best defensive rating guard 2021

Ben Simmons had the lowest defensive rating by a guard in 2020-21, with a 106.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games guard 2021
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
106.1
2020-21
PHI PHI
58
32.4
14.3
7.2
6.9
1.6
0.6
5.6
10.1
55.7
0.1
0.2
30.0
3.0
4.9
61.3
58.4
1.6
5.6
3.0
1,877
829
417
401
93
35
173
171
+329
2Danny Green
D. Green
107.5
2020-21
PHI PHI
69
28.0
9.5
3.8
1.7
1.3
0.8
3.2
7.9
41.2
2.5
6.3
40.5
0.4
0.6
77.5
58.2
0.8
3.0
1.0
1,934
654
260
118
92
56
67
125
+312
3Dennis Schröder
D. Schröder
109.2
2020-21
LAL LAL
61
32.1
15.4
3.5
5.8
1.1
0.2
5.4
12.5
43.7
1.2
3.5
33.5
3.4
4.0
84.8
54.3
0.5
3.0
2.7
1,956
941
211
351
70
13
163
159
+84
4Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
K. Caldwell-Pope
109.4
2020-21
LAL LAL
67
28.4
9.7
2.7
1.9
0.9
0.4
3.3
7.6
43.1
1.8
4.4
41.0
1.4
1.7
86.6
58.8
0.4
2.3
1.0
1,902
653
179
127
62
26
66
114
+138
5Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
109.5
2020-21
UTA UTA
68
26.7
18.4
4.0
2.5
0.9
0.1
6.7
15.8
42.5
3.1
8.8
34.7
1.9
2.1
89.6
54.9
0.7
3.3
1.7
1,818
1,251
274
168
61
10
115
110
+301
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
109.7
2020-21
WAS WAS
65
36.4
22.2
11.5
11.7
1.4
0.4
8.4
19.0
43.9
1.3
4.2
31.5
4.2
6.4
65.6
50.9
1.7
9.9
4.8
2,369
1,445
750
763
89
23
312
190
-87
7Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
110.3
2020-21
UTA UTA
53
33.4
26.4
4.4
5.2
1.0
0.3
9.0
20.6
43.8
3.4
8.7
38.6
5.0
6.0
84.5
56.9
0.9
3.5
2.8
1,771
1,401
235
277
52
15
147
117
+287
8RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
110.4
2020-21
NYK NYK
72
34.9
17.6
5.8
3.0
0.7
0.3
6.5
14.7
44.1
1.7
4.3
40.1
2.9
3.8
74.6
53.5
0.9
4.8
1.9
2,511
1,264
414
217
53
20
139
188
+137
9T.J. McConnell
T.J. McConnell
110.5
2020-21
IND IND
69
26.0
8.6
3.7
6.6
1.9
0.3
4.0
7.1
55.9
0.2
0.7
31.3
0.5
0.7
68.8
58.3
0.8
2.9
2.0
1,796
596
256
456
128
23
135
113
+70
10Chris Paul
C. Paul
110.6
2020-21
PHX PHX
70
31.4
16.4
4.5
8.9
1.4
0.3
6.3
12.6
49.9
1.5
3.7
39.5
2.4
2.6
93.4
59.9
0.4
4.1
2.2
2,199
1,149
312
622
99
19
156
166
+310
11Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
110.8
2020-21
SAS SAS
67
31.9
15.7
7.1
5.4
1.5
0.1
6.6
14.5
45.3
0.9
3.0
31.7
1.6
2.0
79.1
50.9
0.9
6.2
1.7
2,139
1,051
473
363
101
7
117
135
+88
12Reggie Bullock Jr.
R. Bullock Jr.
110.9
2020-21
NYK NYK
65
30.0
10.9
3.4
1.5
0.8
0.2
3.8
8.6
44.2
2.5
6.1
41.0
0.8
0.8
90.9
60.6
0.2
3.2
0.7
1,949
709
223
99
52
11
45
146
+107
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
111.2
2020-21
GSW GSW
63
34.1
32.0
5.5
5.8
1.2
0.1
10.4
21.7
48.2
5.3
12.7
42.1
5.7
6.3
91.6
65.5
0.5
5.0
3.4
2,151
2,015
345
363
77
8
213
119
+242
14Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
111.2
2020-21
MIL MIL
59
32.3
17.7
4.5
6.1
1.6
0.6
7.0
13.9
50.3
1.9
4.8
39.2
1.8
2.3
78.7
59.2
1.2
3.3
2.2
1,907
1,046
268
357
96
37
127
98
+379
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
111.3
2020-21
DAL DAL
66
34.3
27.7
8.0
8.6
1.0
0.5
9.8
20.5
47.9
2.9
8.3
35.0
5.2
7.1
73.0
58.7
0.8
7.2
4.3
2,262
1,830
527
567
64
36
281
152
+164
16Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
111.5
2020-21
MIL MIL
66
27.5
10.4
5.8
3.1
1.1
0.2
3.8
9.1
42.0
2.0
5.2
37.9
0.8
1.1
71.8
54.2
1.2
4.5
1.4
1,814
688
380
203
72
15
91
112
+304
17Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
113.0
2020-21
TOR TOR
52
36.5
19.6
4.2
6.3
1.7
0.7
6.5
16.7
38.9
3.3
9.2
36.6
3.3
3.7
88.5
53.4
0.6
3.6
1.8
1,898
1,019
220
328
87
37
95
119
+140
18Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
113.3
2020-21
MEM MEM
67
29.8
17.2
2.9
2.3
1.2
0.4
6.4
15.4
41.9
1.9
5.6
34.4
2.4
2.9
81.5
51.5
0.8
2.1
1.8
1,997
1,151
196
157
78
26
119
237
+153
19Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
113.5
2020-21
CHI CHI
58
35.1
27.4
5.0
4.9
0.8
0.5
9.8
19.4
50.7
3.4
8.2
41.9
4.4
5.1
84.9
63.4
0.6
4.4
3.5
2,034
1,591
289
282
46
27
203
138
-9
20Devin Booker
D. Booker
113.6
2020-21
PHX PHX
67
33.9
25.6
4.2
4.3
0.8
0.2
9.3
19.2
48.4
1.9
5.5
34.0
5.1
5.9
86.7
58.7
0.5
3.7
3.1
2,270
1,712
281
289
53
16
207
181
+331
21Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
113.7
2020-21
BKN BKN
54
34.9
26.9
4.8
6.0
1.4
0.7
10.2
20.1
50.6
2.8
7.0
40.2
3.7
4.0
92.2
61.4
1.0
3.8
2.4
1,886
1,451
257
324
76
37
130
140
+229
22Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
114.3
2020-21
CHA CHA
69
34.5
20.4
4.4
4.2
1.3
0.4
7.4
16.4
45.0
3.2
8.3
38.9
2.4
2.9
81.7
57.5
0.7
3.7
1.9
2,383
1,407
302
293
87
26
128
119
-89
23Justin Holiday
J. Holiday
114.4
2020-21
IND IND
72
30.3
10.5
3.6
1.7
1.0
0.6
3.6
8.7
41.3
2.4
6.3
38.2
0.9
1.2
78.8
57.1
0.4
3.1
0.8
2,183
756
256
119
74
41
54
135
-45
24Josh Richardson
J. Richardson
114.4
2020-21
DAL DAL
59
30.3
12.1
3.3
2.6
1.0
0.4
4.5
10.5
42.7
1.5
4.5
33.0
1.7
1.8
91.7
53.7
0.9
2.4
1.3
1,789
715
195
153
61
24
79
130
-46
25Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
114.5
2020-21
ATL ATL
69
30.8
11.9
3.3
3.5
1.2
0.3
4.6
10.6
43.2
2.0
5.6
36.3
0.7
0.9
78.1
54.1
0.6
2.8
1.1
2,126
822
231
241
82
18
79
165
+69
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TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Raptors Raptors
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers
45
37
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8
Magic Magic
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28.1

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27.1

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10.8

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10.7

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9.5

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8.6

Barnes

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7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

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2.5

Eason

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2.4

Smart

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3.5

Wembanyama

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1.8

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1.8

Mobley

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Knicks

123.4

Thunder

119.3

Spurs

115.5

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7

Cavaliers

111.5
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104.0

Spurs

106.2

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107.4

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108.5

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109.0

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Spurs

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
NYK NYK
@
OKC OKC
100-111
Sun
3/29
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
93-116
Mon
3/30
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
109-119
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
102-112
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
6/5
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Mon
6/8
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
6/10
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Sat
6/13
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Tue
6/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM