worst defensive player of the year

50 players are tied for the fewest career Defensive Player of the Year awards, with 0. The first three are Ethan Thompson, Javonte Cooke and DaRon Holmes II.

Interpreted as:
worst defensive player of the year by a player
NAMEDPOYGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ethan Thompson
E. Thompson
0
21
15.5
4.5
1.7
1.4
0.5
0.3
1.6
4.2
37.1
0.9
2.9
30.0
0.5
0.8
68.8
49.5
0.5
1.1
0.6
325
95
35
29
10
6
12
40
-28
2Javonte Cooke
J. Cooke
0
12
6.0
1.8
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.7
2.4
27.6
0.3
1.3
18.8
0.2
0.2
100.0
35.1
0.2
0.7
0.5
72
21
10
7
6
0
6
3
-28
3DaRon Holmes II
D. Holmes II
0
14
12.5
4.1
1.7
1.1
0.0
0.3
1.4
3.1
44.2
1.0
2.4
41.2
0.4
0.6
75.0
62.3
0.4
1.4
0.4
175
58
24
15
0
4
5
16
-22
4David Jones Garcia
D. Jones Garcia
0
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
5Tristan Enaruna
T. Enaruna
0
1
3.0
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
2.0
0.0
0.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
+2
6Joan Beringer
J. Beringer
0
24
7.0
3.1
2.1
0.3
0.1
0.4
1.4
2.1
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.4
60.0
66.8
1.0
1.0
0.3
167
74
50
6
3
10
6
25
+45
7Carter Bryant
C. Bryant
0
38
8.3
2.6
1.7
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.9
2.7
35.0
0.4
1.4
27.8
0.3
0.4
78.6
44.9
0.4
1.3
0.3
314
98
64
7
6
5
12
30
-39
8Walter Clayton Jr.
W. Clayton Jr.
0
45
18.0
6.8
2.0
3.2
0.5
0.3
2.3
5.7
39.8
1.0
3.2
30.8
1.3
1.4
93.5
54.0
0.3
1.6
1.3
811
306
88
143
24
12
57
78
-119
9Dylan Harper
D. Harper
0
39
21.4
10.7
3.3
3.5
0.9
0.3
4.3
9.5
45.4
0.6
2.6
24.8
1.4
1.9
73.7
51.7
0.7
2.6
1.4
835
419
128
137
34
12
56
73
+117
10Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
0
44
25.4
11.3
3.6
1.6
0.8
0.5
4.6
10.1
45.4
1.5
4.3
34.9
0.7
1.0
70.5
54.0
1.5
2.2
1.2
1,117
499
160
71
35
22
54
112
-265
11Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
0
46
34.1
20.1
6.7
4.2
1.2
0.8
7.7
15.9
48.4
1.0
3.5
29.4
3.7
4.6
80.2
56.2
1.2
5.5
2.2
1,569
926
306
192
55
36
100
103
-115
12Jase Richardson
J. Richardson
0
35
11.7
5.3
1.4
1.2
0.2
0.1
2.0
4.1
48.3
0.6
1.7
37.3
0.7
0.9
72.7
58.4
0.5
0.9
0.6
411
184
48
41
8
2
21
36
-3
13Yang Hansen
Y. Hansen
0
29
8.1
2.3
1.7
0.7
0.1
0.3
0.8
2.6
28.9
0.2
1.1
15.2
0.6
0.6
94.4
39.3
0.5
1.2
0.9
235
66
50
21
2
8
25
32
-43
14VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
0
46
35.6
15.1
5.3
4.3
1.5
0.5
5.6
13.1
42.7
2.1
5.7
36.0
1.8
2.4
77.1
53.3
1.6
3.7
1.8
1,638
695
244
197
70
22
82
142
+101
15Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
0
50
32.0
18.7
5.5
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.4
48.2
3.3
7.8
42.5
2.5
2.8
89.2
64.0
1.2
4.3
2.2
1,602
936
274
179
35
10
108
108
+70
16Liam McNeeley
L. McNeeley
0
28
12.2
4.1
2.1
0.8
0.2
0.1
1.2
3.1
38.6
0.8
2.1
37.9
0.9
1.1
80.6
56.6
0.4
1.8
0.4
342
115
60
23
5
3
12
35
+19
17Cedric Coward
C. Coward
0
45
26.7
13.8
6.2
2.9
0.5
0.4
5.0
10.7
46.7
1.6
4.5
34.5
2.2
2.6
84.9
58.1
1.4
4.8
1.8
1,200
621
281
130
24
18
79
89
+24
18Asa Newell
A. Newell
0
35
11.1
5.2
2.1
0.5
0.4
0.3
2.1
3.8
54.5
0.7
1.8
41.9
0.4
0.6
59.1
64.6
0.9
1.2
0.5
388
183
72
18
13
12
19
56
+5
19Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
0
52
25.5
13.3
3.6
2.9
1.3
0.3
5.1
11.8
43.0
1.0
3.2
31.9
2.2
2.7
81.4
51.5
0.8
2.9
2.2
1,326
693
189
152
66
15
113
91
-292
20Derik Queen
D. Queen
0
51
25.9
12.3
7.4
4.3
1.1
0.9
4.7
9.7
48.8
0.2
0.9
21.7
2.6
3.3
79.4
55.1
1.7
5.6
2.5
1,322
629
376
217
54
47
129
146
-203
21Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
0
40
22.1
7.7
5.1
2.1
0.9
0.8
3.2
6.0
53.4
0.4
1.1
34.1
1.0
1.5
64.4
58.2
2.6
2.6
1.2
882
307
205
82
36
33
48
104
-20
22Kasparas Jakučionis
K. Jakučionis
0
26
15.8
4.2
2.3
2.3
0.7
0.0
1.3
3.8
33.3
0.9
2.3
39.3
0.8
0.9
87.0
50.4
0.8
1.5
0.9
410
110
61
59
17
1
23
51
-20
23Khaman Maluach
K. Maluach
0
22
4.3
1.1
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.4
0.9
40.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.5
90.0
51.2
0.3
0.6
0.5
95
25
20
3
1
8
10
17
-28
24Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
0
47
19.8
5.7
3.0
1.3
0.6
0.3
2.1
5.4
39.6
0.7
2.4
30.6
0.6
0.9
68.2
48.5
0.8
2.2
1.1
932
266
140
63
28
14
50
89
-110
25Nolan Traore
N. Traore
0
27
19.4
6.0
1.4
2.9
0.4
0.4
2.1
6.1
35.2
0.9
2.7
31.1
0.9
1.1
79.3
45.6
0.2
1.2
1.4
525
162
38
77
11
10
37
45
-110

More Pacers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.8

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

RPG

6.8

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

APG

7.5

Nembhard

Andrew Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

109.6

30th

DRTG

117.2

21st

NETRTG

-7.6

26th

3P%

34.6

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
23
28
.451
15.0
12
19
29
.396
17.5
13
13
36
.265
24.0
14
13
36
.265
24.0
15
Pacers Pacers
13
38
.255
25.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/6
@
8:00 PM
Sun
2/8
@
3:00 PM
Tue
2/10
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

16 - 35

131

Final

122

IND Pacers

13 - 38

Tue 3 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
37
12
.755
2
32
18
.640
5.5
3
32
18
.640
5.5
4
30
21
.588
8.0
5
30
21
.588
8.0
6
29
21
.580
8.5
7
27
25
.519
11.5
8
25
24
.510
12.0
9
25
27
.481
13.5
10
24
27
.471
14.0
11
23
28
.451
15.0
12
19
29
.396
17.5
13
13
36
.265
24.0
14
13
36
.265
24.0
15
13
38
.255
25.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
40
11
.784
2
33
16
.673
6.0
3
33
18
.647
7.0
4
31
17
.646
7.5
5
30
19
.612
9.0
6
31
20
.608
9.0
7
31
20
.608
9.0
8
27
24
.529
13.0
9
23
26
.469
16.0
10
23
28
.451
17.0
11
19
29
.396
19.5
12
19
31
.380
20.5
13
16
35
.314
24.0
14
13
39
.250
27.5
15
12
39
.235
28.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/7
@
114-112
Wed
1/7
@
122-131
Wed
1/7
@
114-116
Thu
1/8
@
117-125
Thu
1/8
@
128-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/4
@
9:30 PM
Wed
2/4
@
10:00 PM
Wed
2/4
@
10:30 PM
Thu
2/5
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/5
@
7:00 PM