Before 1999-00, Mike Iuzzolino had the highest defensive rating, with a 116.6 rating.

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worst defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player before 2000

	NAME	DRTG	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	Mike Iuzzolino M. Iuzzolino	116.6	122	25.0	9.0	2.0	4.3	0.7	0.1	3.1	6.8	45.7	0.9	2.3	40.4	1.8	2.3	79.8	57.4	0.5	1.5	1.8	3,049	1,096	238	522	82	7	221	180
2	Anthony Goldwire A. Goldwire	114.5	184	21.9	7.4	1.5	3.3	0.7	0.0	2.6	6.3	41.2	0.9	2.2	40.0	1.4	1.8	79.3	52.8	0.3	1.2	1.2	4,021	1,369	274	608	135	9	224	332	-596
3	Lee Mayberry L. Mayberry	114.3	496	20.8	5.1	1.3	3.6	0.7	0.1	1.9	4.6	41.5	0.8	2.0	37.7	0.5	0.8	65.9	51.6	0.3	1.0	1.2	10,337	2,546	642	1,767	352	43	591	865	-511
4	Chuck Aleksinas C. Aleksinas	113.8	74	15.1	5.1	3.6	0.5	0.2	0.2	2.2	4.6	47.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	73.3	50.9	1.2	2.5	1.0	1,114	377	270	36	15	15	72	171
5	Chris Smith C. Smith	113.6	224	17.7	5.1	1.3	2.8	0.5	0.3	1.9	4.4	43.5	0.3	0.7	36.6	1.0	1.4	71.3	51.0	0.3	1.0	1.0	3,956	1,140	291	627	118	56	219	346
6	Eric Washington E. Washington	113.6	104	22.1	6.9	2.1	1.0	0.8	0.4	2.6	6.6	40.2	0.8	2.3	34.6	0.8	1.1	75.7	48.9	0.8	1.3	1.0	2,300	716	216	108	78	43	106	230	-628
7	Doug West D. West	113.3	623	25.5	10.1	2.5	2.0	0.7	0.3	4.1	8.5	48.4	0.1	0.3	19.6	1.8	2.3	80.0	53.2	0.8	1.7	1.3	15,897	6,297	1,584	1,235	444	177	800	1,761	-230
8	Geoff Huston G. Huston	113.2	496	24.7	8.8	1.4	5.1	0.7	0.1	3.7	7.7	48.3	0.0	0.1	25.4	1.4	2.0	70.8	51.7	0.4	1.0	1.8	12,252	4,380	684	2,509	331	32	899	844
9	Eric Williams E. Williams	113.1	178	27.1	11.9	3.6	1.4	0.9	0.2	4.0	9.2	43.7	0.1	0.2	25.0	3.8	5.2	73.0	51.7	1.5	2.2	1.6	4,830	2,119	648	248	159	32	285	445	-552
10	A.J. English	112.9	151	20.6	9.9	2.1	2.1	0.4	0.2	4.1	9.4	43.5	0.1	0.4	13.8	1.7	2.2	77.8	48.0	0.9	1.2	1.3	3,108	1,502	315	320	57	24	203	287
11	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	112.8	810	30.3	19.7	3.4	2.1	0.6	0.3	7.6	14.4	52.5	0.3	0.7	36.8	4.3	4.9	87.2	59.4	1.1	2.3	1.6	24,521	15,980	2,785	1,668	468	243	1,310	1,560
12	Terry Dehere T. Dehere	112.7	402	18.2	8.0	1.5	2.6	0.5	0.1	2.7	6.5	41.1	0.8	2.2	37.8	1.8	2.4	77.9	53.0	0.4	1.1	1.5	7,305	3,235	588	1,034	213	36	617	830	-259
13	Darrick Martin D. Martin	112.7	294	23.9	9.2	1.6	4.0	0.9	0.1	3.1	7.9	39.3	0.9	2.5	34.6	2.1	2.5	85.3	51.1	0.3	1.3	1.8	7,012	2,699	471	1,164	269	19	517	656	-514
14	Johnny Dawkins J. Dawkins	112.5	541	27.5	11.1	2.5	5.5	1.1	0.1	4.4	9.6	45.6	0.3	1.0	33.0	2.0	2.3	85.7	52.2	0.6	1.9	2.0	14,859	5,984	1,336	2,997	618	29	1,108	837
15	Maurice Taylor M. Taylor	112.5	117	25.8	13.6	4.6	1.0	0.4	0.6	5.4	11.5	46.8	0.0	0.1	14.3	2.8	3.8	71.8	51.3	1.9	2.7	1.9	3,018	1,588	538	120	50	69	227	401	-579
16	Derek Smith D. Smith	112.5	408	24.1	12.8	3.2	2.1	0.6	0.4	5.0	10.0	49.9	0.1	0.4	29.4	2.8	3.7	75.3	55.3	1.2	2.0	1.7	9,825	5,232	1,300	866	265	175	700	1,214
17	Eric Piatkowski E. Piatkowski	112.4	327	17.5	7.7	2.2	1.0	0.6	0.2	2.7	6.1	43.9	1.0	2.6	39.0	1.4	1.7	82.1	56.8	0.8	1.4	0.9	5,721	2,528	717	315	189	53	287	541	-391
18	Scott Skiles S. Skiles	112.4	600	28.0	11.1	2.5	6.5	0.8	0.0	3.8	8.8	43.5	0.9	2.3	37.9	2.6	2.9	88.9	55.2	0.5	2.1	2.5	16,789	6,652	1,526	3,881	500	29	1,497	1,343
19	John Battle J. Battle	112.2	612	17.8	8.7	1.3	2.1	0.4	0.1	3.4	7.2	46.4	0.1	0.4	27.3	1.9	2.4	79.3	52.6	0.3	1.1	1.1	10,910	5,338	824	1,257	273	43	659	874
20	Rory White R. White	112.1	324	16.7	7.4	2.3	0.7	0.6	0.2	3.0	5.9	50.6	0.0	0.0	7.7	1.4	2.0	68.1	54.1	1.1	1.2	1.0	5,410	2,387	749	232	187	52	330	520
21	Othell Wilson O. Wilson	112.1	127	16.1	4.2	1.7	3.3	0.9	0.1	1.7	3.7	45.4	0.0	0.3	17.6	0.8	1.0	74.6	50.2	0.5	1.2	1.4	2,049	535	212	424	119	16	172	189
22	Terry Teagle T. Teagle	112.1	687	21.1	11.6	2.6	1.4	0.8	0.2	4.8	10.3	46.5	0.0	0.2	21.0	2.0	2.5	79.2	50.9	1.1	1.6	1.5	14,509	7,982	1,803	956	517	127	1,005	1,532
23	Pooh Richardson P. Richardson	111.9	639	30.4	11.1	2.8	6.5	1.3	0.2	4.8	10.7	44.4	0.6	1.7	32.9	1.0	1.5	65.2	48.6	0.7	2.1	1.8	19,399	7,083	1,807	4,180	817	111	1,165	1,129	-400
24	Randy Wittman R. Wittman	111.9	543	21.4	7.4	1.4	2.2	0.5	0.1	3.4	6.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	32.1	0.7	0.9	75.3	52.3	0.3	1.1	0.8	11,594	4,034	760	1,201	257	65	441	559
25	Freeman Williams F. Williams	111.9	323	20.5	14.7	1.6	1.6	0.8	0.1	6.1	13.0	46.7	0.5	1.5	33.1	2.1	2.6	82.4	51.9	0.8	0.8	1.8	6,606	4,738	510	516	247	18	568	533

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21.0

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DRTG

116.5

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-5.4

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34.4

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0

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PPG Leaders

33.5

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31.1

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

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BPG Leaders

3.1

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1.9

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1.9

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4.0

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3.8

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68.8

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67.6

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67.4

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

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1.52

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61-44

50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

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36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

Before 1999-00, Mike Iuzzolino had the highest defensive rating, with a 116.6 rating.

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