best defensive rating by guards 2022 minimum 45 games played

Gary Payton II had the lowest defensive rating by a guard with 45+ games played in 2021-22, with a 102.6 rating.

	NAME	DRTG	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Gary Payton II G. Payton II	102.6	71	2021-22	GSW	17.6	7.1	3.5	0.9	1.4	0.3	3.0	4.8	61.6	0.6	1.7	35.8	0.5	0.8	60.3	67.9	1.0	2.5	0.6	1,247	502	247	64	96	22	40	131	+182
2	De'Anthony Melton D. Melton	106.5	73	2021-22	MEM	22.7	10.8	4.5	2.7	1.4	0.5	3.8	9.5	40.4	1.9	5.1	37.4	1.2	1.6	75.0	52.9	0.9	3.6	1.5	1,657	791	328	194	104	39	112	128	+221
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	106.5	65	2021-22	DAL	35.4	28.4	9.1	8.7	1.2	0.6	9.9	21.6	45.7	3.1	8.8	35.3	5.6	7.5	74.4	57.1	0.9	8.3	4.5	2,301	1,847	593	568	75	36	292	145	+146
4	Chris Paul C. Paul	106.5	65	2021-22	PHX	32.9	14.7	4.4	10.8	1.9	0.3	5.6	11.3	49.3	1.0	3.1	31.7	2.6	3.1	83.7	58.1	0.3	4.0	2.4	2,139	958	283	702	121	20	153	134	+460
5	Marcus Smart M. Smart	107.1	71	2021-22	BOS	32.3	12.1	3.8	5.9	1.7	0.3	4.2	10.1	41.8	1.7	5.1	33.1	2.0	2.5	79.3	54.0	0.6	3.2	2.2	2,296	861	270	417	119	18	159	160	+443
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	107.6	64	2021-22	GSW	34.5	25.5	5.2	6.3	1.3	0.4	8.4	19.1	43.7	4.5	11.7	38.0	4.3	4.7	92.3	60.1	0.5	4.7	3.2	2,211	1,630	335	404	85	23	206	130	+507
7	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	107.6	50	2021-22	PHX	11.0	3.0	1.8	2.0	0.5	0.1	1.3	3.5	38.3	0.1	0.4	22.2	0.2	0.6	37.5	39.7	0.4	1.3	0.9	549	150	88	99	25	6	47	38	-43
8	Matisse Thybulle M. Thybulle	107.9	66	2021-22	PHI	25.5	5.7	2.3	1.1	1.7	1.1	2.3	4.5	50.0	0.7	2.2	31.3	0.5	0.7	79.1	59.4	0.6	1.7	0.6	1,685	379	151	75	115	71	39	158	+87
9	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	108.5	68	2021-22	SAS	34.8	21.1	8.3	9.2	2.0	0.3	8.4	18.3	46.2	1.4	4.3	32.7	2.9	3.6	79.4	53.3	1.2	7.1	2.6	2,366	1,438	563	627	138	23	180	138	+49
10	Damion Lee D. Lee	108.6	63	2021-22	GSW	19.9	7.4	3.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	2.7	6.1	44.1	1.0	3.0	33.7	1.0	1.2	88.0	56.1	0.4	2.8	0.6	1,256	467	203	63	39	6	38	95	+93
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	108.8	68	2021-22	PHX	34.5	26.8	5.0	4.8	1.1	0.4	9.7	20.9	46.6	2.7	7.0	38.3	4.6	5.3	86.8	57.6	0.7	4.4	2.4	2,344	1,822	342	329	77	26	162	180	+469
12	Josh Green J. Green	108.9	67	2021-22	DAL	15.5	4.8	2.4	1.2	0.7	0.2	1.9	3.8	50.8	0.4	1.2	35.9	0.5	0.7	68.9	57.8	0.8	1.6	0.7	1,039	319	161	79	45	14	44	115	+70
13	Sterling Brown S. Brown	108.9	49	2021-22	DAL	12.8	3.3	3.0	0.7	0.3	0.1	1.2	3.2	38.1	0.6	1.9	30.4	0.3	0.3	93.3	49.5	0.5	2.5	0.5	628	160	149	34	14	7	23	56	+32
14	Cameron Payne C. Payne	109.1	58	2021-22	PHX	22.0	10.8	3.0	4.9	0.7	0.3	4.1	10.1	40.9	1.2	3.6	33.6	1.3	1.5	84.3	50.0	0.4	2.6	1.8	1,277	626	175	282	40	17	103	119	+148
15	John Konchar J. Konchar	109.1	72	2021-22	MEM	17.9	4.8	4.6	1.5	0.6	0.3	1.9	3.6	51.5	0.7	1.8	41.3	0.4	0.7	55.1	61.5	1.2	3.4	0.4	1,291	349	329	109	45	22	29	90	+92
16	Romeo Langford R. Langford	109.1	48	2021-22	TOT	16.1	4.5	2.3	0.4	0.5	0.3	1.7	4.0	43.5	0.6	1.8	34.1	0.5	0.9	54.8	52.0	0.6	1.6	0.3	771	218	108	21	22	16	16	47	+5
17	Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado	109.2	54	2021-22	NOP	15.4	6.1	1.9	2.8	1.3	0.1	2.4	5.4	44.6	0.6	2.0	29.1	0.7	1.0	67.9	52.0	0.5	1.4	0.7	834	330	100	152	71	7	40	73	+143
18	Eric Bledsoe E. Bledsoe	109.5	54	2021-22	LAC	25.2	9.9	3.4	4.2	1.3	0.4	3.6	8.7	42.1	0.9	3.0	31.3	1.6	2.2	76.1	51.4	0.5	2.9	2.1	1,360	534	182	225	69	19	116	85	-40
19	Frank Ntilikina F. Ntilikina	109.8	58	2021-22	DAL	11.8	4.1	1.4	1.2	0.5	0.1	1.5	3.8	39.9	0.7	1.9	34.2	0.4	0.4	96.0	51.3	0.2	1.2	0.5	685	240	79	69	27	7	31	61	+63
20	Jordan Poole J. Poole	109.9	76	2021-22	GSW	30.0	18.5	3.4	4.0	0.8	0.3	6.2	13.9	44.8	2.8	7.6	36.4	3.2	3.5	92.5	59.8	0.4	3.0	2.5	2,283	1,405	260	304	60	23	187	206	+324
21	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	110.1	63	2021-22	MIA	33.9	13.4	4.5	7.5	1.1	0.3	4.4	10.0	44.0	2.3	6.1	37.7	2.3	2.8	85.1	60.0	0.5	4.0	2.7	2,133	844	282	474	67	17	168	177	+250
22	Alec Burks A. Burks	110.1	81	2021-22	NYK	28.6	11.7	4.9	3.0	1.0	0.3	3.5	9.0	39.1	1.9	4.8	40.4	2.7	3.3	82.2	55.9	0.6	4.3	1.1	2,318	944	397	239	85	26	91	215	+123
23	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	110.1	71	2021-22	BOS	14.1	6.2	1.9	2.0	0.4	0.1	2.3	5.3	42.9	1.4	3.5	41.2	0.3	0.3	100.0	57.8	0.5	1.4	0.6	1,001	442	134	139	25	6	41	61	+64
24	Josh Richardson J. Richardson	110.4	65	2021-22	TOT	24.6	10.2	2.8	1.8	0.9	0.4	3.6	8.2	43.8	1.6	3.8	41.5	1.5	1.7	88.9	57.3	0.6	2.2	1.0	1,600	666	185	115	56	29	66	116	+138
25	Desmond Bane D. Bane	110.4	76	2021-22	MEM	29.8	18.2	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.4	6.7	14.5	46.1	3.0	6.9	43.6	1.8	2.0	90.3	59.2	0.6	3.8	1.5	2,266	1,384	334	208	92	29	111	196	+361

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Lakers	35	24	.593	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	32	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/2	LAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Thu 3/5	GSW	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Sat 3/7	GSW	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Mon 3/9	GSW	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 3/10	CHI	@	GSW	10:00 PM

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35 - 24

129

Final

101

Warriors

31 - 29

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.6

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Jokić

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.8

119.4

118.9

118.6

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DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.2

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

6.2

5.5

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14-47

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19-42

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,738

Jokić

2,685.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,839.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.5

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

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1.93

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

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39-22

36-23-1

34-25

35-26

33-25-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-37

25-35

24-33-1

25-34

25-34-1

26-35

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	6.5
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.0
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	13.5
9	Hornets	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	28.5
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	2.5
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	35	24	.593	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	32	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Pelicans	19	42	.311	27.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/26	LAC	@	UTA	115-103
Tue 1/27	CHI	@	IND	110-113
Tue 1/27	LAL	@	CLE	99-129
Tue 1/27	ORL	@	MIA	133-124
Tue 1/27	NYK	@	TOR	119-92

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/1	MEM	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sun 3/1	POR	@	ATL	6:00 PM
Sun 3/1	DET	@	ORL	6:00 PM
Sun 3/1	PHI	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Sun 3/1	OKC	@	DAL	8:00 PM

Gary Payton II had the lowest defensive rating by a guard with 45+ games played in 2021-22, with a 102.6 rating.

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