Since 2024-25, Ausar Thompson had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward, with a 106.5 rating.
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best sf defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games 2024-25 to 2025-26| NAME | DRTG | 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | A. Thompson | 106.5 | 132 | 24.4 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 52.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 23.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 60.1 | 55.6 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 3,224 | 1,315 | 721 | 362 | 244 | 109 | 190 | 362 | +463 |
| 2 |  | L. Dort | 110.1 | 140 | 28.0 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 41.2 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 38.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 74.0 | 55.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3,922 | 1,295 | 538 | 200 | 141 | 66 | 105 | 387 | +843 |
| 3 |  | R. Holland II | 110.3 | 159 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 45.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 24.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 78.2 | 53.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2,817 | 1,162 | 533 | 177 | 141 | 44 | 168 | 324 | +78 |
| 4 |  | A. Thompson | 111.2 | 148 | 35.0 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 54.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 24.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 74.3 | 59.7 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 5,178 | 2,413 | 1,178 | 685 | 216 | 137 | 328 | 342 | +636 |
| 5 |  | J. Johnson | 111.8 | 108 | 35.3 | 21.3 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 16.4 | 49.2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 34.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 77.8 | 57.7 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 3,816 | 2,301 | 1,099 | 747 | 145 | 67 | 350 | 218 | +242 |
| 6 |  | K. Leonard | 111.8 | 102 | 32.0 | 25.6 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 18.4 | 50.2 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 39.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 87.3 | 61.6 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 3,265 | 2,609 | 632 | 350 | 181 | 44 | 205 | 134 | +636 |
| 7 |  | F. Wagner | 112.1 | 94 | 32.4 | 22.9 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 17.7 | 46.8 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 31.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 85.3 | 56.8 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 3,042 | 2,148 | 519 | 397 | 107 | 32 | 196 | 219 | +328 |
| 8 |  | J. Brown | 112.3 | 134 | 34.3 | 25.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 19.9 | 47.1 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.6 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 78.3 | 56.5 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 4,601 | 3,436 | 860 | 650 | 145 | 46 | 421 | 345 | +723 |
| 9 |  | D. Jones Jr. | 114.0 | 127 | 25.4 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 51.5 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 35.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 73.0 | 60.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3,223 | 1,285 | 436 | 129 | 124 | 83 | 106 | 257 | +379 |
| 10 |  | A. Wiggins | 114.2 | 128 | 30.5 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 46.1 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 39.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 77.1 | 57.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 3,905 | 2,123 | 598 | 340 | 136 | 119 | 202 | 257 | -91 |
| 11 |  | D. Avdija | 114.3 | 138 | 31.6 | 20.4 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 13.8 | 46.9 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 34.0 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 79.3 | 60.2 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 4,360 | 2,817 | 976 | 723 | 122 | 76 | 449 | 339 | -62 |
| 12 |  | T. da Silva | 114.3 | 151 | 23.4 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 43.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 35.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 88.0 | 55.2 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 3,528 | 1,295 | 529 | 237 | 101 | 43 | 125 | 211 | -23 |
| 13 |  | L. James | 114.5 | 130 | 34.1 | 22.8 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 16.8 | 51.3 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 35.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 76.0 | 60.0 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 4,433 | 2,966 | 910 | 1,007 | 142 | 74 | 439 | 180 | +65 |
| 14 |  | J. Butler III | 114.6 | 93 | 31.5 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 11.4 | 51.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 33.9 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 85.1 | 63.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2,928 | 1,724 | 507 | 483 | 132 | 26 | 134 | 98 | +431 |
| 15 |  | J. Champagnie | 114.6 | 164 | 25.6 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 42.6 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 37.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 86.9 | 59.3 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 4,198 | 1,726 | 791 | 238 | 123 | 73 | 143 | 245 | +525 |
| 16 |  | J. Jaquez Jr. | 114.8 | 141 | 24.7 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 49.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 31.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 76.3 | 56.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 3,489 | 1,722 | 665 | 518 | 112 | 35 | 250 | 218 | -8 |
| 17 |  | RJ Barrett | 115.2 | 115 | 31.3 | 20.2 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 15.6 | 47.9 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 34.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 67.1 | 56.4 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 3,595 | 2,321 | 666 | 503 | 88 | 36 | 264 | 284 | +29 |
| 18 |  | B. Miller | 115.3 | 92 | 31.4 | 20.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 16.7 | 42.5 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 37.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 88.4 | 56.3 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2,892 | 1,879 | 450 | 315 | 95 | 64 | 239 | 254 | +248 |
| 19 |  | D. Brooks | 115.3 | 131 | 31.2 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 14.2 | 43.2 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 37.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 83.3 | 54.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4,090 | 2,184 | 478 | 227 | 117 | 25 | 174 | 425 | +158 |
| 20 |  | C. Flagg | 115.3 | 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 |
| 21 |  | S. Fontecchio | 115.5 | 145 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 40.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 35.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 83.9 | 56.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2,410 | 1,043 | 426 | 166 | 68 | 21 | 103 | 199 | +107 |
| 22 |  | M. Bridges | 115.6 | 141 | 31.3 | 18.5 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 15.1 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 32.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 84.6 | 55.5 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 4,416 | 2,614 | 931 | 494 | 90 | 79 | 243 | 224 | -112 |
| 23 |  | B. Ingram | 115.7 | 95 | 33.7 | 21.6 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 17.1 | 47.4 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 38.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 82.5 | 57.0 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 3,199 | 2,055 | 530 | 377 | 74 | 66 | 256 | 193 | -85 |
| 24 |  | D. Barlow | 115.7 | 106 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 53.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 25.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 70.1 | 59.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2,064 | 693 | 425 | 106 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 197 | +25 |
| 25 |  | R. O'Neale | 115.7 | 153 | 26.5 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 42.2 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 40.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 71.9 | 59.1 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 4,050 | 1,445 | 721 | 371 | 151 | 66 | 168 | 328 | -268 |
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| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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