NBA Defensive Leaders as Underdogs

2025-2026 Season

Rk	Player	GP	STK	STL	STL/G	BLK	BLK/G	PF
T351	Blake WesleyB. WesleyPOR	14	13	11	0.8	2	0.1	18
T351	E.J. LiddellE.J. LiddellBKN	22	13	6	0.3	7	0.3	35
T351	Malaki BranhamM. BranhamWAS	28	13	10	0.4	3	0.1	21
T351	Keaton WallaceK. WallaceATL	28	13	9	0.3	4	0.1	21
T351	AJ JohnsonAJ JohnsonDAL	40	13	10	0.3	3	0.1	21
T356	DeAndre JordanD. JordanNOR	8	12	3	0.4	9	1.1	12
T356	Caris LeVertC. LeVertDET	9	12	6	0.7	6	0.7	14
T356	Jaxson HayesJ. HayesLAL	20	12	5	0.3	7	0.4	36
T356	Jaden IveyJ. IveyCHI	8	12	9	1.1	3	0.4	14
T356	Lucas WilliamsonL. WilliamsonMEM	7	12	11	1.6	1	0.1	26
T356	Keshad JohnsonK. JohnsonMIA	15	12	7	0.5	5	0.3	12
T356	Cam ChristieC. ChristieLAC	24	12	10	0.4	2	0.1	8
T356	Bronny JamesB. JamesLAL	18	12	9	0.5	3	0.2	11
T356	Nae'Qwan TomlinN. TomlinCLE	11	12	7	0.6	5	0.5	31
T356	Lachlan OlbrichL. OlbrichCHI	24	12	9	0.4	3	0.1	29
T356	Andersson GarciaA. GarciaUTH	5	12	8	1.6	4	0.8	16
T367	Thanasis AntetokounmpoT. AntetokounmpoMIL	24	11	8	0.3	3	0.1	16
T367	D'Angelo RussellD. RussellDAL	20	11	10	0.5	1	0.1	24
T367	Tony BradleyT. BradleyATL	33	11	6	0.2	5	0.2	52
T367	Jalen BrunsonJ. BrunsonNYK	11	11	9	0.8	2	0.2	30
T367	Darius GarlandD. GarlandLAC	8	11	11	1.4	0	0.0	14
T367	Isaiah JoeI. JoeOKC	4	11	9	2.3	2	0.5	11
T367	Sam MerrillS. MerrillCLE	10	11	10	1.0	1	0.1	29
T367	Franz WagnerF. WagnerORL	8	11	9	1.1	2	0.3	19
T367	Cam ThomasC. ThomasMIL	37	11	8	0.2	3	0.1	38

About this leaderboard

Compare NBA defensive production in games where each player's team was an underdog during the 2025-2026 season. This split isolates steals, blocks, and fouls in the underdog role. Use it to examine historical defense when teams were expected to trail. It does not guarantee future results.