who led the nba in defensive rating in 2024

Leonard Miller had the lowest defensive rating with a defensive rating above 0.0 in 2023-24, with an 85.4 rating in his rookie 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	Leonard Miller L. Miller	85.4	2023-24	MIN	1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	+3
2	Hamidou Diallo H. Diallo	86.0	2023-24	WAS	2	2.5	1.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	5	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	+4
3	Markquis Nowell M. Nowell	100.2	2023-24	TOR	1	4.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	53.2	2.0	0.0	0.0	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	+4
4	E.J. Liddell	100.6	2023-24	NOP	8	2.9	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.8	16.7	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	29.1	0.0	0.6	0.3	23	4	5	1	2	2	2	2	-4
5	Usman Garuba U. Garuba	101.1	2023-24	GSW	6	3.0	0.5	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.0	16.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.3	50.0	21.8	0.5	0.7	0.3	18	3	7	1	1	3	2	2	-11
6	Shaquille Harrison S. Harrison	104.1	2023-24	MEM	3	2.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	6	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	-11
7	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	104.4	2023-24	MIN	76	34.1	14.0	12.9	1.3	0.7	2.1	5.3	8.1	66.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.8	67.6	3.8	9.2	1.6	2,593	1,061	982	102	52	162	119	238	+411
8	Leonard Miller L. Miller	104.4	2023-24	MIN	17	3.1	1.7	1.2	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.8	1.2	65.0	0.1	0.3	40.0	0.1	0.1	50.0	69.4	0.3	0.9	0.1	52	29	20	8	2	1	1	5	+8
9	Jonathan Isaac J. Isaac	104.5	2023-24	ORL	58	15.8	6.8	4.5	0.5	0.7	1.2	2.5	4.9	51.0	0.7	1.9	37.5	1.0	1.4	72.0	61.0	1.3	3.2	0.5	914	393	260	30	43	70	27	64	+183
10	Josh Minott J. Minott	104.7	2023-24	MIN	32	2.8	1.6	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.1	47.2	0.1	0.3	40.0	0.4	0.4	85.7	59.3	0.1	0.4	0.1	91	50	17	8	5	5	2	10	+20
11	Wendell Moore Jr. W. Moore Jr.	105.5	2023-24	MIN	25	3.0	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.7	50.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	75	18	12	6	5	1	4	5	-6
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	105.8	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
13	Tari Eason T. Eason	106.3	2023-24	HOU	22	21.8	9.8	7.0	1.2	1.4	0.9	4.0	8.6	46.6	0.8	2.3	36.0	1.0	1.5	63.6	52.8	2.1	4.9	0.9	480	215	153	27	31	19	20	51	+88
14	Daishen Nix D. Nix	106.3	2023-24	MIN	15	3.3	1.8	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.6	1.6	37.5	0.4	1.1	35.3	0.2	0.4	50.0	50.7	0.1	0.1	0.3	50	27	3	6	5	0	5	2	+28
15	Neemias Queta N. Queta	106.3	2023-24	BOS	28	11.9	5.5	4.4	0.7	0.5	0.8	2.4	3.7	64.4	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.0	71.4	66.2	1.9	2.5	0.5	333	154	122	20	13	21	13	50	+135
16	Goga Bitadze G. Bitadze	106.5	2023-24	ORL	62	15.4	5.0	4.6	1.3	0.5	1.2	2.0	3.4	60.3	0.0	0.2	14.3	0.9	1.4	65.5	62.9	1.8	2.9	0.7	957	311	286	79	32	72	44	107	+26
17	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	107.0	2023-24	CHI	79	17.1	8.4	9.0	0.5	0.9	0.6	3.4	6.1	55.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.8	59.2	57.6	3.4	5.6	1.0	1,351	663	708	37	73	48	81	140	+26
18	Quenton Jackson Q. Jackson	107.2	2023-24	IND	3	3.7	0.7	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.7	0.7	100.0	53.2	0.0	1.3	0.0	11	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	0
19	Naz Reid N. Reid	107.3	2023-24	MIN	81	24.2	13.5	5.2	1.3	0.8	0.9	5.0	10.5	47.7	2.1	5.0	41.4	1.3	1.8	73.6	59.5	0.9	4.3	1.4	1,964	1,090	423	106	63	73	111	172	+248
20	Ryan Rollins R. Rollins	107.8	2023-24	TOT	13	6.0	3.4	1.0	1.1	0.8	0.2	1.1	2.1	51.9	0.2	0.3	75.0	1.0	1.3	76.5	63.8	0.2	0.8	0.6	78	44	13	14	10	3	8	8	+62
21	Jordan Walsh J. Walsh	107.9	2023-24	BOS	9	9.2	1.7	2.2	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.7	1.7	40.0	0.2	1.0	22.2	0.1	0.2	50.0	47.2	0.6	1.7	0.3	83	15	20	5	5	1	3	11	+47
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	108.0	2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	26.4	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	5.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	238	195	+684
23	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	108.1	2023-24	NYK	75	25.3	7.8	8.3	2.5	1.2	1.1	3.1	4.9	64.4	0.0	0.0	33.3	1.5	2.1	70.7	67.0	3.3	5.1	1.2	1,896	582	626	188	87	85	93	210	+406
24	Jay Huff J. Huff	108.1	2023-24	DEN	20	2.5	1.2	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.8	60.0	0.2	0.5	33.3	0.1	0.1	100.0	72.4	0.1	0.5	0.1	49	23	11	2	2	3	1	9	-9
25	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	108.2	2023-24	PHX	76	27.3	10.9	11.0	4.0	1.1	1.1	4.2	8.3	51.0	0.3	1.2	24.4	2.2	3.4	64.0	55.9	2.9	8.1	2.3	2,078	829	837	301	81	80	175	254	+404

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DRTG

112.6

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NETRTG

5.5

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3P%

36.4

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SAS	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Tue 1/13	MIN	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	HOU	9:30 PM

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20 - 17

Final

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Gobert

69.5

Ayton

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ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

118.5

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

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8-30

8-29

10-25

11-22

12-23

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

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25-11

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21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.0
7	Magic	20	17	.541	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	10	25	.286	16.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	21.5

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1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.0
12	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	30	.211	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/5	GSW	@	CLE	99-94
Fri 12/5	MIL	@	DET	112-124
Fri 12/5	LAC	@	MIN	106-109
Fri 12/5	SAC	@	MIA	127-111
Fri 12/5	HOU	@	DAL	109-122

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	CHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	WAS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	TOR	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	NOP	@	ATL	7:30 PM

Leonard Miller had the lowest defensive rating with a defensive rating above 0.0 in 2023-24, with an 85.4 rating in his rookie season.

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