best defensive rating in league for guards

Cade Cunningham has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 104.8 rating.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
104.8
2026-27
DET DET
10
33.2
22.3
5.2
7.6
1.6
0.9
8.0
17.3
46.2
1.9
6.5
29.2
4.4
5.5
80.0
56.5
0.4
4.8
3.5
332
223
52
76
16
9
35
27
+40
2Cedric Coward
C. Coward
106.0
2026-27
MEM MEM
10
28.3
12.8
8.7
2.7
1.5
0.2
4.7
10.5
44.8
2.3
5.1
45.1
1.1
1.4
78.6
57.6
1.5
7.2
1.5
283
128
87
27
15
2
15
32
+96
3LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
106.1
2026-27
MIN MIN
11
27.7
18.3
3.3
6.0
1.7
0.1
6.4
14.2
44.9
3.4
8.7
38.5
2.2
2.7
80.0
59.4
0.8
2.5
4.0
305
201
36
66
19
1
44
44
+115
4Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
107.0
2026-27
MIN MIN
11
31.4
18.1
4.9
4.0
1.3
0.5
6.9
13.3
52.1
1.9
4.1
46.7
2.4
2.6
89.7
62.7
1.2
3.7
2.3
345
199
54
44
14
5
25
31
+80
5Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
108.2
2026-27
ATL ATL
12
30.3
9.8
7.1
5.8
3.0
0.3
4.3
9.0
48.1
0.2
1.3
12.5
1.0
1.8
57.1
50.3
3.5
3.6
1.3
363
118
85
69
36
4
15
28
+58
6VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
108.7
2026-27
PHI PHI
11
33.5
12.7
6.3
3.1
1.5
0.5
5.1
11.3
45.2
1.7
4.8
35.8
0.8
1.2
69.2
54.0
1.3
5.0
1.1
368
140
69
34
17
5
12
36
+39
7Devin Vassell
D. Vassell
109.3
2026-27
SAS SAS
10
30.0
11.9
3.8
3.1
1.7
0.3
3.9
9.6
40.6
1.6
4.5
35.6
2.5
2.6
96.2
55.4
0.7
3.1
1.0
300
119
38
31
17
3
10
19
+102
8De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
109.3
2026-27
SAS SAS
12
29.5
14.2
4.3
6.2
1.3
0.5
4.8
9.3
51.4
1.1
3.1
35.1
3.6
4.4
81.1
63.3
0.5
3.8
2.3
354
170
52
74
16
6
28
25
+164
9Daniss Jenkins
D. Jenkins
109.6
2026-27
DET DET
10
26.0
12.7
3.6
4.7
0.8
0.1
4.2
9.3
45.2
2.1
4.9
42.9
2.2
2.4
91.7
61.3
1.0
2.6
1.6
260
127
36
47
8
1
16
21
+74
10Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
109.7
2026-27
OKC OKC
11
27.3
18.5
3.6
3.3
1.2
0.4
7.4
14.1
52.3
0.8
3.1
26.5
2.9
3.5
84.2
59.1
0.5
3.1
1.5
300
203
40
36
13
4
17
26
+50
11Derrick White
D. White
109.9
2026-27
BOS BOS
12
29.8
12.8
2.9
5.3
1.3
0.8
4.7
10.7
43.8
1.8
5.3
33.3
1.7
1.7
100.0
55.9
1.1
1.8
2.3
358
153
35
63
15
9
27
22
+80
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
110.9
2026-27
OKC OKC
12
32.8
29.7
4.3
4.5
0.9
1.0
10.3
22.8
45.3
2.3
6.7
33.8
6.8
7.8
87.1
56.5
0.8
3.4
2.2
394
356
51
54
11
12
26
23
+47
13Jared McCain
J. McCain
110.9
2026-27
OKC OKC
12
26.2
12.7
3.6
1.9
0.9
0.3
4.6
11.3
40.4
1.9
6.2
31.1
1.6
2.0
79.2
51.9
0.7
2.9
1.7
314
152
43
23
11
3
20
25
+26
14Stephon Castle
S. Castle
111.0
2026-27
SAS SAS
12
29.2
14.0
5.6
5.0
0.9
0.3
5.4
13.8
39.4
1.9
6.1
31.5
1.3
1.8
71.4
48.2
1.6
4.0
2.1
350
168
67
60
11
3
25
32
+93
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
111.1
2026-27
LAL LAL
11
35.9
38.6
7.5
7.6
2.0
0.7
11.9
24.4
48.9
5.5
13.4
40.8
9.4
10.8
86.6
66.3
0.4
7.2
5.0
395
425
83
84
22
8
55
29
+165
16Dylan Harper
D. Harper
111.1
2026-27
SAS SAS
12
31.8
18.0
5.4
4.8
1.0
0.2
6.9
13.9
49.7
1.2
3.3
35.0
3.0
3.5
85.7
58.2
0.9
4.5
1.3
381
216
65
58
12
2
16
30
+178
17Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
111.7
2026-27
HOU HOU
10
30.0
13.7
3.0
5.6
1.3
0.2
4.6
10.7
43.0
2.9
7.5
38.7
1.6
1.9
84.2
59.4
0.3
2.7
1.1
300
137
30
56
13
2
11
27
+101
18Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
111.8
2026-27
PHI PHI
12
36.3
26.7
3.5
5.3
1.3
0.6
9.1
18.5
49.1
2.6
7.2
36.0
5.9
6.8
86.6
62.0
0.3
3.3
2.0
435
320
42
64
15
7
24
30
+28
19Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
111.8
2026-27
BOS BOS
12
27.3
13.3
3.3
3.7
0.7
0.2
4.4
10.8
41.1
2.3
6.2
36.5
2.3
2.6
87.1
56.1
0.9
2.4
1.5
328
160
40
44
8
2
18
21
+92
20Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
112.9
2026-27
GSW GSW
10
33.4
17.3
5.1
4.2
1.3
0.5
6.2
12.9
48.1
2.9
7.3
39.7
2.0
2.9
69.0
61.0
1.2
3.9
1.3
334
173
51
42
13
5
13
25
+80
21Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
113.4
2026-27
NYK NYK
11
33.6
26.0
3.1
5.2
0.6
0.4
8.9
20.7
43.0
2.6
7.2
36.7
5.5
7.1
78.2
54.5
0.6
2.5
1.6
370
286
34
57
7
4
18
15
+41
22Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
113.4
2026-27
DAL DAL
9
30.4
22.9
3.2
4.3
1.2
0.3
8.3
17.1
48.7
3.3
8.4
39.5
2.9
3.2
89.7
61.8
0.8
2.4
1.9
274
206
29
39
11
3
17
22
+61
23Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
113.6
2026-27
LAC LAC
10
28.5
8.5
3.9
4.3
2.3
0.5
3.0
6.1
49.2
1.0
2.4
41.7
1.5
1.7
88.2
62.1
0.9
3.0
1.7
285
85
39
43
23
5
17
24
-1
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
114.0
2026-27
CLE CLE
12
33.1
22.8
5.0
5.5
1.3
0.5
7.8
16.2
48.5
2.7
7.1
37.6
4.5
5.7
79.4
61.2
0.3
4.7
3.1
397
274
60
66
16
6
37
34
+72
25Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
114.3
2026-27
MEM MEM
11
27.3
12.0
3.0
1.3
0.8
0.1
4.2
8.3
50.5
2.2
5.3
41.4
1.5
1.8
80.0
66.1
1.0
2.0
0.7
300
132
33
14
9
1
8
32
+61
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Team Leaders

PPG

22.3

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

RPG

8.4

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

APG

7.6

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

16th

DRTG

106.1

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

5th

3P%

37.0

9th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
10
2
.833
2
76ers 76ers
9
3
.750
1.0
3
Pistons Pistons
7
3
.700
2.0
4
Hawks Hawks
7
5
.583
3.0
5
Knicks Knicks
6
5
.545
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/12
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/14
DET DET
@
MIA MIA
8:00 PM
Tue
11/17
DET DET
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Wed
11/18
DET DET
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Fri
11/20
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

4 - 7

111

Final

122

DET Pistons

7 - 3

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

13.3

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.5

Mitchell

Davion Mitchell

8.3

Young

Trae Young
SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.3

Dunn

Kris Dunn

2.3

Barnes

Scottie Barnes
BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

Myles Turner

2.2

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.3

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.2

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

71.9

Curry

Stephen Curry

71.3

Spencer

Cam Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

122.7

Trail Blazers

120.4

Warriors

120.4

Spurs

120.0

Rockets

119.3

Celtics

119.2
DRtg Rankings
Timberwolves

106.1

Pistons

106.1

Celtics

107.6

Thunder

108.6

Spurs

108.8

Knicks

109.0
NetRtg Rankings
Celtics

11.7

Spurs

11.2

Timberwolves

11.0

Rockets

9.2

Pistons

8.2

Lakers

8.0
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-11

Bucks

1-11

Kings

1-10

Bulls

1-9

Clippers

2-8

Nets

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

36.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

36.4

Murray

Jamal Murray
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

10-1

Rockets

9-3

Pistons

7-3

Lakers

9-4

Warriors

8-4

Grizzlies

7-4
Worst Record ATS
Jazz

2-10

Heat

2-9

Suns

3-7

Cavaliers

4-8

Bucks

4-8

Hawks

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
10
2
.833
2
76ers 76ers
9
3
.750
1.0
3
Pistons Pistons
7
3
.700
2.0
4
Hawks Hawks
7
5
.583
3.0
5
Knicks Knicks
6
5
.545
3.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
6
6
.500
4.0
7
Raptors Raptors
5
6
.455
4.5
8
Heat Heat
5
6
.455
4.5
9
Hornets Hornets
4
7
.364
5.5
10
Magic Magic
4
7
.364
5.5
11
Pacers Pacers
4
8
.333
6.0
12
Wizards Wizards
4
8
.333
6.0
13
Nets Nets
3
8
.273
6.5
14
Bulls Bulls
1
9
.100
8.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
11
.083
9.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
11
2
.846
2
Spurs Spurs
10
2
.833
0.5
3
Rockets Rockets
9
3
.750
1.5
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
8
3
.727
2.0
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
3
.727
2.0
6
Warriors Warriors
8
4
.667
2.5
7
Thunder Thunder
8
4
.667
2.5
8
Mavericks Mavericks
7
4
.636
3.0
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
7
4
.636
3.0
10
Nuggets Nuggets
6
4
.600
3.5
11
Suns Suns
4
6
.400
5.5
12
Pelicans Pelicans
4
8
.333
6.5
13
Clippers Clippers
2
8
.200
7.5
14
Kings Kings
1
10
.091
9.0
15
Jazz Jazz
1
11
.083
9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/12
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Thu
11/12
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Thu
11/12
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Thu
11/12
CHA CHA
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Fri
11/13
MIL MIL
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM