2022 best nba small forward defensive rating rankings

Jayson Tatum had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward in 2021-22, with a 106.3 rating.

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2022 best NBA small forward defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games rankings

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	106.3	2021-22	BOS	76	35.9	26.9	8.0	4.4	1.0	0.6	9.3	20.6	45.3	3.0	8.6	35.3	5.3	6.2	85.3	57.8	1.1	6.9	2.9	2,731	2,046	609	334	75	49	217	174	+667
2	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	107.5	2021-22	BOS	66	33.6	23.6	6.1	3.5	1.1	0.3	8.7	18.4	47.3	2.5	7.0	35.8	3.7	4.8	75.8	57.4	0.8	5.3	2.7	2,220	1,559	404	231	70	18	178	163	+453
3	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	108.4	2021-22	GSW	73	31.9	17.2	4.5	2.2	1.0	0.7	6.5	14.0	46.6	2.2	5.5	39.3	2.0	3.2	63.4	56.0	1.2	3.3	1.5	2,329	1,256	325	161	76	51	111	158	+265
4	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	109.6	2021-22	PHX	82	34.8	14.2	4.2	2.3	1.2	0.4	5.6	10.5	53.4	1.4	3.8	36.9	1.6	1.9	83.4	62.7	0.9	3.3	0.8	2,854	1,162	347	185	96	36	68	150	+576
5	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	111.0	2021-22	UTA	77	31.2	7.4	4.8	2.5	1.1	0.4	2.6	5.8	45.7	1.5	4.0	38.9	0.6	0.7	80.4	60.8	0.8	3.9	1.0	2,405	570	368	191	86	32	79	183	+231
6	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	111.2	2021-22	TOR	74	35.4	15.3	7.5	3.5	1.1	0.7	6.2	12.6	49.2	0.8	2.6	30.1	2.1	2.9	73.5	55.2	2.6	4.9	1.8	2,617	1,134	557	256	80	55	136	192	+66
7	LeBron James L. James	111.4	2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	30.3	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	2,084	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
8	Herbert Jones H. Jones	111.5	2021-22	NOP	78	29.9	9.5	3.8	2.1	1.7	0.8	3.5	7.4	47.6	0.7	2.2	33.7	1.8	2.1	84.0	57.3	1.3	2.5	1.3	2,335	742	296	167	130	60	100	238	+68
9	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	112.1	2021-22	MIL	66	32.4	20.1	5.4	5.4	1.2	0.3	6.8	15.5	44.3	2.5	6.6	37.3	3.9	4.4	89.0	57.7	0.6	4.8	2.9	2,141	1,325	356	358	76	18	190	160	+302
10	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	112.2	2021-22	MIA	79	25.8	10.9	2.6	1.6	0.5	0.2	3.7	9.2	39.9	2.9	7.9	37.2	0.6	0.8	83.6	57.3	0.3	2.3	0.8	2,042	863	203	129	42	14	60	201	+106
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	112.3	2021-22	BKN	55	37.2	29.9	7.4	6.4	0.9	0.9	10.5	20.3	51.8	2.1	5.5	38.3	6.8	7.4	91.0	63.4	0.5	6.9	3.5	2,047	1,643	407	351	48	52	191	113	+269
12	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	113.8	2021-22	SAS	75	31.9	17.0	6.1	2.1	0.8	0.2	6.3	13.5	46.6	2.1	5.3	39.8	2.4	3.1	75.6	57.4	1.1	5.0	1.2	2,392	1,278	457	158	58	14	92	148	+75
13	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	114.0	2021-22	CHA	80	35.5	20.2	7.0	3.8	0.9	0.8	7.5	15.2	49.1	1.9	5.8	33.1	3.3	4.2	80.2	59.3	1.1	5.9	1.9	2,837	1,613	559	300	74	67	150	193	+142
14	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	114.1	2021-22	ORL	79	30.7	15.2	4.5	2.9	0.9	0.4	5.8	12.3	46.8	1.2	3.4	35.4	2.4	2.8	86.3	55.9	1.1	3.4	1.5	2,429	1,197	356	231	68	34	119	164	-243
15	Bojan Bogdanović B. Bogdanović	114.5	2021-22	UTA	69	30.9	18.1	4.3	1.7	0.5	0.0	6.1	13.4	45.5	2.6	6.8	38.7	3.2	3.8	85.8	59.9	0.8	3.4	1.7	2,131	1,248	296	120	34	1	118	116	+218
16	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	115.8	2021-22	DET	82	33.0	16.1	5.4	2.8	0.9	0.2	5.5	13.9	39.6	2.6	7.4	34.6	2.6	3.1	82.7	52.9	1.3	4.1	1.2	2,704	1,321	441	233	73	16	96	128	-499
17	Jae'Sean Tate J. Tate	116.3	2021-22	HOU	78	26.4	11.8	5.4	2.8	0.9	0.5	4.7	9.3	49.8	0.8	2.6	31.2	1.7	2.4	70.7	56.7	1.7	3.7	1.8	2,056	919	420	222	72	41	139	286	-406
18	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	117.6	2021-22	SAC	77	33.6	16.4	5.6	2.4	0.7	0.2	5.1	10.8	46.9	1.8	4.7	39.4	4.4	5.4	82.6	62.3	1.1	4.5	1.5	2,587	1,265	432	186	53	14	118	94	-374

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
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5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

Jayson Tatum had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward in 2021-22, with a 106.3 rating.

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