Giannis Antetokounmpo had the best defensive rating in 2018-19, with a 99.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 2018/2019

	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	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	99.3	2018-19	MIL	72	32.8	27.7	12.5	5.9	1.3	1.5	10.0	17.3	57.8	0.7	2.8	25.6	6.9	9.5	72.9	64.4	2.2	10.3	3.7	2,358	1,994	898	424	92	110	268	232	+654
2	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	100.3	2018-19	UTA	81	31.8	15.9	12.9	2.0	0.8	2.3	5.9	8.8	66.9	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.4	63.6	68.2	3.8	9.0	1.6	2,577	1,284	1,041	161	66	187	130	231	+384
3	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	100.3	2018-19	DET	79	33.5	17.3	15.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	7.1	13.3	53.3	0.1	0.5	13.2	3.1	5.2	59.0	55.5	5.4	10.2	2.2	2,647	1,370	1,232	112	136	138	175	272	+176
4	Myles Turner M. Turner	101.4	2018-19	IND	74	28.6	13.3	7.2	1.6	0.8	2.7	5.1	10.5	48.7	1.0	2.6	38.8	2.0	2.7	73.6	56.7	1.4	5.8	1.4	2,119	984	531	115	60	199	100	195	+121
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	103.0	2018-19	OKC	73	36.0	22.9	11.1	10.7	1.9	0.5	8.6	20.2	42.8	1.6	5.6	29.0	4.1	6.2	65.6	50.1	1.5	9.6	4.5	2,630	1,675	807	784	142	33	325	245	+292
6	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	103.3	2018-19	MIL	81	28.7	12.5	4.9	1.2	0.6	2.2	4.4	9.7	45.2	2.3	6.3	36.5	1.4	1.6	84.2	59.7	0.4	4.5	1.0	2,322	1,009	396	98	51	179	82	189	+583
7	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	103.3	2018-19	ORL	80	31.4	20.8	12.0	3.8	1.0	1.1	8.8	16.9	51.8	1.1	2.9	36.4	2.2	2.8	78.9	57.3	2.8	9.2	2.0	2,510	1,665	960	307	81	89	159	157	+218
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	104.3	2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	27.5	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	10.1	80.4	59.3	2.5	11.1	3.5	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
9	Paul George P. George	104.6	2018-19	OKC	77	36.9	28.0	8.2	4.1	2.2	0.4	9.2	21.0	43.8	3.8	9.8	38.6	5.9	7.0	83.9	58.3	1.4	6.8	2.7	2,841	2,159	628	318	170	34	205	214	+496
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	104.7	2018-19	DEN	80	31.3	20.1	10.8	7.3	1.4	0.7	7.7	15.1	51.1	1.0	3.4	30.7	3.6	4.4	82.1	58.9	2.9	8.0	3.1	2,504	1,604	865	580	108	55	248	228	+315
11	Eric Bledsoe E. Bledsoe	105.1	2018-19	MIL	78	29.1	15.9	4.6	5.5	1.5	0.4	6.0	12.4	48.4	1.6	4.8	32.9	2.3	3.0	75.0	57.7	1.1	3.6	2.1	2,272	1,241	362	430	116	29	165	156	+560
12	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	105.2	2018-19	TOR	60	34.0	26.6	7.3	3.3	1.8	0.4	9.3	18.8	49.6	1.9	5.0	37.1	6.1	7.1	85.4	60.6	1.3	6.0	2.0	2,040	1,596	439	199	106	24	121	87	+356
13	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	105.2	2018-19	TOT	79	30.8	13.6	7.9	4.4	1.1	1.1	4.9	11.0	44.8	1.3	3.5	36.3	2.4	3.2	75.9	54.6	1.0	6.9	2.0	2,436	1,071	627	349	84	86	155	217	+160
14	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	105.4	2018-19	TOR	74	27.2	15.0	8.1	1.3	0.4	1.4	6.3	11.9	52.9	0.7	2.3	29.0	1.8	2.4	76.3	58.2	2.1	6.0	1.5	2,010	1,112	601	99	29	103	114	211	+255
15	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	106.0	2018-19	BKN	80	26.2	10.9	8.4	1.4	0.5	1.5	4.2	7.1	59.0	0.1	0.6	13.3	2.5	3.5	70.9	63.2	2.4	6.0	1.3	2,096	873	672	110	43	120	103	184	-119
16	Thaddeus Young T. Young	106.0	2018-19	IND	81	30.7	12.6	6.5	2.5	1.5	0.4	5.5	10.4	52.7	0.6	1.8	34.9	1.1	1.7	64.4	56.9	2.4	4.1	1.5	2,489	1,024	523	204	123	36	123	194	+134
17	Draymond Green D. Green	106.1	2018-19	GSW	66	31.3	7.4	7.3	6.9	1.4	1.1	2.8	6.4	44.5	0.7	2.5	28.5	1.0	1.4	69.2	52.6	0.9	6.4	2.6	2,065	486	481	454	95	70	169	197	+463
18	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	106.2	2018-19	TOT	69	29.7	11.0	13.1	2.3	0.6	1.1	4.1	6.5	64.1	0.0	0.0		2.7	3.8	70.5	67.4	3.3	9.8	2.2	2,047	758	902	156	42	73	153	167	-213
19	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	106.4	2018-19	MIL	77	31.1	18.3	6.0	4.3	1.0	0.1	6.6	14.9	44.1	2.3	6.2	37.8	2.8	3.4	83.7	55.8	0.6	5.3	2.3	2,393	1,407	461	331	80	7	174	172	+548
20	Steven Adams S. Adams	106.4	2018-19	OKC	80	33.4	13.9	9.5	1.6	1.5	1.0	6.0	10.1	59.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.7	50.0	59.1	4.9	4.6	1.7	2,669	1,108	760	124	117	76	135	204	+391
21	Jae Crowder J. Crowder	106.9	2018-19	UTA	80	27.1	11.9	4.8	1.7	0.8	0.4	4.0	10.0	39.9	2.2	6.5	33.1	1.8	2.5	72.1	53.8	0.8	4.1	1.1	2,166	951	384	133	64	31	85	170	+227
22	Marcus Smart M. Smart	107.1	2018-19	BOS	80	27.5	8.9	2.9	4.0	1.8	0.4	3.0	7.1	42.2	1.6	4.3	36.4	1.3	1.6	80.6	56.8	0.7	2.2	1.5	2,200	708	234	321	143	28	123	201	+163
23	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	107.1	2018-19	UTA	77	33.7	23.8	4.1	4.2	1.4	0.4	8.6	19.9	43.2	2.4	6.7	36.2	4.1	5.1	80.6	53.7	0.8	3.3	2.8	2,598	1,829	316	322	106	31	218	208	+371
24	Cory Joseph C. Joseph	107.1	2018-19	IND	82	25.2	6.5	3.4	3.9	1.1	0.3	2.8	6.7	41.2	0.7	2.1	32.2	0.4	0.5	69.8	47.4	0.5	2.9	1.0	2,063	537	279	321	94	22	80	131	+211
25	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	107.3	2018-19	TOR	80	31.9	16.9	6.9	3.1	0.9	0.7	6.5	11.8	54.9	1.0	2.7	36.9	3.0	3.8	78.5	62.8	1.6	5.3	1.9	2,548	1,354	549	248	73	52	154	241	+593

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Antetokounmpo

RPG

10.0

Antetokounmpo

APG

7.6

Porter

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.2

20th

DRTG

117.4

23rd

NETRTG

-3.1

22nd

3P%

39.2

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	20.0
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	27.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/27	NYK	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 3/1	MIL	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	ATL	@	MIL	9:30 PM
Sat 3/7	UTA	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

37 - 23

116

Final

118

Bucks

26 - 31

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.6

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.3

119.1

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.2

112.3

112.4

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.3

7.9

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

13-47

15-44

15-42

16-41

17-42

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,673.6

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,849

Jokić

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

37-22

35-23-1

34-25

33-25

32-25-1

33-26

Worst Record ATS

23-37

25-35

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	20.0
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	27.0
14	Nets	15	42	.263	28.0
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	29.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	16.5
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	22.5
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	27.5
15	Kings	13	47	.217	32.0