Dragan Bender had the highest defensive rating in 2017-18, with a 114.3 rating.

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worst player defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA 2018

	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	Dragan Bender D. Bender	114.3	2017-18	PHX	82	25.2	6.5	4.4	1.6	0.3	0.6	2.3	5.9	38.6	1.4	3.9	36.6	0.5	0.6	76.5	52.4	0.5	3.9	1.4	2,069	531	361	130	22	53	112	166	-472
2	Tony Snell T. Snell	114.2	2017-18	MIL	75	27.4	6.9	1.9	1.3	0.6	0.4	2.5	5.7	43.5	1.4	3.6	40.3	0.5	0.6	79.2	57.8	0.1	1.8	0.5	2,053	516	141	98	47	28	36	115	-56
3	T.J. Warren	114.2	2017-18	PHX	65	33.0	19.6	5.1	1.3	1.0	0.6	8.1	16.4	49.8	0.3	1.4	22.2	3.0	3.9	75.7	54.1	1.9	3.2	1.3	2,142	1,271	333	85	65	41	85	149	-431
4	JR Smith	114.0	2017-18	CLE	80	28.1	8.3	2.9	1.8	0.9	0.1	3.0	7.4	40.3	1.8	4.8	37.5	0.5	0.7	69.6	53.4	0.4	2.6	1.0	2,244	662	235	141	68	11	81	161	-114
5	Lou Williams L. Williams	113.5	2017-18	LAC	79	32.8	22.6	2.5	5.3	1.1	0.2	7.4	16.9	43.5	2.4	6.6	35.9	5.5	6.2	88.0	57.4	0.5	2.0	3.0	2,589	1,782	198	417	85	19	234	106	+123
6	Jamal Murray J. Murray	113.3	2017-18	DEN	81	31.7	16.7	3.7	3.4	1.0	0.3	5.9	13.1	45.1	2.0	5.4	37.8	2.8	3.1	90.5	57.6	1.0	2.7	2.1	2,568	1,352	297	274	79	28	172	173	+223
7	Bogdan Bogdanović B. Bogdanović	113.2	2017-18	SAC	78	27.9	11.8	2.9	3.3	0.9	0.2	4.4	9.9	44.6	1.7	4.2	39.2	1.3	1.5	84.0	55.6	0.4	2.5	1.6	2,175	917	223	258	72	16	125	172	-362
8	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	113.2	2017-18	MEM	82	28.6	11.0	3.1	1.6	0.9	0.2	4.1	9.4	44.0	1.1	3.2	35.6	1.5	2.0	74.7	53.1	0.6	2.5	1.5	2,343	898	257	135	73	17	124	233	-243
9	Austin Rivers A. Rivers	113.2	2017-18	LAC	61	33.7	15.1	2.4	4.0	1.2	0.3	5.6	13.2	42.4	2.2	5.9	37.8	1.7	2.6	64.2	52.6	0.4	1.9	1.8	2,057	920	145	242	74	16	109	152	-67
10	Dennis Schröder D. Schröder	113.1	2017-18	ATL	67	30.9	19.4	3.1	6.2	1.1	0.1	7.5	17.1	43.6	1.1	3.9	29.0	3.4	4.0	84.9	51.5	0.7	2.4	2.7	2,072	1,301	208	417	72	6	183	147	-281
11	Wilson Chandler W. Chandler	113.1	2017-18	DEN	74	31.5	10.0	5.4	2.1	0.6	0.5	3.8	8.5	44.5	1.2	3.3	35.8	1.2	1.5	77.2	54.2	1.4	4.0	1.2	2,331	738	398	159	43	39	92	156	+62
12	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	113.0	2017-18	SAC	73	27.8	11.6	2.8	4.4	1.0	0.3	4.5	10.9	41.2	0.6	2.1	30.7	1.9	2.7	72.3	47.8	0.5	2.3	2.4	2,026	844	204	320	70	20	173	163	-414
13	Courtney Lee C. Lee	112.9	2017-18	NYK	76	30.4	12.0	2.9	2.4	1.1	0.2	4.5	9.9	45.4	1.5	3.7	40.6	1.5	1.6	91.9	56.4	0.4	2.6	1.1	2,310	913	224	180	80	17	84	109	-256
14	Jonathon Simmons J. Simmons	112.8	2017-18	ORL	69	29.4	13.9	3.5	2.5	0.8	0.2	5.1	11.0	46.5	1.0	3.0	33.8	2.7	3.5	76.8	55.5	0.9	2.6	2.1	2,029	962	239	171	58	16	146	175	-294
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	112.8	2017-18	MIN	82	36.3	17.7	4.4	2.0	1.1	0.6	6.9	15.9	43.8	1.4	4.1	33.1	2.5	3.8	64.3	50.5	1.0	3.4	1.7	2,979	1,452	358	160	91	51	138	163	+208
16	Spencer Dinwiddie S. Dinwiddie	112.4	2017-18	BKN	80	28.8	12.6	3.2	6.6	0.9	0.3	4.1	10.5	38.7	1.8	5.4	32.6	2.7	3.4	81.3	52.7	0.5	2.7	1.6	2,306	1,007	259	524	68	23	128	186	-88
17	E'Twaun Moore E. Moore	112.1	2017-18	NOP	82	31.5	12.5	2.9	2.3	1.0	0.1	5.2	10.1	50.8	1.6	3.7	42.5	0.6	0.8	70.6	59.3	0.7	2.2	1.2	2,586	1,022	238	187	79	12	102	182	+151
18	Jeff Teague J. Teague	112.1	2017-18	MIN	70	33.0	14.2	3.0	7.0	1.5	0.3	5.1	11.3	44.6	1.2	3.3	36.8	2.9	3.4	84.5	55.3	0.3	2.6	2.5	2,311	994	209	492	102	23	177	171	+138
19	Taj Gibson T. Gibson	111.9	2017-18	MIN	82	33.2	12.2	7.1	1.2	0.8	0.7	5.2	9.0	57.7	0.1	0.4	20.0	1.7	2.3	76.8	61.0	2.4	4.8	1.1	2,726	999	584	99	62	59	89	218	+242
20	Allen Crabbe A. Crabbe	111.8	2017-18	BKN	75	29.3	13.2	4.3	1.6	0.6	0.5	4.5	11.0	40.7	2.7	7.1	37.8	1.5	1.8	85.2	55.8	0.4	3.9	1.0	2,197	990	324	117	47	35	78	168	-82
21	Bojan Bogdanović B. Bogdanović	111.8	2017-18	IND	80	30.8	14.3	3.4	1.5	0.7	0.1	5.1	10.7	47.4	1.9	4.8	40.2	2.2	2.6	86.8	60.5	0.4	3.0	1.3	2,464	1,141	270	119	55	8	106	129	+87
22	Gary Harris G. Harris	111.7	2017-18	DEN	67	34.2	17.5	2.6	2.9	1.8	0.2	6.6	13.6	48.5	2.3	5.9	39.6	2.0	2.4	82.7	59.7	0.6	2.1	1.8	2,292	1,170	176	194	122	15	119	119	+170
23	Yogi Ferrell Y. Ferrell	111.7	2017-18	DAL	82	27.8	10.2	3.0	2.5	0.8	0.1	3.8	8.9	42.6	1.6	4.4	37.3	1.0	1.3	79.6	54.0	0.3	2.7	1.0	2,281	838	249	201	64	9	78	153	+6
24	Will Barton W. Barton	111.7	2017-18	DEN	81	33.3	15.7	5.0	4.1	1.0	0.6	5.7	12.7	45.2	1.9	5.2	37.0	2.2	2.8	80.5	56.2	0.9	4.2	1.8	2,696	1,268	409	331	82	52	149	168	+127
25	Justin Holiday J. Holiday	111.5	2017-18	CHI	72	31.5	12.2	4.0	2.1	1.1	0.4	4.0	10.9	37.1	2.2	6.2	35.9	1.9	2.3	82.3	51.3	0.4	3.6	1.3	2,265	876	291	153	80	31	93	134	-178

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ORTG

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DRTG

113.9

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NETRTG

0.8

14th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.0
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	PHX	@	SAC	11:00 PM
Thu 3/5	CHI	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NOP	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	CHA	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Tue 3/10	PHX	@	MIL	8:00 PM

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Lakers

34 - 24

110

Final

113

Suns

34 - 26

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

67.2

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-44

18-43

19-43

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

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Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

36-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

26-35

26-34

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	5.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.5
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	44	.267	29.5
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.0
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.0
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	28.5
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	CHA	@	DAL	123-121
Wed 1/28	BKN	@	DEN	103-107
Wed 1/28	DET	@	PHX	96-114
Wed 1/28	OKC	@	MIN	111-123

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DAL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NYK	@	TOR	7:30 PM

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