what team leads the wnba in defensive rating

The Golden State Valkyries have the best defensive rating by a team with a defensive rating above 0.0 this season, with a 100.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
What team leads the wnba in defensive rating this regular season?
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1Valkyries
Valkyries
100.2
2026
25
200.0
82.2
32.8
18.1
7.4
4.3
28.3
67.6
41.9
10.5
30.3
34.6
15.1
19.6
76.9
53.9
9.0
23.8
11.7
5,000
2,055
821
452
186
108
293
495
2Lynx
Lynx
101.7
2026
25
200.0
90.8
35.5
21.2
9.0
4.9
33.8
70.2
48.1
8.4
22.4
37.7
14.8
18.5
80.3
58.0
9.6
26.0
13.9
5,000
2,270
888
531
224
123
347
483
3Mystics
Mystics
102.7
2026
22
206.8
81.1
36.8
19.3
5.7
3.6
28.3
64.8
43.6
5.7
19.8
28.7
18.9
25.9
73.0
53.3
9.8
27.0
17.0
4,550
1,785
810
424
125
79
373
461
4Dream
Dream
104.4
2026
24
200.0
88.3
34.7
19.9
9.6
2.8
30.7
70.8
43.4
8.3
26.8
31.2
18.5
24.4
75.9
54.1
11.0
23.6
14.0
4,800
2,119
832
477
230
66
335
463
5Storm
Storm
105.8
2026
26
201.0
80.4
33.4
18.8
7.8
4.3
28.6
67.1
42.7
8.3
25.5
32.7
14.8
18.7
79.4
53.4
7.6
25.8
15.2
5,225
2,090
868
489
203
113
394
526
6Liberty
Liberty
105.9
2026
24
201.0
87.8
34.4
20.5
6.3
4.0
29.8
65.0
45.9
9.9
28.6
34.5
18.3
21.4
85.6
59.1
7.5
26.9
15.4
4,825
2,108
826
491
151
96
370
457
7Wings
Wings
106.5
2026
24
201.0
89.5
34.0
22.2
7.0
3.4
33.6
72.6
46.3
8.3
24.6
33.7
13.9
17.5
79.7
55.7
8.8
25.2
11.5
4,825
2,147
816
532
167
81
275
441
8Aces
Aces
107.1
2026
24
201.0
89.9
34.8
22.4
7.1
5.0
32.9
68.0
48.4
8.1
22.9
35.5
16.0
20.6
77.9
58.4
8.0
26.8
12.5
4,825
2,158
836
538
171
120
299
419
9Fever
Fever
107.3
2026
24
202.1
93.2
34.3
20.3
6.3
3.8
32.3
68.8
47.0
10.1
27.3
37.0
18.5
22.5
82.2
59.2
8.3
26.0
15.5
4,850
2,237
822
488
150
92
372
554
10Sun
Sun
107.8
2026
24
201.0
79.7
33.2
19.2
8.6
4.5
29.6
68.1
43.5
5.0
18.1
27.6
15.5
22.5
69.1
51.1
9.8
23.4
14.7
4,825
1,913
796
461
206
109
353
546
11Sky
Sky
108.3
2026
24
202.1
86.8
33.5
20.8
6.8
5.0
30.3
69.3
43.7
7.3
23.3
31.3
18.9
24.7
76.4
54.1
8.2
25.3
13.7
4,850
2,082
803
500
164
121
328
518
12Mercury
Mercury
109.7
2026
25
201.0
83.3
31.6
19.3
7.4
3.2
28.7
65.5
43.8
8.2
24.8
33.0
17.7
22.4
79.1
55.3
7.4
24.2
14.0
5,025
2,082
790
482
184
79
349
452
13Fire
Fire
112.8
2026
24
204.2
85.0
29.5
20.2
7.5
4.2
29.9
67.4
44.4
9.6
27.7
34.6
15.5
19.0
81.8
56.1
7.5
22.0
16.0
4,900
2,039
707
485
181
100
384
541
14Sparks
Sparks
113.4
2026
23
201.1
89.1
30.9
20.9
7.7
2.9
31.7
68.9
46.0
8.6
26.5
32.3
17.2
21.8
79.0
56.8
7.6
23.3
14.7
4,625
2,049
710
480
177
66
338
471
15Tempo
Tempo
113.6
2026
24
201.0
88.6
31.1
20.0
7.5
3.3
30.4
67.9
44.7
10.1
27.9
36.3
17.7
21.4
82.8
57.3
7.9
23.2
13.8
4,825
2,126
746
481
179
78
332
539
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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