best perimeter defenders by defensive rating this year between point guards

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the lowest defensive rating by a point guard in 2025-26, with a 108.7 rating.

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best perimeter defenders by defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this year between point guards

	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	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	108.7	2025-26	OKC	68	33.2	31.1	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.4	55.3	1.7	4.4	38.6	7.9	9.0	87.9	66.5	0.6	3.7	2.2	2,259	2,117	292	448	95	52	151	139	+788
2	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	110.1	2025-26	DET	64	33.9	23.9	5.5	9.9	1.4	0.8	8.6	18.6	46.1	2.0	5.7	34.2	4.8	6.0	81.2	56.4	0.9	4.7	3.7	2,172	1,531	355	634	92	54	236	196	+518
3	Reed Sheppard R. Sheppard	112.1	2025-26	HOU	82	26.2	13.5	2.9	3.4	1.5	0.7	5.0	11.5	43.0	2.8	7.0	39.4	0.8	1.0	80.2	56.4	0.3	2.6	1.5	2,147	1,110	238	277	122	54	123	166	+281
4	Stephon Castle S. Castle	112.1	2025-26	SAS	68	30.0	16.7	5.3	7.4	1.1	0.3	5.7	12.0	47.1	1.2	3.6	33.2	4.1	5.6	73.4	57.5	1.4	3.9	3.2	2,038	1,133	362	502	78	19	217	222	+408
5	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	112.8	2025-26	SAS	72	31.0	18.6	3.8	6.2	1.2	0.3	7.1	14.5	48.6	1.8	5.5	33.2	2.6	3.4	76.0	57.8	0.6	3.2	2.3	2,231	1,336	270	445	89	19	164	162	+452
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	113.6	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	33.5	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	2,289	2,143	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
7	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	113.7	2025-26	CHA	72	28.0	20.1	4.8	7.1	1.2	0.2	7.0	17.3	40.7	3.8	10.3	36.8	2.2	2.5	89.9	54.6	0.9	3.9	2.8	2,017	1,445	347	514	87	17	202	195	+416
8	Immanuel Quickley I. Quickley	114.5	2025-26	TOR	70	31.9	16.4	4.0	5.9	1.3	0.1	5.7	12.9	44.3	2.5	6.8	37.4	2.4	3.0	82.1	57.7	0.5	3.5	1.5	2,231	1,150	282	415	92	5	102	141	+120
9	Collin Gillespie C. Gillespie	115.0	2025-26	PHX	80	28.5	12.7	4.1	4.6	1.2	0.2	4.4	10.5	41.8	2.9	7.2	40.1	1.0	1.1	87.4	57.5	1.1	3.0	1.6	2,282	1,012	327	371	99	16	125	130	+200
10	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	115.7	2025-26	PHI	70	38.0	28.3	4.1	6.6	1.9	0.8	9.9	21.4	46.2	3.1	8.6	36.7	5.3	6.0	89.2	58.8	0.3	3.8	2.4	2,661	1,980	290	461	130	55	171	151	+113
11	Kris Dunn K. Dunn	115.8	2025-26	LAC	82	27.2	7.3	3.3	3.6	1.6	0.2	2.8	5.8	47.6	1.0	2.6	37.4	0.8	1.0	76.5	58.1	0.7	2.6	1.4	2,230	596	271	295	131	14	111	189	+15
12	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	116.4	2025-26	BOS	79	32.4	17.0	3.9	5.2	0.7	0.1	6.4	13.8	46.4	2.7	7.1	37.7	1.5	1.7	89.0	58.4	0.9	3.1	1.4	2,556	1,345	312	408	58	10	109	118	+426
13	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	117.2	2025-26	NYK	74	35.0	26.0	3.3	6.8	0.8	0.1	9.3	19.9	46.7	2.6	7.1	36.9	4.8	5.7	84.1	58.0	0.4	2.9	2.4	2,590	1,927	247	503	57	8	175	170	+353
14	James Harden J. Harden	117.3	2025-26	TOT	70	34.8	23.6	4.8	8.0	1.1	0.4	7.0	16.0	43.4	3.1	8.2	37.5	6.6	7.5	88.4	61.0	0.6	4.2	3.5	2,438	1,652	336	557	79	28	245	137	+99
15	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	117.5	2025-26	MIA	70	28.6	9.3	2.7	6.5	1.0	0.2	3.7	7.6	49.0	1.3	3.3	39.5	0.6	0.9	64.6	58.2	0.5	2.2	1.5	2,000	654	186	453	68	11	108	181	+202
16	Ryan Rollins R. Rollins	118.4	2025-26	MIL	74	32.1	17.3	4.6	5.6	1.5	0.4	6.6	13.9	47.2	2.5	6.1	40.6	1.7	2.1	79.6	58.3	0.7	3.8	2.7	2,376	1,281	338	414	110	31	201	193	-173
17	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	119.1	2025-26	NOP	82	25.8	14.3	3.7	3.4	1.2	0.4	5.3	12.3	43.4	1.2	3.7	33.0	2.4	3.0	78.9	52.5	0.7	2.9	2.2	2,112	1,169	300	279	97	30	178	151	-287
18	Jamal Murray J. Murray	119.3	2025-26	DEN	75	35.4	25.4	4.4	7.1	0.9	0.4	8.8	18.1	48.3	3.3	7.5	43.5	4.6	5.2	88.7	62.2	0.4	4.0	2.3	2,652	1,905	330	535	66	29	171	131	+431
19	CJ McCollum	120.9	2025-26	TOT	76	29.8	18.7	3.3	3.9	0.8	0.5	6.9	15.2	45.5	2.5	6.7	37.5	2.4	3.1	77.2	56.6	0.8	2.5	1.8	2,264	1,424	252	293	64	35	135	144	+92
20	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	125.6	2025-26	WAS	82	27.7	10.7	3.4	4.6	0.6	0.2	3.8	9.0	42.4	2.1	5.0	40.8	1.0	1.4	73.0	55.6	0.4	3.0	2.3	2,271	878	276	381	52	17	191	184	-746

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.4

Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 3

111

Final

103

Thunder

3 - 4

Sat 30 May 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

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the lowest defensive rating by a point guard in 2025-26, with a 108.7 rating.

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