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
20
15.3
4.2
1.8
1.3
0.5
0.3
1.5
4.1
35.8
0.8
2.8
28.6
0.5
0.8
66.7
47.9
0.6
1.2
0.6
306
84
35
26
10
5
12
37
-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
43
25.0
11.2
3.6
1.6
0.7
0.4
4.5
10.1
44.8
1.5
4.3
34.6
0.7
0.9
73.7
53.4
1.5
2.2
1.2
1,077
480
156
70
32
19
53
110
-278
11Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
0
45
34.0
19.8
6.6
4.1
1.2
0.8
7.6
15.7
48.4
1.0
3.5
28.9
3.6
4.5
79.6
55.9
1.2
5.4
2.2
1,532
890
297
186
55
34
99
102
-113
12Jase Richardson
J. Richardson
0
34
11.7
5.4
1.4
1.2
0.2
0.1
2.0
4.1
49.3
0.6
1.7
38.6
0.7
1.0
72.7
59.5
0.5
0.9
0.6
398
184
47
41
8
2
21
35
+10
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
44
35.6
15.1
5.3
4.2
1.5
0.5
5.6
13.0
42.9
2.1
5.7
36.9
1.8
2.4
77.1
53.7
1.6
3.7
1.8
1,568
665
234
183
67
22
80
140
+69
15Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
0
49
32.0
18.8
5.4
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.4
48.6
3.3
7.7
42.7
2.4
2.7
89.5
64.2
1.2
4.2
2.1
1,566
919
265
177
35
10
104
107
+59
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
44
26.6
13.8
6.3
2.9
0.5
0.4
5.0
10.7
46.6
1.6
4.5
34.7
2.2
2.6
85.2
58.1
1.4
4.9
1.8
1,172
607
277
129
24
18
78
87
+11
18Asa Newell
A. Newell
0
34
10.9
5.1
2.1
0.5
0.4
0.4
2.0
3.8
53.9
0.8
1.8
42.6
0.3
0.6
55.0
64.0
0.9
1.1
0.5
371
175
70
18
12
12
18
53
0
19Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
0
51
25.7
13.4
3.7
3.0
1.3
0.3
5.1
11.8
43.0
1.0
3.2
31.7
2.2
2.7
81.2
51.5
0.7
2.9
2.2
1,310
684
187
152
64
14
112
89
-292
20Derik Queen
D. Queen
0
50
25.8
12.3
7.4
4.3
1.0
0.9
4.7
9.7
48.7
0.2
0.9
20.5
2.6
3.3
79.3
54.8
1.8
5.6
2.5
1,291
613
368
214
51
46
127
142
-194
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
25
15.8
4.2
2.3
2.3
0.6
0.0
1.3
3.8
33.7
0.9
2.3
39.7
0.7
0.8
85.7
50.4
0.8
1.6
0.9
394
105
58
57
15
1
22
50
-4
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
26
19.3
6.0
1.3
2.8
0.4
0.4
2.1
6.0
35.3
0.8
2.7
31.0
0.9
1.1
79.3
45.9
0.1
1.2
1.3
501
155
33
73
11
10
35
44
-106

More Pacers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.8

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

RPG

6.9

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

APG

7.5

Nembhard

Andrew Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

109.3

30th

DRTG

116.9

21st

NETRTG

-7.7

26th

3P%

34.4

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
22
28
.440
15.0
12
18
29
.383
17.5
13
13
35
.271
23.0
14
13
35
.271
23.0
15
Pacers Pacers
13
36
.265
23.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
2/2
@
7:00 PM
Tue
2/3
@
7:00 PM
Fri
2/6
@
8:00 PM
Sun
2/8
@
3:00 PM
Tue
2/10
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

24 - 27

124

Final

129

IND Pacers

13 - 36

Sat 31 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
36
12
.750
2
31
18
.633
5.5
3
31
18
.633
5.5
4
30
21
.588
7.5
5
30
21
.588
7.5
6
27
21
.563
9.0
7
27
24
.529
10.5
8
25
23
.521
11.0
9
24
26
.480
13.0
10
24
27
.471
13.5
11
22
28
.440
15.0
12
18
29
.383
17.5
13
13
35
.271
23.0
14
13
35
.271
23.0
15
13
36
.265
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
39
11
.780
2
33
16
.673
5.5
3
33
17
.660
6.0
4
30
17
.638
7.5
5
31
19
.620
8.0
6
29
19
.604
9.0
7
30
20
.600
9.0
8
27
23
.540
12.0
9
23
25
.479
15.0
10
23
27
.460
16.0
11
19
30
.388
19.5
12
18
29
.383
19.5
13
15
35
.300
24.0
14
13
38
.255
26.5
15
12
39
.235
27.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/5
@
111-103
Mon
1/5
@
100-98
Tue
1/6
@
93-108
Tue
1/6
@
110-131
Tue
1/6
@
97-96

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
2/2
@
3:00 PM
Mon
2/2
@
7:00 PM
Mon
2/2
@
7:30 PM
Mon
2/2
@
10:00 PM
Tue
2/3
@
7:00 PM