best guard defensive ratings

Josh Hart has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 103.6 rating.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Josh Hart
J. Hart
103.6
2026-27
7
31.7
8.6
7.3
3.9
2.1
0.3
3.1
8.1
38.6
1.9
5.4
34.2
0.4
0.7
60.0
50.7
1.1
6.1
2.0
222
60
51
27
15
2
14
21
+37
2Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
104.3
2026-27
9
33.9
22.9
5.4
7.7
1.7
1.0
8.1
17.4
46.5
2.1
6.8
31.1
4.6
5.8
78.8
57.3
0.4
5.0
3.9
305
206
49
69
15
9
35
22
+29
3Cedric Coward
C. Coward
104.4
2026-27
8
28.5
13.8
8.8
2.4
1.6
0.1
5.1
10.9
47.1
2.6
5.4
48.8
0.9
1.3
70.0
60.2
1.5
7.3
1.8
228
110
70
19
13
1
14
28
+77
4LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
106.2
2026-27
11
27.7
18.3
3.3
6.0
1.7
0.1
6.4
14.2
44.9
3.4
8.7
38.5
2.2
2.7
80.0
59.4
0.8
2.5
4.0
305
201
36
66
19
1
44
44
+115
5Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
106.6
2026-27
10
27.3
18.9
3.7
3.3
1.2
0.4
7.5
14.5
51.7
0.9
3.3
27.3
3.0
3.6
83.3
58.8
0.5
3.2
1.4
273
189
37
33
12
4
14
22
+68
6Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
107.0
2026-27
11
31.4
18.1
4.9
4.0
1.3
0.5
6.9
13.3
52.1
1.9
4.1
46.7
2.4
2.6
89.7
62.7
1.2
3.7
2.3
345
199
54
44
14
5
25
31
+80
7VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
107.1
2026-27
10
33.6
13.2
6.5
2.9
1.6
0.4
5.2
11.3
46.0
1.9
4.9
38.8
0.9
1.3
69.2
55.6
1.4
5.1
1.1
336
132
65
29
16
4
11
34
+52
8Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
107.5
2026-27
11
30.3
9.8
7.2
5.5
2.9
0.4
4.4
9.5
46.2
0.1
1.4
6.7
1.0
1.7
57.9
48.1
3.5
3.7
1.3
333
108
79
61
32
4
14
25
+49
9Jared McCain
J. McCain
107.6
2026-27
10
25.2
12.1
3.4
1.7
1.0
0.3
4.6
11.0
41.8
1.7
5.7
29.8
1.2
1.4
85.7
52.1
0.7
2.7
1.8
252
121
34
17
10
3
18
18
+42
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
107.8
2026-27
10
32.8
29.9
3.9
4.9
1.0
1.1
10.7
23.2
46.1
2.7
6.9
39.1
5.8
6.8
85.3
57.1
0.6
3.3
2.2
328
299
39
49
10
11
22
19
+71
11Devin Vassell
D. Vassell
107.9
2026-27
10
30.0
11.9
3.8
3.1
1.7
0.3
3.9
9.6
40.6
1.6
4.5
35.6
2.5
2.6
96.2
55.4
0.7
3.1
1.0
300
119
38
31
17
3
10
19
+102
12De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
108.3
2026-27
10
29.4
13.8
3.9
5.9
1.3
0.6
4.5
8.6
52.3
0.9
2.6
34.6
3.9
4.8
81.3
64.4
0.5
3.4
2.6
294
138
39
59
13
6
26
23
+129
13Stephon Castle
S. Castle
109.6
2026-27
10
29.1
15.3
5.9
5.0
0.8
0.3
5.8
14.3
40.6
2.2
6.7
32.8
1.5
1.9
78.9
50.5
1.6
4.3
2.1
291
153
59
50
8
3
21
27
+64
14Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
109.9
2026-27
11
36.5
26.9
3.7
5.5
1.4
0.6
9.2
19.1
48.1
2.5
7.5
34.1
6.0
7.0
85.7
60.7
0.3
3.5
2.0
401
296
41
60
15
7
22
28
+39
15Derrick White
D. White
110.3
2026-27
10
29.8
12.9
3.3
5.3
1.4
0.5
4.7
10.7
43.9
1.7
5.2
32.7
1.8
1.8
100.0
56.1
1.2
2.1
2.4
298
129
33
53
14
5
24
17
+56
16Dylan Harper
D. Harper
110.7
2026-27
10
32.0
18.1
5.4
4.4
0.8
0.1
6.9
13.9
49.6
1.2
3.4
35.3
3.1
3.5
88.6
58.6
1.0
4.4
1.6
320
181
54
44
8
1
16
27
+129
17Daniss Jenkins
D. Jenkins
111.1
2026-27
9
24.9
11.7
3.3
4.3
0.4
0.1
3.9
8.6
45.5
2.1
4.8
44.2
1.8
2.0
88.9
61.8
1.0
2.3
1.6
224
105
30
39
4
1
14
17
+69
18Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
111.9
2026-27
9
29.7
9.1
4.1
4.4
2.6
0.6
3.2
6.3
50.9
1.0
2.6
39.1
1.7
1.9
88.2
63.6
1.0
3.1
1.7
267
82
37
40
23
5
15
22
+7
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
111.9
2026-27
9
36.0
40.1
7.8
7.7
1.7
0.7
12.2
24.6
49.8
5.8
13.8
41.9
9.9
11.3
87.3
67.9
0.3
7.4
4.9
324
361
70
69
15
6
44
23
+140
20Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
112.0
2026-27
9
27.1
10.7
3.0
1.3
1.0
0.1
3.9
7.8
50.0
1.7
4.8
34.9
1.2
1.7
73.3
62.7
1.0
2.0
0.7
244
96
27
12
9
1
6
30
+35
21Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
112.2
2026-27
10
26.7
12.8
3.3
3.8
0.8
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.6
2.1
5.9
35.6
2.5
2.9
86.2
56.3
1.1
2.2
1.3
267
128
33
38
8
2
13
17
+83
22Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
112.3
2026-27
8
30.4
26.6
3.4
5.3
0.9
0.3
9.3
18.4
50.3
2.5
6.9
36.4
5.6
6.4
88.2
62.9
0.6
2.8
2.5
243
213
27
42
7
2
20
13
+61
23Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
112.7
2026-27
10
33.8
24.0
5.1
5.6
1.3
0.5
8.2
16.8
48.8
2.9
7.5
38.7
4.7
6.1
77.0
61.6
0.4
4.7
3.3
338
240
51
56
13
5
33
31
+60
24Ja'Kobe Walter
J. Walter
113.1
2026-27
9
29.1
10.9
4.0
2.4
1.3
0.4
3.6
8.9
40.0
2.1
6.3
33.3
1.7
2.7
62.5
54.1
1.2
2.8
0.8
262
98
36
22
12
4
7
27
+5
25Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
113.4
2026-27
9
34.1
26.2
3.0
5.6
0.7
0.3
8.8
20.8
42.2
2.8
7.6
36.8
5.9
7.8
75.7
54.2
0.8
2.2
1.7
307
236
27
50
6
3
15
11
+56

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TEAMWLPCTGB
3
6
3
.667
2.0
4
7
4
.636
2.0
5
Knicks Knicks
5
4
.556
3.0
6
5
4
.556
3.0
7
5
5
.500
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/10
@
7:30 PM
Wed
11/11
@
7:00 PM
Fri
11/13
@
7:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
6:00 PM
Tue
11/17
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

5 - 4

109

Final

97

CLE Cavaliers

5 - 5

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
8
2
.800
0.5
3
6
3
.667
2.0
4
7
4
.636
2.0
5
5
4
.556
3.0
6
5
4
.556
3.0
7
5
5
.500
3.5
8
4
6
.400
4.5
9
4
6
.400
4.5
10
3
7
.300
5.5
11
3
7
.300
5.5
12
2
7
.222
6.0
13
2
8
.200
6.5
14
1
8
.111
7.0
15
1
9
.100
7.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
8
2
.800
0.5
3
8
2
.800
0.5
4
8
3
.727
1.0
5
7
3
.700
1.5
6
7
3
.700
1.5
7
6
3
.667
2.0
8
6
3
.667
2.0
9
5
3
.625
2.5
10
6
4
.600
2.5
11
4
6
.400
4.5
12
3
5
.375
4.5
13
2
7
.222
6.0
14
1
9
.100
7.5
15
1
9
.100
7.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:30 PM
Mon
11/9
@
8:00 PM