Jeremiah Fears has the highest defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 120.8 rating.

Interpreted as:

worst defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by rookie this regular 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	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	120.8	2025-26	NOP	43	26.8	14.2	3.7	3.2	1.2	0.2	5.4	12.4	43.4	1.0	3.2	32.4	2.3	2.9	79.4	51.7	0.8	2.9	2.4	1,152	609	158	136	52	10	105	75	-279
2	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	119.9	2025-26	CHA	40	32.6	19.1	5.2	3.6	0.7	0.2	6.6	13.6	48.4	3.4	8.0	42.8	2.4	2.7	89.0	64.3	1.0	4.2	2.2	1,302	762	206	144	27	8	89	93	-12
3	Sion James S. James	119.2	2025-26	CHA	41	25.4	6.5	3.5	1.9	0.6	0.4	2.0	5.0	40.5	1.1	3.0	37.4	1.4	1.6	86.2	57.4	0.6	2.9	0.8	1,040	268	143	79	25	17	33	73	-44
4	Derik Queen D. Queen	116.0	2025-26	NOP	42	26.0	12.5	7.5	4.3	1.0	1.0	4.9	9.9	49.0	0.2	0.9	17.9	2.7	3.4	77.8	55.0	1.7	5.7	2.5	1,091	527	313	182	44	41	103	125	-162
5	VJ Edgecombe	115.2	2025-26	PHI	35	35.8	15.9	5.3	4.3	1.6	0.5	5.9	13.9	42.5	2.3	6.0	37.6	1.8	2.3	79.0	53.3	1.7	3.6	1.7	1,253	555	186	150	55	18	61	113	+78
6	Cedric Coward C. Coward	114.7	2025-26	MEM	37	26.7	14.0	6.6	2.9	0.5	0.4	5.0	10.6	47.1	1.6	4.6	34.3	2.4	2.9	84.9	58.9	1.5	5.1	1.7	987	518	243	107	20	13	63	76	+28
7	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	113.2	2025-26	DAL	40	34.1	18.8	6.3	4.2	1.3	0.8	7.2	15.0	47.8	1.0	3.4	28.7	3.5	4.3	81.8	55.6	1.2	5.1	2.2	1,363	752	250	167	51	32	87	91	-156

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

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DRTG

120.3

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NETRTG

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26th

3P%

34.1

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Clippers	17	23	.425	17.0
12	Mavericks	16	26	.381	19.0
13	Jazz	14	27	.341	20.5
14	Kings	11	30	.268	23.5
15	Pelicans	10	33	.233	25.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/16	NOP	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 1/18	NOP	@	HOU	7:00 PM
Wed 1/21	DET	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 1/23	NOP	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sun 1/25	NOP	@	SAS	7:00 PM

Last Game

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11 - 27

113

Final

116

Pelicans

10 - 33

Wed 14 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.6

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.9

Williams

69.3

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

122.2

120.7

120.4

119.6

118.8

DRtg Rankings

106.4

110.3

112.1

112.8

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

6.8

6.6

6.5

5.7

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

9-32

10-33

10-29

11-30

11-27

14-27

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

2,033.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,921.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,040.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,031

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.53

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

29-12

25-16

23-15-1

24-17

23-18

Worst Record ATS

14-28

15-24

16-25

17-24

17-23

18-23

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	29	10	.744
2	Celtics	25	15	.625	4.5
3	Knicks	25	16	.610	5.0
4	Raptors	25	17	.595	5.5
5	76ers	22	17	.564	7.0
6	Magic	23	18	.561	7.0
7	Cavaliers	23	19	.548	7.5
8	Heat	21	20	.512	9.0
9	Bulls	19	21	.475	10.5
10	Hawks	20	23	.465	11.0
11	Bucks	17	24	.415	13.0
12	Hornets	15	26	.366	15.0
13	Nets	11	27	.289	17.5
14	Wizards	10	29	.256	19.0
15	Pacers	9	32	.220	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	35	7	.833
2	Spurs	28	13	.683	6.5
3	Nuggets	28	13	.683	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	14	.659	7.5
5	Lakers	24	15	.615	9.5
6	Rockets	23	15	.605	10.0
7	Suns	24	17	.585	10.5
8	Warriors	23	19	.548	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	20	22	.476	15.0
10	Grizzlies	17	23	.425	17.0
11	Clippers	17	23	.425	17.0
12	Mavericks	16	26	.381	19.0
13	Jazz	14	27	.341	20.5
14	Kings	11	30	.268	23.5
15	Pelicans	10	33	.233	25.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/19	WAS	@	MEM	130-122
Fri 12/19	PHX	@	GSW	116-119
Fri 12/19	ORL	@	UTA	128-127
Fri 12/19	POR	@	SAC	98-93
Fri 12/19	LAL	@	LAC	88-103

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/16	NOP	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 1/16	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Fri 1/16	CHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 1/16	LAC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	HOU	9:30 PM

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