best defensive rating forwards and centers 2023

Giannis Antetokounmpo had the best defensive rating by a forward in 2022-23, with a 107.7 rating.

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	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	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	107.7	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	31.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	109.8	2022-23	BOS	74	36.9	30.1	8.8	4.6	1.1	0.7	9.8	21.1	46.6	3.2	9.3	35.0	7.2	8.4	85.4	60.7	1.1	7.7	2.9	2,732	2,225	649	342	78	51	213	160	+470
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	111.4	2022-23	BOS	67	35.9	26.6	6.9	3.5	1.1	0.4	10.1	20.6	49.1	2.4	7.3	33.5	3.9	5.1	76.5	58.1	1.2	5.7	2.9	2,405	1,784	459	232	75	26	197	172	+256
4	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	111.8	2022-23	MIA	64	33.4	22.9	5.9	5.3	1.8	0.3	7.5	13.9	53.9	0.6	1.6	35.0	7.4	8.7	85.0	64.7	2.2	3.7	1.6	2,138	1,466	375	340	117	21	101	80	+47
5	Draymond Green D. Green	112.0	2022-23	GSW	73	31.5	8.5	7.2	6.8	1.0	0.8	3.4	6.5	52.7	0.5	1.8	30.5	1.1	1.5	71.3	59.2	0.9	6.3	2.8	2,297	617	525	500	74	60	204	229	+346
6	Patrick Williams P. Williams	112.6	2022-23	CHI	82	28.3	10.2	4.0	1.2	0.9	0.9	3.8	8.3	46.4	1.4	3.4	41.5	1.1	1.3	85.7	57.6	1.0	3.0	1.2	2,323	833	327	100	72	70	101	147	-142
7	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	112.6	2022-23	WAS	65	32.6	23.2	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	7.8	15.7	49.8	2.1	5.5	38.5	5.4	6.4	85.1	62.7	1.8	6.6	2.1	2,119	1,505	546	174	58	100	137	196	+81
8	Grant Williams G. Williams	112.9	2022-23	BOS	79	25.9	8.1	4.6	1.7	0.5	0.4	2.7	6.0	45.4	1.5	3.7	39.5	1.2	1.5	77.0	60.5	1.1	3.5	1.0	2,045	641	363	131	41	31	82	192	+206
9	OG Anunoby	113.2	2022-23	TOR	67	35.6	16.8	5.0	2.0	1.9	0.7	6.3	13.2	47.6	2.1	5.5	38.7	2.1	2.5	83.8	58.6	1.4	3.5	2.0	2,386	1,124	332	131	128	50	132	200	+132
10	Caleb Martin C. Martin	113.3	2022-23	MIA	71	29.3	9.6	4.8	1.6	1.0	0.4	3.6	7.7	46.4	1.2	3.3	35.6	1.3	1.6	80.5	57.1	1.2	3.6	1.1	2,077	683	344	117	71	31	78	145	-9
11	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	113.7	2022-23	NOP	79	31.0	14.5	3.6	1.4	1.1	0.5	4.9	10.1	48.4	2.6	6.3	40.6	2.2	2.4	90.5	65.0	0.7	2.8	0.8	2,448	1,148	281	112	89	43	61	155	+38
12	Tobias Harris T. Harris	113.7	2022-23	PHI	74	32.9	14.7	5.7	2.5	0.9	0.5	5.7	11.4	50.1	1.7	4.4	38.9	1.5	1.7	87.6	60.2	0.9	4.8	1.2	2,436	1,085	424	186	68	40	89	149	+296
13	Julius Randle J. Randle	113.9	2022-23	NYK	77	35.5	25.1	10.0	4.1	0.6	0.3	8.5	18.6	45.9	2.8	8.3	34.3	5.2	6.9	75.7	58.1	1.8	8.1	2.8	2,737	1,936	767	316	49	21	216	233	+171
14	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	114.0	2022-23	WAS	76	26.6	9.2	6.4	2.8	0.9	0.4	3.3	7.6	43.7	0.9	3.1	29.7	1.6	2.2	73.9	53.5	1.0	5.4	1.6	2,020	697	487	211	65	29	123	209	-51
15	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	114.1	2022-23	SAC	79	34.6	19.1	12.3	7.3	0.8	0.5	7.3	11.9	61.5	0.4	1.1	37.3	4.1	5.5	74.2	66.8	3.2	9.1	2.9	2,735	1,510	973	573	65	39	230	279	+212
16	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	114.3	2022-23	ORL	72	33.8	20.0	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	7.4	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	1,437	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
17	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	114.5	2022-23	DEN	68	30.2	16.3	6.6	3.0	0.8	0.8	6.3	11.2	56.4	0.9	2.5	34.7	2.8	4.6	60.8	61.7	2.4	4.1	1.4	2,055	1,109	446	203	54	51	98	129	+518
18	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	114.8	2022-23	TOT	83	35.7	20.1	4.4	3.3	1.1	0.7	7.1	15.3	46.8	2.0	5.3	38.2	3.8	4.3	89.5	58.7	1.0	3.4	1.5	2,963	1,671	364	273	91	61	127	159	+36
19	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	114.8	2022-23	BKN	76	31.7	8.8	5.1	3.7	0.9	0.6	3.0	7.8	38.6	2.1	5.5	38.9	0.7	0.9	72.5	53.8	0.7	4.3	1.5	2,409	671	384	283	65	49	114	239	+77
20	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	115.0	2022-23	TOR	77	34.8	15.3	6.6	4.8	1.1	0.8	6.0	13.2	45.6	0.8	2.9	28.1	2.5	3.2	77.2	52.4	2.3	4.3	2.0	2,677	1,179	512	371	83	61	154	170	+175
21	Jaden McDaniels J. McDaniels	115.1	2022-23	MIN	79	30.6	12.1	3.9	1.9	0.9	1.0	4.7	9.1	51.7	1.4	3.4	39.8	1.3	1.8	73.6	61.1	1.2	2.7	1.4	2,416	953	307	148	74	76	112	272	+70
22	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	115.3	2022-23	TOR	71	37.4	24.2	7.8	5.8	0.9	0.5	8.9	18.5	48.0	1.3	4.0	32.4	5.2	6.7	77.4	56.5	1.8	6.0	2.4	2,652	1,720	556	415	65	36	169	228	+123
23	John Collins J. Collins	115.3	2022-23	ATL	71	30.0	13.1	6.5	1.2	0.6	1.0	5.1	10.0	50.8	1.0	3.4	29.2	2.0	2.5	80.3	59.3	1.1	5.4	1.1	2,130	931	462	85	42	73	79	220	-21
24	P.J. Washington	115.8	2022-23	CHA	73	32.6	15.7	4.9	2.4	0.9	1.1	5.9	13.4	44.4	2.0	5.9	34.8	1.7	2.4	73.0	54.2	1.0	3.9	1.5	2,380	1,144	358	175	66	79	110	193	-375
25	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	116.3	2022-23	ORL	80	32.6	18.6	4.1	3.5	1.0	0.2	6.8	14.0	48.5	1.6	4.5	36.1	3.4	4.0	84.2	58.9	0.9	3.2	2.1	2,609	1,485	329	283	77	17	167	183	+50

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PPG

17.3

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RPG

6.4

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APG

5.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

112.9

24th

DRTG

119.3

27th

NETRTG

-6.3

25th

3P%

38.7

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	IND	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bucks

32 - 50

106

Final

126

76ers

45 - 37

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Giannis Antetokounmpo had the best defensive rating by a forward in 2022-23, with a 107.7 rating.

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