best defensive rating of 1997-1998 season

David Robinson had the lowest defensive rating in 1997-98, with a 93.6 rating.

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Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	David Robinson D. Robinson	93.6	1997-98	SAS	73	33.7	21.6	10.6	2.7	0.9	2.6	7.5	14.6	51.1	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.6	9.0	73.5	58.1	3.3	7.3	2.8	2,457	1,574	775	199	64	192	202	204	+356
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.3	1997-98	SAS	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
3	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	96.1	1997-98	CLE	80	34.6	18.0	9.3	2.5	1.4	1.1	6.5	14.6	44.5	0.0	0.1	25.0	5.1	7.0	72.7	51.2	2.7	6.6	3.4	2,769	1,442	745	197	108	90	271	310	+255
4	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	96.6	1997-98	CHI	80	35.7	4.7	15.0	2.9	0.6	0.2	1.9	4.5	43.1	0.1	0.3	17.4	0.8	1.4	55.0	45.9	5.3	9.8	1.8	2,856	375	1,201	230	47	18	147	238	+345
5	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	96.9	1997-98	CLE	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
6	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	96.9	1997-98	NYK	79	34.6	9.0	9.2	2.5	1.6	0.3	3.9	8.8	44.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.4	85.1	47.5	2.8	6.4	1.6	2,734	711	724	201	123	22	126	280	+127
7	Brevin Knight B. Knight	97.3	1997-98	CLE	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
8	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	97.4	1997-98	POR	73	32.0	16.0	10.0	3.0	0.9	1.1	5.6	11.3	49.3	0.4	1.6	26.1	4.4	5.5	79.8	58.1	2.0	7.9	2.6	2,333	1,167	729	218	65	80	190	267	+289
9	Charlie Ward C. Ward	97.5	1997-98	NYK	82	28.3	7.8	3.3	5.7	1.8	0.5	2.9	6.3	45.5	1.0	2.6	37.7	1.1	1.4	80.5	56.7	0.4	3.0	2.1	2,317	642	274	466	144	37	175	195	+278
10	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	98.1	1997-98	PHX	81	30.1	15.1	7.6	1.3	1.2	1.7	6.1	11.4	53.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.1	70.2	57.1	2.5	5.0	1.8	2,441	1,225	613	106	100	135	142	292	+182
11	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	99.0	1997-98	ATL	82	35.6	13.4	11.4	1.0	0.4	3.4	4.9	9.1	53.7	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.5	67.0	58.4	3.4	8.0	2.0	2,917	1,101	932	82	34	277	168	254	+421
12	Rik Smits R. Smits	99.3	1997-98	IND	73	28.6	16.7	6.9	1.4	0.5	1.2	7.0	14.2	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.3	78.3	53.2	1.7	5.2	1.8	2,085	1,216	505	101	40	88	134	243	+434
13	Dale Davis D. Davis	99.3	1997-98	IND	78	27.9	8.0	7.8	0.9	0.7	1.1	3.5	6.4	54.8	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.2	46.5	54.6	3.0	4.8	0.9	2,174	626	611	70	51	87	73	209	+388
14	P.J. Brown	99.6	1997-98	MIA	74	31.9	9.6	8.6	1.4	0.9	1.3	3.8	8.0	47.1	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.7	76.6	52.2	3.2	5.4	1.3	2,362	707	635	103	66	98	97	264	+288
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	99.8	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	28.7	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	10.7	23.1	46.5	0.4	1.5	23.8	6.9	8.8	78.4	53.3	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
16	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	99.9	1997-98	MIL	81	27.9	8.0	8.5	0.7	1.0	2.0	3.1	5.8	53.7	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.9	60.1	56.4	3.0	5.5	1.4	2,261	649	685	59	79	158	117	321	-90
17	Ron Harper R. Harper	100.1	1997-98	CHI	82	27.9	9.3	3.5	2.9	1.3	0.6	3.6	8.1	44.1	0.2	1.0	19.0	2.0	2.6	75.0	50.3	1.3	2.2	1.1	2,284	764	290	241	108	48	91	181	+464
18	Antonio Davis A. Davis	100.1	1997-98	IND	82	26.7	9.6	6.8	0.7	0.5	0.9	3.1	6.4	48.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.9	69.6	55.8	2.3	4.5	1.3	2,191	785	560	61	45	72	103	234	+178
19	Robert Horry R. Horry	100.2	1997-98	LAL	72	30.4	7.4	7.5	2.3	1.6	1.3	2.8	5.8	47.6	0.3	1.3	20.4	1.6	2.3	69.2	54.2	2.6	4.9	1.4	2,192	536	542	163	112	94	99	238	+508
20	Cedric Henderson C. Henderson	100.4	1997-98	CLE	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
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	100.6	1997-98	LAL	60	36.3	28.3	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	11.2	19.1	58.4	0.0	0.0		6.0	11.4	52.7	58.7	3.5	7.9	2.9	2,175	1,699	681	142	39	144	175	193	+649
22	Chris Webber C. Webber	100.7	1997-98	WAS	71	39.6	21.9	9.5	3.8	1.6	1.7	9.1	18.9	48.2	0.9	2.9	31.7	2.8	4.7	58.9	52.3	2.5	7.0	2.6	2,809	1,555	674	273	111	124	185	269	+45
23	Wesley Person W. Person	100.8	1997-98	CLE	82	39.0	14.7	4.4	2.3	1.6	0.6	5.4	11.7	46.0	2.3	5.5	43.0	1.6	2.1	77.6	58.3	0.8	3.6	1.3	3,198	1,204	363	188	129	49	110	108	+167
24	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	100.9	1997-98	PHX	82	38.0	11.6	6.2	9.1	2.0	0.3	4.4	10.5	41.6	0.9	2.8	31.3	2.0	2.5	79.9	50.2	1.3	4.9	3.2	3,118	954	510	745	162	26	261	142	+305
25	Grant Hill G. Hill	101.0	1997-98	DET	81	40.7	21.1	7.7	6.8	1.8	0.7	7.6	16.8	45.2	0.0	0.3	14.3	5.9	8.0	74.0	52.0	1.1	6.5	3.5	3,294	1,712	623	551	143	53	285	196	+214

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25.0

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RPG

11.4

Wembanyama

APG

7.0

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.6

9th

DRTG

108.1

8th

NETRTG

6.5

9th

3P%

34.6

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	UTA	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	DAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 11/6	SAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sat 11/7	SAS	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

Spurs

3 - 2

117

Final

111

Jazz

1 - 4

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

2.8

Williamson

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.3

Williams

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.5

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

9.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

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4-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

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