best defensive ratings for small forwards with minimum 900 minutes played this season

I couldn't find anything for this season, but Ausar Thompson had the best defensive rating by a small forward with 900+ minutes played in 2025-26, with a 105.5 rating.

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  • Assumption:2025-26 season
  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
105.5
1,896
2025-26
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
2Ronald Holland II
R. Holland II
108.2
1,551
2025-26
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
3Luguentz Dort
L. Dort
110.4
1,849
2025-26
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
4Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
111.4
2,532
2025-26
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
5Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
111.6
2,266
2025-26
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
6Ryan Dunn
R. Dunn
112.6
1,355
2025-26
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
7Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
112.7
2,443
2025-26
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
8Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
113.1
1,911
2025-26
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
9Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
113.3
2,085
2025-26
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
10Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
113.5
2,953
2025-26
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
11Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
113.9
2,692
2025-26
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
12Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
113.9
2,213
2025-26
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
13Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
114.0
1,503
2025-26
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
14Brandon Miller
B. Miller
114.3
1,968
2025-26
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
15Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
114.5
2,604
2025-26
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
16RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
114.8
1,726
2025-26
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
17Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
114.9
2,063
2025-26
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
18Duncan Robinson
D. Robinson
115.1
2,113
2025-26
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
19Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
115.1
2,199
2025-26
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
20Tristan da Silva
T. da Silva
115.3
1,899
2025-26
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
21Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
115.3
2,344
2025-26
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
22Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
115.6
1,019
2025-26
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
23Dominick Barlow
D. Barlow
115.6
1,689
2025-26
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
24Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
115.6
2,387
2025-26
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
25LeBron James
L. James
115.6
1,989
2025-26
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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6
1
.857
2
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Wed
11/4
@
7:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
6:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
11/12
@
7:00 PM
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1
6
1
.857
2
5
1
.833
0.5
3
4
1
.800
1.0
4
4
2
.667
1.5
5
3
2
.600
2.0
6
3
3
.500
2.5
7
3
4
.429
3.0
8
3
4
.429
3.0
9
2
3
.400
3.0
10
2
4
.333
3.5
11
2
4
.333
3.5
12
2
4
.333
3.5
13
1
5
.167
4.5
14
1
5
.167
4.5
15
0
5
.000
5.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
6
0
1.000
2
6
1
.857
0.5
3
4
1
.800
1.5
4
4
2
.667
2.0
5
4
2
.667
2.0
6
4
2
.667
2.0
7
4
2
.667
2.0
8
3
2
.600
2.5
9
4
3
.571
2.5
10
3
3
.500
3.0
11
2
4
.333
4.0
12
1
3
.250
4.0
13
1
4
.200
4.5
14
1
5
.167
5.0
15
0
6
.000
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10/20
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116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
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116-128

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/1
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Sun
11/1
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Sun
11/1
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Sun
11/1
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11/2
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