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best defense rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games knicks players 2025-2026| 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 |  | K. Towns | 110.8 | 2025-26 |  NYK | 23 | 33.0 | 22.1 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 15.6 | 46.4 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 88.1 | 59.8 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 760 | 508 | 277 | 75 | 19 | 18 | 58 | 78 | +189 |
| 2 |  | OG Anunoby | 111.1 | 2025-26 | NYK | 15 | 30.7 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 12.0 | 47.8 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 39.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 78.8 | 60.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 460 | 235 | 80 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 36 | +160 |
| 3 |  | J. Hart | 111.4 | 2025-26 | NYK | 23 | 29.7 | 12.4 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 51.2 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 39.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 82.2 | 63.1 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 682 | 286 | 179 | 114 | 30 | 7 | 47 | 56 | +123 |
| 4 |  | M. Bridges | 111.6 | 2025-26 | NYK | 24 | 34.5 | 16.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 52.5 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 41.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 80.6 | 63.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 827 | 394 | 111 | 102 | 48 | 27 | 23 | 56 | +158 |
| 5 |  | M. McBride | 117.8 | 2025-26 | NYK | 20 | 27.0 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 43.6 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 44.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 79.2 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 539 | 232 | 51 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 35 | +156 |
| 6 |  | L. Shamet | 118.2 | 2025-26 | NYK | 15 | 20.9 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 45.2 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 42.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 79.4 | 64.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 314 | 139 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | +4 |
| 7 |  | J. Brunson | 118.4 | 2025-26 | NYK | 22 | 34.9 | 28.3 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 20.7 | 48.0 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 37.6 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 84.8 | 59.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 768 | 623 | 68 | 139 | 16 | 2 | 51 | 50 | +202 |
| 8 |  | J. Clarkson | 118.7 | 2025-26 | NYK | 24 | 20.1 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 43.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 28.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 80.0 | 53.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 482 | 238 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 50 | +51 |
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.
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