LaMelo Ball has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 104.9 rating.

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Assumption:2026-27 season
Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	104.9	2026-27	MIN	12	27.5	18.6	3.3	6.3	1.8	0.1	6.5	14.2	45.9	3.6	8.8	40.6	2.0	2.5	80.0	60.9	0.8	2.5	4.0	330	223	39	75	21	1	48	45	+139
2	Ayo Dosunmu A. Dosunmu	105.9	2026-27	MIN	12	31.0	18.1	4.7	3.8	1.3	0.5	7.0	13.4	52.2	1.9	4.1	46.9	2.2	2.4	89.7	62.4	1.1	3.6	2.2	372	217	56	45	15	6	26	32	+107
3	Cedric Coward C. Coward	106.0	2026-27	MEM	10	28.3	12.8	8.7	2.7	1.5	0.2	4.7	10.5	44.8	2.3	5.1	45.1	1.1	1.4	78.6	57.6	1.5	7.2	1.5	283	128	87	27	15	2	15	32	+96
4	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	107.0	2026-27	DET	11	34.5	25.0	5.2	7.9	1.5	0.9	8.7	18.0	48.5	2.0	6.4	31.4	5.5	6.6	83.6	59.8	0.4	4.8	3.2	380	275	57	87	17	10	35	29	+44
5	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	108.2	2026-27	ATL	12	30.3	9.8	7.1	5.8	3.0	0.3	4.3	9.0	48.1	0.2	1.3	12.5	1.0	1.8	57.1	50.3	3.5	3.6	1.3	363	118	85	69	36	4	15	28	+58
6	VJ Edgecombe	108.6	2026-27	PHI	12	33.7	12.9	6.4	3.5	1.7	0.5	5.3	11.3	46.3	1.7	4.8	35.1	0.8	1.1	69.2	54.7	1.3	5.2	1.0	404	155	77	42	20	6	12	40	+36
7	Devin Vassell D. Vassell	109.3	2026-27	SAS	10	30.0	11.9	3.8	3.1	1.7	0.3	3.9	9.6	40.6	1.6	4.5	35.6	2.5	2.6	96.2	55.4	0.7	3.1	1.0	300	119	38	31	17	3	10	19	+102
8	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	109.3	2026-27	SAS	12	29.5	14.2	4.3	6.2	1.3	0.5	4.8	9.3	51.4	1.1	3.1	35.1	3.6	4.4	81.1	63.3	0.5	3.8	2.3	354	170	52	74	16	6	28	25	+164
9	Ajay Mitchell A. Mitchell	109.7	2026-27	OKC	11	27.3	18.5	3.6	3.3	1.2	0.4	7.4	14.1	52.3	0.8	3.1	26.5	2.9	3.5	84.2	59.1	0.5	3.1	1.5	300	203	40	36	13	4	17	26	+50
10	Derrick White D. White	109.9	2026-27	BOS	12	29.8	12.8	2.9	5.3	1.3	0.8	4.7	10.7	43.8	1.8	5.3	33.3	1.7	1.7	100.0	55.9	1.1	1.8	2.3	358	153	35	63	15	9	27	22	+80
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	110.9	2026-27	OKC	12	32.8	29.7	4.3	4.5	0.9	1.0	10.3	22.8	45.3	2.3	6.7	33.8	6.8	7.8	87.1	56.5	0.8	3.4	2.2	394	356	51	54	11	12	26	23	+47
12	Daniss Jenkins D. Jenkins	110.9	2026-27	DET	11	27.5	13.5	3.8	4.3	0.9	0.1	4.4	9.5	46.2	2.2	4.9	44.4	2.5	2.7	93.3	63.1	1.1	2.7	1.5	302	148	42	47	10	1	16	27	+80
13	Jared McCain J. McCain	110.9	2026-27	OKC	12	26.2	12.7	3.6	1.9	0.9	0.3	4.6	11.3	40.4	1.9	6.2	31.1	1.6	2.0	79.2	51.9	0.7	2.9	1.7	314	152	43	23	11	3	20	25	+26
14	Stephon Castle S. Castle	111.0	2026-27	SAS	12	29.2	14.0	5.6	5.0	0.9	0.3	5.4	13.8	39.4	1.9	6.1	31.5	1.3	1.8	71.4	48.2	1.6	4.0	2.1	350	168	67	60	11	3	25	32	+93
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	111.1	2026-27	LAL	11	35.9	38.6	7.5	7.6	2.0	0.7	11.9	24.4	48.9	5.5	13.4	40.8	9.4	10.8	86.6	66.3	0.4	7.2	5.0	395	425	83	84	22	8	55	29	+165
16	Dylan Harper D. Harper	111.1	2026-27	SAS	12	31.8	18.0	5.4	4.8	1.0	0.2	6.9	13.9	49.7	1.2	3.3	35.0	3.0	3.5	85.7	58.2	0.9	4.5	1.3	381	216	65	58	12	2	16	30	+178
17	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	111.7	2026-27	HOU	10	30.0	13.7	3.0	5.6	1.3	0.2	4.6	10.7	43.0	2.9	7.5	38.7	1.6	1.9	84.2	59.4	0.3	2.7	1.1	300	137	30	56	13	2	11	27	+101
18	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	111.8	2026-27	BOS	12	27.3	13.3	3.3	3.7	0.7	0.2	4.4	10.8	41.1	2.3	6.2	36.5	2.3	2.6	87.1	56.1	0.9	2.4	1.5	328	160	40	44	8	2	18	21	+92
19	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	112.1	2026-27	PHI	13	36.2	26.7	3.4	5.5	1.3	0.6	9.0	18.1	49.8	2.5	6.9	35.6	6.2	7.2	86.2	62.8	0.2	3.2	2.0	470	347	44	72	17	8	26	32	+29
20	Brandin Podziemski B. Podziemski	112.9	2026-27	GSW	10	33.4	17.3	5.1	4.2	1.3	0.5	6.2	12.9	48.1	2.9	7.3	39.7	2.0	2.9	69.0	61.0	1.2	3.9	1.3	334	173	51	42	13	5	13	25	+80
21	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	113.4	2026-27	NYK	11	33.6	26.0	3.1	5.2	0.6	0.4	8.9	20.7	43.0	2.6	7.2	36.7	5.5	7.1	78.2	54.5	0.6	2.5	1.6	370	286	34	57	7	4	18	15	+41
22	Kris Dunn K. Dunn	113.6	2026-27	LAC	10	28.5	8.5	3.9	4.3	2.3	0.5	3.0	6.1	49.2	1.0	2.4	41.7	1.5	1.7	88.2	62.1	0.9	3.0	1.7	285	85	39	43	23	5	17	24	-1
23	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	114.0	2026-27	CLE	12	33.1	22.8	5.0	5.5	1.3	0.5	7.8	16.2	48.5	2.7	7.1	37.6	4.5	5.7	79.4	61.2	0.3	4.7	3.1	397	274	60	66	16	6	37	34	+72
24	Jaylen Wells J. Wells	114.3	2026-27	MEM	11	27.3	12.0	3.0	1.3	0.8	0.1	4.2	8.3	50.5	2.2	5.3	41.4	1.5	1.8	80.0	66.1	1.0	2.0	0.7	300	132	33	14	9	1	8	32	+61
25	Ty Jerome T. Jerome	114.5	2026-27	MEM	10	30.7	26.2	3.5	4.9	0.7	0.2	9.2	18.4	50.0	2.6	7.1	36.6	5.2	5.8	89.7	62.5	0.7	2.8	2.4	307	262	35	49	7	2	24	17	+84

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PPG

18.6

Ball

RPG

11.5

Gobert

APG

6.3

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

7th

DRTG

104.8

1st

NETRTG

13.3

1st

3P%

38.0

6th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 11/17	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/19	NYK	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 11/21	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Mavericks

7 - 5

Final

133

Timberwolves

9 - 3

Thu 12 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Robinson

TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-8

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MEM	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

LaMelo Ball has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 104.9 rating.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

38.6

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29.7

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13.3

12.6

9.0

8.8

8.5

3.0

2.3

2.2

4.4

2.4

2.2

5.5

4.3

4.1

72.6

71.9

71.3

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

759

685.6

583.3

734.5

723.3

610.3

40.1

36.5

35.9

37.4

36.8

36.4

2.11

1.74

1.62

2.04

1.83

1.70

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