The Minnesota Lynx had the best defensive rating by a team in 2016, with a 97.1 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Lynx	97.1	2016	34	242.9	85.8	35.8	20.0	8.2	4.6	32.2	68.4	47.1	4.0	11.9	33.7	17.4	21.5	80.6	55.1	9.6	26.2	13.5	8,260	2,917	1,218	681	280	156	460	647
2	Sparks	98.6	2016	34	240.3	83.0	31.5	20.4	8.0	3.8	31.2	64.1	48.7	5.9	15.7	37.5	14.7	18.6	79.1	57.4	6.7	24.8	13.6	8,170	2,821	1,070	692	273	130	463	559
3	Liberty	100.6	2016	34	245.1	81.6	38.6	18.7	7.1	4.7	30.1	69.3	43.4	4.5	12.4	36.3	17.0	21.9	77.7	51.7	10.6	27.9	14.6	8,335	2,776	1,311	637	243	161	498	683
4	Dream	103.9	2016	34	242.1	81.8	36.5	15.0	7.2	5.0	29.0	68.6	42.2	3.7	13.0	28.7	20.1	26.7	75.1	50.8	10.9	25.5	13.9	8,230	2,780	1,240	510	245	171	471	680
5	Storm	104.1	2016	34	240.7	80.8	31.3	18.9	6.3	3.6	28.9	63.2	45.7	7.2	20.2	35.5	15.8	19.0	83.3	56.4	6.8	24.5	14.4	8,185	2,748	1,065	644	215	121	491	588
6	Fever	104.2	2016	34	241.5	80.5	30.9	17.7	8.8	2.4	29.2	65.4	44.7	5.1	15.9	32.1	16.9	20.0	84.5	54.2	8.5	22.4	14.6	8,210	2,736	1,052	601	298	80	497	708
7	Sun	104.4	2016	34	243.2	83.0	34.1	16.7	8.4	3.4	31.5	71.7	43.9	5.6	18.3	30.8	14.4	20.1	71.5	51.5	10.8	23.3	14.2	8,270	2,821	1,159	568	285	117	482	729
8	Mercury	104.6	2016	34	242.9	84.6	32.4	16.8	7.2	5.3	29.4	64.8	45.3	6.1	17.9	34.3	19.7	23.4	83.9	56.3	7.5	24.9	13.8	8,260	2,876	1,100	571	245	181	469	698
9	Stars	105.1	2016	34	241.0	72.0	31.9	16.2	7.1	3.8	26.6	65.6	40.5	4.5	14.9	29.9	14.4	18.1	79.8	49.0	8.4	23.5	14.1	8,195	2,449	1,083	551	240	129	479	685
10	Mystics	105.7	2016	34	244.4	80.7	32.7	17.4	6.3	3.2	28.1	66.4	42.3	7.1	19.7	35.8	17.5	21.9	80.0	53.1	8.2	24.5	12.7	8,310	2,745	1,113	593	213	110	433	669
11	Sky	107.6	2016	34	242.2	86.2	35.6	18.2	6.9	5.1	33.3	72.0	46.2	4.1	11.0	36.8	15.6	18.8	83.1	53.7	10.2	25.5	12.1	8,235	2,930	1,212	620	236	174	411	670
12	Wings	109.9	2016	34	240.9	82.6	34.1	15.3	6.5	3.5	28.1	70.2	40.0	7.0	21.8	32.2	19.4	24.2	80.4	51.1	11.0	23.1	14.0	8,190	2,810	1,160	521	220	120	475	701