best team defensive rating in wnba

The Minnesota Lynx have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 98.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
best team defensive rating in wnba this regular season
TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Lynx
Lynx
98.5
2026
15
200.0
93.1
37.4
22.1
9.1
4.7
35.9
70.6
50.8
8.0
20.5
39.0
13.3
17.2
77.5
59.5
9.7
27.7
14.9
3,000
1,396
561
331
137
70
223
287
2Valkyries
Valkyries
102.1
2026
15
200.0
85.1
33.8
19.0
6.9
4.3
28.5
69.7
41.0
11.5
31.1
36.9
16.5
21.2
78.0
53.8
9.3
24.5
10.3
3,000
1,276
507
285
103
64
155
297
3Dream
Dream
102.7
2026
14
200.0
88.6
36.0
19.9
9.5
2.9
30.8
69.6
44.2
9.0
27.1
33.2
18.0
23.9
75.2
55.2
11.2
24.8
14.1
2,800
1,240
504
279
133
41
197
257
4Liberty
Liberty
103.3
2026
16
201.6
88.6
35.4
21.0
6.1
4.2
29.5
64.0
46.1
9.9
27.7
35.9
19.6
22.9
85.8
59.8
7.5
27.9
15.6
3,225
1,417
567
336
97
67
250
322
5Wings
Wings
104.0
2026
15
200.0
87.6
33.9
23.1
7.6
3.3
32.5
71.3
45.7
8.4
24.7
34.1
14.1
18.4
76.8
55.2
8.7
25.2
11.6
3,000
1,314
509
346
114
49
174
270
6Fever
Fever
105.0
2026
15
203.3
92.2
34.3
20.9
6.4
4.3
31.8
69.1
46.0
9.3
26.9
34.7
19.3
23.4
82.3
58.1
8.2
26.1
16.5
3,050
1,383
515
314
96
65
248
355
7Storm
Storm
106.3
2026
16
200.0
77.2
31.6
18.0
7.3
4.7
26.6
64.8
41.0
8.4
25.3
33.4
15.6
19.6
79.9
52.6
6.6
24.9
14.8
3,200
1,235
505
288
117
75
237
326
8Aces
Aces
107.0
2026
15
200.0
89.9
36.4
23.5
6.9
5.9
33.5
69.8
48.0
8.3
22.9
36.2
14.6
19.5
74.7
57.4
9.0
27.4
13.0
3,000
1,349
546
352
103
89
195
260
9Sky
Sky
107.4
2026
14
201.8
83.1
32.7
19.4
6.8
5.9
28.8
68.2
42.2
6.6
22.1
29.8
18.9
24.9
75.9
52.5
7.9
24.8
13.4
2,825
1,163
458
271
95
83
187
306
10Mystics
Mystics
107.5
2026
14
203.6
82.2
34.9
18.9
6.1
3.3
28.4
63.4
44.8
5.5
19.4
28.4
20.0
26.6
75.3
54.8
9.5
25.4
16.1
2,850
1,151
489
264
85
46
225
316
11Mercury
Mercury
109.0
2026
16
201.6
81.8
31.9
18.9
7.8
3.5
27.8
65.4
42.4
7.9
24.2
32.6
18.4
23.1
79.9
54.2
7.9
24.1
13.9
3,225
1,309
511
303
125
56
223
299
12Sun
Sun
111.6
2026
17
201.5
79.2
33.2
18.7
8.0
4.1
29.5
69.4
42.5
5.2
19.6
26.4
15.1
22.1
68.1
50.1
10.2
22.9
14.4
3,425
1,346
564
318
136
70
244
393
13Sparks
Sparks
112.0
2026
15
201.7
87.7
31.3
19.7
7.7
3.3
30.3
66.7
45.5
8.5
26.2
32.3
18.6
23.5
79.3
56.9
8.5
22.7
15.3
3,025
1,316
469
296
115
49
230
314
14Fire
Fire
112.1
2026
17
200.0
82.2
28.4
19.8
6.9
4.1
29.3
65.8
44.5
9.4
27.0
34.6
14.3
17.8
80.2
55.8
7.4
21.0
15.8
3,400
1,398
483
336
118
70
269
378
15Tempo
Tempo
113.0
2026
16
201.6
89.6
30.6
19.4
8.4
3.4
30.2
68.8
43.9
9.8
27.4
35.6
19.4
23.3
83.6
56.7
8.4
22.2
13.3
3,225
1,433
490
311
135
54
212
366
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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Wed
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7:30 PM
Sun
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2
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.118
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
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91-80
Sat
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107-104
Sat
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
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