Darius Garland had the worst defensive rating by a rookie in 2019-20, with a 119.4 rating.

Interpreted as:

highest rookie defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2019-20

	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	Darius Garland D. Garland	119.4	2019-20	CLE	59	30.9	12.3	1.9	3.9	0.7	0.1	4.7	11.8	40.1	1.8	5.0	35.5	1.1	1.2	87.5	49.8	0.5	1.4	2.6	1,824	728	111	229	42	4	151	92	-295
2	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	117.3	2019-20	ATL	63	32.0	12.3	4.5	1.8	0.7	0.3	4.4	10.8	41.0	1.7	4.8	35.5	1.7	2.3	76.4	52.1	0.7	3.8	1.6	2,018	778	286	112	44	18	103	182	-261
3	Eric Paschall E. Paschall	116.7	2019-20	GSW	60	27.6	14.0	4.6	2.1	0.5	0.2	5.3	10.7	49.7	0.6	2.2	28.7	2.7	3.5	77.4	57.1	1.4	3.2	1.6	1,654	837	275	127	32	13	94	125	-374
4	RJ Barrett	113.9	2019-20	NYK	56	30.4	14.3	5.0	2.6	1.0	0.3	5.2	13.0	40.2	1.1	3.5	32.0	2.8	4.5	61.4	47.9	0.9	4.1	2.2	1,704	803	279	143	55	17	124	122	-325
5	Ja Morant J. Morant	113.2	2019-20	MEM	67	31.0	17.8	3.9	7.3	0.9	0.3	6.7	14.0	47.7	0.9	2.7	33.5	3.6	4.6	77.6	55.6	0.8	3.1	3.3	2,074	1,193	259	488	58	18	220	110	-17
6	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	112.5	2019-20	MIA	67	29.3	15.3	2.7	3.3	0.8	0.2	6.0	13.6	43.9	2.0	5.8	35.0	1.3	1.5	85.0	53.4	0.3	2.4	1.7	1,962	1,024	180	220	56	15	114	152	+61
7	P.J. Washington	112.3	2019-20	CHA	58	30.3	12.2	5.4	2.1	0.9	0.8	4.6	10.2	45.5	1.5	4.0	37.4	1.5	2.3	64.7	54.7	1.0	4.4	1.6	1,759	710	316	123	51	44	93	158	-220
8	Coby White C. White	112.3	2019-20	CHI	65	25.8	13.2	3.5	2.7	0.8	0.1	4.8	12.2	39.4	2.0	5.8	35.4	1.6	2.0	79.1	50.6	0.4	3.1	1.7	1,674	859	230	175	49	6	109	117	-163

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

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.1

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.0

9th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	55	26	.679	4.0
3	Knicks	53	28	.654	6.0
4	Cavaliers	51	30	.630	8.0
5	Hawks	46	35	.568	13.0
6	Raptors	45	36	.556	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/12	WAS	@	CLE	6:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

51 - 30

102

Final

124

Hawks

46 - 35

Fri 10 Apr 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

10.9

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

121.0

120.0

119.6

119.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

107.4

109.6

111.1

112.8

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.5

8.1

6.8

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

17-64

19-62

20-61

22-59

25-56

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,002.6

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,261.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

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

50-31

48-33

46-34-1

47-34

45-36

Worst Record ATS

33-48

35-46

35-45-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	59	22	.728
2	Celtics - x	55	26	.679	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	28	.654	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	51	30	.630	8.0
5	Hawks - x	46	35	.568	13.0
6	Raptors	45	36	.556	14.0
7	Magic	45	36	.556	14.0
8	76ers	44	37	.543	15.0
9	Hornets	43	38	.531	16.0
10	Heat	42	39	.519	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	49	.395	27.0
12	Bulls - e	31	50	.383	28.0
13	Nets - e	20	61	.247	39.0
14	Pacers - e	19	62	.235	40.0
15	Wizards - e	17	64	.210	42.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	17	.790
2	Spurs - x	62	19	.765	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	53	28	.654	11.0
4	Lakers - x	52	29	.642	12.0
5	Rockets - x	51	30	.630	13.0
6	Timberwolves - x	48	33	.593	16.0
7	Suns	44	37	.543	20.0
8	Trail Blazers	41	40	.506	23.0
9	Clippers	41	40	.506	23.0
10	Warriors	37	44	.457	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	55	.321	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	56	.309	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	56	.309	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	59	.272	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	59	.272	42.0