Coming into Friday, LA is No. 6 (118.8) in offensive rating and No. 22 (117.1) in defensive rating. The Lakers' defensive ...

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year race gets another interesting turn following the return of Victor Wembanyama.

Who are the favorites to win the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2025-26? Below, we provide the odds for the top ...

After blowing a 25-point lead in Thursday’s second half, Houston is now 3-4 in December, and its defense is rated No. 16 in ...

Lakers guard Marcus Smart was brought on to help the team's defense, but the D took a step backward against the Jazz on ...

The Magic currently boast the league's 6th best defense with their 112.1 net rating. The Magic's defense has been the ...

If I asked you to name the top five defenses in the NBA after the All-Star break last season, you'd probably guess the Warriors, Magic and Thunder pretty quickly. The other two? The lottery-bound ...

NBA Champion Jeff Teague blames Lakers' $104M LeBron James problem for crippling defensive woes originally appeared on The ...

Jarred Vanderbilt has been largely out of the Lakers’ rotation since LeBron James returned to the lineup in mid-November, and ...

The Bulls need more defensive help. They should make a trade with the Pelicans to add Herb Jones to the roster.

Victor Wembanyama's availability has once again thrown a monkey-wrench into NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds boards. Wemby was well on his way to winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year ...

Everybody knows that LA lacks a point-of-attack defender. But unless the trade market opens up, they might have trouble ...