best shooting guard defensive rating 2023

Donovan Mitchell had the lowest defensive rating by a shooting guard in 2022-23, with a 111.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
best shooting guard defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2023
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
111.0
2022-23
CLE CLE
68
35.8
28.3
4.3
4.4
1.5
0.4
10.0
20.6
48.4
3.6
9.3
38.6
4.7
5.4
86.7
61.4
0.9
3.3
2.6
2,432
1,922
289
301
99
27
180
168
+338
2Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
111.7
2022-23
CLE CLE
74
30.2
12.1
3.8
3.9
1.0
0.3
4.3
10.0
43.1
1.7
4.4
39.2
1.8
2.4
72.2
54.6
0.7
3.1
1.6
2,237
897
282
287
72
24
116
170
+194
3Derrick White
D. White
112.2
2022-23
BOS BOS
82
28.3
12.4
3.6
3.9
0.7
0.9
4.3
9.2
46.2
1.8
4.8
38.1
2.0
2.3
87.5
60.4
0.6
2.9
1.2
2,319
1,017
293
321
54
76
95
177
+488
4Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
112.7
2022-23
MIN MIN
79
36.0
24.6
5.8
4.4
1.6
0.7
8.9
19.5
45.9
2.7
7.3
36.9
4.0
5.3
75.6
56.4
0.6
5.2
3.3
2,841
1,946
458
350
125
58
259
186
+97
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
113.1
2022-23
OKC OKC
68
35.5
31.4
4.8
5.5
1.6
1.0
10.4
20.3
51.0
0.9
2.5
34.5
9.8
10.9
90.5
62.6
0.9
4.0
2.8
2,416
2,135
329
371
112
65
192
192
+149
6James Harden
J. Harden
113.2
2022-23
PHI PHI
58
36.8
21.0
6.1
10.7
1.2
0.5
6.4
14.5
44.1
2.8
7.2
38.5
5.4
6.2
86.7
60.7
0.7
5.4
3.4
2,135
1,216
354
618
71
31
195
112
+277
7DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
113.4
2022-23
CHI CHI
74
36.2
24.5
4.6
5.1
1.1
0.5
8.9
17.6
50.4
0.6
1.9
32.4
6.2
7.1
87.2
59.2
0.5
4.2
2.1
2,682
1,816
343
377
83
36
153
186
+67
8Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
113.8
2022-23
OKC OKC
76
31.1
16.6
7.9
6.2
0.8
0.4
7.1
14.7
48.2
1.0
3.1
32.5
1.4
1.9
73.1
53.3
1.9
5.9
2.8
2,367
1,260
599
469
57
31
211
143
-105
9Jalen Williams
J. Williams
113.9
2022-23
OKC OKC
75
30.3
14.1
4.5
3.3
1.4
0.5
5.5
10.6
52.1
1.0
2.7
35.6
2.1
2.5
81.2
60.1
1.1
3.4
1.6
2,275
1,056
337
248
103
35
123
191
-53
10Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
114.4
2022-23
MEM MEM
73
30.3
14.3
3.3
2.6
0.9
0.2
5.4
13.6
39.6
2.0
6.0
32.6
1.6
2.1
77.9
49.4
0.6
2.7
1.4
2,214
1,047
244
189
65
16
104
240
+205
11Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
114.4
2022-23
CHI CHI
80
26.2
8.6
2.8
2.6
0.8
0.3
3.5
7.1
49.3
0.7
2.4
31.2
0.8
1.0
80.5
56.7
0.6
2.2
1.2
2,097
687
220
206
62
26
99
182
-77
12Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
K. Caldwell-Pope
114.7
2022-23
DEN DEN
76
31.3
10.8
2.7
2.4
1.5
0.5
3.8
8.3
46.2
1.8
4.2
42.3
1.4
1.6
82.4
59.8
0.5
2.3
1.1
2,381
822
208
183
112
35
86
145
+493
13CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
114.7
2022-23
NOP NOP
75
35.3
20.9
4.4
5.7
0.9
0.5
7.8
17.9
43.7
2.8
7.2
38.9
2.4
3.2
76.9
54.1
0.7
3.6
2.4
2,649
1,568
328
429
70
38
183
153
+59
14Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
114.7
2022-23
CHI CHI
77
35.9
24.8
4.5
4.2
0.9
0.2
8.7
18.0
48.5
2.6
7.1
37.5
4.7
5.6
84.8
60.7
0.5
3.9
2.5
2,768
1,913
345
327
69
18
194
159
+18
15Tyler Herro
T. Herro
114.8
2022-23
MIA MIA
67
34.9
20.1
5.4
4.2
0.8
0.2
7.3
16.6
43.9
3.0
8.0
37.8
2.5
2.7
93.4
56.6
0.4
5.0
2.4
2,335
1,347
360
280
51
16
158
101
+170
16Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
115.5
2022-23
TOR TOR
66
32.1
17.4
2.6
1.6
1.6
0.2
6.1
14.2
43.3
2.5
6.8
36.9
2.6
3.1
83.9
56.0
0.5
2.2
0.8
2,118
1,148
173
106
104
14
55
102
-52
17Luguentz Dort
L. Dort
115.9
2022-23
OKC OKC
74
30.7
13.7
4.6
2.1
1.0
0.3
4.6
11.8
38.8
1.8
5.5
33.0
2.7
3.5
77.2
51.3
1.7
2.9
1.2
2,272
1,013
344
154
75
23
92
243
+34
18Josh Hart
J. Hart
116.0
2022-23
TOT
76
32.3
9.8
7.8
3.8
1.2
0.3
3.6
6.8
52.9
0.8
2.2
37.2
1.7
2.3
75.0
62.2
1.9
5.9
1.5
2,454
743
593
290
88
21
117
195
+315
19Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
116.6
2022-23
GSW GSW
69
33.0
21.9
4.1
2.4
0.7
0.4
7.9
18.1
43.6
4.4
10.6
41.2
1.7
1.9
87.9
57.6
0.6
3.6
1.8
2,279
1,509
286
163
49
29
123
130
+165
20Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
116.8
2022-23
PHI PHI
60
33.6
20.3
2.9
3.5
0.8
0.1
7.3
15.2
48.1
2.7
6.2
43.4
3.0
3.6
84.5
60.5
0.4
2.6
1.3
2,016
1,218
176
212
49
8
80
132
+241
21Jordan Poole
J. Poole
117.1
2022-23
GSW GSW
82
30.0
20.4
2.7
4.5
0.8
0.3
6.7
15.6
43.0
2.6
7.8
33.6
4.4
5.1
87.0
57.3
0.4
2.4
3.1
2,458
1,675
225
369
63
21
252
214
-11
22Malik Beasley
M. Beasley
117.2
2022-23
TOT
81
25.8
12.7
3.5
1.5
0.8
0.1
4.6
11.6
39.5
2.9
8.1
35.7
0.6
0.8
76.9
53.1
0.4
3.1
1.1
2,093
1,025
283
124
65
9
90
107
-87
23Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
117.3
2022-23
SAC SAC
75
29.4
15.2
3.3
2.9
1.1
0.3
5.6
11.5
48.5
2.7
6.8
40.2
1.3
1.7
72.5
61.7
0.6
2.8
1.3
2,202
1,140
251
221
80
24
97
181
+222
24Quentin Grimes
Q. Grimes
117.3
2022-23
NYK NYK
71
29.9
11.3
3.2
2.1
0.7
0.4
4.0
8.5
46.8
2.2
5.7
38.6
1.1
1.4
79.6
61.9
0.7
2.5
1.0
2,121
799
229
150
47
26
69
177
+186
25RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
117.7
2022-23
NYK NYK
73
33.9
19.6
5.0
2.8
0.4
0.2
7.0
16.1
43.4
1.7
5.3
31.0
4.0
5.4
74.0
53.1
0.8
4.2
2.2
2,475
1,431
368
201
31
15
164
179
-62
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117.1

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112.9

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
13
2
.867
2
Raptors Raptors
11
5
.688
2.5
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
11
6
.647
3.0
4
Knicks Knicks
9
5
.643
3.5
5
Heat Heat
10
6
.625
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/23
LAC LAC
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
11/24
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Fri
11/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sun
11/30
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Last Game
IND Pacers

2 - 14

109

Final

120

CLE Cavaliers

11 - 6

Fri 21 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
16
1
.941
2
Nuggets Nuggets
12
3
.800
3.0
3
Lakers Lakers
11
4
.733
4.0
4
Spurs Spurs
11
4
.733
4.0
5
Rockets Rockets
10
4
.714
4.5
6
Suns Suns
10
6
.625
5.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
13
2
.867
2
Raptors Raptors
11
5
.688
2.5
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
11
6
.647
3.0
4
Knicks Knicks
9
5
.643
3.5
5
Heat Heat
10
6
.625
3.5
6
76ers 76ers
9
6
.600
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/25
NYK NYK
@
MIA MIA
107-115
Sat
10/25
CHA CHA
@
WAS WAS
139-113
Sat
10/25
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
113-118
Sat
10/25
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
110-114
Sat
10/25
TOR TOR
@
DAL DAL
129-139

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/22
LAC LAC
@
CHA CHA
1:00 PM
Sat
11/22
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:00 PM
Sat
11/22
ATL ATL
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Sat
11/22
DET DET
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
11/22
WAS WAS
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM