best defensive rating 1984-85 to 1997-98

Between the 1984-85 and 1997-98 seasons, Tim Duncan had the lowest defensive rating, with a 95.3 rating.

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	NAME	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	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.3	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
2	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	96.9	82	29.0	13.9	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.6	5.5	10.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.8	3.7	76.2	56.4	3.4	5.4	1.8	2,379	1,139	723	71	52	135	146	288	+211
3	David Robinson D. Robinson	96.9	636	37.4	25.1	11.6	3.0	1.6	3.5	8.9	16.9	52.4	0.0	0.2	26.0	7.3	9.8	74.5	59.0	3.4	8.2	2.9	23,810	15,940	7,389	1,925	1,004	2,204	1,836	1,914	+377
4	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	97.3	215	27.1	14.7	8.7	2.3	0.9	1.1	5.3	10.3	51.2	0.5	1.6	33.6	3.6	4.6	77.9	59.6	1.9	6.8	2.3	5,830	3,153	1,864	494	192	242	495	681	+650
5	Brevin Knight B. Knight	97.3	80	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	51.5	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,483	723	253	656	196	18	194	271	+298
6	Kelvin Cato K. Cato	97.5	74	13.6	3.8	3.4	0.3	0.4	1.3	1.3	3.1	42.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.7	68.8	49.6	1.2	2.2	0.6	1,007	282	252	23	29	94	44	164	-61
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	98.0	1,025	37.5	23.8	11.9	2.7	1.8	3.4	9.5	18.4	51.5	0.0	0.1	19.8	4.9	6.8	71.7	55.7	3.6	8.3	3.2	38,466	24,422	12,199	2,771	1,895	3,459	3,276	3,847	+452
8	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	99.1	939	36.5	23.5	10.4	2.1	1.1	2.7	9.2	18.0	51.3	0.0	0.1	16.1	5.1	6.8	74.4	56.1	2.5	7.9	3.3	34,251	22,079	9,778	1,987	995	2,574	3,080	3,375	+399
9	Charlie Ward C. Ward	99.3	233	21.1	5.6	2.6	4.0	1.2	0.2	2.0	4.7	42.1	0.7	2.1	34.1	1.0	1.3	76.2	53.6	0.5	2.1	1.8	4,911	1,311	602	928	283	58	409	488	+362
10	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	100.0	705	30.3	16.4	9.5	1.8	1.3	1.5	5.9	11.7	51.0	0.0	0.1	27.4	4.5	6.2	73.0	57.2	3.4	6.2	2.9	21,378	11,590	6,723	1,293	883	1,049	2,066	2,689	+717
11	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	100.1	876	31.7	7.5	13.2	1.8	0.7	0.6	3.1	6.0	52.3	0.1	0.4	23.3	1.2	2.0	58.6	54.9	4.8	8.3	1.6	27,793	6,600	11,525	1,556	599	518	1,434	2,731	+918
12	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	100.4	553	36.7	13.1	12.1	1.5	0.6	3.7	4.7	9.0	52.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	5.5	66.1	57.4	3.7	8.3	2.5	20,301	7,221	6,672	843	306	2,027	1,370	1,864	+853
13	Bill Walton B. Walton	100.4	157	21.1	8.3	7.5	2.1	0.6	1.6	3.2	6.1	53.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.7	69.0	57.6	2.0	5.5	2.2	3,305	1,310	1,175	330	89	256	340	417
14	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	100.4	712	30.2	6.2	8.3	0.9	0.4	3.4	2.4	5.3	46.1	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.0	65.3	50.2	2.3	6.0	1.5	21,502	4,404	5,882	615	319	2,438	1,055	2,395
15	Cedric Henderson C. Henderson	100.4	82	30.8	10.1	4.0	2.0	1.2	0.5	4.2	8.8	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.3	71.6	51.4	0.9	3.1	2.0	2,527	832	325	168	96	45	165	238	+119
16	Greg Ostertag G. Ostertag	100.5	197	19.1	5.4	5.7	0.3	0.3	1.8	2.1	4.2	49.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.0	60.7	53.0	1.9	3.8	0.9	3,767	1,064	1,114	57	57	347	173	490	+724
17	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	100.8	353	21.4	5.6	6.9	0.6	0.6	1.7	2.3	4.5	50.7	0.0	0.0	16.7	1.1	1.7	62.3	53.6	2.1	4.8	1.2	7,566	1,993	2,438	201	211	603	411	1,062	-404
18	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	101.1	409	35.5	21.1	10.1	1.4	0.7	2.9	7.4	14.1	52.3	0.1	0.2	26.9	6.3	8.8	71.9	58.7	3.0	7.0	3.3	14,533	8,617	4,117	588	269	1,192	1,343	1,493	+894
19	Derek Anderson D. Anderson	101.2	66	27.9	11.7	2.8	3.4	1.3	0.2	3.6	8.9	40.8	0.3	1.3	20.2	4.2	4.8	87.3	53.1	0.8	2.0	1.9	1,839	770	187	227	86	13	128	136	+106
20	Michael Stewart M. Stewart	101.4	81	21.7	4.6	6.6	0.8	0.4	2.4	1.9	4.0	48.0	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.8	45.8	48.6	2.4	4.2	1.0	1,761	375	536	61	29	195	85	251	-151
21	Karl Malone K. Malone	101.6	1,061	37.5	26.2	10.7	3.3	1.4	0.8	9.7	18.4	52.8	0.1	0.2	27.0	6.7	9.2	72.7	58.3	2.7	8.0	3.1	39,829	27,782	11,376	3,499	1,513	874	3,311	3,450	+1352
22	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	101.6	833	35.8	18.0	6.8	5.3	2.1	0.9	7.1	14.8	48.3	0.8	2.4	32.8	3.0	4.3	69.3	54.0	2.0	4.8	2.8	29,857	14,987	5,658	4,444	1,771	765	2,372	2,496	+1131
23	Jim McIlvaine J. McIlvaine	101.8	295	15.0	2.8	3.1	0.2	0.3	1.8	1.1	2.4	45.7	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.6	1.1	55.1	48.7	1.1	2.0	0.6	4,417	839	924	63	94	527	171	753	+414
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	101.8	406	37.6	27.2	12.3	2.5	0.8	2.7	10.9	18.9	57.8	0.0	0.0	6.7	5.4	10.1	53.5	58.4	4.0	8.3	3.0	15,280	11,054	5,012	1,017	328	1,115	1,209	1,426	+917
25	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	101.9	968	32.6	10.8	10.4	2.5	1.1	0.3	4.2	8.5	48.8	0.0	0.2	24.4	2.4	3.2	75.5	54.3	3.6	6.9	2.4	31,527	10,474	10,095	2,376	1,065	253	2,287	3,414	+232

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PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

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

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between the 1984-85 and 1997-98 seasons, Tim Duncan had the lowest defensive rating, with a 95.3 rating.

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