2022 nba players defensive rating rankings small forward

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

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

	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.

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Brown

RPG

8.3

Queta

APG

5.7

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.5

2nd

DRTG

112.8

5th

NETRTG

7.7

2nd

3P%

36.4

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	46	18	.719
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	5.5
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.0
5	Magic	36	28	.563	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/12	BOS	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 3/14	WAS	@	BOS	6:00 PM
Mon 3/16	PHX	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 3/18	GSW	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 3/20	BOS	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

43 - 22

116

Final

125

Spurs

48 - 17

Tue 10 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.8

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.9

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.5

118.6

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.6

111.3

112.2

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.9

7.7

7.4

7.2

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-50

16-51

16-48

17-48

20-46

21-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,101.2

Jokić

3,051.7

Maxey

3,002.4

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,304

Jokić

3,188.8

Dončić

3,076.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-26

39-25-1

40-26

38-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

26-38

27-39

28-38

28-37

28-36

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	46	18	.719
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	5.5
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.0
5	Magic	36	28	.563	10.0
6	Heat	37	29	.561	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	10.5
8	76ers	35	30	.538	11.5
9	Hawks	34	31	.523	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	13.5
11	Bucks	27	37	.422	19.0
12	Bulls	27	38	.415	19.5
13	Nets	17	48	.262	29.5
14	Wizards	16	48	.250	30.0
15	Pacers - e	15	50	.231	31.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	51	15	.773
2	Spurs	48	17	.738	2.5
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	38	27	.585	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	17.5
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	18.5
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	41	.359	27.0
12	Pelicans	22	45	.328	29.5
13	Mavericks	21	44	.323	29.5
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	35.5