best defensive rating nba rookies

Jaylen Wells has the best defensive rating by a rookie this season, with a 117.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA rookies this regular season
NAME DRTG SEASON TM 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 Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
117.8
2024-25
MEM MEM
74
25.8
10.6
3.3
1.7
0.6
0.1
3.7
8.7
42.5
1.8
5.0
35.7
1.4
1.7
82.7
56.1
1.1
2.2
0.9
1,912
785
245
126
41
8
67
140
+158
2 Yves Missi
Y. Missi
118.6
2024-25
NOP NOP
69
26.9
9.0
8.1
1.3
0.5
1.3
3.6
6.6
54.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.8
63.4
57.1
3.5
4.7
1.2
1,853
619
561
90
35
93
80
139
-480
3 Stephon Castle
S. Castle
119.7
2024-25
SAS SAS
73
26.0
14.2
3.3
3.7
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.0
42.5
1.2
4.1
28.4
2.9
4.0
71.4
51.7
1.0
2.3
2.1
1,895
1,039
242
272
69
18
150
147
-160
4 Carlton Carrington
C. Carrington
121.6
2024-25
WAS WAS
74
29.1
9.1
4.0
4.1
0.7
0.2
3.4
8.5
39.7
1.5
4.7
33.0
0.8
1.0
82.2
50.9
0.4
3.6
1.6
2,155
676
299
305
50
18
122
172
-722
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Grizzlies Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.0

6th

DRTG

113.1

10th

NETRTG

4.9

4th

3P%

36.8

11th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
3
Nuggets Nuggets
47
28
.627
15.5
4
Lakers Lakers
45
29
.608
17.0
5
Grizzlies Grizzlies
44
30
.595
18.0
6
Clippers Clippers
42
32
.568
20.0
7
Warriors Warriors
43
31
.581
19.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
3/31
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
7:30 PM
Tue
4/1
GSW GSW
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Thu
4/3
MEM MEM
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Sat
4/5
MEM MEM
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Tue
4/8
MEM MEM
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

44 - 30

127

Final

134

LAL Lakers

45 - 29

Sat 29 Mar 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
62
12
.838
2
Rockets Rockets
48
26
.649
14.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
47
28
.627
15.5
4
Lakers Lakers
45
29
.608
17.0
5
Grizzlies Grizzlies
44
30
.595
18.0
6
Clippers Clippers
42
32
.568
20.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
60
15
.800
2
Celtics Celtics
55
19
.743
4.5
3
Knicks Knicks
47
27
.635
12.5
4
Pacers Pacers
43
31
.581
16.5
5
Pistons Pistons
42
32
.568
17.5
6
Bucks Bucks
40
34
.541
19.5

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/3
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
117-119
Mon
3/3
NOP NOP
@
LAL LAL
115-136
Tue
3/4
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
107-112
Tue
3/4
POR POR
@
BOS BOS
118-128
Tue
3/4
UTA UTA
@
WAS WAS
122-125

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
3/31
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
3/31
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Mon
3/31
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Mon
3/31
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Mon
3/31
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
7:30 PM