The Minnesota Timberwolves’ defense is not just great, but statistically one of the most dominant units of of the past 40 seasons.
Currently, the Wolves’ top-ranked defensive rating of 108.5 is 7.3 points better than the league average of 115.8. If it stays at that level, and it very likely will, the Wolves will finish the season as one of just 19 teams since 1985 to have a defensive rating more than seven points better than the league average.
Below is a list of those teams. For those reading on mobile, the rows are:
- Team
- Year
- Defensive rating
- DRTG points better than the league average
- Playoff result
The table is ordered by teams with the highest DRTG relative to league average.