lowest drtg by a dpoy from 2000 to 2010

Between the 2000 and 2010 seasons, Lisa Leslie had the best defensive rating by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with a 106.7 rating in 2004.

Interpreted as:
lowest drtg by a dpoy in a regular season by a player from 2000 to 2010
NAMEDRTGDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
106.7
1
2004
LAS LAS
34
33.8
17.6
9.9
2.6
1.5
2.9
6.6
13.3
49.4
0.2
0.6
27.3
4.3
6.0
71.2
55.2
1.8
8.1
3.2
1,148
598
336
88
50
98
110
130
+123
2Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
107.6
1
2000
HOU HOU
31
35.2
20.7
6.3
3.8
2.8
1.1
7.9
15.6
50.6
1.1
2.9
37.4
3.8
4.7
82.1
58.7
1.3
5.0
2.6
1,091
643
195
119
87
33
82
67
+399
3Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
108.0
1
2002
HOU HOU
32
36.1
18.5
4.9
3.3
2.8
0.7
6.9
15.9
43.4
0.7
2.5
28.8
4.0
4.8
82.5
51.3
0.9
4.0
2.7
1,154
592
158
107
88
23
87
50
+188
4Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
109.5
1
2008
LAS LAS
33
32.1
15.1
8.9
2.4
1.5
2.9
5.7
12.3
46.3
0.1
0.5
23.5
3.5
5.4
66.1
51.4
2.5
6.3
3.6
1,059
497
293
80
49
97
119
117
+71
5Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
110.3
1
2006
IND IND
32
33.4
16.2
7.5
3.7
2.9
1.1
5.1
12.4
40.7
1.0
3.3
29.9
5.1
6.3
80.7
53.3
2.1
5.3
2.5
1,070
519
239
119
93
34
79
90
+152
6Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
111.1
1
2003
HOU HOU
31
34.9
15.6
4.6
3.9
2.5
0.8
5.6
14.0
40.3
0.8
2.5
30.4
3.5
4.0
88.7
49.5
1.0
3.6
2.4
1,081
484
143
121
77
26
73
48
+95
7Debbie Black
D. Black
112.7
1
2001
MIA MIA
32
29.6
5.6
3.9
3.8
2.6
0.1
2.2
5.8
37.4
0.1
0.6
15.0
1.2
1.5
77.1
43.2
1.3
2.6
1.6
946
180
126
123
82
2
51
69
+80
8Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
113.4
1
2005
IND IND
34
34.5
14.7
7.8
4.2
2.6
0.5
4.6
12.1
38.3
1.0
3.6
28.5
4.5
5.7
78.8
50.6
2.0
5.7
2.7
1,173
501
264
143
90
16
91
96
+91
9Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
115.5
1
2009
IND IND
34
31.9
15.1
7.2
3.1
2.9
0.5
4.6
12.0
38.6
1.2
3.6
32.8
4.6
5.3
87.3
52.6
2.5
4.7
2.6
1,084
512
245
107
99
18
88
92
+171
10Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
117.8
1
2010
IND IND
34
31.4
18.2
7.1
4.0
2.3
0.9
6.1
12.6
48.4
1.4
3.1
44.8
4.6
5.4
84.9
60.7
1.7
5.4
2.7
1,068
618
242
135
77
30
93
93
+187
11Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
118.9
1
2007
SEA SEA
31
32.9
23.8
9.7
1.3
1.0
2.0
8.3
16.0
51.9
1.6
3.9
40.2
5.6
6.4
88.3
63.3
2.6
7.1
1.8
1,020
739
300
40
31
63
56
93
+244
StatMuse has season-level data for Defensive Player of the Year awards and defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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