best point guard defensive rating last 4 years minimum 164 games played

Between November 4, 2021 and November 4, 2025, Gary Payton II has the best defensive rating by a point guard when playing 164+ games, with a 109.0 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Gary Payton II
G. Payton II
109.0
169
16.3
6.0
3.1
1.1
1.0
0.3
2.5
4.3
58.6
0.5
1.4
34.2
0.4
0.7
64.0
64.7
1.0
2.1
0.6
2,761
1,015
532
189
175
55
103
311
+275
2De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
110.3
186
25.4
10.5
4.1
2.7
1.5
0.5
3.7
9.0
40.8
2.0
5.3
37.5
1.2
1.5
78.3
54.4
0.9
3.2
1.4
4,718
1,953
762
501
284
91
252
404
+550
3Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
111.0
199
25.5
7.6
3.4
3.2
1.6
0.7
2.7
6.0
44.3
1.3
3.4
37.6
0.9
1.2
78.0
57.8
0.8
2.6
1.2
5,067
1,505
669
643
316
140
239
483
+476
4Marcus Smart
M. Smart
111.4
185
29.5
11.6
3.1
5.3
1.5
0.3
4.1
9.7
42.0
1.7
5.2
33.3
1.8
2.3
77.6
54.4
0.6
2.5
2.3
5,454
2,152
572
985
285
53
418
437
+743
5Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
111.8
165
23.8
7.4
4.0
2.9
1.6
0.4
3.0
6.6
45.4
0.7
2.3
32.1
0.7
1.0
63.7
52.5
1.0
3.0
1.2
3,922
1,213
662
473
269
70
195
313
-34
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
112.1
247
36.3
31.3
8.9
8.7
1.4
0.5
10.6
22.1
47.8
3.4
9.4
36.4
6.8
8.9
76.4
60.2
0.8
8.1
3.9
8,960
7,737
2,198
2,142
350
125
972
578
+1043
7Delon Wright
D. Wright
112.6
207
19.2
5.0
2.6
2.7
1.3
0.3
1.8
4.2
43.1
0.6
1.8
34.8
0.8
0.9
81.9
54.4
0.7
1.9
0.6
3,969
1,029
534
563
271
59
120
170
+133
8Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
113.2
270
32.4
15.4
4.8
5.8
1.2
0.5
5.9
12.3
47.8
2.0
5.2
39.0
1.6
1.9
82.9
58.5
1.2
3.7
2.2
8,735
4,150
1,308
1,576
322
136
596
473
+1685
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
113.4
264
29.3
11.3
3.9
8.2
1.4
0.3
4.1
9.2
45.1
1.4
4.0
36.3
1.6
1.8
85.3
56.5
0.4
3.6
1.8
7,742
2,971
1,040
2,177
381
68
462
517
+666
10Cole Anthony
C. Anthony
113.4
270
24.0
12.3
4.1
3.8
0.7
0.4
4.3
10.2
42.5
1.3
3.9
34.3
2.3
2.7
84.6
53.9
0.7
3.4
1.8
6,475
3,308
1,104
1,014
189
119
480
653
-160
11Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
113.8
208
28.9
9.7
3.6
5.1
1.0
0.3
3.1
7.5
42.2
1.8
4.8
36.7
1.7
2.0
84.6
58.4
0.6
3.0
1.7
6,012
2,023
743
1,060
211
68
363
514
+152
12Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
113.9
258
36.6
17.8
4.0
6.9
1.6
0.6
5.9
14.9
39.7
3.1
8.6
36.4
2.9
3.3
87.1
54.6
0.5
3.5
1.9
9,443
4,600
1,021
1,786
415
153
494
659
+810
13Jordan McLaughlin
J. McLaughlin
114.1
206
12.1
3.3
1.2
2.3
0.7
0.1
1.2
2.7
44.3
0.6
1.5
37.5
0.4
0.5
77.9
56.8
0.3
0.9
0.5
2,500
688
255
484
140
22
102
133
+371
14Patrick Beverley
P. Beverley
114.3
193
24.0
7.0
3.6
3.3
0.9
0.6
2.4
5.9
40.5
1.1
3.3
33.6
1.1
1.5
75.4
53.4
0.8
2.9
1.0
4,637
1,358
702
646
169
119
191
474
-28
15Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
114.4
182
22.4
7.0
3.3
3.7
1.4
0.4
2.8
6.1
46.9
0.8
2.2
35.4
0.5
0.7
76.4
54.8
0.7
2.6
1.2
4,073
1,271
605
674
254
68
227
442
+110
16Mike Conley
M. Conley
114.5
287
27.9
11.1
2.8
5.6
1.2
0.2
3.7
8.6
43.0
2.1
5.1
41.0
1.6
1.8
85.1
58.7
0.5
2.3
1.4
8,017
3,183
805
1,611
334
68
399
528
+924
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
114.6
264
33.3
26.3
4.9
5.8
1.0
0.4
8.7
19.1
45.7
4.6
11.5
40.3
4.2
4.6
92.3
62.3
0.6
4.3
3.0
8,797
6,951
1,288
1,539
272
101
788
460
+1213
18Ja Morant
J. Morant
114.6
176
31.8
25.4
5.2
7.4
1.1
0.3
9.1
19.4
46.7
1.5
5.0
30.7
5.7
7.3
78.2
56.2
1.0
4.2
3.4
5,600
4,472
918
1,304
192
53
597
317
+740
19Cameron Payne
C. Payne
115.1
254
18.1
8.6
2.0
3.5
0.6
0.2
3.2
7.7
41.5
1.3
3.6
36.7
0.9
1.0
85.0
52.7
0.3
1.7
1.2
4,606
2,183
497
897
153
52
298
441
+403
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
115.3
293
28.4
14.6
5.8
6.2
1.1
0.4
5.5
12.5
44.5
1.1
3.4
31.1
2.5
3.7
66.8
51.9
1.3
4.4
3.1
8,330
4,290
1,687
1,831
330
113
914
694
-140
21Jose Alvarado
J. Alvarado
115.3
231
20.0
8.1
2.2
3.1
1.2
0.2
3.0
7.2
41.0
1.3
3.8
34.8
0.9
1.1
75.5
52.5
0.5
1.8
1.1
4,610
1,871
514
720
276
46
249
383
+210
22Bones Hyland
B. Hyland
115.5
188
16.9
9.3
2.1
2.6
0.6
0.2
3.2
8.0
39.8
1.7
4.7
36.3
1.3
1.5
84.5
53.9
0.2
1.9
1.3
3,183
1,755
404
487
122
42
242
335
-213
23Gabe Vincent
G. Vincent
115.8
216
23.7
8.0
1.7
2.3
0.9
0.1
2.9
7.2
40.2
1.6
4.7
34.4
0.6
0.7
82.9
53.3
0.3
1.4
1.1
5,117
1,728
370
495
187
30
234
484
+146
24Miles McBride
M. McBride
115.8
238
17.5
6.4
1.5
1.8
0.7
0.1
2.3
5.7
40.5
1.2
3.4
36.3
0.6
0.7
78.2
53.2
0.4
1.1
0.4
4,175
1,528
368
427
173
33
104
332
+365
25Darius Garland
D. Garland
115.9
262
33.8
20.7
2.9
7.4
1.3
0.1
7.5
16.2
46.2
2.6
6.5
39.3
3.2
3.7
87.0
58.2
0.5
2.3
3.0
8,852
5,433
758
1,945
330
33
783
494
+1421
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113.4

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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
7
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
3
.571
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3
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3
4
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
11/5
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
11/7
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sun
11/9
IND IND
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

4 - 3

109

Final

114

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Sat 1 Nov 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
0.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
11/4
OKC OKC
@
LAC LAC
11:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM