current forward with highest defensive rating

Svi Mykhailiuk had the highest defensive rating by an active forward this season, with a 126.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
current forward with highest defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Svi Mykhailiuk
S. Mykhailiuk
126.4
2025-26
UTA UTA
50
23.1
9.4
2.5
1.9
0.5
0.1
3.5
7.2
47.8
2.0
4.8
40.8
0.5
0.6
89.3
62.6
0.7
1.8
0.8
1,156
469
124
93
26
3
42
63
-77
2Will Riley
W. Riley
125.0
2025-26
WAS WAS
74
22.1
10.3
2.9
2.0
0.7
0.1
3.7
8.4
43.9
1.1
3.3
31.6
1.9
2.4
80.0
54.8
0.8
2.1
1.3
1,633
764
212
146
54
9
94
91
-484
3Brice Sensabaugh
B. Sensabaugh
124.5
2025-26
UTA UTA
75
23.5
14.9
3.1
1.9
0.7
0.2
5.3
11.4
46.0
2.2
5.9
36.7
2.2
2.7
82.6
59.0
0.7
2.3
1.7
1,762
1,116
231
143
54
12
124
143
-379
4DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
123.5
2025-26
SAC 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
5Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
123.5
2025-26
UTA UTA
72
27.6
13.8
4.2
1.8
0.8
0.7
5.5
12.4
44.3
1.9
5.5
34.4
0.9
1.2
75.0
53.3
1.4
2.8
1.5
1,988
993
302
131
60
49
107
193
-448
6Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
123.0
2025-26
UTA UTA
42
34.4
26.7
6.9
2.1
1.0
0.5
9.1
19.2
47.7
2.7
7.7
35.5
5.7
6.4
89.6
60.8
2.0
4.9
1.5
1,443
1,123
289
89
42
21
63
77
-55
7Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
121.8
2025-26
TOT
63
22.8
10.2
3.7
2.8
0.7
0.1
3.6
8.6
42.0
1.1
3.0
36.0
1.9
2.2
87.5
53.3
0.8
2.9
1.7
1,439
640
231
176
41
9
108
144
-337
8Corey Kispert
C. Kispert
121.2
2025-26
TOT
58
18.6
9.2
2.3
1.6
0.3
0.2
3.2
6.8
46.7
1.5
4.1
36.7
1.3
1.7
79.4
60.9
0.5
1.8
0.8
1,080
532
132
92
16
9
45
60
-151
9Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
121.1
2025-26
NOP 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
10Aaron Nesmith
A. Nesmith
121.0
2025-26
IND IND
45
29.7
13.8
4.2
1.9
0.6
0.5
4.7
11.4
41.4
2.3
6.2
37.9
2.0
2.5
82.9
55.4
1.1
3.1
1.4
1,335
621
187
86
26
23
63
124
-201
11Bilal Coulibaly
B. Coulibaly
120.2
2025-26
WAS WAS
56
26.2
11.7
4.3
2.6
1.3
1.0
4.1
9.7
42.5
1.2
3.6
31.9
2.4
3.2
74.6
53.1
0.9
3.5
1.4
1,468
657
243
145
75
54
81
130
-414
12Justin Champagnie
J. Champagnie
120.1
2025-26
WAS WAS
69
20.0
8.7
5.6
1.2
0.9
0.6
3.4
6.7
50.2
0.8
2.4
31.9
1.2
1.5
78.4
58.9
2.1
3.5
0.7
1,377
597
384
84
59
43
45
114
-294
13Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
120.0
2025-26
MIL MIL
69
26.2
13.0
4.5
2.7
0.7
0.4
4.9
10.0
49.2
1.2
3.5
34.7
2.0
2.7
72.6
58.1
0.8
3.7
1.7
1,806
896
313
184
46
28
119
134
-283
14Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
119.9
2025-26
NOP NOP
62
29.7
21.0
5.7
3.2
1.0
0.5
7.8
13.0
60.0
0.0
0.1
25.0
5.4
7.5
71.6
64.4
2.0
3.7
2.0
1,841
1,302
353
199
60
34
126
141
-82
15Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
119.8
2025-26
DAL DAL
69
21.7
11.7
2.1
1.4
0.5
0.3
4.1
10.6
39.3
2.9
7.6
38.3
0.5
0.7
76.6
54.1
0.3
1.8
0.9
1,497
810
143
96
33
22
63
70
-133
16Rui Hachimura
R. Hachimura
119.7
2025-26
LAL LAL
68
28.3
11.5
3.3
0.8
0.6
0.3
4.5
8.8
51.4
1.7
3.9
44.3
0.7
1.1
69.4
62.0
0.6
2.7
0.6
1,927
780
226
57
39
21
42
110
+81
17Cameron Johnson
C. Johnson
119.5
2025-26
DEN DEN
54
30.5
12.2
3.8
2.4
0.7
0.4
4.2
8.8
48.0
2.0
4.7
43.0
1.7
2.1
83.9
62.9
0.8
3.0
0.9
1,647
660
206
132
40
21
47
125
+343
18Marvin Bagley III
M. Bagley III
119.3
2025-26
TOT
60
20.0
10.5
6.1
1.4
0.5
0.7
4.2
6.9
61.8
0.4
0.9
46.2
1.6
2.4
66.0
66.1
2.5
3.6
1.0
1,201
627
366
85
28
43
61
123
-220
19Noah Clowney
N. Clowney
119.2
2025-26
BKN BKN
66
27.0
12.3
4.1
1.6
0.8
0.7
3.8
9.6
39.6
2.0
5.9
32.9
2.7
3.4
80.4
55.4
0.8
3.3
1.5
1,780
809
273
108
50
45
102
168
-329
20Patrick Williams
P. Williams
119.1
2025-26
CHI CHI
72
20.5
7.0
3.0
1.5
0.7
0.4
2.5
6.6
37.2
1.3
3.8
34.7
0.8
1.0
72.0
49.4
0.7
2.3
1.0
1,474
505
215
105
49
26
75
93
-345
21Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
119.0
2025-26
NOP 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
22Taylor Hendricks
T. Hendricks
118.9
2025-26
TOT
59
18.9
7.4
3.7
0.9
0.8
0.5
2.8
6.0
45.9
1.1
3.1
34.2
0.8
1.2
68.1
56.6
1.1
2.6
0.8
1,118
438
221
55
50
30
50
99
-257
23Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
118.7
2025-26
TOT
54
30.0
17.6
5.4
2.4
0.8
0.2
5.4
12.5
43.0
1.4
4.4
31.5
5.4
6.2
86.9
57.5
1.0
4.4
2.2
1,620
949
293
129
43
13
118
137
-146
24Herbert Jones
H. Jones
118.6
2025-26
NOP NOP
56
28.4
8.9
3.4
2.8
1.6
0.5
3.3
8.5
38.3
1.4
4.6
30.9
0.9
1.1
80.6
49.1
0.8
2.6
1.3
1,588
496
190
155
88
27
73
177
-49
25Jordan Miller
J. Miller
118.5
2025-26
LAC LAC
60
22.1
10.0
3.0
2.3
0.8
0.2
3.5
6.7
53.1
0.6
1.8
34.5
2.3
2.9
77.7
62.8
0.8
2.2
1.1
1,325
598
182
136
45
11
63
62
-13
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10.4

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APG

7.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

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DRTG

122.3

29th

NETRTG

-8.2

27th

3P%

34.5

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Pelicans Pelicans
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz
22
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28.1

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27.6

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27.4

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

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10.7

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10.7

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9.5

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8.6

Barnes

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7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

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2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

1.8

Mobley

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

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3.5

Brooks

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3.3

Hachimura

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

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113.6

Davison

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107.8

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Knicks

121.5

Thunder

119.3

Spurs

115.1

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7

Cavaliers

111.5
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

105.4

Spurs

106.9

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

16.1

Spurs

8.2

Thunder

7.4

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Raptors

-1.7

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1,085.5

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757.7

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755.7

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40.4

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Spurs

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Suns

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Knicks

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Cavaliers

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Warriors

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Rockets

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
102-112
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105
Mon
3/30
CHI CHI
@
SAS SAS
114-129
Mon
3/30
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
124-94
Mon
3/30
CLE CLE
@
UTA UTA
122-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
6/13
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Tue
6/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Fri
6/19
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM