best defensive rating 2025 nba by players small forward

Amen Thompson had the best defensive rating by a small forward in 2024-25, with a 108.1 rating.

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best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2025 NBA by players 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	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	108.1	2024-25	HOU	69	32.2	14.1	8.2	3.8	1.4	1.3	5.6	10.1	55.7	0.4	1.3	27.5	2.4	3.6	68.4	60.2	2.8	5.4	2.0	2,225	970	564	265	97	89	138	167	+268
2	Luguentz Dort L. Dort	109.9	2024-25	OKC	71	29.2	10.1	4.1	1.6	1.1	0.5	3.6	8.4	43.5	2.4	5.8	41.2	0.5	0.6	71.7	58.6	1.3	2.9	0.7	2,073	719	293	115	79	39	51	208	+549
3	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	110.3	2024-25	ORL	60	33.7	24.2	5.7	4.7	1.3	0.4	9.0	19.4	46.3	1.7	5.9	29.5	4.5	5.2	87.1	55.8	0.9	4.8	2.3	2,023	1,449	342	284	75	21	138	147	+248
4	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	112.0	2024-25	BOS	63	34.3	22.2	5.8	4.5	1.2	0.3	8.2	17.7	46.3	1.8	5.7	32.4	3.9	5.1	76.4	55.5	1.3	4.5	2.6	2,158	1,398	368	286	73	19	162	154	+402
5	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	113.5	2024-25	POR	72	30.0	16.9	7.3	3.9	1.0	0.5	5.6	11.7	47.6	1.7	4.8	36.5	4.0	5.2	78.0	60.5	1.5	5.7	2.7	2,161	1,219	522	281	71	35	196	171	-78
6	LeBron James L. James	113.6	2024-25	LAL	70	34.9	24.4	7.8	8.2	1.0	0.6	9.3	18.1	51.3	2.1	5.7	37.6	3.7	4.7	78.2	60.4	1.0	6.8	3.7	2,444	1,710	546	575	70	39	260	99	-54
7	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	114.5	2024-25	HOU	75	31.8	14.0	3.7	1.7	0.8	0.2	5.1	11.9	42.9	2.5	6.3	39.7	1.3	1.6	81.8	55.5	1.0	2.7	1.0	2,388	1,053	275	128	60	16	76	242	+207
8	Taurean Prince T. Prince	114.8	2024-25	MIL	80	27.1	8.2	3.6	1.9	1.0	0.2	2.9	6.4	45.7	1.8	4.2	43.9	0.5	0.6	81.3	61.3	0.4	3.2	1.0	2,166	656	287	155	76	15	82	165	-22
9	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	115.7	2024-25	CHA	64	31.7	20.3	7.5	3.9	0.7	0.7	7.3	17.0	43.1	2.2	7.0	31.3	3.5	4.0	87.0	54.1	1.1	6.4	2.1	2,029	1,300	481	248	44	45	136	93	-259
10	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	116.5	2024-25	IND	72	29.8	16.1	5.3	1.9	0.7	0.3	5.4	11.8	45.8	1.4	4.0	34.0	3.8	4.6	83.1	57.9	1.2	4.1	1.9	2,149	1,156	383	136	47	24	135	162	+94
11	Kelly Oubre Jr. K. Oubre Jr.	117.7	2024-25	PHI	60	34.6	15.1	6.1	1.8	1.5	0.5	5.8	12.4	47.0	1.2	4.0	29.3	2.3	3.1	75.1	55.1	1.6	4.5	1.3	2,078	906	368	108	92	30	80	180	-258
12	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	117.7	2024-25	DEN	77	33.7	18.2	7.0	2.1	0.6	0.5	6.9	13.6	50.4	2.5	6.4	39.5	1.9	2.5	76.8	61.7	1.8	5.2	1.4	2,593	1,398	540	165	50	38	104	157	+265
13	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	118.0	2024-25	NYK	82	37.0	17.6	3.2	3.7	0.9	0.5	7.2	14.4	50.0	2.0	5.6	35.4	1.2	1.4	81.4	58.5	0.9	2.3	1.6	3,036	1,444	259	306	75	43	132	127	+334
14	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	119.2	2024-25	SAC	77	35.9	22.2	3.9	4.4	0.8	0.4	8.1	17.0	47.7	1.1	3.3	32.8	4.9	5.7	85.7	56.9	0.6	3.2	1.4	2,768	1,710	298	342	62	32	105	150	+110

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6.3

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117.8

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DRTG

112.6

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NETRTG

5.3

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37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	SAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Sat 2/28	HOU	@	MIA	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	GSW	@	HOU	7:30 PM

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18 - 40

105

Final

125

Rockets

35 - 21

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.8

119.6

119.3

118.4

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.1

111.3

112.1

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

13-46

15-43

15-41

16-42

16-40

18-40

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

Maxey

2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

Johnson

2,792

Jokić

2,765.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-22

35-22-1

34-24

32-24

33-24

31-25

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-34

23-32-1

24-32

25-33

25-32-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.0
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.0
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	8.5
6	76ers	31	26	.544	11.5
7	Magic	30	26	.536	12.0
8	Heat	31	27	.534	12.0
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	15.5
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.0
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	17.5
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.0
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.0
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.0
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	GSW	@	DAL	115-123
Wed 1/21	CHI	@	MIN	120-115
Wed 1/21	SAS	@	UTA	126-109
Wed 1/21	MIA	@	POR	110-127
Wed 1/21	LAL	@	LAC	104-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	DAL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM

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