best defensive rating by guard in nba

Cason Wallace has the lowest defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 106.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by guard in NBA this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
106.5
2025-26
52
26.7
8.2
3.1
2.2
2.1
0.3
3.1
7.3
43.0
1.4
3.9
35.1
0.6
0.8
75.0
53.9
0.8
2.2
0.9
1,390
425
160
116
108
13
48
103
+391
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.9
2025-26
49
33.3
31.8
4.4
6.4
1.3
0.8
10.9
19.7
55.4
1.8
4.6
39.0
8.2
9.2
89.2
67.0
0.6
3.9
2.1
1,632
1,558
218
314
64
38
103
101
+549
3Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
109.9
2025-26
47
34.9
25.3
5.6
9.6
1.5
0.8
8.9
19.2
46.2
1.9
5.8
33.0
5.7
7.1
80.8
56.8
1.0
4.7
3.7
1,640
1,191
265
452
69
39
173
149
+378
4Stephon Castle
S. Castle
111.8
2025-26
44
30.2
16.5
5.0
7.0
1.3
0.3
5.7
12.2
46.4
1.0
3.6
28.8
4.2
5.8
72.2
56.1
1.2
3.8
3.4
1,327
728
222
307
58
15
150
148
+149
5Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.1
2025-26
53
24.7
12.7
2.6
3.0
1.4
0.6
4.7
11.0
42.6
2.4
6.2
38.7
0.8
1.1
77.6
55.0
0.3
2.2
1.3
1,310
671
137
159
76
30
70
103
+165
6De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
113.2
2025-26
45
32.0
19.4
3.8
6.3
1.3
0.3
7.2
15.0
48.4
2.0
5.7
35.3
2.9
3.7
79.5
58.5
0.6
3.3
2.4
1,442
874
173
282
57
13
109
100
+158
7Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
113.5
2025-26
46
35.5
29.3
5.2
3.7
1.3
0.8
10.1
20.4
49.3
3.4
8.4
40.2
5.8
7.3
79.5
62.0
0.7
4.5
2.7
1,632
1,348
240
171
62
38
124
84
+144
8Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
113.6
2025-26
56
31.2
12.8
4.5
4.2
1.4
0.4
4.3
10.5
41.2
3.1
8.0
38.3
1.1
1.4
75.3
57.4
1.0
3.5
1.5
1,745
716
251
234
79
25
84
144
+314
9Derrick White
D. White
113.7
2025-26
52
34.3
17.2
4.4
5.6
1.2
1.4
6.0
15.3
38.9
2.9
8.8
32.5
2.4
2.7
89.4
52.2
1.0
3.4
1.8
1,781
896
228
290
62
73
93
83
+381
10Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
114.0
2025-26
55
26.9
12.0
4.6
3.5
1.1
0.2
4.3
9.5
44.8
1.7
4.5
37.0
1.9
2.4
76.7
56.9
0.7
3.8
1.5
1,478
661
252
194
62
10
82
100
+60
11Collin Gillespie
C. Gillespie
114.3
2025-26
54
28.3
13.3
4.2
4.7
1.4
0.2
4.6
10.7
43.4
3.0
7.1
42.3
1.0
1.2
84.6
59.4
1.0
3.2
1.6
1,527
718
225
253
75
12
89
83
+154
12Norman Powell
N. Powell
114.3
2025-26
45
30.6
23.0
3.6
2.6
1.2
0.2
7.7
16.2
47.4
2.9
7.3
39.6
4.8
5.6
84.3
61.6
0.4
3.3
2.0
1,379
1,034
164
116
55
10
89
100
+99
13Anthony Black
A. Black
114.6
2025-26
53
31.1
16.1
4.0
4.0
1.4
0.7
5.8
12.5
46.0
1.7
4.8
34.6
2.8
3.8
75.5
56.6
0.8
3.3
2.2
1,649
852
214
212
74
38
116
146
-20
14Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
114.6
2025-26
52
32.4
17.0
4.4
6.1
1.2
0.1
5.9
13.3
44.5
2.7
7.0
38.0
2.5
3.1
80.5
57.9
0.6
3.8
1.6
1,685
885
227
315
64
5
83
109
+80
15Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
114.9
2025-26
53
33.6
11.6
6.5
6.2
1.8
0.4
5.2
10.4
49.8
0.2
1.4
13.3
1.1
1.7
61.5
52.0
2.2
4.2
2.0
1,780
614
342
327
97
22
104
116
+15
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
115.2
2025-26
51
33.7
29.0
4.5
5.9
1.5
0.3
10.1
20.8
48.7
3.6
9.6
37.6
5.1
6.0
85.3
61.9
0.8
3.7
3.1
1,719
1,478
229
302
79
15
159
125
+304
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
115.3
2025-26
42
35.5
32.8
7.8
8.6
1.5
0.5
10.4
22.0
47.3
3.5
10.3
34.5
8.5
10.9
78.1
61.4
0.8
7.1
4.3
1,492
1,379
329
360
61
19
179
102
+29
18Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
115.4
2025-26
52
38.6
28.9
4.1
6.8
2.0
0.8
10.1
21.5
46.9
3.3
8.8
37.9
5.4
6.1
88.9
59.8
0.3
3.8
2.4
2,008
1,503
214
351
102
40
126
118
+96
19Jaylon Tyson
J. Tyson
116.1
2025-26
50
27.8
13.9
5.4
2.3
0.9
0.4
5.3
10.2
51.4
2.1
4.4
47.5
1.3
1.7
75.0
63.1
2.0
3.4
1.6
1,390
693
270
115
43
20
78
129
+104
20VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
116.4
2025-26
50
35.4
14.9
5.4
4.1
1.5
0.5
5.5
13.1
42.3
2.0
5.7
35.2
1.8
2.3
78.6
52.8
1.6
3.8
1.8
1,768
744
270
206
74
25
91
151
+36
21Ryan Rollins
R. Rollins
116.8
2025-26
51
32.0
16.9
4.6
5.5
1.5
0.4
6.5
14.0
46.3
2.4
5.9
40.7
1.5
2.0
75.7
56.8
0.8
3.8
2.4
1,633
860
235
278
75
20
122
140
-43
22Shaedon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
116.9
2025-26
48
30.0
21.4
4.4
2.6
1.4
0.1
8.0
17.6
45.6
2.1
6.2
34.0
3.2
4.0
78.4
55.0
1.0
3.4
3.0
1,439
1,025
212
126
68
6
144
95
-59
23Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
117.2
2025-26
53
32.7
17.2
4.2
5.3
0.8
0.1
6.5
14.0
46.2
2.6
7.2
35.6
1.7
2.0
85.6
57.8
0.9
3.3
1.2
1,732
913
221
283
41
5
63
74
+200
24Devin Booker
D. Booker
117.3
2025-26
43
33.9
25.2
4.0
6.3
0.9
0.3
8.3
18.2
45.5
1.7
5.5
31.1
6.9
8.0
86.3
58.0
0.8
3.2
3.3
1,458
1,083
171
270
39
12
143
117
+157
25Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
117.4
2025-26
54
27.5
8.0
2.9
3.4
1.5
0.1
3.0
6.2
47.8
1.1
2.9
37.2
0.9
1.2
78.5
58.9
0.8
2.1
1.4
1,483
431
156
185
80
8
75
132
-32
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PPG

31.8

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.7

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APG

6.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.7

4th

DRTG

107.6

1st

NETRTG

12.1

1st

3P%

36.2

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
42
13
.764
2
38
16
.704
3.5
3
35
20
.636
7.0
4
33
20
.623
8.0
5
34
22
.607
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/12
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7:30 PM
Fri
2/20
@
8:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
1:00 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

42 - 13

136

Final

109

PHX Suns

32 - 23

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
22
30
.423
17.5
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
13
.764
2
38
16
.704
3.5
3
35
20
.636
7.0
4
33
20
.623
8.0
5
34
22
.607
8.5
6
32
21
.604
9.0
7
32
23
.582
10.0
8
29
26
.527
13.0
9
26
28
.481
15.5
10
26
29
.473
16.0
11
20
33
.377
21.0
12
19
34
.358
22.0
13
18
37
.327
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.5
15
12
44
.214
30.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/15
@
115-128
Fri
1/16
@
120-138
Fri
1/16
@
132-106
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/12
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/12
@
9:00 PM
Thu
2/12
@
10:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM