Anthony Edwards had the best defensive rating by a guard in 2023-24, with a 109.5 rating.

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defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders guards 2024

	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	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	109.5	2023-24	MIN	79	35.1	25.9	5.4	5.1	1.3	0.5	9.1	19.7	46.1	2.4	6.7	35.7	5.4	6.4	83.6	57.5	0.7	4.8	3.1	2,770	2,049	430	405	101	42	241	141	+432
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	109.9	2023-24	OKC	75	34.0	30.1	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	10.6	19.8	53.5	1.3	3.6	35.3	7.6	8.7	87.4	63.6	0.9	4.7	2.2	2,553	2,254	415	465	150	67	162	184	+613
3	Jalen Suggs J. Suggs	110.4	2023-24	ORL	75	27.0	12.6	3.1	2.7	1.4	0.6	4.5	9.5	47.1	2.0	5.1	39.7	1.6	2.1	75.6	60.2	0.6	2.4	1.8	2,025	943	229	205	106	47	132	205	+45
4	Mike Conley M. Conley	111.2	2023-24	MIN	76	28.9	11.4	2.9	5.9	1.2	0.2	3.9	8.5	45.7	2.4	5.3	44.2	1.3	1.5	91.1	62.7	0.5	2.4	1.3	2,193	869	218	449	88	17	102	128	+274
5	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	111.7	2023-24	OKC	80	25.2	12.3	6.4	4.8	0.6	0.6	5.0	10.6	47.5	1.0	3.0	33.7	1.3	1.6	80.6	54.7	1.4	5.0	2.1	2,012	986	514	386	51	44	168	111	+375
6	Derrick White D. White	112.1	2023-24	BOS	73	32.6	15.2	4.2	5.2	1.0	1.2	5.3	11.5	46.1	2.7	6.8	39.6	1.9	2.1	90.1	61.1	0.7	3.5	1.5	2,381	1,107	310	377	74	87	112	152	+619
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	112.6	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
8	Josh Hart J. Hart	112.6	2023-24	NYK	81	33.4	9.4	8.3	4.1	0.9	0.3	3.6	8.4	43.4	1.0	3.2	31.0	1.1	1.4	79.1	52.2	1.6	6.8	1.5	2,707	761	675	331	75	23	118	171	+346
9	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	112.9	2023-24	BOS	69	32.8	12.5	5.4	4.8	0.9	0.8	4.8	10.0	48.0	2.0	4.7	42.9	0.9	1.0	83.3	59.7	1.2	4.2	1.8	2,263	860	373	333	60	53	124	108	+427
10	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	113.2	2023-24	CHI	71	28.7	10.1	3.8	3.5	1.7	1.0	3.6	7.6	46.8	1.9	4.7	40.8	1.0	1.4	76.0	61.3	0.9	3.0	1.4	2,040	715	273	247	120	70	102	181	+4
11	Donte DiVincenzo D. DiVincenzo	113.2	2023-24	NYK	81	29.1	15.5	3.7	2.7	1.3	0.4	5.5	12.4	44.3	3.5	8.7	40.1	1.1	1.4	75.4	59.7	0.8	2.9	1.4	2,360	1,259	297	216	107	36	113	166	+162
12	Jalen Williams J. Williams	113.6	2023-24	OKC	71	31.3	19.1	4.0	4.5	1.1	0.6	7.5	14.0	54.0	1.5	3.4	42.7	2.5	3.1	81.4	62.1	0.5	3.5	1.7	2,223	1,355	282	322	80	45	123	175	+383
13	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	113.9	2023-24	SAC	74	35.9	26.6	4.6	5.6	2.0	0.4	9.7	20.9	46.5	2.9	7.8	36.9	4.2	5.7	73.8	56.7	0.9	3.7	2.6	2,659	1,966	340	418	150	31	194	193	+235
14	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	114.2	2023-24	HOU	73	36.8	17.4	3.8	8.1	1.4	0.8	5.8	13.9	41.6	3.1	8.0	38.7	2.7	3.1	86.0	56.8	0.5	3.4	1.7	2,684	1,270	278	589	101	59	126	183	+183
15	Luguentz Dort L. Dort	114.4	2023-24	OKC	79	28.4	10.9	3.6	1.4	0.9	0.6	3.6	8.3	43.8	2.0	5.0	39.4	1.6	2.0	82.6	59.3	0.9	2.7	0.9	2,246	860	284	113	72	47	74	228	+347
16	CJ McCollum	114.5	2023-24	NOP	66	32.7	20.0	4.3	4.6	0.9	0.6	7.3	16.0	45.9	3.6	8.4	42.9	1.7	2.1	82.7	59.2	0.6	3.7	1.7	2,159	1,322	286	305	62	41	110	126	+197
17	Jalen Green J. Green	114.7	2023-24	HOU	82	31.7	19.6	5.2	3.5	0.8	0.3	6.9	16.2	42.3	2.5	7.4	33.2	3.5	4.3	80.4	54.1	0.5	4.7	2.3	2,602	1,610	423	291	66	28	191	115	+31
18	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope K. Caldwell-Pope	114.7	2023-24	DEN	76	31.6	10.1	2.4	2.4	1.3	0.6	3.6	7.7	46.0	1.6	4.1	40.6	1.3	1.5	89.4	60.2	0.4	2.0	1.0	2,402	766	183	182	98	42	75	151	+572
19	James Harden J. Harden	115.6	2023-24	LAC	72	34.3	16.6	5.1	8.5	1.1	0.8	4.9	11.4	42.8	2.6	6.8	38.1	4.2	4.8	87.8	61.2	0.5	4.7	2.6	2,470	1,192	369	614	77	57	185	127	+291
20	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	115.7	2023-24	DAL	58	35.0	25.6	5.0	5.2	1.3	0.5	9.7	19.5	49.7	3.0	7.3	41.1	3.3	3.6	90.5	60.8	0.8	4.2	1.8	2,030	1,487	290	299	74	28	106	112	+277
21	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	116.3	2023-24	HOU	72	30.9	12.7	3.4	1.7	0.9	0.1	4.6	10.7	42.8	1.8	5.1	35.9	1.7	2.0	84.4	54.9	0.7	2.7	1.2	2,227	915	246	119	64	10	88	241	-21
22	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	116.6	2023-24	NYK	77	35.4	28.7	3.6	6.7	0.9	0.2	10.3	21.4	47.9	2.7	6.8	40.1	5.5	6.5	84.7	59.2	0.6	3.1	2.4	2,726	2,212	278	519	70	13	186	144	+512
23	Grayson Allen G. Allen	116.8	2023-24	PHX	75	33.5	13.5	3.9	3.0	0.9	0.6	4.5	9.1	49.9	2.7	5.9	46.1	1.7	2.0	87.8	67.9	0.6	3.3	1.3	2,513	1,014	295	227	69	45	95	157	+262
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	117.2	2023-24	GSW	74	32.7	26.4	4.5	5.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	19.5	45.0	4.8	11.8	40.8	4.0	4.4	92.3	61.6	0.5	4.0	2.8	2,421	1,956	330	379	54	28	210	117	+189
25	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	117.3	2023-24	PHI	70	37.5	25.9	3.7	6.2	1.0	0.5	9.1	20.3	45.0	3.0	8.1	37.3	4.7	5.4	86.8	57.3	0.5	3.2	1.7	2,626	1,816	258	433	69	33	116	151	+303

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PPG

29.3

Edwards

RPG

11.0

Gobert

APG

5.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

9th

DRTG

113.4

7th

NETRTG

4.1

8th

3P%

36.8

7th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.0
5	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Timberwolves	20	12	.625	7.0
7	Suns	18	13	.581	8.5
8	Warriors	16	16	.500	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	MIN	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	MIN	@	ATL	3:00 PM
Sat 1/3	MIN	@	MIA	5:00 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Nets

10 - 19

123

Final

107

Timberwolves

20 - 12

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.1

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.2

Sarr

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.7

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.4

Jokić

70.8

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.5

122.6

122.2

121.4

120.3

119.7

DRtg Rankings

106.2

111.7

112.3

112.7

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

14.1

8.8

8.2

6.9

6.4

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

6-26

7-23

8-25

8-24

10-21

10-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,998.3

Jokić

1,614.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,526.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,127

Jokić

1,619.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,612.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.7

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

21-10

20-13

17-12

17-12-1

18-13

Worst Record ATS

10-23

12-20

12-19

12-18

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	8	.750
2	Knicks	22	9	.710	1.5
3	Celtics	19	12	.613	4.5
4	Raptors	19	14	.576	5.5
5	Magic	18	14	.563	6.0
6	76ers	16	14	.533	7.0
7	Heat	17	15	.531	7.0
8	Cavaliers	17	16	.515	7.5
9	Bulls	15	16	.484	8.5
10	Hawks	15	18	.455	9.5
11	Bucks	13	19	.406	11.0
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	12.5
13	Nets	10	19	.345	12.5
14	Wizards	7	23	.233	16.0
15	Pacers	6	26	.188	18.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	27	5	.844
2	Spurs	23	8	.742	3.5
3	Nuggets	22	9	.710	4.5
4	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.0
5	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Timberwolves	20	12	.625	7.0
7	Suns	18	13	.581	8.5
8	Warriors	16	16	.500	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	17	.469	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	13	19	.406	14.0
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	14.5
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	15.5
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	16.5
14	Kings	8	24	.250	19.0
15	Pelicans	8	25	.242	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/27	CHI	@	CHA	116-123
Thu 11/27	WAS	@	IND	86-119
Thu 11/27	CLE	@	ATL	123-130
Thu 11/27	MIL	@	NYK	109-118
Thu 11/27	PHI	@	BKN	115-103

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	PHX	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	MIL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Mon 12/29	GSW	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Mon 12/29	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Anthony Edwards had the best defensive rating by a guard in 2023-24, with a 109.5 rating.

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