best defensive rating 2025-26

Chet Holmgren has the lowest defensive rating this season, with a 104.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
Best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 2025-26
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.6
2025-26
52
29.2
17.2
8.8
1.7
0.5
1.9
6.3
11.5
55.2
1.2
3.5
35.2
3.3
4.2
78.9
64.6
1.9
6.9
1.6
1,520
894
457
90
27
101
82
122
+449
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
106.5
2025-26
56
27.1
8.6
3.2
2.5
2.1
0.3
3.3
7.7
43.0
1.4
4.0
35.6
0.6
0.8
73.9
53.6
0.9
2.3
1.0
1,517
483
178
142
116
15
55
112
+422
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.8
2025-26
49
33.3
31.8
4.4
6.4
1.3
0.8
10.9
19.7
55.4
1.8
4.6
39.0
8.2
9.2
89.2
67.0
0.6
3.9
2.1
1,632
1,558
218
314
64
38
103
101
+549
4Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
109.5
2025-26
56
34.3
19.1
8.3
5.6
1.3
1.6
7.5
14.9
49.9
0.9
3.0
29.3
3.3
4.1
82.4
57.2
2.1
6.2
2.7
1,922
1,072
466
315
75
91
152
158
+172
5Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
109.5
2025-26
50
34.9
25.3
5.8
9.8
1.5
0.9
8.9
19.5
45.5
2.0
6.0
33.4
5.5
6.8
81.0
56.2
1.0
4.8
3.6
1,743
1,267
288
488
73
47
182
156
+400
6Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.9
2025-26
55
31.3
20.0
11.7
2.9
0.9
0.6
6.6
13.9
47.7
1.6
4.5
36.7
5.1
5.9
85.5
60.5
3.0
8.7
2.6
1,723
1,098
643
157
50
33
141
193
+327
7Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.0
2025-26
51
31.2
18.3
9.8
2.9
1.0
0.7
6.5
14.6
44.6
1.6
4.8
33.3
3.7
4.7
77.6
54.8
2.0
7.7
1.8
1,592
933
498
146
51
35
91
82
+247
8Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.3
2025-26
56
31.4
11.2
11.4
1.7
0.8
1.6
4.5
6.4
70.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.1
50.6
67.8
3.9
7.5
1.4
1,757
625
638
95
42
92
76
149
+254
9Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.4
2025-26
49
33.8
20.3
9.1
6.3
1.3
1.1
7.9
16.0
49.6
0.6
1.9
29.3
3.9
5.7
69.3
55.0
3.1
6.1
3.2
1,658
997
448
311
66
53
156
158
+165
10Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.8
2025-26
58
26.2
14.2
6.4
2.5
1.0
0.9
5.3
11.3
47.1
2.4
6.2
39.0
1.1
1.5
73.3
59.2
1.2
5.2
1.6
1,521
822
369
145
60
55
94
146
+163
11Stephon Castle
S. Castle
111.3
2025-26
47
29.9
16.6
5.0
6.9
1.3
0.4
5.7
12.2
47.1
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.1
5.7
72.0
56.6
1.2
3.8
3.4
1,403
782
236
325
62
17
158
157
+176
12Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
111.5
2025-26
45
32.7
17.5
8.6
3.9
0.9
1.8
6.8
13.2
51.4
1.1
3.6
30.5
2.8
4.4
63.5
57.8
2.2
6.3
2.0
1,470
789
386
174
40
83
92
113
+167
13Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
111.5
2025-26
57
28.0
11.1
5.9
1.4
0.8
0.4
3.6
8.4
42.6
2.4
6.4
37.4
1.6
1.9
85.0
60.5
0.9
5.0
0.9
1,594
634
334
82
44
24
52
90
+360
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.8
2025-26
42
34.3
28.8
12.5
10.5
1.4
0.8
10.1
17.2
58.4
2.0
4.6
42.1
6.7
8.0
83.6
69.3
3.1
9.4
3.7
1,439
1,208
526
442
60
32
157
115
+372
15Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
111.9
2025-26
56
24.6
12.7
2.6
3.0
1.4
0.6
4.7
10.9
42.9
2.4
6.2
39.0
0.9
1.1
79.0
55.5
0.3
2.3
1.4
1,379
709
146
169
78
32
76
112
+179
16OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
112.1
2025-26
45
33.2
16.0
5.3
2.3
1.7
0.8
5.7
12.2
46.7
2.0
5.7
34.9
2.7
3.4
79.5
58.7
1.4
3.9
2.0
1,493
721
239
102
77
34
88
112
+232
17Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
112.1
2025-26
54
35.2
23.0
10.6
7.9
1.3
0.5
8.5
17.2
49.4
1.6
4.6
34.3
4.4
5.6
78.3
58.4
1.5
9.1
3.4
1,901
1,243
573
429
71
27
183
117
+20
18De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
112.8
2025-26
48
31.8
19.1
3.9
6.3
1.3
0.3
7.1
14.8
48.0
1.9
5.6
34.7
3.0
3.8
78.9
58.0
0.5
3.3
2.4
1,524
917
185
302
60
13
117
107
+218
19Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
112.8
2025-26
51
34.3
29.2
7.0
4.9
1.0
0.4
10.9
22.6
48.1
2.1
6.0
34.4
5.4
7.0
77.6
57.0
1.1
5.9
3.6
1,749
1,490
359
249
52
20
183
142
+168
20Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
113.0
2025-26
55
37.2
17.4
7.6
5.3
1.5
0.6
6.7
13.2
50.9
0.3
1.7
19.4
3.7
4.7
78.3
57.1
2.9
4.7
2.6
2,045
958
418
293
83
35
141
120
+304
21Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
113.0
2025-26
53
31.1
16.1
5.1
2.8
1.2
1.0
6.1
12.9
47.5
2.1
5.0
41.0
1.8
2.4
77.0
57.9
1.8
3.4
1.6
1,649
854
272
148
62
52
87
118
+43
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
113.0
2025-26
44
32.8
28.0
6.4
3.7
2.0
0.5
9.8
19.8
49.4
2.7
7.0
38.1
5.8
6.5
90.5
62.0
1.0
5.3
2.2
1,441
1,234
280
163
89
23
98
55
+123
23Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
113.1
2025-26
55
27.6
11.9
11.5
2.1
0.5
1.5
4.6
8.6
53.1
1.1
3.2
33.7
1.6
2.5
66.7
61.1
4.6
6.9
1.1
1,518
653
635
117
28
81
62
123
+4
24Derrick White
D. White
113.1
2025-26
55
34.4
17.1
4.5
5.7
1.2
1.5
6.0
15.3
39.0
2.8
8.7
32.2
2.3
2.6
89.0
52.0
1.1
3.4
1.8
1,890
940
246
314
65
81
98
85
+433
25Jabari Smith Jr.
J. Smith Jr.
113.2
2025-26
55
35.0
15.6
7.0
1.8
0.8
1.0
5.6
12.5
45.0
2.3
6.2
37.0
2.1
2.7
76.9
57.1
1.5
5.5
1.3
1,923
858
387
98
46
55
73
136
+189
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.5

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

4th

DRTG

107.5

1st

NETRTG

11.7

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
45
14
.763
2
41
16
.719
3.0
3
35
21
.625
8.5
4
36
22
.621
8.5
5
36
23
.610
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

45 - 14

116

Final

107

TOR Raptors

34 - 24

Tue 24 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
19
.667
4.5
3
37
22
.627
6.5
4
37
22
.627
6.5
5
34
24
.586
9.0
6
32
26
.552
11.0
7
31
26
.544
11.5
8
31
28
.525
12.5
9
29
31
.483
15.0
10
28
31
.475
15.5
11
25
31
.446
17.0
12
24
35
.407
19.5
13
16
41
.281
26.5
14
15
42
.263
27.5
15
15
44
.254
28.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
14
.763
2
41
16
.719
3.0
3
35
21
.625
8.5
4
36
22
.621
8.5
5
36
23
.610
9.0
6
34
23
.596
10.0
7
33
26
.559
12.0
8
30
28
.517
14.5
9
28
31
.475
17.0
10
27
30
.474
17.0
11
21
35
.375
22.5
12
21
36
.368
23.0
13
18
40
.310
26.5
14
17
42
.288
28.0
15
13
46
.220
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/22
@
117-114
Thu
1/22
@
110-98
Fri
1/23
@
115-119
Fri
1/23
@
112-109
Fri
1/23
@
119-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM