best small forward player defense rating

Jalen Johnson has the best defensive rating by a small forward this season, with a 111.1 rating.

Interpreted as:

best small forward player defense rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular 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	111.1	2025-26	ATL	70	35.3	22.7	10.3	8.0	1.3	0.4	8.4	17.1	49.2	1.7	4.8	35.4	4.2	5.3	78.6	58.3	1.4	8.9	3.4	2,473	1,591	720	558	88	31	237	141	+172
2	Julian Champagnie J. Champagnie	111.4	2025-26	SAS	79	27.7	11.2	5.8	1.5	0.8	0.4	3.7	8.5	43.7	2.4	6.4	38.4	1.4	1.7	84.1	61.2	0.9	4.9	0.9	2,187	888	458	122	61	33	68	127	+588
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	112.6	2025-26	BOS	69	34.4	28.7	7.0	5.2	1.0	0.4	10.4	21.8	47.6	2.0	5.7	34.5	6.0	7.6	79.5	57.2	1.2	5.8	3.6	2,371	1,980	480	360	70	26	247	185	+288
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	113.1	2025-26	LAC	62	32.0	28.0	6.3	3.6	1.9	0.4	9.8	19.4	50.5	2.6	6.9	38.4	5.8	6.5	90.0	63.0	1.1	5.3	2.0	1,987	1,735	393	223	119	27	126	75	+345
5	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	113.7	2025-26	HOU	76	37.3	17.9	7.8	5.3	1.5	0.6	6.9	13.1	52.7	0.3	1.5	22.3	3.8	4.9	77.7	58.9	2.9	4.8	2.4	2,834	1,361	589	401	111	47	179	165	+357
6	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	113.8	2025-26	NYK	79	33.3	14.7	3.9	3.7	1.3	0.8	5.9	12.0	48.8	1.9	5.2	36.9	1.0	1.2	82.5	58.4	1.0	2.9	1.0	2,628	1,158	309	295	104	62	82	156	+268
7	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	114.1	2025-26	PHX	75	28.7	9.8	4.8	2.7	1.1	0.4	3.4	8.1	41.9	2.7	6.7	40.8	0.3	0.5	72.2	59.5	0.7	4.0	1.4	2,151	737	359	204	81	30	102	172	-89
8	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	114.4	2025-26	MIA	64	30.6	15.6	5.0	2.7	1.2	1.1	5.9	12.3	47.8	2.0	4.9	41.7	1.8	2.3	78.7	58.7	1.7	3.3	1.5	1,960	1,001	318	172	74	68	95	146	+14
9	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	114.8	2025-26	TOR	73	33.8	21.3	5.5	3.6	0.7	0.7	7.9	16.8	47.1	1.7	4.6	37.6	3.7	4.5	82.2	56.7	0.8	4.7	2.5	2,471	1,553	404	266	54	54	181	142	+6
10	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	114.9	2025-26	DET	74	27.6	12.0	2.7	2.1	0.6	0.3	4.1	9.0	44.8	2.9	7.0	40.8	1.1	1.4	76.0	62.3	0.4	2.3	0.7	2,041	891	199	153	42	22	51	165	+501
11	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	115.1	2025-26	DAL	66	33.9	21.1	6.6	4.6	1.2	0.9	8.0	16.9	47.3	1.0	3.5	29.7	4.1	5.0	82.0	55.2	1.2	5.4	2.4	2,236	1,394	436	302	82	62	156	138	-275
12	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	115.1	2025-26	POR	63	33.2	24.0	7.0	6.7	0.8	0.6	7.3	16.0	45.7	1.9	6.0	31.5	7.5	9.4	80.2	59.7	1.1	5.8	3.8	2,094	1,509	438	421	50	40	241	161	-12
13	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	115.5	2025-26	CHA	74	31.2	17.4	5.8	3.2	0.6	0.4	6.3	13.8	46.0	2.0	5.9	33.6	2.7	3.3	83.1	57.1	1.0	4.8	1.4	2,308	1,284	429	237	46	32	106	128	+159
14	Jaime Jaquez Jr. J. Jaquez Jr.	116.3	2025-26	MIA	71	28.3	15.2	5.1	4.7	0.7	0.3	6.1	12.2	50.1	0.7	2.4	30.5	2.3	3.0	77.1	56.4	1.3	3.8	2.0	2,009	1,080	362	332	51	21	143	132	+147
15	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	116.3	2025-26	CHA	78	31.5	18.7	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	13.4	48.1	3.4	7.9	43.0	2.5	2.9	86.2	64.0	1.2	4.2	2.0	2,455	1,461	417	263	55	18	153	164	+326
16	LeBron James L. James	116.4	2025-26	LAL	57	33.5	20.8	6.1	7.1	1.1	0.6	7.8	15.3	51.2	1.3	4.1	30.9	3.9	5.2	73.8	59.1	0.8	5.3	3.0	1,909	1,184	346	403	63	34	169	79	+59
17	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	116.9	2025-26	CHI	76	29.2	16.3	5.8	2.0	0.7	1.5	5.8	12.4	46.5	2.3	6.4	35.6	2.4	3.1	78.7	59.0	1.0	4.8	2.1	2,222	1,238	440	155	54	113	157	177	-288
18	Naji Marshall N. Marshall	117.3	2025-26	DAL	73	29.6	15.4	4.7	3.3	1.1	0.1	5.7	11.1	51.3	0.8	2.9	29.2	3.1	4.1	76.0	59.5	0.9	3.8	1.6	2,164	1,122	346	241	79	6	118	140	-205
19	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	118.7	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
20	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	120.8	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
21	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
22	Ace Bailey A. Bailey	123.9	2025-26	UTA	70	27.6	13.6	4.1	1.8	0.8	0.7	5.4	12.2	44.4	1.9	5.5	34.8	0.9	1.2	76.7	53.7	1.4	2.7	1.4	1,930	955	289	128	57	47	101	189	-458

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

More Hawks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.7

Johnson

RPG

10.3

Johnson

APG

8.0

Johnson

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.1

14th

DRTG

113.5

9th

NETRTG

2.6

11th

3P%

37.1

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Knicks	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	43	35	.551	13.5
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/8	ATL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 4/10	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	ATL	@	MIA	6:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

51 - 28

108

Final

105

Hawks

45 - 34

Mon 6 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.1

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

120.7

119.9

119.7

119.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.1

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.4

8.0

7.8

6.6

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

17-61

18-60

19-59

21-58

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,950.4

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,412

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,205

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,617.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

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

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-31-1

46-32

44-34

45-34

44-35

Worst Record ATS

32-47

33-46

33-45

34-44

34-43-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	43	35	.551	13.5
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.0
9	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	15.5
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	25.5
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	27.5
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	37.5
14	Pacers - e	18	60	.231	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	2.5
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	11.5
4	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	19.0
8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	22.5
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
13	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	58	.266	41.5
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5