best guard defensive rating this year nba

Cason Wallace has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 102.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best guard defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this year NBA
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
102.8
2025-26
OKC OKC
24
27.8
8.5
3.1
2.5
2.3
0.3
3.3
7.3
44.6
1.5
4.0
38.1
0.4
0.5
76.9
56.2
0.7
2.4
1.0
666
203
74
59
56
6
25
51
+292
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
105.3
2025-26
OKC OKC
24
33.1
32.6
4.6
6.5
1.5
0.7
10.8
19.2
56.2
2.3
5.0
45.4
8.8
9.9
88.2
69.1
0.5
4.2
1.8
794
782
111
156
35
17
43
46
+359
3Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
105.4
2025-26
OKC OKC
25
26.3
14.2
3.2
3.6
1.4
0.3
5.1
10.9
46.7
1.1
3.2
34.6
2.9
3.3
88.0
57.5
0.5
2.7
1.6
658
355
81
91
36
8
40
51
+259
4Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
110.2
2025-26
HOU HOU
21
24.9
13.0
3.1
3.3
1.6
0.5
4.9
10.2
47.7
2.6
5.8
44.6
0.7
1.0
71.4
61.1
0.3
2.8
1.3
522
273
65
69
34
11
28
42
+174
5Josh Hart
J. Hart
111.4
2025-26
NYK NYK
23
29.7
12.4
7.8
5.0
1.3
0.3
4.6
9.0
51.2
1.6
4.0
39.8
1.6
2.0
82.2
63.1
1.7
6.0
2.0
682
286
179
114
30
7
47
56
+123
6Anthony Black
A. Black
111.5
2025-26
ORL ORL
25
28.2
13.0
3.9
3.2
1.3
0.6
4.7
10.6
44.7
1.1
3.5
30.7
2.5
3.6
69.2
53.6
0.7
3.2
2.1
705
326
97
81
33
16
53
61
+57
7Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
112.0
2025-26
GSW GSW
25
27.7
12.5
4.7
3.0
1.2
0.2
4.4
9.9
44.1
2.0
4.9
39.8
1.8
2.4
76.7
57.2
0.7
4.0
1.5
693
313
117
76
31
5
37
53
+12
8Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
112.3
2025-26
DET DET
21
36.4
27.5
6.4
9.3
1.5
0.8
9.5
21.0
45.2
1.9
6.4
29.9
6.5
7.8
84.0
56.2
1.5
4.9
3.9
765
577
134
195
31
17
82
69
+150
9Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
112.8
2025-26
ATL ATL
25
34.0
10.7
6.2
5.8
2.2
0.3
4.8
10.1
47.2
0.2
1.6
14.6
1.0
1.5
63.2
49.9
2.2
4.0
2.3
849
268
155
144
54
8
58
63
+72
10Norman Powell
N. Powell
114.0
2025-26
MIA MIA
20
30.7
24.6
3.8
2.4
1.2
0.3
8.2
16.3
50.0
3.1
7.0
43.6
5.3
6.1
86.1
64.8
0.4
3.4
1.9
614
492
75
48
24
6
37
51
+95
11Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
114.4
2025-26
LAL LAL
18
37.2
35.0
9.0
9.0
1.5
0.6
10.8
23.0
47.1
3.6
10.6
33.7
9.8
12.2
80.4
61.7
0.8
8.2
4.3
670
630
162
162
27
11
77
47
+77
12Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
114.5
2025-26
PHI PHI
23
39.9
31.5
4.7
7.2
1.7
0.9
10.7
22.9
46.7
3.7
9.3
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.1
60.2
0.3
4.4
2.7
917
724
109
165
40
21
62
53
+62
13Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
114.6
2025-26
MIN MIN
20
34.4
28.7
4.9
3.8
1.2
0.8
9.7
19.3
50.0
3.4
8.1
41.6
6.0
7.2
83.3
63.8
0.8
4.2
3.0
687
573
98
76
24
16
60
42
+66
14Cedric Coward
C. Coward
114.7
2025-26
MEM MEM
24
27.1
13.3
6.2
2.7
0.6
0.3
4.8
10.5
45.1
1.5
4.6
31.8
2.4
2.8
83.8
56.6
1.3
4.8
1.5
651
320
148
65
14
8
36
46
+45
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
115.0
2025-26
CLE CLE
23
34.3
30.5
4.8
5.5
1.4
0.3
10.6
21.1
50.2
4.0
10.4
38.5
5.3
6.3
83.6
63.8
1.0
3.9
3.4
789
702
111
126
32
7
78
55
+151
16Derrick White
D. White
115.1
2025-26
BOS BOS
23
33.2
17.5
4.1
5.3
1.5
1.3
6.1
15.5
39.3
3.1
9.1
33.8
2.2
2.7
83.6
52.5
0.8
3.3
1.7
763
402
94
122
34
30
40
46
+127
17Davion Mitchell
D. Mitchell
115.3
2025-26
MIA MIA
24
30.4
9.8
2.7
7.8
1.3
0.0
3.9
7.7
51.1
1.0
2.5
39.3
1.0
1.5
63.9
58.8
0.4
2.3
1.4
729
235
65
188
30
1
34
70
+94
18Desmond Bane
D. Bane
115.3
2025-26
ORL ORL
25
33.2
19.0
4.4
4.5
0.8
0.3
6.8
15.3
44.8
1.8
5.2
34.9
3.5
3.8
93.6
56.1
1.3
3.2
2.0
831
475
111
113
19
8
51
76
+87
19VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
115.6
2025-26
PHI PHI
20
34.6
14.4
5.7
4.0
1.3
0.5
5.4
13.1
41.4
1.9
5.1
37.6
1.7
2.2
76.7
51.3
1.8
3.9
1.8
692
287
113
80
26
9
36
64
+60
20Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
115.6
2025-26
TOR TOR
25
32.2
16.5
4.2
6.2
1.2
0.0
6.0
12.8
47.0
2.5
6.6
38.2
1.9
2.6
75.0
59.1
0.4
3.8
1.8
806
413
106
155
30
1
44
54
+23
21Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
115.7
2025-26
MIN MIN
24
31.1
13.2
4.0
3.7
1.1
0.4
4.2
10.2
41.4
3.0
7.9
38.1
1.8
2.1
84.0
59.4
0.8
3.2
1.4
747
316
95
88
26
10
33
55
+140
22Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
116.3
2025-26
CHI CHI
21
34.1
20.3
9.5
8.9
1.0
0.5
7.0
14.8
47.4
1.8
4.6
39.6
4.5
6.0
74.0
58.2
1.3
8.2
3.7
717
426
200
186
21
10
77
39
-46
23Collin Gillespie
C. Gillespie
116.4
2025-26
PHX PHX
25
27.0
13.1
3.8
4.8
1.2
0.3
4.6
10.6
43.6
2.9
6.8
42.6
1.0
1.2
86.7
59.2
1.0
2.8
1.8
676
328
96
119
30
8
46
33
+46
24Devin Vassell
D. Vassell
116.5
2025-26
SAS SAS
24
32.4
15.4
3.7
2.5
1.0
0.5
5.5
12.7
43.0
2.7
6.9
39.4
1.8
2.0
87.8
56.7
0.4
3.3
1.0
777
370
89
60
25
11
25
55
+86
25Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
116.9
2025-26
ATL ATL
23
32.7
20.7
3.5
3.4
1.0
0.7
7.1
15.1
46.8
2.9
7.3
39.1
3.6
4.2
85.6
60.8
0.8
2.7
2.2
752
475
81
79
23
17
50
50
+26
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

121.9

5th

DRTG

104.7

1st

NETRTG

17.2

1st

3P%

38.1

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
7.0
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAC LAC
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/22
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Tue
12/23
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Last Game
PHX Suns

14 - 11

89

Final

138

OKC Thunder

24 - 1

Wed 10 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
7.0
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124
Tue
11/11
MIL MIL
@
CHA CHA
100-111
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM