denver nuggets players with best defensive rating of all-time

Marcus Camby has the lowest career defensive rating for the Nuggets, with a 96.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
denver nuggets players with best defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played of all-time
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Marcus Camby
M. Camby
96.5
11,777
372
31.7
10.1
11.1
2.5
1.1
3.0
4.1
8.9
46.2
0.0
0.1
20.5
1.8
2.5
71.5
50.2
2.5
8.5
1.5
3,748
4,117
928
418
1,126
560
1,042
+414
2Chris Andersen
C. Andersen
100.2
6,571
378
17.4
5.1
5.1
0.4
0.5
1.7
1.8
3.6
49.8
0.0
0.1
10.0
1.6
2.4
65.1
55.4
1.8
3.4
0.8
1,938
1,940
164
196
624
291
720
+450
3Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
101.5
14,411
391
36.9
12.9
12.3
1.7
0.6
3.8
4.7
8.9
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.5
65.0
56.9
3.9
8.4
2.6
5,054
4,811
651
223
1,486
1,016
1,361
4Nene
Nene
102.9
16,445
555
29.6
12.4
7.0
1.8
1.3
0.9
4.6
8.3
56.0
0.0
0.0
8.7
3.1
4.6
67.8
60.2
2.1
4.8
2.0
6,868
3,859
1,014
694
508
1,091
1,864
+1162
5Raef LaFrentz
R. LaFrentz
103.6
6,947
222
31.3
13.2
7.7
1.2
0.5
2.5
5.2
11.2
46.2
0.9
2.4
37.6
2.0
2.9
69.3
53.1
2.2
5.5
1.2
2,939
1,718
272
119
556
262
793
-366
6Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
103.9
11,370
371
30.6
12.3
7.0
1.9
1.2
1.0
5.2
10.4
49.6
0.1
0.3
25.4
1.9
3.1
61.5
52.3
1.7
5.2
1.5
4,553
2,583
690
442
385
571
1,167
+740
7Bob Wilkerson
B. Wilkerson
104.2
7,586
236
32.1
12.1
5.1
4.1
1.4
0.3
5.1
12.0
42.6
0.1
0.5
20.6
1.9
2.6
73.1
46.2
1.2
3.9
2.9
2,865
1,204
966
337
69
683
659
8Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
104.4
8,433
351
24.0
9.5
7.4
1.0
0.4
2.4
4.0
8.5
46.6
0.0
0.0
23.5
1.5
2.1
73.8
50.3
2.5
4.9
1.4
3,345
2,603
343
131
830
476
1,323
9Fat Lever
F. Lever
104.8
16,867
474
35.6
17.0
7.6
7.5
2.5
0.3
7.0
15.4
45.4
0.2
0.8
30.5
2.9
3.7
78.0
50.2
2.4
5.3
2.3
8,081
3,621
3,566
1,167
133
1,075
1,213
10James Posey
J. Posey
104.9
7,417
261
28.4
9.4
5.1
2.2
1.3
0.5
3.3
8.4
39.8
0.9
2.9
31.2
1.8
2.3
80.9
50.3
1.4
3.7
1.5
2,462
1,322
567
334
118
390
720
-472
11Eduardo Najera
E. Najera
105.3
5,346
243
22.0
6.1
4.5
1.0
0.9
0.5
2.4
4.8
49.4
0.2
0.7
32.8
1.1
1.5
72.3
55.6
1.7
2.8
0.8
1,487
1,097
239
218
114
198
648
+392
12Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
105.5
12,271
361
34.0
18.2
9.0
1.6
0.9
1.7
7.2
14.9
48.6
0.0
0.1
14.0
3.7
5.4
67.9
52.6
2.9
6.1
2.5
6,555
3,231
586
311
604
903
1,257
-890
13Kenneth Faried
K. Faried
105.6
11,000
441
24.9
11.4
8.2
1.0
0.8
0.8
4.6
8.5
54.3
0.0
0.0
10.0
2.2
3.4
65.5
57.3
3.1
5.1
1.3
5,046
3,634
450
334
369
593
1,098
-188
14Dan Issel
D. Issel
105.9
22,342
718
31.1
20.4
7.9
2.5
1.0
0.6
7.6
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.3
6.6
79.7
57.2
2.3
5.6
2.0
14,659
5,707
1,804
698
396
1,281
2,022
15Danny Schayes
D. Schayes
106.4
11,096
536
20.7
9.4
5.8
1.1
0.5
0.9
3.0
5.9
51.1
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.3
4.1
80.9
60.6
1.8
3.9
1.5
5,029
3,086
605
274
470
808
1,922
16David Thompson
D. Thompson
106.5
13,801
415
33.3
23.7
3.9
3.4
1.0
0.9
8.9
17.5
50.6
0.1
0.4
29.2
5.9
7.6
77.6
56.7
1.5
2.4
2.8
9,834
1,607
1,396
402
361
939
1,115
17Robert Pack
R. Pack
106.6
5,365
259
20.7
9.4
2.1
4.9
1.1
0.1
3.3
7.5
44.5
0.2
0.5
35.0
2.5
3.3
76.8
52.6
0.5
1.6
2.5
2,427
533
1,274
288
26
658
544
-117
18Reggie Williams
R. Williams
106.7
12,556
419
30.0
14.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
0.8
5.6
12.6
44.6
0.7
2.4
30.3
2.2
2.8
78.9
51.2
1.5
3.1
1.9
5,934
1,923
1,222
632
328
781
1,432
19Andre Miller
A. Miller
106.8
13,979
447
31.3
12.0
3.8
6.7
1.2
0.2
4.4
9.6
46.4
0.2
0.7
22.8
2.9
3.7
80.0
53.5
1.1
2.7
2.6
5,354
1,691
2,978
557
82
1,143
993
+870
20LaPhonso Ellis
L. Ellis
107.1
11,352
343
33.1
15.2
7.9
2.2
0.8
0.9
5.9
12.8
45.9
0.5
1.5
31.9
2.9
4.0
73.0
52.0
2.5
5.4
2.0
5,201
2,695
740
281
319
703
1,179
-806
21Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
107.1
20,521
564
36.4
24.8
6.3
3.1
1.1
0.5
8.8
19.3
45.9
0.7
2.3
31.1
6.4
7.9
80.3
54.4
2.0
4.4
3.1
13,970
3,566
1,729
634
260
1,726
1,693
+1230
22JR Smith
JR Smith
107.9
9,187
372
24.7
13.7
3.1
2.2
1.0
0.2
4.8
11.0
43.8
2.1
5.4
38.2
2.0
2.7
74.1
56.2
0.5
2.6
1.6
5,084
1,148
804
380
71
586
828
+1170
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
108.0
24,745
777
31.8
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.0
4.9
82.6
64.2
2.7
8.3
2.9
17,158
8,530
5,734
993
561
2,290
2,085
+4375
24Calvin Natt
C. Natt
108.2
5,385
189
28.5
17.8
6.3
2.4
0.8
0.3
6.8
13.0
52.3
0.0
0.1
18.2
4.2
5.4
79.0
58.1
2.0
4.3
1.9
3,369
1,193
458
153
50
362
383
25Blair Rasmussen
B. Rasmussen
108.2
9,158
429
21.3
10.1
6.0
0.8
0.4
1.0
4.4
9.2
47.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.3
1.7
76.9
50.3
1.9
4.1
0.9
4,319
2,558
355
170
426
397
1,329
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

124.5

1st

DRTG

118.4

25th

NETRTG

6.0

5th

3P%

40.4

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
25
11
.694
4.5
3
23
11
.676
5.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
25
12
.676
5.0
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
24
13
.649
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/9
@
9:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
9:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

25 - 12

114

Final

110

BOS Celtics

23 - 13

Wed 7 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
24
13
.649
4.0
3
23
13
.639
4.5
4
23
15
.605
5.5
5
20
15
.571
7.0
6
21
17
.553
7.5
7
20
17
.541
8.0
8
20
17
.541
8.0
9
18
21
.462
11.0
10
17
20
.459
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.5
12
13
24
.351
15.0
13
11
22
.333
15.0
14
10
26
.278
17.5
15
6
31
.162
22.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
11
.694
4.5
3
23
11
.676
5.5
4
25
12
.676
5.0
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
24
13
.649
6.0
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
18
.514
11.0
9
17
20
.459
13.0
10
16
20
.444
13.5
11
14
23
.378
16.0
12
13
23
.361
16.5
13
12
23
.343
17.0
14
8
29
.216
22.0
15
8
31
.205
23.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
12/6
@
121-113
Sat
12/6
@
96-119
Sat
12/6
@
115-106
Sat
12/6
@
123-91
Sat
12/6
@
112-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
10:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
10:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM