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Min. 9 GP (10% of team's games), 10 MPG Relax qualifiers

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Min. 9 GP (10% of team's games), 10 MPG

#		GP	On min	Off min	On DRtg	Off DRtg	DRtg Diff
69	Aaron Gordon DEN	36	1001	2873	+113.0	+117.2	-4.2
110	Christian Braun DEN	44	1398	2476	+114.3	+117.2	-2.8
144	Nikola Jokić DEN	65	2268	1605	+115.3	+117.4	-2.2
158	Cameron Johnson DEN	54	1631	2243	+115.1	+116.9	-1.8
161	Jalen Pickett DEN	50	718	3155	+114.7	+116.5	-1.8
216	Tim Hardaway Jr. DEN	80	2126	1747	+116.0	+116.3	-0.3
235	Spencer Jones DEN	64	1367	2506	+116.1	+116.1	-0.0
259	Julian Strawther DEN	57	780	3094	+116.5	+116.0	+0.5
262	Bruce Brown DEN	82	1968	1905	+116.4	+115.9	+0.5
270	Tyus Jones ORL/CHA/DAL/DEN	67	932	2741	+116.1	+115.5	+0.7
292	Peyton Watson DEN	54	1591	2283	+117.0	+115.6	+1.4
326	Jonas Valančiūnas DEN	65	830	3044	+118.1	+115.6	+2.4
336	KJ Simpson CHA/DEN	20	235	3465	+117.3	+114.4	+2.9
341	Zeke Nnaji DEN	52	549	3325	+118.8	+115.7	+3.0
421	Jamal Murray DEN	75	2641	1233	+118.3	+111.6	+6.6

Top defensive rating diff leaders

The current 2025-26 Season NBA leaders in defensive rating diff are Zach Edey (-23.6, MEM), Blake Hinson (-15.9, UTA), Killian Hayes (-12.6, SAC), Jalen Slawson (-11.5, IND), and Matisse Thybulle (-11.2, POR).

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