what were teams average defensive rating in the 2000s

The New York Liberty had a defensive rating of 124.5 between the 2000 and 2009 seasons.

	TEAM	DRTG	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Liberty	124.5	334	202.0	69.1	29.8	15.4	7.7	3.3	25.1	58.6	42.7	6.0	16.9	35.7	12.9	17.1	75.5	52.2	8.3	21.5	67,475	23,075	9,940	5,139	2,564	1,106	6,240
2	Mystics	125.9	334	201.3	70.2	31.9	15.0	7.8	3.3	26.1	61.6	42.3	4.4	13.3	33.5	13.6	18.9	72.0	50.2	10.1	21.8	67,225	23,439	10,671	4,997	2,594	1,107	6,771
3	Sun	121.8	333	202.6	73.3	32.9	16.5	7.9	3.7	26.9	63.3	42.5	5.1	15.6	32.9	14.4	19.2	75.2	51.1	10.2	22.7	67,450	24,422	10,949	5,486	2,645	1,238	6,247
4	Fever	123.9	334	202.3	69.3	31.2	15.1	9.1	3.6	24.7	60.4	40.9	5.6	16.3	34.0	14.4	18.5	77.9	50.6	10.0	21.2	67,575	23,156	10,411	5,032	3,035	1,204	6,447
5	Mercury	125.9	334	201.5	75.7	31.3	16.2	8.1	4.1	27.4	64.0	42.8	5.5	16.0	34.6	15.4	19.7	78.1	52.1	9.3	22.0	67,295	25,299	10,445	5,423	2,695	1,373	6,920
6	Sparks	120.2	334	202.9	74.4	34.4	17.6	7.7	4.5	27.4	63.6	43.1	4.6	13.7	33.6	15.0	19.7	76.0	51.5	10.2	24.2	67,765	24,857	11,481	5,891	2,585	1,517	6,841
7	Silver Stars	125.0	334	201.5	71.2	32.1	15.5	7.1	4.0	25.6	60.5	42.4	4.1	12.1	33.8	15.9	20.6	76.9	51.2	9.3	22.8	67,308	23,786	10,709	5,184	2,356	1,333	6,452
8	Shock	122.6	334	202.5	72.6	35.0	16.0	7.3	3.7	26.5	62.9	42.1	3.6	10.7	33.7	16.0	21.9	72.7	50.0	11.3	23.7	67,625	24,248	11,690	5,345	2,445	1,229	6,826
9	Lynx	126.4	334	201.8	70.9	31.6	15.5	7.4	3.4	25.4	61.0	41.6	5.3	15.6	33.8	14.9	20.2	74.0	50.7	9.9	21.7	67,400	23,679	10,548	5,188	2,470	1,126	6,732
10	Storm	123.4	334	201.9	70.9	31.4	15.1	7.7	4.1	25.6	60.5	42.3	4.8	14.1	33.9	14.9	19.5	76.5	51.3	9.8	21.6	67,425	23,669	10,489	5,049	2,564	1,366	6,538
11	Sting	128.2	232	202.3	66.1	28.9	14.9	7.6	3.6	23.7	56.8	41.7	4.9	13.6	35.7	13.9	18.7	74.1	50.8	9.4	19.5	46,924	15,340	6,700	3,459	1,768	826	4,771
12	Rockers	121.8	129	200.5	65.2	30.3	15.7	7.5	2.6	24.2	56.9	42.5	3.8	11.8	32.3	13.0	17.5	74.5	50.5	9.8	20.5	25,869	8,413	3,904	2,020	965	341	2,358
13	Comets	120.3	300	201.8	69.7	31.7	14.7	7.8	3.3	25.5	59.4	42.9	3.9	11.6	33.5	14.8	19.3	76.7	51.3	9.4	22.3	60,549	20,899	9,522	4,397	2,345	978	5,155
14	Sol	121.9	96	203.4	60.8	28.9	14.1	8.8	3.5	22.7	56.8	39.9	3.2	10.4	30.9	12.3	17.3	70.8	47.1	9.9	18.9	19,523	5,834	2,772	1,358	846	337	1,952
15	Fire	126.3	96	203.4	67.1	30.0	14.8	7.8	3.3	24.2	59.1	41.0	4.6	14.0	33.1	14.0	19.5	72.0	49.6	9.5	20.5	19,525	6,438	2,880	1,423	748	319	2,016
16	Monarchs	123.6	334	202.1	71.7	32.3	15.9	9.1	3.4	26.1	62.4	41.9	4.3	12.6	34.2	15.2	20.7	73.2	50.2	11.4	20.9	67,500	23,962	10,794	5,298	3,033	1,136	6,447
17	Sky	128.4	136	202.0	72.7	32.4	16.1	7.7	3.8	26.6	63.8	41.6	4.7	13.9	33.8	14.9	21.1	70.7	49.7	10.3	22.1	27,474	9,890	4,409	2,184	1,052	522	2,551
18	Dream	128.9	68	202.6	79.3	34.4	15.3	9.0	3.9	29.2	68.9	42.3	4.6	14.3	32.5	16.3	21.8	75.1	50.5	10.9	23.4	13,775	5,395	2,336	1,039	614	263	1,537

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.6

Stewart

RPG

9.1

Jones

APG

4.7

Ionescu

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.9

4th

DRTG

108.7

9th

NETRTG

3.2

7th

3P%

35.2

6th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dream	19	11	.633
2	Fever	19	11	.633
3	Liberty	19	13	.594	1.0
4	Mystics	17	12	.586	1.5
5	Sky	12	19	.387	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/9	LVA	@	NYL	12:30 PM
Tue 8/11	NYL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Thu 8/13	LAS	@	NYL	8:00 PM
Sat 8/15	NYL	@	CON	1:00 PM
Tue 8/18	NYL	@	CHI	9:00 PM

Last Game

Storm

6 - 27

Final

Liberty

19 - 13

Wed 5 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.6

Wilson

24.0

Mitchell

21.6

Stewart

RPG Leaders

11.7

Shepard

11.7

Reese

9.6

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.0

Clark

7.6

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

2.1

Canada

1.9

Lacan

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.9

Stokes

1.8

Griner

3PM Leaders

3.1

Howard

3.1

Mabrey

2.9

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.6

Allemand

68.6

Cunningham

68.4

Carter

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.2

115.0

114.4

111.9

111.4

110.1

DRtg Rankings

101.9

103.4

104.3

105.7

106.6

107.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

7.7

7.0

6.7

4.7

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

6-27

7-23

10-20

11-19

12-20

11-18

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,434

Wilson

1,317

Stewart

1,168.3

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,419

Wilson

1,307.8

Stewart

1,233.5

Shepard

USG% Leaders

33.0

Wilson

32.1

Clark

30.6

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

34.1

Thomas

33.9

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.61

Wilson

1.34

Boston

1.29

Clark

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Wilson

1.39

Clark

1.35

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-9

14-9

14-10

15-10

14-10

12-12

Worst Record ATS

8-16

9-13

10-12

11-13

11-10

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	25	6	.806
2	Aces	21	9	.700	3.5
3	Valkyries	21	9	.700	3.5
4	Dream	19	11	.633	5.5
5	Fever	19	11	.633	5.5
6	Wings	19	12	.613	6.0
7	Liberty	19	13	.594	6.5
8	Mystics	17	12	.586	7.0
9	Sky	12	19	.387	13.0
10	Sparks	11	18	.379	13.0
11	Mercury	12	20	.375	13.5
12	Fire	11	19	.367	13.5
13	Tempo	10	20	.333	14.5
14	Sun	7	23	.233	17.5
15	Storm	6	27	.182	20.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 5/19	TOR	@	PHX	98-90
Wed 5/20	PDX	@	IND	73-90
Wed 5/20	DAL	@	CHI	99-89
Wed 5/20	CON	@	SEA	80-78
Thu 5/21	GSV	@	NYL	87-70

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/6	LVA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 8/6	LAS	@	MIN	9:00 PM
Thu 8/6	TOR	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Fri 8/7	ATL	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Fri 8/7	PHX	@	CON	7:30 PM

The New York Liberty had a defensive rating of 124.5 between the 2000 and 2009 seasons.

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21.6

9.1

4.7

WNBA 2026 Leaders

26.6

24.0

21.6

11.7

11.7

9.6

8.4

8.0

7.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

3.1

3.1

2.9

69.6

68.6

68.4

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

1,434

1,317

1,168.3

1,419

1,307.8

1,233.5

33.0

32.1

30.6

34.6

34.1

33.9

1.61

1.34

1.29

1.59

1.39

1.35

WNBA 2026 Betting

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WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule