highest season defensive rating of all-time

CJ McCollum has the highest defensive rating in a season, with a 125.5 rating this season.

Interpreted as:

highest season defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player of all-time

	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	CJ McCollum	125.5	2025-26	WAS	35	30.9	18.8	3.5	3.6	0.7	0.3	6.9	15.1	45.4	2.7	7.0	39.3	2.3	2.9	80.4	57.3	0.7	2.9	1.7	1,082	658	124	126	24	9	58	73	-172
2	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	124.9	2025-26	WAS	36	27.2	9.5	3.8	4.4	0.5	0.2	3.3	8.2	40.1	2.0	4.6	42.5	1.0	1.4	71.4	54.2	0.4	3.4	2.2	980	342	137	158	17	8	80	87	-325
3	Keyonte George K. George	124.4	2025-26	UTA	35	34.6	24.3	4.3	6.9	0.9	0.3	7.6	16.9	45.0	2.6	7.1	37.2	6.5	7.1	90.4	60.6	0.5	3.8	3.6	1,212	850	150	242	33	10	125	90	-175
4	Keyonte George K. George	124.0	2023-24	UTA	75	27.0	13.0	2.8	4.4	0.5	0.1	4.3	10.9	39.1	2.0	5.9	33.4	2.5	3.0	84.8	53.3	0.2	2.6	2.5	2,023	974	211	332	36	7	188	91	-374
5	Keyonte George K. George	123.2	2024-25	UTA	67	31.5	16.8	3.8	5.6	0.7	0.1	5.4	13.7	39.1	2.6	7.6	34.3	3.5	4.3	81.8	53.9	0.4	3.4	2.7	2,109	1,125	253	377	46	9	183	111	-512
6	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	123.2	2023-24	UTA	78	26.6	18.7	2.6	4.9	0.8	0.2	6.5	13.3	48.7	1.6	4.2	39.4	4.1	4.7	86.2	60.7	0.9	1.7	2.1	2,075	1,458	205	383	62	18	165	154	-143
7	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	123.2	2025-26	UTA	31	35.8	27.8	7.0	2.1	1.1	0.4	9.4	19.6	48.0	2.9	8.0	36.8	6.0	6.6	90.3	61.6	2.0	5.0	1.5	1,111	861	218	65	33	13	48	63	-47
8	Corey Kispert C. Kispert	122.8	2023-24	WAS	80	25.8	13.4	2.8	2.0	0.5	0.2	4.8	9.9	48.6	2.3	6.0	38.3	1.4	2.0	72.6	62.0	0.4	2.4	1.2	2,067	1,070	225	156	41	16	98	141	-445
9	Devin Booker D. Booker	122.6	2024-25	PHX	75	37.3	25.6	4.1	7.1	0.9	0.2	8.7	18.9	46.1	2.4	7.3	33.2	5.8	6.4	89.4	58.9	1.0	3.1	2.9	2,795	1,923	305	529	67	16	220	198	-175
10	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	122.6	2025-26	DEN	36	26.9	13.6	2.3	1.4	0.4	0.1	4.6	9.9	45.8	2.8	6.8	41.1	1.6	1.9	88.1	63.0	0.2	2.1	0.4	968	488	84	49	16	4	13	45	+97
11	Anfernee Simons A. Simons	122.6	2022-23	POR	62	35.0	21.1	2.6	4.1	0.7	0.2	7.5	16.9	44.7	3.4	9.1	37.7	2.6	2.9	89.4	58.1	0.3	2.3	2.1	2,170	1,306	161	253	42	14	128	142	-75
12	Jalen Green J. Green	122.5	2022-23	HOU	76	34.2	22.1	3.7	3.7	0.8	0.2	7.4	17.9	41.6	2.5	7.3	33.8	4.8	6.1	78.6	53.8	0.6	3.2	2.6	2,602	1,683	284	281	59	18	200	131	-447
13	Tyus Jones T. Jones	122.3	2024-25	PHX	81	26.8	10.2	2.4	5.3	0.9	0.1	3.8	8.4	44.8	2.0	5.0	41.4	0.6	0.7	89.5	58.5	0.5	1.9	1.1	2,174	829	196	429	69	8	91	63	-92
14	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	122.0	2025-26	NOP	34	29.9	15.1	5.9	2.3	0.9	0.1	5.4	12.3	44.2	1.6	5.2	31.8	2.6	3.2	80.6	55.0	1.7	4.1	0.6	1,016	513	199	78	32	2	21	35	-146
15	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	121.8	2022-23	SAS	63	32.7	22.0	5.0	2.9	0.7	0.2	8.0	17.7	45.2	2.1	6.5	32.9	3.9	5.2	74.9	55.1	0.9	4.2	2.1	2,063	1,385	318	183	46	11	134	125	-491
16	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	121.6	2024-25	SAS	82	27.2	12.3	3.8	1.7	0.5	0.2	4.2	8.3	50.8	1.9	4.4	43.3	2.0	2.4	80.9	65.6	1.2	2.6	0.6	2,230	1,011	310	136	39	14	50	75	-25
17	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	121.5	2024-25	WAS	82	30.0	9.8	4.2	4.4	0.7	0.3	3.7	9.1	40.1	1.7	5.0	33.9	0.8	1.0	81.2	51.4	0.4	3.8	1.7	2,458	807	341	364	54	21	141	190	-798
18	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	121.5	2023-24	ATL	63	32.7	13.7	6.5	1.5	0.8	0.2	4.6	11.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.6	2.7	3.2	83.7	54.9	2.7	3.9	0.9	2,062	863	411	92	51	11	54	88	-19
19	Jordan Poole J. Poole	121.4	2023-24	WAS	78	30.1	17.4	2.7	4.4	1.1	0.3	6.3	15.2	41.3	2.4	7.2	32.6	2.5	2.8	87.7	52.9	0.4	2.3	2.4	2,346	1,356	212	343	86	25	188	244	-552
20	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	121.3	2025-26	SAC	37	33.1	18.4	3.4	3.8	1.4	0.3	6.6	13.2	49.8	0.8	2.3	35.7	4.4	5.0	88.2	59.7	0.5	2.9	1.1	1,225	680	126	140	52	10	42	77	-291
21	Andrew Nembhard A. Nembhard	121.2	2025-26	IND	29	31.8	17.2	2.4	7.0	0.9	0.1	6.0	13.8	43.8	1.8	5.0	35.4	3.4	4.2	80.5	55.1	0.3	2.1	2.3	921	500	70	202	27	4	68	70	-280
22	KJ Martin	121.2	2022-23	HOU	82	28.0	12.7	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.4	5.0	8.8	56.9	0.8	2.6	31.5	1.8	2.7	68.0	63.5	1.5	4.0	1.1	2,292	1,039	452	123	41	30	91	147	-368
23	Rui Hachimura R. Hachimura	121.1	2025-26	LAL	27	32.5	12.7	3.8	0.9	0.6	0.2	5.0	9.5	52.1	1.8	4.1	44.5	1.0	1.3	75.0	63.0	0.8	3.0	0.9	877	344	102	24	16	6	23	50	+5
24	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	121.1	2025-26	NOP	39	26.6	14.2	3.6	3.1	1.2	0.2	5.4	12.4	43.3	1.0	3.2	32.3	2.4	3.1	78.5	51.6	0.7	2.8	2.4	1,036	555	139	120	47	9	93	71	-295
25	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	121.0	2018-19	CLE	82	31.8	16.7	2.9	3.0	0.5	0.1	6.3	14.7	43.0	1.5	3.6	40.2	2.6	3.1	83.9	52.0	0.7	2.2	2.3	2,605	1,371	236	243	44	6	185	186	-672

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PPG

18.8

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RPG

7.8

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APG

5.1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

111.6

27th

DRTG

122.1

29th

NETRTG

-10.5

29th

3P%

36.2

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	16	21	.432	12.0
12	Hornets	13	24	.351	15.0
13	Nets	11	23	.324	15.5
14	Wizards	10	26	.278	17.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	22.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/9	NOP	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sun 1/11	WAS	@	PHX	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	WAS	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 1/16	WAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sat 1/17	WAS	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Wizards

10 - 26

110

Final

131

76ers

20 - 15

Wed 7 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.4

Towns

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.7

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.9

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Williams

69.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

121.5

121.3

119.7

118.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

110.8

112.2

112.5

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

8.3

7.3

6.9

6.0

5.6

Tank Leaderboard

6-31

8-31

8-29

10-26

11-23

12-24

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,897

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,757.5

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,904.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,861

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.6

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

26-11

21-13-1

22-15

21-15

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

13-24

15-23

15-21

16-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	9	.757
2	Knicks	24	13	.649	4.0
3	Celtics	23	13	.639	4.5
4	Raptors	23	15	.605	5.5
5	76ers	20	15	.571	7.0
6	Magic	21	17	.553	7.5
7	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	8.0
9	Hawks	18	21	.462	11.0
10	Bulls	17	20	.459	11.0
11	Bucks	16	21	.432	12.0
12	Hornets	13	24	.351	15.0
13	Nets	11	23	.324	15.5
14	Wizards	10	26	.278	17.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	22.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	31	7	.816
2	Spurs	26	11	.703	4.5
3	Nuggets	25	12	.676	5.5
4	Lakers	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.5
6	Rockets	22	12	.647	7.0
7	Suns	22	15	.595	8.5
8	Warriors	20	18	.526	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	18	20	.474	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	21	.432	14.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.5
12	Clippers	13	23	.361	17.0
13	Jazz	12	24	.333	18.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.5
15	Pelicans	8	31	.205	23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 12/7	SAC	@	IND	105-116
Sun 12/7	PHX	@	MIN	108-105
Sun 12/7	SAS	@	NOP	135-132
Mon 12/8	MIA	@	ORL	108-117
Mon 12/8	NYK	@	TOR	117-101

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/8	IND	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	DAL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Fri 1/9	TOR	@	BOS	7:00 PM

CJ McCollum has the highest defensive rating in a season, with a 125.5 rating this season.

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