best defensive rating small foward in 500 games nba history

Gar Heard has the best career defensive rating when playing 500+ games, with a 95.4 rating.

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best defensive rating by a player small foward in 500 or more games NBA history

	NAME	DRTG	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	Gar Heard G. Heard	95.4	583	26.6	8.9	8.0	1.8	1.3	1.3	3.7	8.9	41.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	44.9	2.3	5.7	1.2	15,493	5,167	4,653	1,060	784	780	349	1,711
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.5	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	47,368	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
3	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	95.5	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	9.8	2.2	19,878	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
4	David Robinson D. Robinson	95.6	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
5	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	95.7	1,088	29.5	5.7	9.6	1.3	1.3	2.0	2.4	5.0	47.4	0.0	0.0	13.7	1.0	2.5	41.4	47.4	3.2	6.5	1.0	32,085	6,254	10,482	1,437	1,369	2,137	1,061	2,078	+2103
6	Clifford Ray C. Ray	96.4	629	25.5	7.3	8.4	1.9	0.8	1.0	3.0	5.5	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.5	58.1	55.3	2.6	5.8	1.7	16,059	4,618	5,287	1,203	501	638	532	2,090
7	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	96.4	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	1.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	1.9	20,468	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
8	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	96.5	761	30.8	9.5	9.0	4.3	1.3	1.5	3.8	8.7	44.3	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.8	2.4	75.0	48.7	2.2	6.9	2.2	23,463	7,206	6,873	3,275	999	1,160	978	2,636
9	George Johnson G. Johnson	96.8	848	20.9	5.0	6.8	1.1	0.5	2.5	2.1	4.6	45.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.9	1.3	69.8	48.9	2.3	4.5	1.6	17,753	4,280	5,749	921	456	2,082	872	2,667
10	Paul Silas P. Silas	96.8	572	27.3	7.9	9.2	1.9	0.6	0.2	2.9	7.0	41.0	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.1	68.8	47.1	3.6	5.6	1.4	15,605	4,508	5,248	1,071	358	138	333	1,364
11	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	97.4	528	30.7	17.2	9.8	3.8	1.7	0.4	6.4	14.3	44.8	0.0	0.1	8.0	4.4	6.7	65.1	49.8	3.0	6.8	3.5	16,194	9,090	5,177	1,985	923	236	1,291	1,984
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	97.5	894	36.0	18.6	10.9	1.7	1.0	2.0	7.4	16.1	46.0	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.7	5.5	67.6	50.0	3.1	7.8	2.4	32,199	16,600	9,751	1,540	864	1,771	1,358	2,967
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	97.9	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
14	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	98.5	716	33.3	19.5	9.4	3.3	1.1	1.5	7.8	14.9	52.8	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.8	5.0	77.0	57.2	2.6	6.8	2.6	23,844	13,984	6,696	2,353	777	1,100	1,112	2,201
15	Marcus Camby M. Camby	98.5	973	29.5	9.5	9.8	1.9	1.0	2.4	3.9	8.3	46.6	0.0	0.1	20.5	1.8	2.6	67.0	50.3	2.7	7.1	1.4	28,684	9,262	9,513	1,837	967	2,331	1,362	2,687	-23
16	Jim Brewer J. Brewer	98.5	703	22.7	5.8	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.7	2.5	5.7	44.8	0.0	0.1	7.7	0.8	1.3	57.1	46.7	2.4	4.0	0.9	15,936	4,099	4,458	1,038	556	510	332	1,536
17	Scot Pollard S. Pollard	98.6	506	16.5	4.4	4.6	0.4	0.6	0.7	1.7	3.4	49.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.4	70.9	54.1	1.8	2.9	0.6	8,372	2,222	2,351	220	299	352	304	1,178	+933
18	Steve Mix S. Mix	98.8	726	24.4	10.9	5.4	1.8	1.2	0.2	4.2	8.3	50.2	0.0	0.1	28.6	2.5	3.1	80.9	56.2	1.9	3.5	1.3	17,716	7,909	3,908	1,340	884	173	563	1,583
19	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	98.9	1,183	34.3	21.0	9.8	1.9	1.0	2.4	8.2	16.3	50.4	0.0	0.1	15.2	4.6	6.2	74.0	55.3	2.3	7.5	3.0	40,594	24,815	11,607	2,215	1,136	2,894	3,537	4,034	+412
20	Harvey Catchings H. Catchings	98.9	725	18.2	3.2	5.0	0.8	0.4	1.7	1.3	2.9	43.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	64.7	47.5	1.7	3.3	1.1	13,182	2,335	3,639	608	261	1,226	594	2,000
21	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	99.0	1,462	34.5	17.8	10.0	3.7	1.3	1.4	7.2	14.5	49.7	0.1	0.4	27.5	3.3	4.2	78.9	54.6	2.2	7.8	2.2	50,418	26,071	14,662	5,445	1,859	2,037	3,179	3,561	+4913
22	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	99.1	1,196	30.8	9.8	10.3	1.0	0.4	2.8	3.5	6.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.1	68.4	57.3	3.2	7.1	1.8	36,791	11,729	12,359	1,240	494	3,289	2,173	3,383	+1607
23	Len Elmore L. Elmore	99.1	505	16.6	4.6	4.2	0.9	0.8	0.8	1.8	4.5	41.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.3	71.5	45.8	1.4	2.8	1.0	8,384	2,327	2,146	459	379	405	522	1,258
24	Rich Kelley R. Kelley	99.2	814	21.8	7.6	7.0	2.6	0.9	0.9	2.7	5.4	48.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	2.9	78.3	56.5	2.3	4.7	2.4	17,711	6,199	5,678	2,092	694	749	1,576	2,613
25	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	99.4	838	31.0	17.1	8.5	1.1	0.5	2.8	6.1	11.6	52.7	0.0	0.1	24.7	4.8	7.0	69.2	58.3	2.6	5.9	2.6	25,975	14,311	7,137	946	414	2,356	2,209	2,810	+1651

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Brooks

RPG

7.0

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APG

4.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

16th

DRTG

113.9

10th

NETRTG

1.5

15th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

131

Final

122

Suns

0 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

116.5

114.6

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.4

108.1

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

13.1

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2.9

1.0

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

571.2

Cunningham

475.7

Harden

464.8

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

616.5

Cunningham

493.8

Harden

471.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.2

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.1

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

54-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-54

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 3/27	WAS	@	GSW	126-131
Fri 3/27	BKN	@	LAL	99-116
Sat 3/28	SAS	@	MIL	127-95
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	109-87
Sat 3/28	PHI	@	CHA	118-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 5/15	SAS	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sun 5/17	MIN	@	SAS	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Gar Heard has the best career defensive rating when playing 500+ games, with a 95.4 rating.

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