best defensive rating small forward 2024

Jayson Tatum had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward in 2023-24, with a 110.8 rating.

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best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games small forward 2024

	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	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	110.8	2023-24	BOS	74	35.7	26.9	8.1	4.9	1.0	0.6	9.1	19.3	47.1	3.1	8.2	37.6	5.6	6.7	83.3	60.4	0.9	7.2	2.5	2,645	1,987	601	364	76	43	188	145	+608
2	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	111.8	2023-24	ORL	80	35.0	22.6	6.9	5.4	0.9	0.6	8.0	17.6	45.5	1.5	4.4	33.9	5.1	7.0	72.5	54.6	1.0	5.9	3.1	2,799	1,804	554	431	71	47	247	153	+1
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	112.2	2023-24	BOS	70	33.5	23.0	5.5	3.6	1.2	0.5	9.0	17.9	49.9	2.1	5.9	35.4	3.0	4.3	70.3	58.0	1.2	4.3	2.4	2,343	1,610	387	249	83	37	166	185	+413
4	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	112.2	2023-24	ORL	72	32.5	19.7	5.3	3.7	1.1	0.4	7.3	15.2	48.2	1.3	4.6	28.1	3.8	4.4	85.0	57.5	1.0	4.3	1.9	2,337	1,421	381	269	76	28	137	168	+204
5	Herbert Jones H. Jones	112.9	2023-24	NOP	76	30.5	11.0	3.6	2.6	1.4	0.8	3.9	7.7	49.8	1.5	3.6	41.8	1.8	2.1	86.7	63.6	1.0	2.6	1.2	2,321	837	272	199	105	62	93	224	+231
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	112.9	2023-24	MIA	60	34.0	20.8	5.3	5.0	1.3	0.3	6.6	13.2	49.9	1.0	2.4	41.4	6.6	7.7	85.8	62.6	1.8	3.6	1.7	2,042	1,246	318	298	79	17	102	68	+215
7	Jaime Jaquez Jr. J. Jaquez Jr.	113.2	2023-24	MIA	75	28.2	11.9	3.8	2.6	1.0	0.3	4.5	9.3	48.9	0.9	2.7	32.2	1.9	2.3	81.1	57.4	1.1	2.7	1.5	2,113	889	285	195	77	20	110	167	+108
8	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	113.5	2023-24	LAC	68	34.3	23.7	6.1	3.6	1.6	0.9	9.0	17.1	52.5	2.1	4.9	41.7	3.7	4.2	88.5	62.6	1.2	4.9	1.8	2,330	1,613	416	244	111	59	119	97	+392
9	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	113.8	2023-24	DEN	81	31.7	16.7	7.0	1.5	0.5	0.7	6.4	13.3	48.4	2.7	6.8	39.7	1.1	1.4	83.6	60.1	1.3	5.7	1.1	2,565	1,356	565	122	42	53	92	148	+470
10	Max Strus M. Strus	114.0	2023-24	CLE	70	32.0	12.2	4.8	4.0	0.9	0.4	4.3	10.4	41.8	2.4	6.8	35.1	1.1	1.4	79.4	55.3	0.9	3.9	1.6	2,239	853	338	283	64	29	112	170	+254
11	Kelly Oubre Jr. K. Oubre Jr.	114.2	2023-24	PHI	68	30.2	15.4	5.0	1.5	1.1	0.7	5.7	12.9	44.1	1.5	4.8	31.1	2.6	3.4	75.0	53.5	1.4	3.6	1.3	2,055	1,049	341	101	77	47	87	194	-25
12	Paul George P. George	114.3	2023-24	LAC	74	33.8	22.6	5.2	3.5	1.5	0.5	7.9	16.7	47.1	3.3	7.9	41.3	3.6	3.9	90.7	61.3	0.5	4.7	2.1	2,502	1,671	388	262	113	37	153	202	+461
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	114.4	2023-24	PHX	75	37.2	27.1	6.6	5.0	0.9	1.2	10.0	19.2	52.3	2.2	5.4	41.3	4.8	5.6	85.6	62.6	0.5	6.1	3.2	2,791	2,032	495	378	68	91	243	133	+290
14	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	114.4	2023-24	NOP	64	32.9	20.8	5.1	5.7	0.8	0.6	7.8	15.9	49.2	1.3	3.8	35.5	3.8	4.8	80.1	57.8	0.7	4.4	2.5	2,103	1,332	324	363	50	40	163	145	+175
15	LeBron James L. James	114.5	2023-24	LAL	71	35.3	25.7	7.3	8.3	1.3	0.5	9.6	17.9	54.0	2.1	5.1	41.0	4.3	5.7	75.0	63.0	0.9	6.4	3.5	2,504	1,822	518	589	89	38	245	78	+220
16	Keegan Murray K. Murray	115.6	2023-24	SAC	77	33.6	15.2	5.5	1.7	1.0	0.8	5.8	12.7	45.4	2.4	6.6	35.8	1.3	1.6	83.1	56.9	1.4	4.1	0.8	2,589	1,172	420	129	79	59	64	205	+140
17	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	116.2	2023-24	TOR	60	34.9	19.9	8.2	6.1	1.3	1.5	7.5	15.7	47.5	1.7	4.9	34.1	3.3	4.2	78.1	56.6	2.4	5.9	2.8	2,094	1,191	494	363	75	88	165	118	-144
18	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	117.9	2023-24	BKN	82	34.8	19.6	4.5	3.6	1.0	0.4	6.9	15.8	43.6	2.7	7.2	37.2	3.1	3.9	81.4	56.0	0.8	3.7	2.0	2,854	1,606	372	299	81	30	164	116	-185
19	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	118.0	2023-24	SAS	69	29.5	15.7	5.5	2.8	0.7	0.3	5.7	12.5	45.4	1.8	5.3	34.6	2.5	3.2	79.2	56.5	1.4	4.1	1.4	2,038	1,084	377	195	51	20	100	149	-347
20	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	118.5	2023-24	WAS	75	30.1	14.7	7.2	3.8	0.8	0.5	5.4	10.7	50.6	1.2	3.1	37.4	2.7	3.6	74.0	59.7	1.1	6.1	2.1	2,257	1,102	540	286	60	36	160	185	-329
21	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	118.8	2023-24	SAC	82	29.0	12.2	3.0	1.2	0.7	0.1	4.2	8.9	47.4	1.8	4.7	38.7	1.9	2.4	80.1	61.1	0.8	2.2	0.7	2,381	1,000	249	99	54	12	58	98	-80
22	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	119.6	2023-24	CHA	69	37.4	21.0	7.3	3.3	0.9	0.5	8.1	17.5	46.2	2.3	6.5	34.9	2.5	3.1	82.5	55.6	1.0	6.3	2.0	2,581	1,449	505	231	65	33	138	118	-633
23	Brandon Miller B. Miller	120.7	2023-24	CHA	74	32.2	17.3	4.3	2.4	0.9	0.6	6.4	14.6	44.0	2.5	6.7	37.3	1.9	2.3	82.7	55.2	0.8	3.4	1.8	2,383	1,279	315	175	66	42	132	184	-510
24	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	121.5	2023-24	ATL	63	32.7	13.7	6.5	1.5	0.8	0.2	4.6	11.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.6	2.7	3.2	83.7	54.9	2.7	3.9	0.9	2,062	863	411	92	51	11	54	88	-19
25	Corey Kispert C. Kispert	122.8	2023-24	WAS	80	25.8	13.4	2.8	2.0	0.5	0.2	4.8	9.9	48.6	2.3	6.0	38.3	1.4	2.0	72.6	62.0	0.4	2.4	1.2	2,067	1,070	225	156	41	16	98	141	-445

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/26	BOS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 12/28	BOS	@	POR	6:00 PM
Tue 12/30	BOS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 1/1	BOS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sat 1/3	BOS	@	LAC	10:30 PM

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34.1

Dončić

32.5

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31.7

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RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

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11.1

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APG Leaders

10.8

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9.2

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8.9

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SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

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BPG Leaders

2.4

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2.0

Stewart

1.8

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3PM Leaders

4.9

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4.1

Mitchell

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TS% Leaders

71.1

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70.2

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NetRtg Rankings

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6.7

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1,757

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1,487.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

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DraftKings Points Leaders

1,869

Jokić

1,492.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,450.5

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USG% Leaders

37.9

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36.2

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MPG Leaders

39.8

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1.60

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1.93

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5
6	Magic	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Cavaliers	16	14	.533	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	8.0
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.5
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	12.0
12	Hornets	9	20	.310	14.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	14.0
14	Pacers	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	17.0

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1	Thunder	26	3	.897
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.5
3	Nuggets	21	7	.750	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.5
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.5
8	Warriors	15	15	.500	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	16	.448	13.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	17	.414	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	19	.367	15.5
12	Jazz	10	18	.357	15.5
13	Pelicans	8	22	.267	18.5
14	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.5
15	Kings	7	22	.241	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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Thu 11/20	NOP	@	DAL	115-118
Thu 11/20	MIN	@	PHX	113-114
Thu 11/20	DEN	@	HOU	112-109
Thu 11/20	POR	@	GSW	127-123
Thu 11/20	OKC	@	UTA	144-112

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	BKN	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	MIL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	CHI	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Jayson Tatum had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward in 2023-24, with a 110.8 rating.

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