best defensive rating point guards in the nba 2021

Ben Simmons had the lowest defensive rating by a point guard in 2020-21, with a 106.1 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	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	106.1	2020-21	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
2	Dennis Schröder D. Schröder	109.2	2020-21	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
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	109.7	2020-21	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
4	T.J. McConnell	110.5	2020-21	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
5	Chris Paul C. Paul	110.6	2020-21	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
6	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	110.8	2020-21	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
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	111.2	2020-21	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
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	111.3	2020-21	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
9	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	113.0	2020-21	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
10	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	113.7	2020-21	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
11	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	114.3	2020-21	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
12	Ja Morant J. Morant	114.5	2020-21	MEM	63	32.6	19.1	4.0	7.4	0.9	0.2	6.8	15.2	44.9	1.2	3.8	30.3	4.3	5.9	72.8	53.7	0.9	3.1	3.2	2,053	1,204	252	465	57	13	203	87	+108
13	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	115.0	2020-21	MIN	68	26.0	8.6	3.3	6.4	1.4	0.1	2.8	7.3	38.8	1.0	3.1	30.8	1.9	2.2	86.7	51.6	0.4	2.9	1.6	1,771	582	223	433	98	4	111	139	-186
14	Malcolm Brogdon M. Brogdon	115.3	2020-21	IND	56	34.4	21.2	5.3	5.9	0.9	0.3	7.9	17.5	45.3	2.6	6.7	38.8	2.7	3.2	86.4	56.1	1.0	4.2	2.1	1,929	1,186	294	329	49	15	115	110	-32
15	Theo Maledon T. Maledon	115.8	2020-21	OKC	65	27.4	10.1	3.2	3.5	0.9	0.2	3.5	9.4	36.8	1.6	4.8	33.5	1.6	2.1	74.8	48.9	0.4	2.9	2.2	1,778	658	211	227	56	11	141	126	-621
16	Trae Young T. Young	116.1	2020-21	ATL	63	33.7	25.3	3.9	9.4	0.8	0.2	7.7	17.7	43.8	2.2	6.3	34.3	7.7	8.7	88.6	58.9	0.6	3.3	4.1	2,124	1,594	245	594	53	12	261	111	+267
17	Eric Bledsoe E. Bledsoe	116.2	2020-21	NOP	71	29.7	12.2	3.4	3.8	0.8	0.3	4.3	10.3	42.1	1.7	5.0	34.1	1.9	2.7	68.7	53.3	0.4	3.0	1.6	2,111	869	244	268	55	24	114	112	-66
18	Darius Garland D. Garland	117.1	2020-21	CLE	54	33.1	17.4	2.4	6.1	1.2	0.1	6.7	14.9	45.1	1.9	4.9	39.5	2.1	2.4	84.8	54.7	0.4	2.0	3.0	1,790	941	129	329	66	6	164	110	-237
19	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	118.1	2020-21	SAC	58	35.1	25.2	3.5	7.2	1.5	0.5	9.1	19.1	47.7	1.8	5.5	32.2	5.2	7.2	71.9	56.5	0.6	2.9	3.0	2,036	1,461	203	417	87	27	174	170	-195
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	118.4	2020-21	POR	67	35.8	28.8	4.2	7.5	0.9	0.3	9.0	19.9	45.1	4.1	10.5	39.1	6.7	7.2	92.8	62.3	0.5	3.7	3.0	2,398	1,928	283	505	62	17	203	102	+198

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Maxey

RPG

11.0

Embiid

APG

7.0

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

102.2

21st

DRTG

96.4

4th

NETRTG

5.8

13th

3P%

27.5

22nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	PCT
1	Pistons	1	1.000
2	Hawks	1	1.000
3	76ers	1	1.000
4	Raptors	1	1.000
5	Wizards	1	1.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

1 - 0

106

Final

100

Knicks

0 - 1

Tue 20 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM

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

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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