who led the league in drtg in 1987 with a minimum of 40 games played

Hakeem Olajuwon had the best defensive rating with a defensive rating above 0.0 and 40+ games played in 1986-87, with a 98.7 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
98.7
75
1986-87
HOU HOU
36.8
23.4
11.4
2.9
1.9
3.4
9.0
17.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.3
7.6
70.2
55.4
4.2
7.2
3.0
2,760
1,755
858
220
140
254
228
294
2Carey Scurry
C. Scurry
99.1
69
1986-87
UTA UTA
10.9
5.0
2.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.8
3.6
49.8
0.1
0.2
28.6
1.4
1.9
70.1
56.2
1.4
1.5
0.8
753
344
198
57
55
54
56
124
3Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
100.3
68
1986-87
MIL MIL
13.2
3.1
1.5
1.0
1.5
0.1
1.1
3.1
35.7
0.2
0.7
26.0
0.7
0.9
81.0
44.4
0.5
1.0
0.5
900
212
102
66
105
8
34
118
4Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
100.3
79
1986-87
UTA UTA
31.7
7.7
8.8
1.3
0.5
4.1
3.0
7.4
40.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.7
65.7
44.8
2.7
6.2
1.8
2,505
608
697
105
43
321
142
273
5Chuck Nevitt
C. Nevitt
100.5
41
1986-87
DET DET
6.5
1.9
2.0
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.8
1.5
49.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.6
58.3
51.7
0.9
1.1
0.5
267
76
83
4
7
30
21
73
6Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
101.4
82
1986-87
MIL MIL
30.9
12.7
10.0
2.5
1.1
1.1
4.8
10.3
46.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
3.8
84.7
53.3
2.5
7.5
2.0
2,536
1,045
822
203
88
90
160
328
7Manute Bol
M. Bol
101.4
82
1986-87
WAS WAS
18.9
3.1
4.4
0.1
0.2
3.7
1.3
2.8
44.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.8
67.2
48.2
1.0
3.4
0.7
1,552
251
362
11
20
302
61
189
8Scott Hastings
S. Hastings
101.6
40
1986-87
ATL ATL
6.4
1.8
1.8
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.6
1.7
33.8
0.1
0.3
16.7
0.6
0.7
79.3
44.0
0.4
1.4
0.3
256
71
70
13
10
7
13
35
9Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
101.8
75
1986-87
ATL ATL
23.5
5.4
6.5
0.3
0.6
1.9
2.3
4.2
54.6
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.2
72.4
57.6
2.1
4.4
0.8
1,764
405
488
22
43
140
61
240
10Jon Koncak
J. Koncak
102.0
82
1986-87
ATL ATL
20.5
5.6
6.0
0.4
0.6
0.9
2.1
4.3
48.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.3
65.4
53.1
1.9
4.1
1.1
1,684
463
493
31
52
76
92
262
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
102.0
82
1986-87
UTA UTA
22.7
7.9
1.8
8.2
2.2
0.2
2.8
5.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
18.4
2.2
2.8
78.2
57.5
0.4
1.5
2.0
1,858
648
151
670
177
14
164
224
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
102.1
82
1986-87
UTA UTA
34.8
21.7
10.4
1.9
1.3
0.7
8.9
17.3
51.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
6.6
59.8
53.6
3.4
7.0
2.9
2,857
1,779
855
158
104
60
237
323
13Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
102.1
43
1986-87
HOU HOU
30.8
15.6
8.7
2.8
0.9
1.3
6.4
13.2
48.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.7
4.4
62.4
51.8
2.0
6.6
2.9
1,326
672
372
120
40
58
126
169
14Kent Benson
K. Benson
102.1
73
1986-87
UTA UTA
12.3
4.5
3.2
0.5
0.5
0.4
1.9
4.3
44.3
0.0
0.1
28.6
0.6
0.8
81.0
48.2
1.1
2.1
0.6
895
329
231
39
39
28
45
138
15Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
102.2
75
1986-87
DAL DAL
18.7
7.5
7.1
0.7
0.7
1.1
3.1
6.7
46.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.3
1.9
67.6
50.1
2.4
4.7
1.3
1,405
561
533
52
56
79
101
232
16Sidney Green
S. Green
102.5
80
1986-87
DET DET
22.4
7.9
8.2
0.8
0.5
0.6
3.2
6.8
47.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.2
67.2
50.9
2.5
5.7
1.6
1,792
631
653
62
41
50
127
197
17Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
102.6
82
1986-87
DET DET
34.8
15.4
11.6
1.8
0.9
0.8
6.2
12.3
50.1
0.1
0.3
28.6
3.0
3.3
89.4
55.9
3.0
8.7
1.5
2,854
1,263
955
151
72
69
120
283
18Rick Mahorn
R. Mahorn
102.7
63
1986-87
DET DET
20.3
6.1
6.0
0.6
0.5
0.8
2.3
5.1
44.7
0.0
0.0
1.5
1.9
82.1
51.4
1.5
4.5
1.2
1,278
384
375
38
32
50
73
221
19Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
102.8
78
1986-87
LAL LAL
19.4
5.7
5.8
0.8
0.9
0.5
2.1
4.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.0
76.4
58.4
2.0
3.8
1.3
1,514
446
453
63
74
41
104
201
20Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
102.9
82
1986-87
MIL MIL
33.8
20.8
8.5
2.8
1.6
1.0
8.9
17.4
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
66.2
53.6
2.6
5.9
2.1
2,770
1,707
700
229
129
81
172
296
21Stuart Gray
S. Gray
103.1
55
1986-87
IND IND
8.3
2.0
2.3
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.7
1.8
40.6
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.7
71.8
46.5
0.7
1.6
0.7
456
110
129
26
10
28
36
93
22John Salley
J. Salley
103.1
82
1986-87
DET DET
17.8
5.3
3.6
0.7
0.5
1.5
2.0
3.5
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.1
61.4
59.0
1.3
2.3
0.9
1,463
431
296
54
44
125
74
256
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
103.6
74
1986-87
BOS BOS
40.6
28.1
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
1.2
3.0
40.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185
24Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
103.6
81
1986-87
IND IND
34.1
13.2
8.3
2.2
1.3
1.2
4.7
9.4
50.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.8
4.5
83.7
58.2
2.3
6.0
1.6
2,761
1,072
670
180
106
97
130
304
25Kevin Willis
K. Willis
103.6
81
1986-87
ATL ATL
32.4
16.1
10.5
0.8
0.8
0.8
6.6
12.4
53.6
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
4.0
70.9
57.0
4.0
6.5
2.1
2,626
1,304
849
62
65
61
173
313
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112.6

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10.4

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39.6

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Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
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Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
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Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
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5
Spurs Spurs
18
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.720
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HOU HOU
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NOP NOP
8:00 PM
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12/20
HOU HOU
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DEN DEN
5:00 PM
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12/21
HOU HOU
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SAC SAC
10:00 PM
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12/23
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LAC LAC
10:30 PM
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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
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3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
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5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
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9
.654
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Pistons Pistons
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5
.800
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Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
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15
11
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Raptors Raptors
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Heat Heat
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
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HOU HOU
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Thu
11/13
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NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
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DAL DAL
133-127
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SAS SAS
109-108
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
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MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
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LAC LAC
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