guards with the best defensive rating since 2015

Since 2014-15, Manu Ginobili has the lowest defensive rating by a guard, with a 102.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
guards with the best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games since 2015
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
102.5
262
20.3
9.1
2.5
3.1
1.0
0.2
3.1
7.4
42.6
1.2
3.3
36.4
1.7
2.1
78.3
55.0
0.4
2.1
1.7
5,311
2,386
656
816
258
63
454
482
+971
2Jared Dudley
J. Dudley
103.9
72
23.8
7.2
3.1
1.8
1.0
0.2
2.8
5.9
46.8
1.0
2.7
38.5
0.7
0.9
71.6
57.2
0.6
2.4
0.9
1,717
518
220
130
72
11
62
113
+110
3Otto Porter Jr.
O. Porter Jr.
103.9
74
19.4
6.0
3.0
0.9
0.6
0.4
2.4
5.3
45.0
0.5
1.4
33.7
0.8
1.1
73.4
52.3
0.9
2.0
0.7
1,432
445
221
65
44
30
52
97
-35
4CJ Miles
CJ Miles
104.1
134
24.7
12.6
2.9
1.0
0.8
0.4
4.4
10.9
40.2
2.2
6.2
35.5
1.7
2.1
78.2
53.4
0.3
2.6
1.1
3,305
1,695
389
138
113
55
143
274
+161
5Danny Green
D. Green
104.7
590
26.0
8.6
3.5
1.6
1.1
0.8
3.0
7.3
41.3
2.0
5.0
39.2
0.6
0.7
80.3
56.1
0.6
2.9
1.0
15,316
5,064
2,094
939
630
469
578
1,100
+2565
6Tony Allen
T. Allen
105.2
157
24.2
8.2
4.7
1.1
1.5
0.3
3.4
7.4
46.1
0.2
0.7
31.5
1.2
1.8
62.6
50.0
1.8
2.8
1.3
3,806
1,281
734
177
236
50
197
402
-119
7Pablo Prigioni
P. Prigioni
105.6
126
16.0
3.3
1.8
2.4
1.0
0.0
1.2
3.0
38.9
0.7
2.1
32.6
0.3
0.4
85.7
52.8
0.5
1.3
0.9
2,020
419
233
301
132
2
111
170
-128
8Paul George
P. George
105.6
48
29.6
21.5
5.7
3.9
1.4
0.4
7.1
16.3
43.9
3.3
7.9
41.2
4.0
4.5
87.6
58.9
0.5
5.2
2.6
1,419
1,033
272
185
68
20
125
113
+258
9Jonathon Simmons
J. Simmons
106.1
189
17.3
6.2
2.0
1.7
0.5
0.2
2.3
5.4
42.6
0.4
1.3
30.0
1.3
1.7
74.8
51.1
0.3
1.7
1.0
3,269
1,180
382
312
100
45
197
338
+154
10LeBron James
L. James
106.1
45
33.4
25.0
7.7
7.8
1.1
0.6
9.4
18.3
51.3
2.3
6.3
36.5
4.0
5.7
69.8
60.2
0.6
7.0
3.7
1,504
1,126
346
350
48
25
168
70
+287
11Rodney Stuckey
R. Stuckey
106.2
168
22.9
10.1
2.9
2.6
0.7
0.1
3.6
8.6
42.1
0.6
1.7
33.1
2.3
2.9
80.7
51.3
0.4
2.5
1.5
3,845
1,694
488
445
115
18
247
252
-43
12Monta Ellis
M. Ellis
106.6
235
31.6
13.9
2.8
4.0
1.6
0.4
5.5
12.5
43.8
0.9
3.0
30.1
2.1
2.7
75.8
50.8
0.4
2.4
2.3
7,431
3,264
665
948
376
89
536
520
+250
13Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
106.7
191
37.4
21.0
5.5
4.3
1.8
0.5
7.0
15.0
46.3
1.1
3.1
34.6
6.0
7.1
83.9
57.8
1.4
4.1
1.7
7,151
4,007
1,051
821
340
103
333
310
+599
14Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
106.7
383
31.1
13.1
7.4
7.2
1.5
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
15O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
106.9
112
24.9
10.1
2.6
2.8
0.9
0.2
3.7
9.1
40.6
1.3
3.9
34.4
1.3
1.6
81.6
51.2
0.4
2.2
1.8
2,787
1,127
292
315
105
26
200
291
-122
16Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
106.9
201
29.8
15.6
5.1
1.7
1.0
0.4
5.8
12.3
47.1
1.7
4.6
37.5
2.3
3.4
67.7
56.5
1.0
4.1
1.7
5,999
3,140
1,023
332
204
78
348
534
+630
17Steve Blake
S. Blake
107.4
139
18.1
4.3
1.6
3.5
0.5
0.1
1.5
4.1
37.9
0.9
2.7
34.9
0.3
0.4
73.8
50.9
0.2
1.4
1.3
2,515
604
226
488
65
10
185
188
+56
18Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
107.4
335
28.2
17.0
4.0
4.2
1.1
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.8
0.6
2.0
30.0
3.4
4.4
76.3
51.5
1.0
3.0
2.6
9,442
5,684
1,328
1,400
358
189
856
575
-176
19Shaun Livingston
S. Livingston
107.5
367
17.5
5.4
2.0
2.4
0.6
0.3
2.3
4.5
52.0
0.0
0.1
12.5
0.8
1.0
77.8
55.3
0.5
1.5
0.9
6,429
1,990
751
889
210
115
338
561
+568
20Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
107.5
207
24.9
9.4
2.5
3.5
1.4
0.2
3.0
7.5
39.8
0.8
2.8
29.3
2.6
3.2
81.4
52.8
0.3
2.2
1.9
5,162
1,948
520
734
289
37
400
611
-130
21Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
107.6
424
32.5
17.4
4.5
3.9
1.6
0.5
6.4
14.7
43.9
1.7
5.0
34.9
2.8
3.6
79.0
53.7
0.6
3.9
2.4
13,761
7,397
1,916
1,643
676
193
1,010
992
+191
22Kent Bazemore
K. Bazemore
107.6
386
22.3
8.9
3.3
2.0
1.1
0.6
3.2
7.6
41.3
1.2
3.2
36.2
1.4
1.9
72.1
52.2
0.4
2.8
1.5
8,590
3,419
1,260
777
426
214
579
837
-614
23Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
107.7
452
26.4
8.3
4.5
7.4
1.3
0.1
3.5
8.0
43.1
0.8
2.2
35.4
0.6
1.0
58.1
48.8
0.8
3.7
2.6
11,923
3,736
2,029
3,347
565
57
1,173
858
-536
24Tony Parker
T. Parker
107.8
314
24.2
10.9
1.9
4.5
0.6
0.1
4.5
9.4
47.6
0.4
1.0
35.7
1.6
2.1
74.8
52.6
0.2
1.7
1.6
7,594
3,422
596
1,401
181
23
509
419
+795
25PJ Hairston
PJ Hairston
107.8
66
19.9
6.2
2.6
0.6
0.5
0.2
2.2
6.2
35.5
1.1
3.7
29.0
0.8
1.0
78.1
47.0
0.4
2.3
0.6
1,313
410
174
38
32
11
41
137
-191
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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

8th

DRTG

108.2

2nd

NETRTG

10.0

4th

3P%

35.2

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
8
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
2.0
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
2.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
3.0
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
11/7
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
7:30 PM
Sat
11/8
NOP NOP
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
SAS SAS
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
11/12
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

5 - 1

118

Final

130

PHX Suns

3 - 4

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
8
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
2.0
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
2.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
3.0
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
3.0
6
Warriors Warriors
5
3
.625
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
6
1
.857
2
76ers 76ers
5
2
.714
1.0
3
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
5
3
.625
1.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
2.0
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
WAS WAS
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Wed
11/5
MIN MIN
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM