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

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guards with best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 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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Team Leaders

PPG

29.5

Edwards

RPG

11.5

Gobert

APG

5.4

Randle

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

9th

DRTG

113.2

8th

NETRTG

4.5

7th

3P%

37.5

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 3/5	TOR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 3/7	ORL	@	MIN	3:00 PM
Tue 3/10	MIN	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 3/11	MIN	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

38 - 23

117

Final

108

Nuggets

37 - 24

Sun 1 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.4

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.0

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-43

18-42

19-43

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,806.1

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,990.5

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

35-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-27

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

25-34

26-35

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	40	20	.667	5.5
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	33	.441	19.0
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	29.0
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	28.0
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIL	@	WAS	99-109
Wed 1/28	SAC	@	PHI	111-113
Wed 1/28	HOU	@	ATL	104-86
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	CHA	@	DAL	123-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Mon 3/2	LAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM

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

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