best defensive ranking nba 23-24

Rudy Gobert had the lowest defensive rating in 2023-24, with a 104.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
Best defensive ranking with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player NBA 23-24
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
104.4
2023-24
76
34.1
14.0
12.9
1.3
0.7
2.1
5.3
8.1
66.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.1
63.8
67.6
3.8
9.2
1.6
2,593
1,061
982
102
52
162
119
238
+411
2Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
105.8
2023-24
71
29.7
21.4
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
108.0
2023-24
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
238
195
+684
4Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
108.2
2023-24
76
27.3
10.9
11.0
4.0
1.1
1.1
4.2
8.3
51.0
0.3
1.2
24.4
2.2
3.4
64.0
55.9
2.9
8.1
2.3
2,078
829
837
301
81
80
175
254
+404
5Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
108.4
2023-24
82
29.4
16.5
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
2,413
1,357
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
6Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
108.5
2023-24
71
34.0
19.3
10.4
3.9
1.1
0.9
7.5
14.3
52.1
0.2
0.6
35.7
4.1
5.5
75.5
57.6
2.2
8.1
2.3
2,416
1,367
737
278
81
66
162
159
+50
7Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
108.7
2023-24
62
32.7
21.8
8.3
3.0
0.7
0.7
7.7
15.3
50.4
2.2
5.3
41.6
4.1
4.7
87.3
62.5
1.5
6.8
2.9
2,026
1,349
515
189
43
41
177
204
+321
8Anthony Davis
A. Davis
109.2
2023-24
76
35.5
24.7
12.6
3.5
1.2
2.3
9.4
16.9
55.6
0.4
1.4
27.1
5.5
6.8
81.6
62.1
3.1
9.5
2.1
2,700
1,876
961
266
91
178
159
177
+151
9Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
109.5
2023-24
79
35.1
25.9
5.4
5.1
1.3
0.5
9.1
19.7
46.1
2.4
6.7
35.7
5.4
6.4
83.6
57.5
0.7
4.8
3.1
2,770
2,049
430
405
101
42
241
141
+432
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
109.9
2023-24
75
34.0
30.1
5.5
6.2
2.0
0.9
10.6
19.8
53.5
1.3
3.6
35.3
7.6
8.7
87.4
63.6
0.9
4.7
2.2
2,553
2,254
415
465
150
67
162
184
+613
11Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
110.3
2023-24
77
31.7
16.5
10.5
2.7
0.7
1.1
6.7
10.6
63.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.0
4.1
74.2
66.4
3.2
7.4
1.6
2,442
1,271
811
210
53
81
121
147
+200
12Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
110.4
2023-24
75
27.0
12.6
3.1
2.7
1.4
0.6
4.5
9.5
47.1
2.0
5.1
39.7
1.6
2.1
75.6
60.2
0.6
2.4
1.8
2,025
943
229
205
106
47
132
205
+45
13Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
110.8
2023-24
74
35.7
26.9
8.1
4.9
1.0
0.6
9.1
19.3
47.1
3.1
8.2
37.6
5.6
6.7
83.3
60.4
0.9
7.2
2.5
2,645
1,987
601
364
76
43
188
145
+608
14Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
111.0
2023-24
71
29.8
11.8
9.9
2.1
0.6
2.1
5.2
8.2
62.9
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.5
2.8
55.1
62.9
2.7
7.2
1.3
2,116
841
706
147
46
146
93
175
-278
15Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.0
2023-24
63
32.5
21.1
9.3
5.0
1.2
0.7
8.4
15.6
53.7
0.5
1.8
29.7
3.9
5.6
69.3
58.5
2.9
6.4
2.6
2,046
1,331
589
312
76
46
162
211
+49
16Mike Conley
M. Conley
111.2
2023-24
76
28.9
11.4
2.9
5.9
1.2
0.2
3.9
8.5
45.7
2.4
5.3
44.2
1.3
1.5
91.1
62.7
0.5
2.4
1.3
2,193
869
218
449
88
17
102
128
+274
17Jaden McDaniels
J. McDaniels
111.5
2023-24
72
29.2
10.5
3.1
1.4
0.9
0.6
4.3
8.7
48.9
1.2
3.5
33.7
0.8
1.1
72.2
57.1
0.8
2.3
1.2
2,105
757
224
101
63
42
87
219
+156
18Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
111.7
2023-24
80
25.2
12.3
6.4
4.8
0.6
0.6
5.0
10.6
47.5
1.0
3.0
33.7
1.3
1.6
80.6
54.7
1.4
5.0
2.1
2,012
986
514
386
51
44
168
111
+375
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
111.8
2023-24
73
35.2
30.4
11.5
6.5
1.2
1.1
11.5
18.8
61.1
0.5
1.7
27.4
7.0
10.7
65.7
64.9
2.7
8.8
3.4
2,567
2,222
841
476
87
79
250
210
+339
20Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
111.8
2023-24
80
35.0
22.6
6.9
5.4
0.9
0.6
8.0
17.6
45.5
1.5
4.4
33.9
5.1
7.0
72.5
54.6
1.0
5.9
3.1
2,799
1,804
554
431
71
47
247
153
+1
21Derrick White
D. White
112.1
2023-24
73
32.6
15.2
4.2
5.2
1.0
1.2
5.3
11.5
46.1
2.7
6.8
39.6
1.9
2.1
90.1
61.1
0.7
3.5
1.5
2,381
1,107
310
377
74
87
112
152
+619
22Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
112.2
2023-24
70
33.5
23.0
5.5
3.6
1.2
0.5
9.0
17.9
49.9
2.1
5.9
35.4
3.0
4.3
70.3
58.0
1.2
4.3
2.4
2,343
1,610
387
249
83
37
166
185
+413
23Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
112.2
2023-24
72
32.5
19.7
5.3
3.7
1.1
0.4
7.3
15.2
48.2
1.3
4.6
28.1
3.8
4.4
85.0
57.5
1.0
4.3
1.9
2,337
1,421
381
269
76
28
137
168
+204
24Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
112.5
2023-24
82
35.7
19.4
13.7
8.2
0.9
0.6
7.7
13.0
59.4
0.4
1.1
37.9
3.6
5.1
70.4
63.7
3.6
10.1
3.3
2,928
1,593
1,120
673
74
48
272
250
+69
25Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
112.6
2023-24
70
37.5
33.9
9.2
9.8
1.4
0.5
11.5
23.6
48.7
4.1
10.6
38.2
6.8
8.7
78.6
61.7
0.8
8.4
4.0
2,624
2,370
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
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