what team is the wnba has the best defensive rating

The Golden State Valkyries have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 101.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
What team is the wnba has the best defensive rating this regular season?
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1Valkyries
Valkyries
101.0
2026
27
200.0
81.9
32.2
18.3
7.6
4.2
28.3
67.4
41.9
10.6
30.5
34.7
14.8
19.3
76.6
53.9
8.9
23.3
11.5
5,400
2,211
870
494
204
114
310
526
2Lynx
Lynx
103.1
2026
27
200.0
91.7
35.4
21.5
8.9
5.0
34.1
70.6
48.4
8.5
22.5
37.9
14.9
18.4
80.9
58.3
9.6
25.9
13.6
5,400
2,476
957
580
240
134
366
510
3Mystics
Mystics
103.2
2026
25
206.0
80.0
37.1
19.1
5.5
3.7
28.0
64.4
43.5
5.7
20.0
28.4
18.3
25.0
73.3
53.1
10.1
27.0
17.0
5,150
2,000
927
478
138
93
424
507
4Dream
Dream
105.1
2026
26
200.0
89.3
34.6
20.3
9.5
2.8
31.0
71.0
43.7
8.3
26.8
31.1
18.9
24.7
76.8
54.6
11.1
23.5
13.7
5,200
2,323
899
529
246
72
357
508
5Wings
Wings
106.8
2026
26
201.9
89.8
34.0
22.3
6.8
3.5
33.7
72.6
46.5
8.3
24.2
34.4
14.0
17.6
79.6
55.9
8.8
25.2
11.5
5,250
2,335
884
580
176
90
300
488
6Aces
Aces
106.9
2026
25
201.0
90.7
34.7
22.7
7.1
5.1
33.4
68.4
48.8
8.4
23.5
35.5
15.6
20.0
78.0
58.8
7.8
26.8
12.2
5,025
2,267
867
567
177
127
306
431
7Sun
Sun
107.0
2026
26
201.0
79.7
33.3
19.2
8.4
4.5
29.5
67.7
43.6
5.0
18.0
27.7
15.6
22.4
69.8
51.4
9.6
23.7
14.8
5,225
2,072
865
498
219
118
385
592
8Liberty
Liberty
107.2
2026
26
201.9
88.3
34.7
20.3
6.2
4.2
30.0
65.8
45.7
10.0
28.8
34.5
18.2
21.6
84.5
58.6
7.8
26.8
15.2
5,250
2,295
901
527
162
108
395
498
9Storm
Storm
107.6
2026
28
200.9
82.1
33.4
19.3
7.7
4.3
29.4
67.5
43.5
8.5
25.4
33.4
14.9
18.8
79.4
54.2
7.9
25.5
15.3
5,625
2,299
935
539
215
120
427
565
10Fever
Fever
107.9
2026
26
201.9
94.4
33.8
20.4
6.5
3.8
32.7
69.0
47.4
10.2
27.1
37.7
18.9
23.0
82.2
59.7
8.5
25.4
15.5
5,250
2,455
880
531
169
100
402
595
11Sky
Sky
108.0
2026
26
201.9
87.3
33.2
21.0
6.8
4.9
30.7
69.6
44.2
7.4
23.5
31.4
18.4
24.2
76.0
54.4
8.0
25.2
13.4
5,250
2,269
864
545
178
128
348
560
12Mercury
Mercury
109.0
2026
27
200.9
82.9
31.4
19.2
7.4
3.1
28.6
65.4
43.8
7.8
24.1
32.4
17.8
22.4
79.2
55.1
7.3
24.2
14.0
5,425
2,237
849
519
200
84
378
487
13Fire
Fire
112.1
2026
26
203.8
84.9
29.6
20.4
7.6
4.0
30.2
67.7
44.5
9.7
28.1
34.6
14.8
18.2
81.8
56.1
7.5
22.1
15.6
5,300
2,207
770
530
198
104
406
583
14Sparks
Sparks
113.3
2026
25
201.0
88.5
31.0
20.9
7.6
3.1
31.6
68.7
46.0
8.4
26.3
31.8
17.0
21.4
79.3
56.7
7.4
23.5
14.8
5,025
2,213
774
523
190
77
369
511
15Tempo
Tempo
115.3
2026
26
201.0
88.5
31.1
20.0
7.2
3.2
30.3
67.7
44.8
10.0
27.7
36.2
17.8
21.4
83.3
57.4
8.0
23.1
14.1
5,225
2,301
808
519
188
82
366
575
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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Sun
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7:00 PM
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TeamWLPCTGB
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.720
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.704
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.654
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107-104
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