I didn't find anything for this season, but small forwards had a defensive rating of 116.4 in 2025-26.

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2025-26 season

	NAME	POSITION	DRTG	SEASON	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	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	Small Forward	116.5	2025-26	38	31.1	20.0	5.6	4.9	1.4	0.2	6.3	12.2	51.9	0.8	2.2	37.6	6.5	7.6	86.4	64.6	2.3	3.2	1.6	1,182	760	211	185	55	8	60	46	+185
2	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	Small Forward	123.5	2025-26	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
3	LeBron James L. James	Small Forward	115.6	2025-26	60	33.2	20.9	6.1	7.2	1.2	0.6	7.9	15.3	51.5	1.3	4.1	31.7	3.9	5.3	73.7	59.4	0.7	5.4	3.0	1,989	1,256	364	432	72	35	179	81	+119
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	Small Forward	113.3	2025-26	65	32.1	27.9	6.4	3.6	1.9	0.4	9.8	19.4	50.5	2.6	6.8	38.7	5.7	6.4	89.2	62.9	1.1	5.3	2.0	2,085	1,813	413	234	122	27	133	78	+340
5	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	Small Forward	121.8	2025-26	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
6	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	Small Forward	119.8	2025-26	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
7	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	Small Forward	114.9	2025-26	68	30.3	15.4	4.8	2.7	1.1	1.0	5.7	12.1	47.5	2.0	4.9	41.4	1.9	2.4	78.4	58.6	1.7	3.1	1.5	2,063	1,045	329	182	76	69	103	156	+9
8	Doug McDermott D. McDermott	Small Forward	126.0	2025-26	29	15.1	5.7	1.3	0.8	0.2	0.1	1.9	4.8	38.8	1.7	4.2	39.0	0.3	0.3	88.9	57.4	0.2	1.0	0.4	439	164	37	22	6	4	13	28	-102
9	Kyle Anderson K. Anderson	Small Forward	116.1	2025-26	43	19.8	6.2	3.5	2.9	1.0	0.6	2.5	4.7	53.0	0.1	0.3	36.4	1.1	1.6	70.6	57.3	1.0	2.5	0.9	853	266	150	126	45	26	39	96	-81
10	Thanasis Antetokounmpo T. Antetokounmpo	Small Forward	111.9	2025-26	34	4.4	1.4	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.9	46.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.9	56.7	52.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	148	47	30	15	13	6	10	18	+5
11	Joe Ingles J. Ingles	Small Forward	112.2	2025-26	27	5.7	1.5	0.7	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.0	59.3	0.3	0.6	43.8	0.1	0.1	100.0	73.5	0.0	0.7	0.5	153	41	19	34	9	2	14	9	-8
12	Kelly Oubre Jr. K. Oubre Jr.	Small Forward	115.6	2025-26	50	31.5	14.1	5.0	1.6	1.4	0.5	5.1	10.9	46.7	1.7	4.8	36.0	2.2	2.9	76.6	58.0	1.0	4.0	1.4	1,574	705	252	80	68	24	69	127	-66
13	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	Small Forward	114.5	2025-26	77	33.8	21.5	5.6	3.7	0.8	0.7	8.0	16.7	47.7	1.8	4.6	38.2	3.8	4.6	82.0	57.3	0.8	4.8	2.4	2,604	1,655	430	284	58	55	187	148	+43
14	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	Small Forward	112.7	2025-26	71	34.4	28.7	6.9	5.1	1.0	0.4	10.4	21.7	47.7	2.0	5.7	34.7	6.0	7.5	79.5	57.3	1.1	5.8	3.6	2,443	2,038	492	364	72	27	259	191	+321
15	Taurean Prince T. Prince	Small Forward	120.7	2025-26	26	23.5	9.2	3.1	1.8	0.6	0.2	3.3	7.3	45.0	2.3	5.4	43.6	0.2	0.2	100.0	61.7	0.2	3.0	1.2	611	239	81	46	16	6	31	48	-51
16	Derrick Jones Jr. D. Jones Jr.	Small Forward	117.4	2025-26	50	27.0	10.1	3.5	1.4	0.9	1.0	3.8	7.6	49.9	1.1	3.1	35.9	1.4	1.9	76.3	60.0	1.2	2.2	0.8	1,350	504	173	69	45	50	40	104	+130
17	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	Small Forward	116.5	2025-26	56	30.4	20.2	3.6	1.8	1.0	0.2	7.4	17.1	43.5	2.3	6.6	34.4	3.0	3.6	84.2	54.0	0.8	2.9	1.8	1,702	1,131	203	99	57	9	98	183	-49
18	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	Small Forward	113.9	2025-26	78	28.4	9.8	4.8	2.7	1.1	0.4	3.4	8.0	42.1	2.7	6.7	40.8	0.3	0.5	71.1	59.6	0.8	4.0	1.3	2,213	765	372	208	84	32	103	177	-113
19	Nigel Hayes-Davis N. Hayes-Davis	Small Forward	115.0	2025-26	27	7.2	1.3	1.2	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.7	32.6	0.1	0.6	12.5	0.1	0.1	50.0	35.6	0.4	0.8	0.3	195	34	33	7	8	2	8	16	-72
20	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	Small Forward	113.9	2025-26	82	32.8	14.4	3.8	3.7	1.3	0.8	5.8	11.7	49.0	1.9	5.1	37.1	1.0	1.2	82.7	58.7	1.0	2.8	1.0	2,692	1,181	312	304	107	62	83	160	+298
21	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	Small Forward	115.6	2025-26	77	31.0	17.1	5.8	3.2	0.6	0.4	6.2	13.5	46.0	1.9	5.8	33.3	2.7	3.3	82.2	57.0	1.0	4.9	1.4	2,387	1,314	450	246	46	34	107	131	+147
22	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	Small Forward	118.3	2025-26	52	32.5	24.2	7.1	3.0	1.1	0.3	8.5	18.4	46.3	3.4	9.3	36.3	3.8	4.4	85.9	59.5	1.3	5.7	2.3	1,689	1,259	367	158	55	13	122	116	-205
23	Svi Mykhailiuk S. Mykhailiuk	Small Forward	126.4	2025-26	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
24	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	Small Forward	115.1	2025-26	77	27.4	12.2	2.7	2.1	0.6	0.3	4.1	9.1	45.6	2.9	7.0	41.0	1.1	1.4	75.5	62.9	0.4	2.3	0.7	2,113	939	205	159	44	22	54	168	+536
25	Haywood Highsmith H. Highsmith	Small Forward	116.2	2025-26	7	13.0	5.4	1.9	1.0	0.6	0.0	1.7	3.3	52.2	1.1	2.0	57.1	0.9	1.0	85.7	72.9	0.9	1.0	0.0	91	38	13	7	4	0	0	9	+10
	Total		116.4		5,161	23.4	11.7	4.0	2.2	0.8	0.4	4.2	9.1	46.7	1.4	3.8	35.9	1.9	2.4	79.7	57.9	1.0	3.0	1.3	121,002	60,541	20,662	11,554	4,204	2,024	6,486	9,455	-1170
	Average		116.4		44.5	23.4	11.7	4.0	2.2	0.8	0.4	4.2	9.1	46.7	1.4	3.8	35.9	1.9	2.4	79.7	57.9	1.0	3.0	1.3	1043.1	521.9	178.1	99.6	36.2	17.4	55.9	81.5	-10.1

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

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

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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