best defensive rating small forward

LeBron James has the best defensive rating by a small forward this season, with a 103.4 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+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
103.4
2026-27
PHI PHI
8
32.9
14.8
7.4
6.9
1.5
0.9
5.6
13.0
43.3
0.8
3.4
22.2
2.8
4.1
66.7
49.8
0.5
6.9
2.9
263
118
59
55
12
7
23
17
+17
2Duncan Robinson
D. Robinson
105.4
2026-27
DET DET
8
31.0
19.0
1.9
2.3
1.9
0.3
5.6
11.9
47.4
4.4
9.1
47.9
3.4
4.0
84.4
69.7
0.1
1.8
1.1
248
152
15
18
15
2
9
19
+83
3Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
107.7
2026-27
DAL DAL
8
34.3
23.9
6.8
6.4
2.3
0.9
8.3
17.8
46.5
1.0
4.6
21.6
6.4
7.3
87.9
57.0
1.0
5.8
3.1
274
191
54
51
18
7
25
17
+61
4Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
107.9
2026-27
PHI PHI
9
35.9
21.6
6.7
4.0
1.2
0.4
8.1
17.1
47.4
2.0
5.0
40.0
3.3
4.6
73.2
56.4
1.8
4.9
2.2
323
194
60
36
11
4
20
21
+41
5Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
108.8
2026-27
DAL DAL
9
26.1
7.0
5.1
1.6
1.6
1.3
2.7
7.6
35.3
0.9
3.6
25.0
0.8
1.3
58.3
43.0
1.9
3.2
1.1
235
63
46
14
14
12
10
16
+3
6Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
109.4
2026-27
SAS SAS
9
26.1
9.6
4.1
1.4
0.9
0.7
3.1
7.0
44.4
2.7
6.2
42.9
0.7
0.8
85.7
65.1
0.6
3.6
0.4
235
86
37
13
8
6
4
22
+36
7Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
110.8
2026-27
BKN BKN
8
33.3
21.4
7.4
1.3
1.4
0.5
7.1
15.4
46.3
3.5
9.0
38.9
3.6
5.0
72.5
60.8
0.6
6.8
2.0
266
171
59
10
11
4
16
24
-22
8Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
110.9
2026-27
NYK NYK
8
25.3
6.3
2.9
2.0
0.9
0.4
2.4
7.1
33.3
1.0
3.4
29.6
0.5
0.5
100.0
42.5
0.9
2.0
1.0
202
50
23
16
7
3
8
12
-31
9Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
112.3
2026-27
HOU HOU
9
32.7
15.4
6.3
3.3
1.2
0.2
5.9
11.6
51.0
0.2
1.0
22.2
3.4
4.4
77.5
57.2
2.8
3.6
1.8
294
139
57
30
11
2
16
22
-13
10Bilal Coulibaly
B. Coulibaly
112.6
2026-27
WAS WAS
9
26.4
8.0
3.6
0.8
1.3
1.1
3.1
5.7
54.9
0.4
2.2
20.0
1.3
1.8
75.0
62.0
0.8
2.8
0.6
238
72
32
7
12
10
5
31
-47
11Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
113.7
2026-27
POR POR
8
33.1
23.3
6.8
7.0
0.9
0.1
7.5
15.6
48.0
1.6
5.3
31.0
6.6
10.0
66.3
58.1
1.1
5.6
3.0
265
186
54
56
7
1
24
20
+77
12Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
113.7
2026-27
GSW GSW
9
31.8
21.0
7.1
4.1
1.1
0.6
6.9
14.0
49.2
2.3
5.9
39.6
4.9
6.4
75.9
62.4
2.8
4.3
3.2
286
189
64
37
10
5
29
27
-22
13Luguentz Dort
L. Dort
114.9
2026-27
ATL ATL
10
26.0
10.5
3.4
1.8
0.9
0.2
3.5
8.9
39.3
1.9
5.1
37.3
1.6
2.0
80.0
53.7
1.2
2.2
0.6
260
105
34
18
9
2
6
32
-16
14Brandon Miller
B. Miller
115.2
2026-27
CHA CHA
10
31.0
20.6
5.0
2.2
1.1
0.7
7.3
20.5
35.6
2.7
10.4
26.0
3.3
3.8
86.8
46.5
1.3
3.7
2.3
310
206
50
22
11
7
23
26
-65
15Derrick Jones Jr.
D. Jones Jr.
115.3
2026-27
LAC LAC
7
29.9
11.6
5.3
1.4
1.1
0.9
4.4
8.6
51.7
2.1
4.3
50.0
0.6
0.9
66.7
64.7
1.9
3.4
1.1
209
81
37
10
8
6
8
14
-40
16Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
115.5
2026-27
NOP NOP
9
27.1
16.4
4.0
2.1
1.0
0.2
5.7
11.4
49.5
1.9
4.9
38.6
3.2
3.7
87.9
63.0
1.0
3.0
1.2
244
148
36
19
9
2
11
9
-26
17Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
115.8
2026-27
UTA UTA
9
30.4
12.4
7.1
1.8
0.3
1.4
5.3
11.6
46.2
1.2
5.4
22.4
0.6
0.8
71.4
52.3
2.1
5.0
1.9
274
112
64
16
3
13
17
21
-53
18RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
115.9
2026-27
TOR TOR
9
33.1
21.6
6.1
3.9
0.4
0.4
8.1
17.1
47.4
1.6
5.3
29.2
3.8
5.9
64.2
54.7
2.1
4.0
1.8
298
194
55
35
4
4
16
29
+42
19Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
116.2
2026-27
NOP NOP
8
33.1
14.3
4.5
3.6
1.0
0.3
4.8
10.5
45.2
2.0
5.5
36.4
2.8
3.3
84.6
59.7
0.9
3.6
1.5
265
114
36
29
8
2
12
19
-13
20Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
117.0
2026-27
ORL ORL
8
36.0
19.6
6.4
8.5
1.3
0.0
7.4
17.1
43.1
0.9
4.5
19.4
4.0
5.4
74.4
50.3
1.1
5.3
4.4
288
157
51
68
10
0
35
28
-40
21Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
118.4
2026-27
PHX PHX
7
32.4
17.4
7.9
3.1
1.6
0.7
6.4
13.6
47.4
2.3
6.4
35.6
2.3
2.7
84.2
59.0
1.7
6.1
0.9
227
122
55
22
11
5
6
15
-45
22Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
120.3
2026-27
MIA MIA
9
25.9
8.6
3.1
1.7
0.6
0.8
3.4
8.4
40.8
1.2
4.1
29.7
0.4
0.7
66.7
49.0
1.1
2.0
1.2
233
77
28
15
5
7
11
16
-77
23Tristan da Silva
T. da Silva
121.7
2026-27
ORL ORL
8
29.5
14.6
3.3
1.6
0.3
0.4
5.5
11.4
48.4
3.4
8.0
42.2
0.3
0.6
40.0
62.8
1.1
2.1
1.5
236
117
26
13
2
3
12
20
-36
24Jaime Jaquez Jr.
J. Jaquez Jr.
122.0
2026-27
MIL MIL
9
28.4
16.4
6.2
2.8
0.4
0.1
6.1
12.6
48.7
1.9
4.2
44.7
2.3
3.3
70.0
58.6
1.9
4.3
2.0
256
148
56
25
4
1
18
13
-64
25Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
124.4
2026-27
PHX PHX
7
30.3
17.6
3.9
2.7
1.0
0.3
6.3
12.6
50.0
2.1
4.6
46.9
2.9
3.9
74.1
61.6
1.0
2.9
2.0
212
123
27
19
7
2
14
24
-74
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Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

RPG

9.6

Embiid

Joel Embiid

APG

6.9

James

LeBron James
Team Rankings

ORTG

109.4

22nd

DRTG

106.6

3rd

NETRTG

2.8

15th

3P%

33.3

20th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
8
2
.800
2
Celtics Celtics
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
6
2
.750
1.0
4
Hawks Hawks
6
4
.600
2.0
5
Raptors Raptors
5
4
.556
2.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
3:30 PM
Tue
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
8:00 PM
Thu
11/12
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Sun
11/15
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Mon
11/16
PHI PHI
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Last Game
PHI 76ers

8 - 2

95

Final

119

CLE Cavaliers

5 - 4

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

Stephen Curry
RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.6

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.6

Young

Trae Young

9.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.5

Wagner

Franz Wagner
SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

Kris Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

Collin Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

Dyson Daniels
BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.7

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.4

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

Isaiah Stewart

76.3

Matković

Karlo Matković

75.9

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

122.2

Trail Blazers

121.9

Rockets

121.1

Warriors

118.7

Celtics

118.2

Nuggets

117.7
DRtg Rankings
Pistons

103.6

Timberwolves

106.6

76ers

106.6

Celtics

108.2

Spurs

108.6

Knicks

108.7
NetRtg Rankings
Rockets

10.6

Timberwolves

10.6

Celtics

10.0

Pistons

9.5

Trail Blazers

9.0

Spurs

9.0
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-8

Bucks

1-8

Kings

1-8

Clippers

1-7

Bulls

1-7

Magic

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

Jamal Murray

36.9

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

36.5

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

9-1

Rockets

7-2

Warriors

7-2

Pistons

6-2

Lakers

7-3

Grizzlies

6-3
Worst Record ATS
Jazz

1-8

Suns

1-6

Heat

2-7

Magic

2-6

Knicks

2-6

Hornets

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
8
2
.800
2
Celtics Celtics
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
6
2
.750
1.0
4
Hawks Hawks
6
4
.600
2.0
5
Raptors Raptors
5
4
.556
2.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
5
4
.556
2.5
7
Knicks Knicks
4
4
.500
3.0
8
Wizards Wizards
4
5
.444
3.5
9
Heat Heat
3
6
.333
4.5
10
Pacers Pacers
3
6
.333
4.5
11
Hornets Hornets
3
7
.300
5.0
12
Magic Magic
2
6
.250
5.0
13
Nets Nets
2
6
.250
5.0
14
Bulls Bulls
1
7
.125
6.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
8
.111
6.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
8
2
.800
2
Rockets Rockets
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
7
2
.778
0.5
4
Spurs Spurs
7
2
.778
0.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
6
2
.750
1.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
7
3
.700
1.0
7
Grizzlies Grizzlies
6
3
.667
1.5
8
Warriors Warriors
6
3
.667
1.5
9
Nuggets Nuggets
4
3
.571
2.5
10
Mavericks Mavericks
5
4
.556
2.5
11
Pelicans Pelicans
4
5
.444
3.5
12
Suns Suns
2
5
.286
4.5
13
Clippers Clippers
1
7
.125
6.0
14
Kings Kings
1
8
.111
6.5
15
Jazz Jazz
1
8
.111
6.5

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)
Sat
11/7
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
5:00 PM
Sat
11/7
BKN BKN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sat
11/7
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
ORL ORL
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM