3.4
1.1
1,127
449
300
57
59
91
66
166
+27
14Corey Brewer
C. Brewer
102.2
2019-20
5
6.6
1.0
1.6
0.4
0.8
0.0
0.4
0.8
50.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.6
33.3
47.0
0.4
1.2
0.4
33
5
8
2
4
0
2
7
+5
15Ersan Ilyasova
E. Ilyasova
102.3
2019-20
63
15.7
6.6
4.8
0.8
0.4
0.3
2.3
5.0
46.6
0.8
2.2
36.5
1.1
1.4
82.8
58.9
1.0
3.8
0.5
986
414
302
49
24
17
34
95
+81
16Sterling Brown
S. Brown
102.5
2019-20
52
14.7
5.1
3.5
1.0
0.6
0.1
1.8
4.9
37.1
0.8
2.6
32.4
0.6
0.8
80.0
48.6
0.6
2.9
0.8
766
266
183
51
29
7
42
54
+67
17Dwight Howard
D. Howard
102.6
2019-20
69
18.9
7.5
7.3
0.7
0.4
1.1
2.9
4.0
72.9
0.0
0.1
60.0
1.6
3.1
51.4
69.6
2.5
4.9
1.2
1,306
517
507
45
31
79
84
222
+162
18Stanley Johnson
S. Johnson
102.7
2019-20
25
6.0
2.4
1.5
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.9
2.4
37.3
0.3
1.0
29.2
0.4
0.6
56.3
45.4
0.3
1.2
0.6
150
60
37
20
6
4
15
16
+12
19Jonathan Isaac
J. Isaac
102.8
2019-20
34
28.8
11.9
6.8
1.4
1.6
2.3
4.6
9.8
47.0
0.9
2.8
34.0
1.8
2.3
77.9
55.2
1.7
5.1
1.4
980
404
231
48
53
78
49
83
+18
20Talen Horton-Tucker
T. Horton-Tucker
102.9
2019-20
6
13.5
5.7
1.2
1.0
1.3
0.2
2.3
5.0
46.7
0.7
2.2
30.8
0.3
0.7
50.0
53.5
0.3
0.8
1.0
81
34
7
6
8
1
6
10
-19
21Thanasis Antetokounmpo
T. Antetokounmpo
102.9
2019-20
20
6.5
2.8
1.2
0.8
0.4
0.1
1.2
2.4
50.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.4
0.9
41.2
49.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
129
55
24
15
7
2
12
18
-16
22Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
103.0
2019-20
TOT
57
33.0
17.7
15.2
2.7
1.9
1.6
7.3
13.8
53.3
0.1
0.6
14.3
3.0
5.2
57.5
55.3
4.4
10.8
3.6
1,879
1,010
864
152
109
93
203
201
-191
23KZ Okpala
KZ Okpala
103.1
2019-20
5
5.2
1.4
1.0
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.6
1.0
60.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.4
50.0
59.5
0.2
0.8
0.2
26
7
5
1
2
1
1
2
-15
24Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
103.2
2019-20
44
26.4
7.5
6.3
3.3
0.8
0.9
2.7
6.3
42.7
1.3
3.4
38.5
0.8
1.1
73.5
55.1
0.7
5.5
1.3
1,161
331
275
147
34
38
59
124
+267
25Mo Bamba
M. Bamba
103.2
2019-20
62
14.2
5.4
4.9
0.7
0.4
1.4
2.1
4.6
46.2
0.6
1.7
34.6
0.5
0.7
67.4
54.2
1.6
3.3
0.7
878
332
302
42
23
86
42
116
+20
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