best defensive rating for shooting guards 2023

Donovan Mitchell had the best defensive rating by a shooting guard in 2022-23, with a 111.0 rating.

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best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for shooting guards 2023

	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	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	111.0	2022-23	CLE	68	35.8	28.3	4.3	4.4	1.5	0.4	10.0	20.6	48.4	3.6	9.3	38.6	4.7	5.4	86.7	61.4	0.9	3.3	2.6	2,432	1,922	289	301	99	27	180	168	+338
2	Caris LeVert C. LeVert	111.7	2022-23	CLE	74	30.2	12.1	3.8	3.9	1.0	0.3	4.3	10.0	43.1	1.7	4.4	39.2	1.8	2.4	72.2	54.6	0.7	3.1	1.6	2,237	897	282	287	72	24	116	170	+194
3	Derrick White D. White	112.2	2022-23	BOS	82	28.3	12.4	3.6	3.9	0.7	0.9	4.3	9.2	46.2	1.8	4.8	38.1	2.0	2.3	87.5	60.4	0.6	2.9	1.2	2,319	1,017	293	321	54	76	95	177	+488
4	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	112.7	2022-23	MIN	79	36.0	24.6	5.8	4.4	1.6	0.7	8.9	19.5	45.9	2.7	7.3	36.9	4.0	5.3	75.6	56.4	0.6	5.2	3.3	2,841	1,946	458	350	125	58	259	186	+97
5	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	113.1	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	31.4	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
6	James Harden J. Harden	113.2	2022-23	PHI	58	36.8	21.0	6.1	10.7	1.2	0.5	6.4	14.5	44.1	2.8	7.2	38.5	5.4	6.2	86.7	60.7	0.7	5.4	3.4	2,135	1,216	354	618	71	31	195	112	+277
7	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	113.4	2022-23	CHI	74	36.2	24.5	4.6	5.1	1.1	0.5	8.9	17.6	50.4	0.6	1.9	32.4	6.2	7.1	87.2	59.2	0.5	4.2	2.1	2,682	1,816	343	377	83	36	153	186	+67
8	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	113.8	2022-23	OKC	76	31.1	16.6	7.9	6.2	0.8	0.4	7.1	14.7	48.2	1.0	3.1	32.5	1.4	1.9	73.1	53.3	1.9	5.9	2.8	2,367	1,260	599	469	57	31	211	143	-105
9	Jalen Williams J. Williams	113.9	2022-23	OKC	75	30.3	14.1	4.5	3.3	1.4	0.5	5.5	10.6	52.1	1.0	2.7	35.6	2.1	2.5	81.2	60.1	1.1	3.4	1.6	2,275	1,056	337	248	103	35	123	191	-53
10	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	114.4	2022-23	MEM	73	30.3	14.3	3.3	2.6	0.9	0.2	5.4	13.6	39.6	2.0	6.0	32.6	1.6	2.1	77.9	49.4	0.6	2.7	1.4	2,214	1,047	244	189	65	16	104	240	+205
11	Ayo Dosunmu A. Dosunmu	114.4	2022-23	CHI	80	26.2	8.6	2.8	2.6	0.8	0.3	3.5	7.1	49.3	0.7	2.4	31.2	0.8	1.0	80.5	56.7	0.6	2.2	1.2	2,097	687	220	206	62	26	99	182	-77
12	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope K. Caldwell-Pope	114.7	2022-23	DEN	76	31.3	10.8	2.7	2.4	1.5	0.5	3.8	8.3	46.2	1.8	4.2	42.3	1.4	1.6	82.4	59.8	0.5	2.3	1.1	2,381	822	208	183	112	35	86	145	+493
13	CJ McCollum	114.7	2022-23	NOP	75	35.3	20.9	4.4	5.7	0.9	0.5	7.8	17.9	43.7	2.8	7.2	38.9	2.4	3.2	76.9	54.1	0.7	3.6	2.4	2,649	1,568	328	429	70	38	183	153	+59
14	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	114.7	2022-23	CHI	77	35.9	24.8	4.5	4.2	0.9	0.2	8.7	18.0	48.5	2.6	7.1	37.5	4.7	5.6	84.8	60.7	0.5	3.9	2.5	2,768	1,913	345	327	69	18	194	159	+18
15	Tyler Herro T. Herro	114.8	2022-23	MIA	67	34.9	20.1	5.4	4.2	0.8	0.2	7.3	16.6	43.9	3.0	8.0	37.8	2.5	2.7	93.4	56.6	0.4	5.0	2.4	2,335	1,347	360	280	51	16	158	101	+170
16	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	115.5	2022-23	TOR	66	32.1	17.4	2.6	1.6	1.6	0.2	6.1	14.2	43.3	2.5	6.8	36.9	2.6	3.1	83.9	56.0	0.5	2.2	0.8	2,118	1,148	173	106	104	14	55	102	-52
17	Luguentz Dort L. Dort	115.9	2022-23	OKC	74	30.7	13.7	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.3	4.6	11.8	38.8	1.8	5.5	33.0	2.7	3.5	77.2	51.3	1.7	2.9	1.2	2,272	1,013	344	154	75	23	92	243	+34
18	Josh Hart J. Hart	116.0	2022-23	TOT	76	32.3	9.8	7.8	3.8	1.2	0.3	3.6	6.8	52.9	0.8	2.2	37.2	1.7	2.3	75.0	62.2	1.9	5.9	1.5	2,454	743	593	290	88	21	117	195	+315
19	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	116.6	2022-23	GSW	69	33.0	21.9	4.1	2.4	0.7	0.4	7.9	18.1	43.6	4.4	10.6	41.2	1.7	1.9	87.9	57.6	0.6	3.6	1.8	2,279	1,509	286	163	49	29	123	130	+165
20	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	116.8	2022-23	PHI	60	33.6	20.3	2.9	3.5	0.8	0.1	7.3	15.2	48.1	2.7	6.2	43.4	3.0	3.6	84.5	60.5	0.4	2.6	1.3	2,016	1,218	176	212	49	8	80	132	+241
21	Jordan Poole J. Poole	117.1	2022-23	GSW	82	30.0	20.4	2.7	4.5	0.8	0.3	6.7	15.6	43.0	2.6	7.8	33.6	4.4	5.1	87.0	57.3	0.4	2.4	3.1	2,458	1,675	225	369	63	21	252	214	-11
22	Malik Beasley M. Beasley	117.2	2022-23	TOT	81	25.8	12.7	3.5	1.5	0.8	0.1	4.6	11.6	39.5	2.9	8.1	35.7	0.6	0.8	76.9	53.1	0.4	3.1	1.1	2,093	1,025	283	124	65	9	90	107	-87
23	Kevin Huerter K. Huerter	117.3	2022-23	SAC	75	29.4	15.2	3.3	2.9	1.1	0.3	5.6	11.5	48.5	2.7	6.8	40.2	1.3	1.7	72.5	61.7	0.6	2.8	1.3	2,202	1,140	251	221	80	24	97	181	+222
24	Quentin Grimes Q. Grimes	117.3	2022-23	NYK	71	29.9	11.3	3.2	2.1	0.7	0.4	4.0	8.5	46.8	2.2	5.7	38.6	1.1	1.4	79.6	61.9	0.7	2.5	1.0	2,121	799	229	150	47	26	69	177	+186
25	RJ Barrett	117.7	2022-23	NYK	73	33.9	19.6	5.0	2.8	0.4	0.2	7.0	16.1	43.4	1.7	5.3	31.0	4.0	5.4	74.0	53.1	0.8	4.2	2.2	2,475	1,431	368	201	31	15	164	179	-62

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PPG

30.7

Mitchell

RPG

9.3

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APG

5.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.3

11th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

1.6

12th

3P%

33.9

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	7.0
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	CHA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Thu 12/25	CLE	@	NYK	12:00 PM
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	CLE	@	SAS	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

12 - 15

136

Final

125

Cavaliers

15 - 14

Fri 19 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.5

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.0

112.7

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.2

Tank Leaderboard

5-21

6-22

7-22

7-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,450.5

Johnson

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.9

Reaves

36.7

Thompson

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-10

15-10

16-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

9-19

9-17

11-17

12-17

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Raptors	17	12	.586	5.5
6	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	7.0
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.0
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	11.0
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	14.0
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	21	.192	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Kings	6	22	.214	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 11/18	SAC	@	OKC	99-113
Tue 11/18	WAS	@	MIN	109-120
Tue 11/18	NYK	@	DAL	113-111
Tue 11/18	CHI	@	POR	122-121
Wed 11/19	LAC	@	ORL	101-129

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	HOU	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Mon 12/22	CHA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 12/22	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 12/22	DAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Mon 12/22	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Donovan Mitchell had the best defensive rating by a shooting guard in 2022-23, with a 111.0 rating.

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