best defensive rating by a small forward 2009

LeBron James had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward in 2008-09, with a 99.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a small forward 2009
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 LeBron James
L. James
99.0
2008-09
CLE CLE
81
37.7
28.4
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870
2 Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
102.5
2008-09
CHA CHA
71
37.6
16.6
7.8
2.7
1.7
0.9
5.5
11.4
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.8
5.1
6.4
80.4
58.5
1.6
6.2
2.1
2,669
1,182
553
189
121
67
148
210
+51
3 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
103.4
2008-09
HOU HOU
69
35.5
17.1
5.2
3.3
1.5
0.3
6.0
15.0
40.1
2.2
5.6
39.9
2.8
3.8
74.8
51.2
0.9
4.3
2.0
2,452
1,181
359
229
105
24
140
155
+317
4 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
103.6
2008-09
BOS BOS
81
37.5
20.5
5.6
3.6
1.0
0.3
6.7
14.6
45.7
1.5
3.8
39.1
5.7
6.8
83.0
58.2
0.7
5.0
2.8
3,035
1,658
457
294
80
27
228
215
+533
5 Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
103.9
2008-09
ORL ORL
77
36.6
16.8
5.3
4.9
0.8
0.2
5.5
13.3
41.3
1.7
4.9
35.6
4.1
5.1
80.7
54.1
0.6
4.7
2.6
2,815
1,294
410
375
64
19
204
218
+510
6 Shawn Marion
S. Marion
106.3
2008-09
TOT
69
35.8
12.9
8.5
2.0
1.3
1.0
5.5
11.4
48.5
0.1
0.8
18.9
1.7
2.1
79.6
52.2
2.6
5.9
1.5
2,470
891
589
139
88
66
105
132
-32
7 Jamario Moon
J. Moon
106.6
2008-09
TOT
80
25.9
7.2
4.6
1.2
1.1
0.8
2.8
5.9
46.8
0.8
2.3
35.5
0.9
1.0
85.0
56.7
0.7
3.8
0.5
2,068
577
365
95
86
60
43
133
-12
8 James Posey
J. Posey
106.9
2008-09
NOH NOH
75
28.5
8.9
4.8
1.1
0.8
0.3
2.9
7.0
41.2
1.5
4.2
36.9
1.6
1.9
82.2
56.8
0.5
4.3
1.1
2,140
668
362
82
58
21
79
216
+49
9 Michael Finley
M. Finley
106.9
2008-09
SAS SAS
81
28.8
9.7
3.3
1.4
0.5
0.2
3.7
8.5
43.7
1.6
3.9
41.1
0.6
0.8
82.3
54.7
0.3
3.0
0.8
2,336
784
270
114
37
17
61
82
+174
10 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
107.2
2008-09
DEN DEN
66
34.5
22.8
6.8
3.4
1.1
0.4
8.1
18.3
44.3
1.0
2.6
37.1
5.6
7.1
79.3
53.2
1.6
5.2
3.0
2,277
1,504
450
222
75
24
199
195
+306
11 Ronnie Brewer
R. Brewer
107.6
2008-09
UTA UTA
81
32.2
13.7
3.7
2.2
1.7
0.4
5.2
10.2
50.8
0.3
1.0
25.9
3.0
4.3
70.2
56.5
1.2
2.5
1.4
2,605
1,111
300
179
138
30
110
128
+80
12 Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
107.8
2008-09
PHI PHI
82
39.9
18.8
5.7
5.3
1.6
0.4
6.6
14.0
47.3
1.0
3.2
30.7
4.6
6.4
72.4
56.0
1.1
4.6
2.7
3,269
1,541
471
434
131
36
222
152
+123
13 Marvin Williams
M. Williams
108.0
2008-09
ATL ATL
61
34.3
13.9
6.3
1.3
0.9
0.6
4.7
10.2
45.8
0.9
2.5
35.5
3.6
4.5
80.6
56.9
1.8
4.5
1.1
2,093
845
382
81
57
39
70
127
+1
14 Travis Outlaw
T. Outlaw
108.4
2008-09
POR POR
81
27.7
12.8
4.1
1.0
0.6
0.7
4.8
10.5
45.3
1.1
2.9
37.7
2.2
3.0
72.3
54.1
0.9
3.2
1.2
2,246
1,034
331
83
47
57
94
168
+158
15 Danny Granger
D. Granger
108.8
2008-09
IND IND
67
36.2
25.8
5.1
2.7
1.0
1.4
8.5
19.1
44.7
2.7
6.7
40.4
6.0
6.9
87.8
58.4
0.7
4.4
2.5
2,424
1,728
341
183
69
97
165
207
+69
16 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
109.0
2008-09
OKC OKC
74
39.0
25.3
6.5
2.8
1.3
0.7
8.9
18.8
47.6
1.3
3.1
42.2
6.1
7.1
86.3
57.7
1.0
5.5
3.0
2,885
1,871
482
205
96
53
225
134
-501
17 Peja Stojakovic
P. Stojakovic
109.4
2008-09
NOH NOH
61
34.2
13.3
4.3
1.2
0.9
0.0
4.7
11.8
39.9
2.4
6.3
37.8
1.5
1.7
89.4
53.1
0.7
3.6
0.8
2,089
812
264
75
52
3
51
101
+207
18 Rudy Gay
R. Gay
109.6
2008-09
MEM MEM
79
37.3
18.9
5.5
1.7
1.2
0.7
7.2
16.0
45.3
1.1
3.1
35.1
3.3
4.4
76.7
52.8
1.4
4.2
2.6
2,945
1,493
437
135
98
59
203
221
-432
19 Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
110.0
2008-09
MIL MIL
82
35.8
19.6
4.6
2.4
0.8
0.2
6.5
14.9
43.9
1.4
3.6
39.7
5.1
6.3
80.5
55.4
0.7
3.9
2.0
2,939
1,607
374
199
66
14
165
252
-102
20 Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
110.0
2008-09
DET DET
82
37.3
14.2
5.8
3.1
0.5
0.6
5.6
12.4
45.0
0.7
1.7
39.7
2.3
3.0
77.8
51.6
1.6
4.2
1.2
3,057
1,163
476
253
44
51
101
104
-73
21 Wilson Chandler
W. Chandler
110.5
2008-09
NYK NYK
82
33.4
14.4
5.4
2.1
0.9
0.9
5.5
12.9
43.2
1.3
3.8
32.8
2.1
2.6
79.5
51.5
1.1
4.3
1.7
2,735
1,184
445
170
71
75
139
250
-217
22 Grant Hill
G. Hill
110.6
2008-09
PHX PHX
82
29.8
12.0
4.9
2.3
1.1
0.7
4.8
9.1
52.3
0.3
0.9
31.6
2.2
2.7
80.8
58.4
0.8
4.2
1.5
2,445
985
405
186
90
54
126
182
+183
23 Matt Barnes
M. Barnes
111.5
2008-09
PHX PHX
77
27.0
10.2
5.5
2.8
0.7
0.3
3.7
8.8
42.3
1.5
4.4
34.3
1.3
1.8
74.3
53.7
1.0
4.4
1.7
2,082
788
421
212
52
26
130
209
+53
24 Dominic McGuire
D. McGuire
111.9
2008-09
WAS WAS
79
26.2
4.5
5.4
2.5
0.8
0.9
1.8
4.1
43.2
0.0
0.1
50.0
0.9
1.3
72.5
48.3
1.4
4.0
1.2
2,072
356
428
198
62
74
92
153
-366
25 Mike Miller
M. Miller
112.0
2008-09
MIN MIN
73
32.3
9.9
6.6
4.5
0.4
0.4
3.6
7.5
48.2
1.2
3.1
37.8
1.5
2.0
73.2
58.8
1.0
5.6
2.0
2,356
722
483
326
30
31
145
139
-246
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ORTG

121.7

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DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM