best defensive rating nba guards 2026 under 26 years old

Cason Wallace had the best defensive rating by a guard younger than 26 in 2025-26, with a 106.6 rating.

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	NAME	DRTG	Age	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	Cason Wallace C. Wallace	106.6	22	2025-26	OKC	77	26.6	8.6	3.1	2.6	1.9	0.4	3.3	7.6	43.2	1.3	3.7	35.1	0.7	0.9	80.9	53.8	0.8	2.3	0.9	2,046	660	238	200	150	28	73	154	+532
2	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	110.1	24	2025-26	DET	64	33.9	23.9	5.5	9.9	1.4	0.8	8.6	18.6	46.1	2.0	5.7	34.2	4.8	6.0	81.2	56.4	0.9	4.7	3.7	2,172	1,531	355	634	92	54	236	196	+518
3	Reed Sheppard R. Sheppard	112.1	21	2025-26	HOU	82	26.2	13.5	2.9	3.4	1.5	0.7	5.0	11.5	43.0	2.8	7.0	39.4	0.8	1.0	80.2	56.4	0.3	2.6	1.5	2,147	1,110	238	277	122	54	123	166	+281
4	Stephon Castle S. Castle	112.1	21	2025-26	SAS	68	30.0	16.7	5.3	7.4	1.1	0.3	5.7	12.0	47.1	1.2	3.6	33.2	4.1	5.6	73.4	57.5	1.4	3.9	3.2	2,038	1,133	362	502	78	19	217	222	+408
5	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	112.3	22	2025-26	ATL	76	33.2	11.9	6.8	5.9	2.0	0.4	5.3	10.2	51.7	0.3	1.5	18.8	1.0	1.6	61.5	54.2	2.4	4.4	1.8	2,520	901	520	449	149	31	135	166	+306
6	Devin Vassell D. Vassell	113.6	25	2025-26	SAS	67	30.5	13.9	4.0	2.5	0.9	0.4	4.9	11.3	43.7	2.5	6.4	38.4	1.6	1.9	81.5	57.4	0.6	3.4	0.9	2,044	932	269	167	57	25	60	106	+492
7	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	113.7	24	2025-26	CHA	72	28.0	20.1	4.8	7.1	1.2	0.2	7.0	17.3	40.7	3.8	10.3	36.8	2.2	2.5	89.9	54.6	0.9	3.9	2.8	2,017	1,445	347	514	87	17	202	195	+416
8	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	113.8	24	2025-26	MIN	61	35.0	28.8	5.0	3.7	1.4	0.8	9.9	20.2	48.9	3.4	8.4	39.9	5.7	7.2	79.6	61.7	0.6	4.4	2.9	2,137	1,757	302	226	83	49	174	118	+162
9	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	115.7	25	2025-26	PHI	70	38.0	28.3	4.1	6.6	1.9	0.8	9.9	21.4	46.2	3.1	8.6	36.7	5.3	6.0	89.2	58.8	0.3	3.8	2.4	2,661	1,980	290	461	130	55	171	151	+113
10	Brandin Podziemski B. Podziemski	116.1	22	2025-26	GSW	82	28.5	13.8	5.1	3.7	1.1	0.2	4.8	10.6	45.5	1.9	5.0	37.1	2.3	2.9	79.7	58.3	0.9	4.2	1.6	2,333	1,133	419	304	88	15	131	136	+15
11	VJ Edgecombe	116.4	20	2025-26	PHI	75	35.0	16.0	5.6	4.2	1.4	0.5	6.0	13.7	43.8	2.0	5.6	35.4	2.0	2.4	81.8	54.0	1.6	4.0	1.8	2,623	1,199	423	315	107	39	137	214	+57
12	Quentin Grimes Q. Grimes	118.2	25	2025-26	PHI	75	29.4	13.4	3.6	3.3	0.9	0.4	4.5	10.1	45.0	1.7	5.1	33.4	2.7	3.2	84.0	58.5	0.6	3.0	1.8	2,206	1,006	273	244	64	28	133	155	+8
13	Ryan Rollins R. Rollins	118.4	23	2025-26	MIL	74	32.1	17.3	4.6	5.6	1.5	0.4	6.6	13.9	47.2	2.5	6.1	40.6	1.7	2.1	79.6	58.3	0.7	3.8	2.7	2,376	1,281	338	414	110	31	201	193	-173
14	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	119.1	19	2025-26	NOP	82	25.8	14.3	3.7	3.4	1.2	0.4	5.3	12.3	43.4	1.2	3.7	33.0	2.4	3.0	78.9	52.5	0.7	2.9	2.2	2,112	1,169	300	279	97	30	178	151	-287
15	Max Christie M. Christie	119.5	22	2025-26	DAL	77	29.1	12.3	3.2	2.0	0.6	0.4	4.2	9.4	44.1	2.3	5.8	40.4	1.6	1.8	89.9	60.1	0.2	3.0	1.2	2,244	945	249	151	47	27	96	98	-339
16	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	125.6	20	2025-26	WAS	82	27.7	10.7	3.4	4.6	0.6	0.2	3.8	9.0	42.4	2.1	5.0	40.8	1.0	1.4	73.0	55.6	0.4	3.0	2.3	2,271	878	276	381	52	17	191	184	-746

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.4

Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	PHX	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 3

111

Final

103

Thunder

3 - 4

Sat 30 May 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

Cason Wallace had the best defensive rating by a guard younger than 26 in 2025-26, with a 106.6 rating.

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2.0

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

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