Collin Sexton had the highest defensive rating in 2018-19, with a 121.0 rating in his rookie season.

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players highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 18-19

	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	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
2	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	119.5	2018-19	CLE	81	27.3	16.8	3.3	2.4	0.7	0.2	6.5	14.6	44.8	1.8	5.5	32.4	2.0	2.4	84.4	53.9	1.0	2.3	1.7	2,214	1,364	270	196	57	13	135	112	-350
3	Cedi Osman C. Osman	118.5	2018-19	CLE	76	32.2	13.0	4.7	2.6	0.8	0.1	4.7	11.1	42.7	1.7	4.9	34.8	1.9	2.4	77.9	53.6	0.6	4.1	1.5	2,444	991	357	195	60	11	114	195	-641
4	Devin Booker D. Booker	118.2	2018-19	PHX	64	35.0	26.6	4.1	6.8	0.9	0.2	9.2	19.6	46.7	2.1	6.5	32.6	6.1	7.1	86.6	58.4	0.6	3.5	4.1	2,242	1,700	265	433	56	13	264	200	-330
5	Trae Young T. Young	116.8	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	19.1	3.7	8.1	0.9	0.2	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	53.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	2,503	1,549	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
6	Kevin Huerter K. Huerter	116.2	2018-19	ATL	75	27.3	9.7	3.3	2.9	0.9	0.3	3.7	8.8	41.9	1.8	4.7	38.5	0.5	0.7	73.2	53.3	0.8	2.5	1.5	2,048	727	245	214	65	25	109	155	-122
7	Jeff Green J. Green	116.1	2018-19	WAS	77	27.2	12.3	4.0	1.8	0.6	0.5	4.2	8.9	47.5	1.4	4.2	34.7	2.4	2.7	88.8	60.8	0.7	3.3	1.3	2,097	946	309	137	43	39	101	160	-94
8	Tomas Satoransky T. Satoransky	115.8	2018-19	WAS	80	27.1	8.9	3.5	5.0	1.0	0.2	3.2	6.6	48.5	0.8	2.0	39.5	1.6	2.0	81.9	59.0	1.0	2.5	1.5	2,164	709	279	399	82	13	120	172	-54
9	Austin Rivers A. Rivers	115.7	2018-19	TOT	76	26.7	8.1	2.1	2.2	0.6	0.3	3.1	7.5	40.6	1.4	4.3	31.8	0.7	1.3	52.6	50.3	0.3	1.8	0.9	2,028	618	162	167	47	23	68	207	+104
10	Kevin Knox II K. Knox II	115.7	2018-19	NYK	75	28.8	12.8	4.5	1.1	0.6	0.3	4.5	12.2	37.0	1.7	4.9	34.3	2.2	3.0	71.7	47.5	0.8	3.7	1.5	2,158	963	335	82	43	24	114	175	-637
11	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	115.7	2018-19	TOT	65	31.6	18.1	3.4	2.4	0.8	0.1	6.0	15.3	39.3	2.5	7.3	34.0	3.6	4.2	84.1	52.7	0.5	2.9	1.6	2,057	1,174	222	159	54	8	105	141	-401
12	Damyean Dotson D. Dotson	115.5	2018-19	NYK	73	27.5	10.7	3.6	1.8	0.8	0.1	4.0	9.6	41.5	1.7	4.7	36.8	1.0	1.3	74.5	52.6	0.5	3.1	1.0	2,004	779	262	135	58	10	71	135	-327
13	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	115.4	2018-19	HOU	68	31.7	16.2	2.2	1.9	0.6	0.4	5.6	13.8	40.9	3.2	8.8	36.0	1.8	2.2	78.3	54.9	0.3	1.9	1.3	2,158	1,103	148	129	41	27	90	143	+350
14	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	115.1	2018-19	PHX	82	29.5	8.3	3.2	2.1	1.6	0.5	3.0	6.9	43.0	1.3	3.8	33.5	1.2	1.4	80.5	55.6	0.7	2.5	0.9	2,417	684	264	173	129	38	70	201	-386
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	115.1	2018-19	MIN	73	34.8	18.1	4.8	2.5	1.0	0.7	6.8	16.6	41.2	1.6	4.8	33.9	2.8	4.1	69.9	49.3	1.1	3.7	1.9	2,543	1,321	352	184	70	48	138	153	-66
16	JJ Redick	114.9	2018-19	PHI	76	31.3	18.1	2.4	2.7	0.4	0.2	5.9	13.5	44.0	3.2	8.0	39.7	3.0	3.4	89.4	60.2	0.3	2.2	1.3	2,379	1,372	186	206	32	17	101	129	+305
17	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	114.8	2018-19	CHI	63	34.5	23.7	4.7	4.5	1.0	0.4	8.4	18.0	46.7	1.9	5.1	37.4	5.0	6.0	83.2	57.4	0.6	4.0	3.4	2,171	1,492	294	283	60	26	215	140	-301
18	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	114.7	2018-19	TOT	69	34.0	12.5	5.4	3.7	1.3	0.3	4.3	10.7	39.9	2.1	6.3	33.4	1.9	2.4	79.3	53.4	0.7	4.7	1.5	2,349	863	371	252	91	21	106	130	-334
19	Bradley Beal B. Beal	114.4	2018-19	WAS	82	36.9	25.6	5.0	5.5	1.5	0.7	9.3	19.6	47.5	2.5	7.3	35.1	4.4	5.5	80.8	58.1	1.1	3.9	2.7	3,028	2,099	411	448	121	58	224	226	-112
20	Bryn Forbes B. Forbes	114.3	2018-19	SAS	82	28.0	11.8	2.9	2.1	0.5	0.0	4.4	9.6	45.6	2.1	5.0	42.6	0.8	1.0	88.5	58.6	0.2	2.7	1.0	2,292	967	239	175	45	4	80	159	-9
21	Dario Šarić D. Šarić	114.0	2018-19	TOT	81	25.0	10.6	5.6	1.6	0.6	0.1	3.8	8.6	43.7	1.5	4.0	36.5	1.6	1.9	88.0	56.3	1.6	4.1	1.2	2,023	858	457	127	45	9	97	182	-67
22	Buddy Hield B. Hield	114.0	2018-19	SAC	82	31.9	20.7	5.0	2.5	0.7	0.4	7.6	16.6	45.8	3.4	7.9	42.7	2.1	2.4	88.6	58.7	1.3	3.7	1.8	2,615	1,695	412	205	58	33	146	202	0
23	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	113.8	2018-19	TOT	77	32.9	16.4	4.7	1.5	0.6	0.2	5.6	13.3	42.0	2.3	5.7	39.5	3.0	3.6	82.4	55.0	0.7	3.9	1.3	2,533	1,265	361	115	50	13	98	122	-53
24	Kemba Walker K. Walker	113.6	2018-19	CHA	82	34.9	25.6	4.4	5.9	1.2	0.4	8.9	20.5	43.4	3.2	8.9	35.6	4.6	5.5	84.4	55.8	0.6	3.8	2.6	2,863	2,102	361	484	102	34	211	131	+35
25	CJ McCollum	113.2	2018-19	POR	70	33.9	21.0	4.0	3.0	0.8	0.4	8.2	17.8	45.9	2.4	6.4	37.5	2.3	2.7	82.8	55.3	0.9	3.1	1.5	2,375	1,468	282	207	55	28	106	172	+349

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DRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	38	19	.667	5.0
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	22	.627	7.0
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/27	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Sun 3/8	BOS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 3/9	PHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

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37 - 23

116

Final

118

Bucks

26 - 31

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

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122.1

120.7

119.3

119.1

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.2

112.3

112.4

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.3

7.9

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

13-47

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17-42

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

2,792

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

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1.82

Jokić

1.59

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1.53

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1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

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33-24

34-25

32-25-1

33-25

Worst Record ATS

23-37

25-35

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	19	.667	5.0
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	22	.627	7.0
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0
11	Bucks	25	31	.446	17.5
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	20.0
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	27.0
14	Nets	15	42	.263	28.0
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	29.0

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1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	16.5
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	22.5
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	27.5
15	Kings	13	47	.217	32.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/23	BOS	@	CHI	111-114
Fri 1/23	LAL	@	DAL	116-110
Fri 1/23	MIA	@	UTA	147-116
Sat 1/24	SAC	@	DET	116-139
Sat 1/24	GSW	@	MIN	111-85

Schedule

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Thu 2/26	MIA	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/26	CHA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 2/26	SAS	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Thu 2/26	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM

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