best defensive rating small forward

Jalen Johnson has the lowest defensive rating by a small forward this season, with a 111.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games small forward this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
111.2
2025-26
24
35.1
22.8
10.5
8.2
1.6
0.4
8.3
16.0
51.6
1.5
4.0
38.5
4.7
5.8
81.3
61.3
1.5
8.9
3.3
843
546
251
197
38
9
80
52
+25
2Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
112.2
2025-26
25
34.8
16.4
4.6
4.2
1.9
1.1
6.5
12.3
52.6
2.2
5.4
40.7
1.2
1.5
81.6
63.1
1.2
3.4
1.0
869
410
114
105
48
27
24
58
+167
3Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
113.0
2025-26
26
34.0
18.4
6.3
3.5
1.3
0.7
7.0
14.6
48.2
0.8
3.4
25.0
3.5
4.3
80.5
55.7
1.2
5.1
2.2
884
479
164
92
34
19
56
59
-152
4Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
113.4
2025-26
23
31.2
19.1
5.9
5.0
1.6
0.2
5.8
11.4
51.0
0.9
2.0
44.4
6.6
7.8
84.9
64.4
2.3
3.6
1.4
717
440
135
114
37
5
33
31
+101
5Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
113.4
2025-26
24
33.4
22.7
6.1
3.7
1.2
0.4
7.8
15.9
49.0
1.5
4.2
36.0
5.6
6.8
82.3
60.0
1.5
4.6
1.8
801
545
146
88
28
9
43
53
+53
6Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
113.5
2025-26
23
32.9
16.6
4.8
2.9
1.1
1.2
6.5
13.6
48.1
1.8
4.7
38.0
1.7
2.5
70.2
56.5
1.5
3.3
1.8
757
381
110
66
25
27
41
58
+15
7Jaime Jaquez Jr.
J. Jaquez Jr.
113.8
2025-26
25
29.2
15.4
5.8
5.0
0.8
0.2
6.2
12.1
51.3
0.3
1.5
21.6
2.6
3.4
76.7
56.5
1.4
4.4
2.2
731
384
144
124
20
6
55
57
+99
8Naji Marshall
N. Marshall
114.1
2025-26
27
28.0
12.8
4.7
2.5
1.1
0.1
4.4
8.4
52.7
1.0
3.1
31.3
3.0
3.8
80.4
63.9
0.9
3.9
1.1
756
346
128
68
31
3
29
56
-132
9Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
114.2
2025-26
23
36.5
17.3
7.3
5.3
1.3
0.5
6.7
14.0
48.0
0.4
2.1
18.8
3.5
4.3
80.8
54.4
2.7
4.7
2.5
840
399
169
121
30
11
58
59
+196
10Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
114.3
2025-26
25
28.7
11.0
5.5
1.5
1.0
0.5
3.5
8.2
42.7
2.3
6.1
37.5
1.7
2.0
84.3
60.4
0.9
4.6
1.0
718
276
138
37
24
12
26
38
+74
11Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
114.6
2025-26
27
34.2
21.8
5.8
3.9
0.9
0.6
8.1
17.1
47.2
1.6
4.6
35.2
4.0
4.9
81.2
56.5
0.7
5.1
3.1
924
588
157
104
23
15
85
54
-15
12Peyton Watson
P. Watson
114.9
2025-26
25
26.2
10.5
4.8
1.6
0.9
1.1
3.9
7.8
50.3
1.1
2.8
39.1
1.6
2.2
71.4
59.9
1.2
3.6
1.2
655
263
120
40
22
28
31
54
+141
13Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
115.2
2025-26
26
29.5
10.6
5.3
2.8
1.3
0.2
3.7
8.7
42.7
2.9
7.1
41.3
0.3
0.4
70.0
59.9
0.8
4.5
1.5
768
275
138
74
33
6
40
63
-72
14Duncan Robinson
D. Robinson
115.8
2025-26
24
31.1
12.3
3.0
2.0
0.9
0.3
4.0
9.2
44.1
3.0
7.3
40.3
1.3
1.6
78.9
62.3
0.4
2.6
0.8
746
295
71
48
22
8
18
58
+167
15Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
116.2
2025-26
25
33.8
29.3
6.2
4.9
1.1
0.5
10.8
21.5
50.0
2.1
5.8
36.1
5.7
7.4
76.9
59.1
1.3
4.9
3.6
844
733
154
123
27
12
90
77
+60
16Matas Buzelis
M. Buzelis
116.7
2025-26
25
28.2
13.6
5.5
1.6
0.9
1.4
5.0
10.5
47.1
1.4
4.4
32.4
2.2
2.7
82.4
58.0
1.2
4.4
1.9
704
340
138
41
22
34
48
70
-71
17Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
118.0
2025-26
21
32.6
25.6
7.3
3.2
0.9
0.2
9.1
18.4
49.7
3.6
9.0
39.9
3.7
4.6
81.3
62.7
1.1
6.2
2.3
685
537
154
68
18
5
48
46
-36
18Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
118.8
2025-26
26
34.2
25.5
7.2
6.3
0.7
0.7
7.6
16.2
46.9
2.4
6.4
37.7
7.8
9.6
81.2
62.2
1.2
6.0
3.6
888
662
186
164
18
17
93
81
+9
19Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
119.6
2025-26
26
34.8
21.3
6.3
3.8
0.6
0.5
7.5
17.2
43.3
2.5
7.7
32.0
4.0
4.7
84.4
55.3
1.0
5.3
1.5
906
555
164
99
16
13
40
48
-126
20Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
120.2
2025-26
26
34.0
19.0
5.4
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.7
14.2
47.2
3.4
8.5
40.5
2.2
2.4
92.1
62.4
1.0
4.4
2.3
883
495
140
90
19
6
61
62
-36
21Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
120.8
2025-26
25
35.5
21.1
6.5
3.5
1.7
0.2
7.4
15.2
48.9
2.7
7.4
36.0
3.6
4.0
89.9
62.3
1.5
5.0
2.0
887
528
163
88
42
5
51
54
-172
22DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
122.3
2025-26
26
32.8
17.7
3.2
3.4
1.3
0.2
6.5
13.0
50.1
0.8
2.0
39.2
3.9
4.3
89.4
59.3
0.5
2.6
1.0
854
459
82
88
33
6
26
54
-223
23Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
122.6
2025-26
26
29.2
14.2
6.0
2.3
1.0
0.1
5.1
11.4
44.6
1.7
5.1
34.1
2.3
3.0
76.6
55.8
1.9
4.1
0.6
758
368
156
59
25
2
16
27
-150
24Svi Mykhailiuk
S. Mykhailiuk
125.5
2025-26
24
26.0
8.9
2.6
2.1
0.5
0.1
3.4
7.1
47.4
1.8
4.9
37.3
0.3
0.3
87.5
61.0
0.7
2.0
0.9
623
213
63
51
11
3
22
34
-46
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RPG

10.5

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APG

8.2

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ORTG

115.5

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DRTG

114.9

15th

NETRTG

0.5

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3P%

37.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
Hawks Hawks
15
12
.556
6.5
9
14
12
.538
7.0
10
11
16
.407
10.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Sun
12/21
@
3:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
PHI 76ers

14 - 11

117

Final

120

ATL Hawks

15 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
15
12
.556
6.5
9
14
12
.538
7.0
10
11
16
.407
10.5
11
10
15
.400
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
12
14
.462
12.0
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
109-96
Fri
11/14
@
123-112
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM