best defensive rating 2023 small forwards

Jayson Tatum had the best defensive rating by a small forward in 2022-23, with a 109.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2023 small forwards
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
109.8
2022-23
74
36.9
30.1
8.8
4.6
1.1
0.7
9.8
21.1
46.6
3.2
9.3
35.0
7.2
8.4
85.4
60.7
1.1
7.7
2.9
2,732
2,225
649
342
78
51
213
160
+470
2Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
111.4
2022-23
67
35.9
26.6
6.9
3.5
1.1
0.4
10.1
20.6
49.1
2.4
7.3
33.5
3.9
5.1
76.5
58.1
1.2
5.7
2.9
2,405
1,784
459
232
75
26
197
172
+256
3Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
111.8
2022-23
64
33.4
22.9
5.9
5.3
1.8
0.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.6
1.6
35.0
7.4
8.7
85.0
64.7
2.2
3.7
1.6
2,138
1,466
375
340
117
21
101
80
+47
4OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
113.2
2022-23
67
35.6
16.8
5.0
2.0
1.9
0.7
6.3
13.2
47.6
2.1
5.5
38.7
2.1
2.5
83.8
58.6
1.4
3.5
2.0
2,386
1,124
332
131
128
50
132
200
+132
5Caleb Martin
C. Martin
113.3
2022-23
71
29.3
9.6
4.8
1.6
1.0
0.4
3.6
7.7
46.4
1.2
3.3
35.6
1.3
1.6
80.5
57.1
1.2
3.6
1.1
2,077
683
344
117
71
31
78
145
-9
6Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
113.7
2022-23
79
31.0
14.5
3.6
1.4
1.1
0.5
4.9
10.1
48.4
2.6
6.3
40.6
2.2
2.4
90.5
65.0
0.7
2.8
0.8
2,448
1,148
281
112
89
43
61
155
+38
7Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
114.0
2022-23
76
26.6
9.2
6.4
2.8
0.9
0.4
3.3
7.6
43.7
0.9
3.1
29.7
1.6
2.2
73.9
53.5
1.0
5.4
1.6
2,020
697
487
211
65
29
123
209
-51
8Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
114.3
2022-23
72
33.8
20.0
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
9Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
114.8
2022-23
TOT
83
35.7
20.1
4.4
3.3
1.1
0.7
7.1
15.3
46.8
2.0
5.3
38.2
3.8
4.3
89.5
58.7
1.0
3.4
1.5
2,963
1,671
364
273
91
61
127
159
+36
10Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
114.8
2022-23
76
31.7
8.8
5.1
3.7
0.9
0.6
3.0
7.8
38.6
2.1
5.5
38.9
0.7
0.9
72.5
53.8
0.7
4.3
1.5
2,409
671
384
283
65
49
114
239
+77
11Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
115.0
2022-23
77
34.8
15.3
6.6
4.8
1.1
0.8
6.0
13.2
45.6
0.8
2.9
28.1
2.5
3.2
77.2
52.4
2.3
4.3
2.0
2,677
1,179
512
371
83
61
154
170
+175
12Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
116.3
2022-23
80
32.6
18.6
4.1
3.5
1.0
0.2
6.8
14.0
48.5
1.6
4.5
36.1
3.4
4.0
84.2
58.9
0.9
3.2
2.1
2,609
1,485
329
283
77
17
167
183
+50
13Max Strus
M. Strus
116.6
2022-23
80
28.4
11.5
3.2
2.1
0.5
0.2
4.1
9.9
41.0
2.5
7.0
35.0
1.0
1.1
87.6
55.7
0.6
2.6
0.9
2,272
923
258
171
42
12
70
166
-145
14Keegan Murray
K. Murray
117.4
2022-23
80
29.8
12.2
4.6
1.2
0.8
0.5
4.4
9.8
45.3
2.6
6.3
41.1
0.8
1.0
76.5
59.7
1.1
3.5
0.8
2,381
976
371
98
61
42
60
162
+99
15Reggie Bullock Jr.
R. Bullock Jr.
118.6
2022-23
78
30.3
7.2
3.6
1.4
0.7
0.2
2.5
6.0
40.9
1.9
5.1
38.0
0.3
0.5
70.3
57.7
0.4
3.2
0.5
2,364
561
283
108
54
13
36
166
-88
16Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
118.8
2022-23
TOT
77
27.6
13.8
4.7
1.5
0.9
0.2
4.6
10.9
42.2
2.0
5.4
36.1
2.7
3.1
86.1
56.4
1.3
3.4
0.9
2,129
1,062
362
118
70
13
71
123
-147
17De'Andre Hunter
D. Hunter
119.1
2022-23
67
31.7
15.4
4.2
1.4
0.5
0.3
5.7
12.3
46.1
1.5
4.3
35.0
2.6
3.1
82.6
56.3
0.7
3.6
1.2
2,126
1,029
284
94
35
17
82
199
-18
18Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
119.2
2022-23
82
32.5
15.0
4.5
1.6
0.7
0.1
4.6
9.6
47.3
1.6
4.3
37.4
4.3
5.0
84.7
63.2
1.1
3.4
1.0
2,662
1,230
366
128
57
10
86
103
+255
19Corey Kispert
C. Kispert
120.0
2022-23
74
28.3
11.1
2.8
1.2
0.4
0.1
3.9
7.9
49.7
2.2
5.2
42.4
1.0
1.2
85.2
65.7
0.4
2.4
0.7
2,093
820
207
87
32
9
55
97
-124
20KJ Martin
KJ Martin
121.2
2022-23
82
28.0
12.7
5.5
1.5
0.5
0.4
5.0
8.8
56.9
0.8
2.6
31.5
1.8
2.7
68.0
63.5
1.5
4.0
1.1
2,292
1,039
452
123
41
30
91
147
-368
21Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
121.8
2022-23
63
32.7
22.0
5.0
2.9
0.7
0.2
8.0
17.7
45.2
2.1
6.5
32.9
3.9
5.2
74.9
55.1
0.9
4.2
2.1
2,063
1,385
318
183
46
11
134
125
-491
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1
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.759
2
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
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8:00 PM
Mon
3/2
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
1:00 PM
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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
32
29
.525
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
30
31
.492
15.5
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
43
.271
28.5
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
22
.627
8.0
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
35
24
.593
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
29
.517
14.5
9
29
32
.475
17.0
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
19
42
.311
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
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102-106
Mon
1/26
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115-103
Tue
1/27
@
110-113
Tue
1/27
@
99-129
Tue
1/27
@
133-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
1:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
5:00 PM