best defensive rating small forwards 2026 minimum 1000 minutes played

Ausar Thompson had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward with 1,000+ minutes played in 2025-26, with a 105.5 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ausar Thompson A. Thompson	105.5	1,896	2025-26	DET	73	26.0	9.9	5.7	3.1	2.0	0.9	4.2	7.9	52.5	0.1	0.3	25.0	1.5	2.6	57.1	54.5	2.1	3.7	1.5	721	418	228	146	69	110	198	+396
2	Ronald Holland II R. Holland II	108.2	1,551	2025-26	DET	78	19.9	8.2	4.0	1.2	1.2	0.3	3.0	7.0	43.2	0.6	2.5	25.3	1.5	1.9	80.5	52.5	1.1	3.0	1.2	640	315	95	92	27	96	183	+133
3	Luguentz Dort L. Dort	110.4	1,849	2025-26	OKC	69	26.8	8.3	3.6	1.2	0.9	0.4	2.9	7.6	38.5	1.9	5.4	34.4	0.6	0.8	75.9	52.4	0.8	2.7	0.8	576	245	85	62	27	54	179	+294
4	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	111.4	2,532	2025-26	ATL	72	35.2	22.5	10.3	7.9	1.2	0.4	8.3	17.1	48.9	1.7	4.7	35.2	4.2	5.3	78.8	58.1	1.4	8.9	3.4	1,621	740	566	89	31	244	151	+187
5	Julian Champagnie J. Champagnie	111.6	2,266	2025-26	SAS	82	27.6	11.1	5.8	1.5	0.8	0.5	3.7	8.4	43.7	2.4	6.2	38.1	1.4	1.6	84.4	60.9	0.9	4.9	0.8	911	473	127	62	38	69	131	+592
6	Ryan Dunn R. Dunn	112.6	1,355	2025-26	PHX	70	19.4	5.8	4.2	1.5	0.9	0.4	2.3	5.2	45.3	0.8	2.4	33.1	0.3	0.7	48.9	53.2	1.4	2.8	0.8	407	297	102	60	29	56	130	+4
7	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	112.7	2,443	2025-26	BOS	71	34.4	28.7	6.9	5.1	1.0	0.4	10.4	21.7	47.7	2.0	5.7	34.7	6.0	7.5	79.5	57.3	1.1	5.8	3.6	2,038	492	364	72	27	259	191	+321
8	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	113.1	1,911	2025-26	SAS	82	23.3	13.2	5.4	1.4	0.6	0.1	5.0	9.7	51.9	1.2	3.3	36.3	1.9	2.4	79.4	61.3	1.7	3.7	0.9	1,081	440	111	46	11	70	162	+317
9	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	113.3	2,085	2025-26	LAC	65	32.1	27.9	6.4	3.6	1.9	0.4	9.8	19.4	50.5	2.6	6.8	38.7	5.7	6.4	89.2	62.9	1.1	5.3	2.0	1,813	413	234	122	27	133	78	+340
10	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	113.5	2,953	2025-26	HOU	79	37.4	18.3	7.8	5.3	1.5	0.6	7.1	13.2	53.4	0.3	1.5	21.6	3.8	4.9	77.9	59.4	3.0	4.8	2.4	1,443	614	420	119	48	190	175	+368
11	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	113.9	2,692	2025-26	NYK	82	32.8	14.4	3.8	3.7	1.3	0.8	5.8	11.7	49.0	1.9	5.1	37.1	1.0	1.2	82.7	58.7	1.0	2.8	1.0	1,181	312	304	107	62	83	160	+298
12	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	113.9	2,213	2025-26	PHX	78	28.4	9.8	4.8	2.7	1.1	0.4	3.4	8.0	42.1	2.7	6.7	40.8	0.3	0.5	71.1	59.6	0.8	4.0	1.3	765	372	208	84	32	103	177	-113
13	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	114.0	1,503	2025-26	ATL	67	22.4	9.6	3.8	1.1	0.9	0.5	3.6	8.0	45.5	1.4	3.9	36.8	0.9	1.3	64.4	55.7	1.1	2.8	0.9	641	257	76	59	36	58	147	-16
14	Brandon Miller B. Miller	114.3	1,968	2025-26	CHA	65	30.3	20.2	4.9	3.3	1.0	0.7	7.0	16.1	43.5	3.1	8.2	38.3	3.1	3.4	89.2	57.4	1.1	3.8	2.5	1,311	319	217	66	44	163	180	+372
15	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	114.5	2,604	2025-26	TOR	77	33.8	21.5	5.6	3.7	0.8	0.7	8.0	16.7	47.7	1.8	4.6	38.2	3.8	4.6	82.0	57.3	0.8	4.8	2.4	1,655	430	284	58	55	187	148	+43
16	RJ Barrett	114.8	1,726	2025-26	TOR	57	30.3	19.3	5.3	3.3	0.7	0.3	7.0	14.3	49.1	1.7	5.0	33.9	3.5	4.9	71.7	58.5	1.0	4.3	1.7	1,098	300	189	42	19	99	147	+168
17	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	114.9	2,063	2025-26	MIA	68	30.3	15.4	4.8	2.7	1.1	1.0	5.7	12.1	47.5	2.0	4.9	41.4	1.9	2.4	78.4	58.6	1.7	3.1	1.5	1,045	329	182	76	69	103	156	+9
18	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	115.1	2,113	2025-26	DET	77	27.4	12.2	2.7	2.1	0.6	0.3	4.1	9.1	45.6	2.9	7.0	41.0	1.1	1.4	75.5	62.9	0.4	2.3	0.7	939	205	159	44	22	54	168	+536
19	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	115.1	2,199	2025-26	POR	66	33.3	24.2	6.9	6.7	0.8	0.6	7.5	16.1	46.2	1.9	6.0	31.8	7.4	9.2	80.2	60.0	1.1	5.8	3.8	1,598	454	442	51	41	253	168	+16
20	Tristan da Silva T. da Silva	115.3	1,899	2025-26	ORL	77	24.7	9.9	3.7	1.6	0.9	0.3	3.6	8.1	45.0	1.6	4.2	37.4	1.1	1.2	88.4	57.6	0.8	2.9	0.9	762	284	124	68	25	69	117	+104
21	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	115.3	2,344	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	21.0	6.7	4.5	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	46.8	1.0	3.5	29.5	4.0	4.9	82.7	54.8	1.2	5.4	2.3	1,473	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
22	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	115.6	1,019	2025-26	ORL	34	30.0	20.6	5.2	3.3	0.9	0.3	7.2	14.9	48.1	1.4	4.1	34.5	4.8	5.8	82.3	58.8	1.3	3.9	1.7	699	177	113	32	11	58	72	+80
23	Dominick Barlow D. Barlow	115.6	1,689	2025-26	PHI	71	23.8	7.7	4.8	1.2	0.9	0.7	3.0	5.6	53.9	0.3	1.2	25.6	1.3	1.8	71.8	59.7	1.9	2.9	0.8	545	340	87	63	53	56	150	+27
24	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	115.6	2,387	2025-26	CHA	77	31.0	17.1	5.8	3.2	0.6	0.4	6.2	13.5	46.0	1.9	5.8	33.3	2.7	3.3	82.2	57.0	1.0	4.9	1.4	1,314	450	246	46	34	107	131	+147
25	LeBron James L. James	115.6	1,989	2025-26	LAL	60	33.2	20.9	6.1	7.2	1.2	0.6	7.9	15.3	51.5	1.3	4.1	31.7	3.9	5.3	73.7	59.4	0.7	5.4	3.0	1,256	364	432	72	35	179	81	+119

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1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	DET	@	CHA	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM

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34.3

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5.0

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5.0

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105.6

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FanDuel Points Leaders

190.7

Maxey

162.4

Dončić

157

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DraftKings Points Leaders

188

Maxey

177

Dončić

160.5

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USG% Leaders

42.4

Dončić

36.6

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36.6

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40.0

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39.5

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38.0

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1.65

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1.56

Jerome

1.55

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1.69

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Worst Record ATS

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1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Pacers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
8	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0

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1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	3	0	1.000
3	Thunder	3	0	1.000
4	Grizzlies	3	0	1.000
5	Timberwolves	3	0	1.000
6	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
10	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Jazz	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.0

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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)
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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Ausar Thompson had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward with 1,000+ minutes played in 2025-26, with a 105.5 rating.

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