best defensive efficiency of five positions of all-time

Centers have the best defensive rating, with a 104.4 rating.

	POSITION	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	Center	104.4	232,136	21.7	8.7	6.1	1.2	0.5	1.0	3.4	6.8	50.6	0.1	0.4	33.1	1.7	2.5	69.6	55.3	1.9	4.1	1.3	5,026,739	2,021,950	1,406,891	287,772	125,316	235,354	289,088	581,801	+983
2	Power Forward	105.8	242,025	23.0	9.7	5.6	1.5	0.7	0.6	3.8	7.9	47.8	0.4	1.1	34.6	1.9	2.6	72.7	54.2	1.7	3.9	1.3	5,578,421	2,357,025	1,348,232	354,162	160,507	149,779	308,639	576,827	+1413
3	Small Forward	107.6	231,318	24.4	10.8	4.1	1.9	0.8	0.4	4.1	8.9	46.0	0.7	2.0	35.4	2.0	2.5	77.1	53.9	1.1	2.9	1.4	5,649,826	2,507,795	937,777	445,866	190,622	91,517	306,352	484,955	-10763
4	Point Guard	108.4	227,053	24.4	10.2	2.6	4.5	1.0	0.2	3.8	8.6	44.1	0.8	2.3	35.2	1.9	2.3	79.8	52.9	0.6	2.0	1.8	5,549,506	2,321,097	581,227	1,015,983	236,542	38,541	384,843	430,458	+11906
5	Shooting Guard	108.9	248,863	24.2	11.1	2.8	2.5	0.9	0.3	4.2	9.3	44.7	0.9	2.6	36.1	2.0	2.4	80.0	53.7	0.7	2.1	1.4	6,026,952	2,773,331	707,260	610,589	220,720	63,207	338,660	477,277	-3276

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	52	20	.722
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.0
3	Knicks	48	25	.658	4.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	7.5
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	11.5
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.0
7	76ers	40	33	.548	12.5
8	Heat	39	34	.534	13.5
9	Hornets	38	34	.528	14.0
10	Magic	38	34	.528	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.0
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.0
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.0
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	35.5
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	36.5

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1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	48	.342	32.0
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	54	.260	38.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 2/27	HOU	@	MIA	105-115
Fri 2/27	TOR	@	WAS	134-125
Fri 2/27	LAL	@	GSW	129-101
Fri 2/27	NOP	@	UTA	115-105
Sat 2/28	SAS	@	NYK	89-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/26	NOP	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 3/26	NYK	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 3/26	SAC	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 3/27	LAC	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 3/27	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM