worst defensive rating by players playing at least 30 minutes per game this season

Jordan Poole has the highest defensive rating with 30.0+ minutes per game this season, with a 128.6 rating.

NAMEDRTGMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jordan Poole
J. Poole
128.6
30.3
2025-26
NOP NOP
7
17.3
1.7
3.4
0.3
0.3
5.0
14.1
35.4
2.9
8.4
33.9
4.4
4.6
96.9
53.5
0.4
1.3
2.1
212
121
12
24
2
2
15
18
-91
2CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
127.9
30.0
2025-26
WAS WAS
22
18.6
3.0
3.4
0.7
0.3
6.6
15.0
44.2
3.0
7.5
40.2
2.3
2.9
79.7
57.1
0.5
2.5
1.6
660
409
67
74
16
6
36
50
-161
3Keyonte George
K. George
124.3
33.4
2025-26
UTA UTA
23
22.2
3.9
6.7
0.8
0.3
7.0
16.0
43.6
2.1
6.3
32.9
6.2
6.9
90.5
58.5
0.5
3.4
3.6
768
511
89
155
19
7
82
54
-169
4Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
123.8
35.1
2025-26
UTA UTA
22
27.6
6.5
2.0
0.8
0.4
9.2
19.5
47.2
3.0
8.3
36.1
6.2
6.8
90.7
61.3
2.2
4.4
1.2
773
608
144
44
18
8
26
37
-68
5Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
123.7
33.3
2025-26
SAC SAC
21
20.9
3.1
2.3
0.8
0.2
7.4
15.1
48.7
2.8
7.2
39.1
3.3
3.8
86.3
62.0
0.3
2.9
2.1
700
438
66
48
16
4
44
49
-203
6Kyshawn George
K. George
123.1
31.5
2025-26
WAS WAS
20
15.2
5.9
4.8
1.1
0.9
5.4
11.5
47.0
2.5
5.5
45.0
1.9
2.6
74.5
60.0
0.8
5.1
3.4
629
303
118
95
22
17
67
83
-201
7Herbert Jones
H. Jones
122.8
30.3
2025-26
NOP NOP
16
9.5
3.8
2.3
1.4
0.3
3.4
8.8
39.0
1.6
4.3
36.2
1.1
1.4
73.9
50.3
0.9
2.8
1.6
484
152
60
37
23
4
26
57
-119
8DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
122.2
33.0
2025-26
SAC SAC
23
17.9
3.0
3.5
1.3
0.2
6.5
13.0
49.8
0.8
2.0
38.3
4.1
4.6
89.6
59.5
0.5
2.6
1.1
758
411
70
81
30
4
25
47
-172
9Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
121.6
35.6
2025-26
NOP NOP
22
20.5
6.5
3.5
1.7
0.2
7.0
15.0
46.8
2.8
7.8
36.3
3.6
4.0
92.0
61.2
1.5
5.0
2.2
784
452
144
78
37
4
48
50
-198
10Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
121.6
30.9
2025-26
NOP NOP
10
22.1
5.6
4.0
1.6
0.5
7.4
14.5
51.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
7.3
10.1
72.3
58.3
2.3
3.3
3.1
309
221
56
40
16
5
31
23
-26
11Rui Hachimura
R. Hachimura
121.4
33.1
2025-26
LAL LAL
22
14.0
3.9
0.8
0.5
0.2
5.4
10.1
53.6
2.0
4.2
46.2
1.2
1.6
75.0
64.7
0.8
3.0
1.0
729
308
85
18
11
4
22
38
+15
12Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
121.1
30.9
2025-26
IND IND
15
17.2
2.0
6.3
0.9
0.2
5.6
13.2
42.4
1.8
5.1
35.1
4.2
4.9
85.1
56.0
0.3
1.7
2.3
464
258
30
94
13
3
35
37
-164
13Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
120.3
33.5
2025-26
CHA CHA
24
18.0
5.5
3.3
0.8
0.2
6.3
13.7
45.9
3.4
8.4
40.3
2.1
2.3
90.9
61.3
1.0
4.5
2.4
803
433
131
78
18
5
57
54
-54
14Cameron Johnson
C. Johnson
120.1
30.0
2025-26
DEN DEN
22
11.1
3.4
2.3
0.7
0.3
3.9
8.5
45.2
1.8
4.5
39.4
1.6
2.0
80.0
59.0
0.8
2.6
1.1
661
245
75
50
15
6
25
51
+139
15James Harden
J. Harden
119.9
35.3
2025-26
LAC LAC
23
26.8
5.4
8.3
1.2
0.4
7.7
17.5
44.3
3.5
9.6
36.7
7.8
8.7
89.9
62.9
0.5
4.9
4.0
813
616
125
190
27
10
91
49
-60
16Aaron Nesmith
A. Nesmith
119.9
30.5
2025-26
IND IND
11
15.5
4.5
1.5
0.8
0.3
4.9
13.4
36.7
2.8
7.5
37.3
2.8
3.5
79.5
51.8
1.5
2.9
0.7
335
170
49
17
9
3
8
27
-43
17Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
119.7
34.7
2025-26
CHA CHA
24
21.0
6.3
3.6
0.6
0.5
7.3
17.0
42.5
2.4
7.7
30.8
4.1
4.8
85.2
54.7
1.0
5.3
1.6
833
503
152
86
15
13
38
46
-144
18LeBron James
L. James
119.6
33.1
2025-26
LAL LAL
7
16.1
4.7
7.6
0.7
0.3
6.4
13.9
46.4
1.6
4.7
33.3
1.7
3.1
54.5
53.0
0.7
4.0
1.9
232
113
33
53
5
2
13
10
+12
19Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
119.5
32.4
2025-26
BOS BOS
24
17.1
4.3
5.0
0.8
0.1
6.3
14.0
44.9
2.7
8.0
34.0
1.8
2.1
86.0
57.3
1.1
3.2
1.3
777
410
102
119
18
2
30
42
+136
20Toumani Camara
T. Camara
119.3
33.6
2025-26
POR POR
24
12.4
5.3
2.8
1.1
0.6
4.5
10.8
41.3
2.4
7.0
33.9
1.1
1.6
69.2
54.0
2.1
3.3
2.1
807
298
128
66
26
14
50
77
-53
21Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
119.0
32.7
2025-26
IND IND
12
21.2
5.6
2.3
0.8
0.2
6.6
14.4
45.7
2.8
6.4
42.9
5.3
6.4
81.8
61.4
0.9
4.7
3.1
392
254
67
28
9
2
37
36
-53
22Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
119.0
32.8
2025-26
BKN BKN
19
25.8
7.6
3.2
0.9
0.3
9.3
18.7
49.6
3.5
9.0
39.2
3.8
4.6
81.8
62.4
1.2
6.4
2.2
624
491
144
60
18
5
41
42
-42
23Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
118.7
36.8
2025-26
LAL LAL
20
28.4
5.5
6.7
1.1
0.2
8.6
16.9
50.9
2.9
7.7
37.0
8.4
9.6
87.4
67.3
0.8
4.7
3.4
735
568
109
134
22
3
67
43
+86
24Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
118.6
34.7
2025-26
NYK NYK
21
28.0
3.1
6.4
0.8
0.0
9.8
20.8
47.1
2.7
7.4
35.9
5.7
6.7
85.7
59.0
0.5
2.6
2.3
729
588
65
135
16
1
48
49
+198
25Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
118.4
30.2
2025-26
BKN BKN
23
13.6
7.7
4.5
0.7
1.4
5.1
9.2
55.7
0.0
0.5
9.1
3.3
4.7
69.4
60.1
2.8
4.9
1.5
694
312
177
103
16
32
35
53
-129
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ORTG

111.7

26th

DRTG

122.6

29th

NETRTG

-10.9

29th

3P%

34.9

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Mavericks Mavericks
9
16
.360
14.5
12
Jazz Jazz
8
15
.348
14.5
13
Kings Kings
6
17
.261
16.5
14
Clippers Clippers
6
18
.250
17.0
15
Pelicans Pelicans
3
21
.125
20.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
IND IND
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

3 - 21

101

Final

119

BKN Nets

6 - 17

Sat 6 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
7.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
MIN MIN
@
UTA UTA
120-113
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
LAC LAC
105-102
Mon
11/10
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
119-109
Mon
11/10
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
120-133
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
102-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/8
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
7:30 PM
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
12/9
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
8:30 PM