top 10 defenders in nba history by defensive rating

Elmore Smith has the best career defensive rating, with a 93.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
top 10 defenders in NBA history by defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a player
NAME DRTG MIN GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Elmore Smith
E. Smith
93.8
11,864
408
29.1
11.8
9.4
1.2
0.8
2.9
4.9
9.9
49.0
2.0
3.4
59.5
51.4
2.3
7.1
1.7
4,801
3,832
505
325
1,183
183
1,340
2 Gar Heard
G. Heard
95.4
15,493
583
26.6
8.9
8.0
1.8
1.3
1.3
3.7
8.9
41.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.5
2.2
65.8
44.9
2.3
5.7
1.2
5,167
4,653
1,060
784
780
349
1,711
3 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
47,368
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
4 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
95.5
19,878
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
1.1
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
9.8
2.2
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
5 David Robinson
D. Robinson
95.6
34,271
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
6 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.7
32,085
1,088
29.5
5.7
9.6
1.3
1.3
2.0
2.4
5.0
47.4
0.0
0.0
13.7
1.0
2.5
41.4
47.4
3.2
6.5
1.0
6,254
10,482
1,437
1,369
2,137
1,061
2,078
+2103
7 Clifford Ray
C. Ray
96.4
16,059
629
25.5
7.3
8.4
1.9
0.8
1.0
3.0
5.5
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.5
58.1
55.3
2.6
5.8
1.7
4,618
5,287
1,203
501
638
532
2,090
8 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
96.4
20,468
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
1.9
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
9 Bill Walton
B. Walton
96.5
13,250
468
28.3
13.3
10.5
3.4
0.8
2.2
5.5
10.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.6
66.0
55.1
2.4
8.2
2.7
6,215
4,923
1,590
380
1,034
865
1,298
10 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
96.5
23,463
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
6.9
2.2
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
11 Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.6
11,375
470
24.2
12.0
7.3
2.1
0.8
1.1
4.4
8.9
50.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.8
3.6
78.6
57.4
1.6
5.7
1.8
5,629
3,436
964
370
494
837
1,290
+1559
12 George Johnson
G. Johnson
96.8
17,753
848
20.9
5.0
6.8
1.1
0.5
2.5
2.1
4.6
45.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.9
1.3
69.8
48.9
2.3
4.5
1.6
4,280
5,749
921
456
2,082
872
2,667
13 Paul Silas
P. Silas
96.8
15,605
572
27.3
7.9
9.2
1.9
0.6
0.2
2.9
7.0
41.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.1
68.8
47.1
3.6
5.6
1.4
4,508
5,248
1,071
358
138
333
1,364
14 Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
97.3
13,859
426
32.5
17.7
3.5
2.9
1.6
0.6
7.3
16.3
44.7
0.1
0.3
40.0
3.1
3.8
81.8
49.2
0.9
2.7
1.4
7,537
1,507
1,236
682
238
157
792
15 George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
97.4
16,194
528
30.7
17.2
9.8
3.8
1.7
0.4
6.4
14.3
44.8
0.0
0.1
8.0
4.4
6.7
65.1
49.8
3.0
6.8
3.5
9,090
5,177
1,985
923
236
1,291
1,984
16 Slick Watts
S. Watts
97.4
11,513
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
2.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
17 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
97.5
32,199
894
36.0
18.6
10.9
1.7
1.0
2.0
7.4
16.1
46.0
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.7
5.5
67.6
50.0
3.1
7.8
2.4
16,600
9,751
1,540
864
1,771
1,358
2,967
18 Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
97.6
14,655
424
34.6
11.0
4.3
6.5
1.8
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
46.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
4,666
1,809
2,776
767
71
249
1,481
19 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.9
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
20 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
98.1
13,626
359
38.0
18.7
5.4
5.6
1.9
0.2
7.6
15.9
47.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.5
4.2
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.2
2.1
6,731
1,926
2,028
681
63
139
922
21 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
98.5
23,844
716
33.3
19.5
9.4
3.3
1.1
1.5
7.8
14.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.8
5.0
77.0
57.2
2.6
6.8
2.6
13,984
6,696
2,353
777
1,100
1,112
2,201
22 Marcus Camby
M. Camby
98.5
28,684
973
29.5
9.5
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
3.9
8.3
46.6
0.0
0.1
20.5
1.8
2.6
67.0
50.3
2.7
7.1
1.4
9,262
9,513
1,837
967
2,331
1,362
2,687
-23
23 Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
98.5
15,936
703
22.7
5.8
6.3
1.5
0.8
0.7
2.5
5.7
44.8
0.0
0.1
7.7
0.8
1.3
57.1
46.7
2.4
4.0
0.9
4,099
4,458
1,038
556
510
332
1,536
24 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
98.7
14,531
395
36.8
18.5
5.1
4.8
1.2
0.3
7.5
16.5
45.3
3.5
4.1
84.3
50.3
1.5
3.5
2.5
7,295
1,999
1,885
476
117
204
1,024
25 Steve Mix
S. Mix
98.8
17,716
726
24.4
10.9
5.4
1.8
1.2
0.2
4.2
8.3
50.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
2.5
3.1
80.9
56.2
1.9
3.5
1.3
7,909
3,908
1,340
884
173
563
1,583
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ORTG

115.9

12th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

1.2

14th

3P%

36.6

14th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/25
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Sun
4/27
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
3:30 PM
Wed
4/30
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
5/2
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
5/4
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

1 - 1

94

Final

85

Tue 22 Apr 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/21
MIL MIL
@
SAC SAC
114-108
Fri
3/21
CHI CHI
@
LAL LAL
146-115
Sat
3/22
NOP NOP
@
DET DET
130-136
Sat
3/22
CLE CLE
@
UTA UTA
120-91
Sat
3/22
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
105-122

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/25
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
4/25
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Fri
4/25
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Sat
4/26
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sat
4/26
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
3:30 PM