best nba defensive rating by a small forward this season

Jalen Johnson had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward this season, with a 111.4 rating.

Interpreted as:

best NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a small forward this season

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	111.4	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	2,532	1,621	740	566	89	31	244	151	+187
2	Julian Champagnie J. Champagnie	111.6	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	2,266	911	473	127	62	38	69	131	+592
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	112.7	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	2,443	2,038	492	364	72	27	259	191	+321
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	113.3	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	2,085	1,813	413	234	122	27	133	78	+340
5	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	113.5	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	2,953	1,443	614	420	119	48	190	175	+368
6	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	113.9	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	2,692	1,181	312	304	107	62	83	160	+298
7	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	113.9	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	2,213	765	372	208	84	32	103	177	-113
8	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	114.5	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	2,604	1,655	430	284	58	55	187	148	+43
9	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	114.9	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	2,063	1,045	329	182	76	69	103	156	+9
10	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	115.1	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	2,113	939	205	159	44	22	54	168	+536
11	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	115.1	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	2,199	1,598	454	442	51	41	253	168	+16
12	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	115.3	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	2,344	1,473	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
13	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	115.6	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	2,387	1,314	450	246	46	34	107	131	+147
14	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	116.4	2025-26	CHA	81	31.5	18.5	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	13.4	47.5	3.4	7.9	42.5	2.4	2.8	86.3	63.3	1.2	4.1	2.0	2,551	1,498	432	274	57	19	161	169	+322
15	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	116.6	2025-26	CHI	77	29.2	16.3	5.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	5.8	12.5	46.3	2.2	6.4	34.9	2.4	3.1	78.6	58.6	1.0	4.8	2.1	2,248	1,252	448	158	55	116	159	177	-306
16	Jaime Jaquez Jr. J. Jaquez Jr.	116.7	2025-26	MIA	75	28.3	15.4	5.0	4.7	0.7	0.3	6.2	12.2	50.7	0.8	2.4	31.7	2.2	2.9	76.9	57.0	1.3	3.7	2.0	2,121	1,152	375	352	51	21	152	137	+144
17	Naji Marshall N. Marshall	117.5	2025-26	DAL	74	29.5	15.2	4.7	3.3	1.1	0.1	5.7	11.1	51.0	0.8	2.9	29.1	3.1	4.1	76.0	59.2	0.9	3.8	1.6	2,184	1,128	348	241	82	6	119	143	-218
18	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	119.0	2025-26	NOP	66	35.5	21.5	5.7	3.8	1.5	0.4	7.5	15.9	47.0	3.2	8.6	37.9	3.3	3.7	88.6	61.3	1.0	4.8	1.8	2,341	1,420	377	250	99	24	120	138	-169
19	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	121.1	2025-26	NOP	72	31.2	17.7	5.6	2.5	0.9	0.1	6.1	13.4	45.1	2.1	5.7	36.7	3.4	4.1	84.1	57.9	1.7	3.9	0.9	2,246	1,271	400	182	68	7	68	95	-187
20	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	123.5	2025-26	SAC	77	31.2	18.4	2.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	6.5	13.1	49.7	0.6	1.9	32.0	4.9	5.6	86.8	59.4	0.5	2.5	1.2	2,406	1,419	226	316	80	23	96	149	-588

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.5

Johnson

RPG

10.3

Johnson

APG

7.9

Johnson

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.1

14th

DRTG

113.7

9th

NETRTG

2.4

12th

3P%

37.1

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/18	ATL	@	NYK	6:00 PM
Mon 4/20	ATL	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Thu 4/23	NYK	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sat 4/25	NYK	@	ATL	6:00 PM
Tue 4/28	ATL	@	NYK	1:00 PM

Last Game

Hawks

46 - 36

117

Final

143

Heat

43 - 39

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-33

49-33

47-35-1

47-36

47-35

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

34-48

35-47

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	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	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	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