best defensive rating 2000s by sf minimum 12500 minutes

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Shawn Marion had the best defensive rating by a small forward when playing 12,500+ minutes, with a 99.7 rating.

Regular season

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shawn Marion S. Marion	99.7	19,296	520	37.1	17.2	9.4	2.1	1.8	1.2	7.0	14.8	47.2	0.8	2.2	34.0	2.5	3.0	83.1	53.4	2.5	6.9	1.6	8,944	4,867	1,076	915	634	856	1,297	+773
2	Bruce Bowen B. Bowen	102.1	22,252	781	28.5	6.2	2.8	1.3	0.8	0.4	2.3	5.6	41.1	1.0	2.6	39.6	0.6	1.1	57.1	51.4	0.5	2.3	0.7	4,880	2,202	980	604	297	581	1,705	+2699
3	LeBron James L. James	102.2	16,020	393	40.8	28.9	7.3	6.9	1.8	0.9	10.2	21.3	48.0	1.5	4.4	33.3	6.9	9.4	73.6	56.7	1.3	6.0	3.2	11,339	2,875	2,694	700	347	1,268	802	+1813
4	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	102.2	21,037	604	34.8	16.1	5.1	3.2	2.1	0.6	5.7	13.6	42.2	1.2	3.5	34.2	3.5	4.8	72.3	51.3	1.2	3.9	2.3	9,722	3,092	1,915	1,244	375	1,372	1,776	+923
5	Shane Battier S. Battier	103.1	13,064	400	32.7	9.5	4.6	1.7	1.1	1.0	3.4	7.5	45.8	1.3	3.3	39.1	1.4	1.8	75.2	57.3	1.5	3.1	0.9	3,816	1,822	672	451	410	364	1,003	+1147
6	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	103.3	17,656	477	37.0	22.2	6.0	3.9	1.5	0.6	7.3	15.9	45.8	1.5	4.1	37.3	6.2	7.8	79.7	57.6	0.9	5.1	2.9	10,611	2,855	1,854	711	267	1,392	1,381	+1552
7	James Posey J. Posey	104.0	18,869	664	28.4	9.4	4.9	1.7	1.2	0.4	3.2	7.7	41.5	1.2	3.4	35.0	1.8	2.2	82.1	54.2	1.0	3.9	1.3	6,235	3,263	1,148	779	254	841	1,841	-107
8	Hedo Turkoglu H. Turkoglu	104.0	18,944	678	27.9	12.3	4.2	2.7	0.8	0.3	4.3	10.0	42.8	1.2	3.2	38.5	2.5	3.1	80.1	54.1	0.8	3.5	1.7	8,355	2,859	1,859	533	198	1,122	1,670	+1951
9	Josh Howard J. Howard	104.8	12,825	400	32.1	15.6	6.2	1.7	1.1	0.6	5.9	12.9	45.8	0.7	2.2	34.6	3.0	3.8	77.5	53.2	1.9	4.4	1.5	6,226	2,493	691	449	247	594	1,063	+2059
10	Jim Jackson J. Jackson	104.8	13,209	437	30.2	11.1	4.6	2.5	0.7	0.2	4.3	10.3	41.4	1.2	3.0	39.3	1.4	1.6	85.6	50.4	0.9	3.7	1.9	4,862	2,002	1,095	316	72	826	1,014	-350
11	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	104.9	18,028	476	37.9	17.0	3.9	3.6	1.2	0.3	6.4	15.3	41.6	1.1	3.2	34.7	3.1	3.8	82.0	49.9	0.7	3.2	2.4	8,074	1,843	1,711	552	128	1,124	863	+334
12	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	105.0	20,438	571	35.8	17.7	5.3	3.0	0.9	0.3	6.1	13.0	46.9	0.7	2.0	35.3	4.8	6.2	78.1	56.4	1.2	4.1	2.2	10,114	3,001	1,685	504	197	1,251	1,553	+521
13	Tayshaun Prince T. Prince	105.2	17,825	534	33.4	12.6	4.7	2.6	0.6	0.6	5.0	10.8	46.1	0.7	1.9	37.0	2.0	2.6	77.5	53.0	1.3	3.4	1.2	6,754	2,519	1,396	328	332	656	741	+2158
14	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	105.8	23,377	661	35.4	18.4	5.0	1.8	1.0	0.1	6.5	14.3	45.7	2.3	5.6	40.6	3.1	3.5	89.6	58.3	1.0	4.1	1.5	12,181	3,337	1,215	645	92	964	1,248	+2620
15	Michael Finley M. Finley	106.4	16,462	465	35.4	17.0	4.7	3.1	0.9	0.3	6.7	15.0	44.7	1.3	3.6	37.3	2.3	2.8	82.7	52.5	1.0	3.7	1.6	7,899	2,198	1,455	437	143	724	752	+1639
16	Matt Harpring M. Harpring	106.4	14,162	496	28.6	12.8	5.6	1.5	0.8	0.2	4.8	10.0	48.6	0.3	0.8	34.2	2.8	3.7	75.1	55.0	2.1	3.5	1.6	6,337	2,787	732	396	80	808	1,373	+288
17	Ruben Patterson R. Patterson	106.7	13,752	549	25.0	10.7	4.2	1.8	1.2	0.4	4.2	8.0	52.2	0.1	0.3	20.8	2.4	3.7	63.3	55.9	2.0	2.2	1.8	5,900	2,285	987	643	201	999	1,226	-378
18	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	106.8	16,113	445	36.2	24.2	6.1	3.1	1.1	0.4	8.7	18.9	46.0	0.7	2.3	30.7	6.1	7.7	79.6	54.3	2.0	4.2	3.1	10,768	2,730	1,367	503	199	1,375	1,334	+790
19	Caron Butler C. Butler	107.6	15,007	411	36.5	16.5	5.9	3.1	1.7	0.3	6.1	13.8	44.0	0.6	1.8	31.2	3.8	4.5	84.9	52.5	1.8	4.2	2.3	6,794	2,442	1,292	690	124	949	1,118	-686
20	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	107.7	20,776	597	34.8	17.1	6.0	1.8	1.2	0.6	6.3	13.6	46.2	1.6	4.2	38.7	2.9	3.6	80.2	56.3	1.7	4.3	1.6	10,204	3,570	1,047	700	361	964	1,458	+457
21	Wally Szczerbiak W. Szczerbiak	107.9	16,935	569	29.8	13.5	3.9	2.2	0.6	0.2	5.1	10.5	48.0	0.9	2.2	39.9	2.5	2.9	86.5	57.1	1.0	2.9	1.4	7,664	2,211	1,275	322	139	789	1,192	+904
22	Jalen Rose J. Rose	108.3	17,364	499	34.8	17.9	4.0	3.8	0.8	0.4	6.6	14.8	44.4	1.1	2.9	37.2	3.6	4.4	83.3	53.4	0.5	3.4	2.4	8,937	1,980	1,911	397	185	1,189	1,354	-825
23	Mike Miller M. Miller	108.7	14,073	429	32.8	13.9	4.9	3.2	0.6	0.3	5.1	11.3	45.7	1.9	4.7	39.7	1.8	2.3	76.5	56.7	0.8	4.1	1.8	5,979	2,102	1,352	278	135	781	992	+92
24	Stephen Jackson S. Jackson	108.8	14,306	438	32.7	15.9	3.9	3.4	1.3	0.3	5.6	13.4	41.7	1.6	4.6	34.3	3.1	3.9	80.9	52.6	0.9	3.0	2.5	6,977	1,697	1,482	571	145	1,108	1,089	-56
25	Desmond Mason D. Mason	109.1	18,511	599	30.9	12.5	4.5	1.7	0.7	0.3	4.7	10.4	44.9	0.1	0.4	26.3	3.0	4.0	74.7	51.2	1.3	3.2	1.6	7,460	2,693	1,001	425	199	972	1,331	-426

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Team Rankings

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DRTG

113.9

10th

NETRTG

1.5

15th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	PHX	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSW	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 10/26	PHX	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 11/2	PHX	@	GSW	10:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

131

Final

122

Suns

0 - 4

Mon 27 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Shawn Marion had the best defensive rating by a small forward when playing 12,500+ minutes, with a 99.7 rating.

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