nba best defensive rating rookies 2021-22

Evan Mobley had the best defensive rating by a rookie in 2021-22, with a 107.3 rating.

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1Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
107.3
2021-22
69
33.8
15.0
8.3
2.5
0.8
1.7
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
25.0
2.4
3.7
66.3
54.9
2.1
6.2
1.9
2,331
1,034
570
174
56
115
133
147
+94
2Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
111.2
2021-22
74
35.4
15.3
7.5
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
3Herbert Jones
H. Jones
111.5
2021-22
78
29.9
9.5
3.8
2.1
1.7
0.8
3.5
7.4
47.6
0.7
2.2
33.7
1.8
2.1
84.0
57.3
1.3
2.5
1.3
2,335
742
296
167
130
60
100
238
+68
4Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
113.1
2021-22
64
32.6
17.4
5.5
5.6
1.2
0.7
6.7
16.1
41.6
1.8
5.7
31.4
2.2
2.6
84.5
50.4
0.9
4.6
3.7
2,088
1,114
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275
5Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
114.1
2021-22
79
30.7
15.2
4.5
2.9
0.9
0.4
5.8
12.3
46.8
1.2
3.4
35.4
2.4
2.8
86.3
55.9
1.1
3.4
1.5
2,429
1,197
356
231
68
34
119
164
-243
6Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
115.4
2021-22
77
27.4
8.8
2.8
3.3
0.8
0.4
3.6
6.9
52.0
0.9
2.4
37.6
0.7
1.0
67.9
59.6
0.4
2.4
1.4
2,110
679
214
256
60
29
108
182
-199
7Davion Mitchell
D. Mitchell
118.5
2021-22
75
27.7
11.5
2.2
4.2
0.7
0.3
4.7
11.2
41.8
1.3
4.3
31.6
0.7
1.1
65.9
48.9
0.4
1.8
1.5
2,076
861
166
313
55
24
114
141
-273
8Jalen Green
J. Green
120.2
2021-22
67
31.9
17.3
3.4
2.6
0.7
0.3
6.1
14.2
42.6
2.3
6.8
34.3
2.8
3.5
79.7
54.7
0.5
2.9
2.0
2,138
1,157
226
176
44
18
135
103
-519
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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/22
@
7:00 PM
Sat
10/24
@
7:30 PM
Mon
10/26
@
7:00 PM
Wed
10/28
@
7:00 PM
Thu
10/29
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

93

CLE Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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Mon
3/30
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131-105
Mon
3/30
@
114-129
Mon
3/30
@
124-94
Mon
3/30
@
122-113
Mon
3/30
@
110-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
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3:00 PM
Tue
10/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
@
9:30 PM
Wed
10/21
@
7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
@
7:00 PM