worst team defensive ratings in nba history

The New Orleans Pelicans have the worst defensive rating by a team, with a 109.6 rating.

	TEAM	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	Pelicans	109.6	1,930	241.7	102.7	43.0	22.9	7.7	4.7	38.5	84.3	45.7	8.2	22.9	35.6	17.5	22.9	76.5	54.4	11.2	31.8	14.1	466,575	198,218	82,930	44,272	14,813	9,096	27,132	38,886
2	Timberwolves	109.2	2,955	241.7	101.8	42.1	23.5	7.7	5.1	38.4	84.0	45.7	6.3	17.9	35.0	18.7	24.3	77.0	53.7	11.7	30.4	14.7	714,175	300,892	124,402	69,432	22,886	14,988	43,366	63,670
3	Hornets	109.0	2,875	241.8	101.3	42.0	23.6	7.7	4.8	37.8	83.8	45.2	6.9	19.5	35.5	18.7	24.7	75.8	53.5	11.3	30.7	14.4	695,225	291,232	120,661	67,715	22,280	13,669	41,504	59,047
4	Mavericks	108.9	3,704	241.7	104.3	42.7	22.7	7.4	4.7	39.3	85.2	46.1	6.6	18.7	35.6	19.1	24.7	77.2	54.3	11.9	30.7	14.1	895,135	386,508	158,010	84,193	27,293	17,410	52,318	79,001
5	Raptors	108.7	2,471	241.9	101.9	42.0	22.6	7.8	5.1	37.9	83.8	45.3	8.1	22.5	35.8	18.0	23.4	77.0	54.2	11.4	30.6	14.0	597,665	251,916	103,761	55,829	19,309	12,541	34,609	53,220
6	Grizzlies	108.3	2,472	241.8	100.2	42.1	22.4	8.2	5.1	37.6	83.1	45.2	7.1	20.4	35.0	17.9	23.8	75.2	53.6	11.5	30.6	14.9	597,630	247,725	103,983	55,374	20,251	12,695	36,801	52,016
7	Nuggets	108.2	4,030	241.6	108.3	44.2	24.9	8.4	5.3	41.0	88.0	46.6	5.8	16.5	35.1	20.8	27.3	76.1	54.1	13.0	31.2	15.9	973,650	436,408	178,307	100,168	33,901	21,484	63,897	92,379
8	Kings	108.1	4,276	241.6	105.2	43.0	23.9	8.2	4.6	40.2	86.5	46.5	5.8	16.2	35.6	19.6	25.9	75.8	53.7	12.3	30.6	16.2	1,033,065	449,786	183,672	102,095	35,098	19,600	69,348	97,635
9	Clippers	108.0	4,275	241.4	103.9	42.8	23.0	8.1	5.2	39.7	85.2	46.6	5.6	15.8	35.4	19.6	26.2	74.7	53.7	12.4	30.4	16.5	1,031,775	444,170	183,181	98,315	34,738	22,339	70,366	95,883
10	Warriors	107.7	4,268	241.5	107.6	44.4	24.5	8.8	5.0	41.2	88.4	46.6	6.7	18.5	36.2	19.3	25.6	75.5	54.0	13.3	31.1	16.4	1,030,820	459,208	189,425	104,592	37,599	21,525	70,113	98,512
11	Magic	107.7	2,964	241.5	101.7	42.8	22.2	7.6	4.8	38.0	83.4	45.5	7.3	20.9	35.1	18.4	25.0	73.8	53.9	11.6	31.2	15.0	715,810	301,478	126,855	65,705	22,465	14,272	44,387	62,240
12	Nets	107.2	4,029	241.6	102.0	43.3	22.9	8.2	5.3	38.5	85.2	45.2	5.8	16.8	34.5	19.4	25.8	75.2	52.8	12.8	30.4	16.2	973,460	410,892	174,283	92,071	33,119	21,182	65,455	92,336
13	Wizards	107.2	4,275	241.7	103.1	43.2	23.2	7.9	5.0	39.8	86.5	46.0	5.2	15.2	34.5	18.8	25.1	74.9	52.8	12.5	30.7	15.8	1,033,200	440,575	184,668	99,032	33,848	21,312	67,525	94,569
14	Hawks	107.0	4,270	241.7	103.3	43.3	23.0	8.4	5.0	39.1	85.0	46.0	5.9	16.8	35.1	19.8	26.0	76.2	53.6	13.0	30.3	15.9	1,031,950	441,150	184,885	98,088	35,665	21,527	67,998	95,405
15	Pacers	106.9	4,029	241.6	104.0	43.1	23.8	8.0	5.1	39.4	84.8	46.5	5.9	16.6	35.7	19.6	25.6	76.8	54.2	12.1	31.0	15.8	973,410	419,106	173,838	95,978	32,374	20,543	63,603	92,524
16	Cavaliers	106.7	4,268	241.7	102.0	42.8	23.3	7.7	4.8	39.0	84.7	46.1	5.9	16.4	36.0	18.7	24.9	75.2	53.3	12.4	30.4	15.3	1,031,395	435,336	182,725	99,522	32,865	20,673	65,439	92,302
17	Trail Blazers	106.6	4,277	241.7	105.2	44.0	23.4	8.1	5.0	40.0	85.9	46.6	6.1	17.2	35.4	19.8	26.2	75.6	54.0	13.2	30.8	16.1	1,033,655	449,997	187,999	100,129	34,778	21,334	68,934	95,894
18	Bucks	106.6	4,276	241.6	104.7	42.7	24.1	8.4	4.9	40.2	85.7	46.9	6.1	16.9	36.0	18.8	24.9	75.8	54.2	12.2	30.5	15.8	1,033,265	447,517	182,719	102,926	35,822	20,791	67,537	97,257
19	Suns	106.5	4,276	241.5	107.4	43.2	25.3	8.4	4.9	41.1	86.5	47.5	6.2	17.3	36.0	19.6	25.6	76.6	54.9	12.1	31.2	16.4	1,032,515	459,171	184,891	108,004	35,969	20,808	70,151	95,592
20	Rockets	106.5	4,275	241.6	104.9	43.9	23.5	8.1	5.1	39.7	85.5	46.4	7.1	20.2	35.0	19.3	25.5	75.6	54.3	12.7	31.2	16.3	1,033,025	448,615	187,831	100,502	34,602	21,949	69,808	93,447
21	Jazz	106.5	4,194	241.4	104.2	43.3	24.6	8.1	5.5	39.3	83.3	47.2	5.3	14.9	35.4	20.8	27.3	76.2	54.7	12.2	31.1	16.5	1,012,435	436,919	181,740	103,370	33,955	22,863	69,150	96,948
22	Lakers	106.4	4,274	241.7	107.2	44.2	25.0	8.3	5.5	41.2	86.3	47.7	5.9	17.0	34.7	19.7	26.4	74.8	54.8	12.5	31.7	15.8	1,032,885	458,361	188,894	106,852	35,392	23,393	67,594	91,873
23	Heat	106.4	3,046	241.9	100.3	42.1	22.2	7.7	4.8	37.5	81.5	46.0	7.3	20.2	35.8	18.1	24.2	74.7	54.4	11.0	31.0	14.9	736,690	305,578	128,202	67,477	23,393	14,635	45,459	65,472
24	Knicks	106.3	4,269	241.9	102.4	42.8	22.8	7.9	4.3	39.2	84.8	46.2	6.1	17.1	35.5	18.6	24.6	75.7	53.5	12.2	30.5	15.9	1,032,560	437,228	182,564	97,259	33,709	18,512	68,041	99,022
25	Pistons	106.3	4,269	241.6	102.6	43.3	22.8	7.9	4.9	39.3	85.3	46.1	5.5	15.8	34.8	19.1	25.5	74.8	53.1	13.0	30.4	15.6	1,031,460	437,883	184,984	97,329	33,571	21,032	66,795	95,612

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Murphy

RPG

6.8

Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

20th

DRTG

118.6

24th

NETRTG

-4.2

21st

3P%

34.9

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	23.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.0
11	Pelicans	26	54	.325	37.5
12	Grizzlies	25	54	.316	38.0
13	Mavericks	25	54	.316	38.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/10	NOP	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 4/12	NOP	@	MIN	8:30 PM

Last Game

Jazz

21 - 59

137

Final

156

Pelicans

26 - 54

Tue 7 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.4

Ayton

67.1

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

120.7

119.9

119.6

119.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.1

109.6

111.1

112.6

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

12.0

8.4

8.1

7.8

6.6

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

17-62

18-61

20-59

21-59

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,950.4

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,412

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,205

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,617.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-30

47-32

46-32-1

45-35

45-34

44-35

Worst Record ATS

32-47

33-46

34-46

34-45

34-44-1

35-44

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.0
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.0
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	14.5
10	Heat	41	38	.519	16.0
11	Bucks - e	31	48	.392	26.0
12	Bulls - e	30	49	.380	27.0
13	Nets - e	20	59	.253	37.0
14	Pacers - e	18	61	.228	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	62	.215	40.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	63	16	.797
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.0
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.0
6	Timberwolves - x	47	32	.595	16.0
7	Suns	43	36	.544	20.0
8	Clippers	41	38	.519	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	23.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	37.5
12	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	38.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	54	.316	38.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	42.5
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	42.5