Anfernee Simons had the highest defensive rating in 2022-23, with a 122.6 rating.

Interpreted as:

highest 2023 defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player

	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	Anfernee Simons A. Simons	122.6	2022-23	POR	62	35.0	21.1	2.6	4.1	0.7	0.2	7.5	16.9	44.7	3.4	9.1	37.7	2.6	2.9	89.4	58.1	0.3	2.3	2.1	2,170	1,306	161	253	42	14	128	142	-75
2	Jalen Green J. Green	122.5	2022-23	HOU	76	34.2	22.1	3.7	3.7	0.8	0.2	7.4	17.9	41.6	2.5	7.3	33.8	4.8	6.1	78.6	53.8	0.6	3.2	2.6	2,602	1,683	284	281	59	18	200	131	-447
3	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	121.8	2022-23	SAS	63	32.7	22.0	5.0	2.9	0.7	0.2	8.0	17.7	45.2	2.1	6.5	32.9	3.9	5.2	74.9	55.1	0.9	4.2	2.1	2,063	1,385	318	183	46	11	134	125	-491
4	KJ Martin	121.2	2022-23	HOU	82	28.0	12.7	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.4	5.0	8.8	56.9	0.8	2.6	31.5	1.8	2.7	68.0	63.5	1.5	4.0	1.1	2,292	1,039	452	123	41	30	91	147	-368
5	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	121.0	2022-23	IND	78	28.5	16.7	4.1	1.5	0.6	0.2	5.3	12.2	43.4	1.3	4.0	32.3	4.8	5.8	82.8	56.6	1.1	3.0	1.9	2,222	1,302	318	116	48	13	152	162	-179
6	Jaden Ivey J. Ivey	120.9	2022-23	DET	74	31.1	16.3	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.2	5.5	13.3	41.6	1.6	4.7	34.3	3.6	4.8	74.7	52.8	1.0	2.9	3.2	2,304	1,204	288	387	61	17	237	242	-642
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	120.8	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	32.2	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
8	Andrew Nembhard A. Nembhard	120.4	2022-23	IND	75	27.6	9.5	2.7	4.5	0.9	0.2	3.8	8.6	44.1	1.2	3.5	35.0	0.7	0.8	79.0	52.8	0.5	2.2	1.7	2,073	709	199	341	70	13	126	179	-263
9	Jerami Grant J. Grant	120.2	2022-23	POR	63	35.6	20.5	4.5	2.4	0.8	0.8	6.9	14.5	47.5	2.3	5.7	40.1	4.4	5.4	81.3	60.6	0.8	3.7	1.8	2,245	1,290	283	150	51	53	116	152	-35
10	Corey Kispert C. Kispert	120.0	2022-23	WAS	74	28.3	11.1	2.8	1.2	0.4	0.1	3.9	7.9	49.7	2.2	5.2	42.4	1.0	1.2	85.2	65.7	0.4	2.4	0.7	2,093	820	207	87	32	9	55	97	-124
11	Kevin Porter Jr. K. Porter Jr.	119.6	2022-23	HOU	59	34.3	19.2	5.3	5.7	1.4	0.3	6.6	15.0	44.2	2.4	6.5	36.6	3.5	4.5	78.4	56.5	1.3	4.0	3.2	2,024	1,130	314	338	82	17	188	156	-343
12	Trae Young T. Young	119.2	2022-23	ATL	73	34.8	26.2	3.0	10.2	1.1	0.1	8.2	19.0	42.9	2.1	6.3	33.5	7.8	8.8	88.6	57.3	0.8	2.2	4.1	2,541	1,914	217	741	80	9	300	104	+100
13	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	119.2	2022-23	SAC	82	32.5	15.0	4.5	1.6	0.7	0.1	4.6	9.6	47.3	1.6	4.3	37.4	4.3	5.0	84.7	63.2	1.1	3.4	1.0	2,662	1,230	366	128	57	10	86	103	+255
14	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	119.1	2022-23	ATL	67	31.7	15.4	4.2	1.4	0.5	0.3	5.7	12.3	46.1	1.5	4.3	35.0	2.6	3.1	82.6	56.3	0.7	3.6	1.2	2,126	1,029	284	94	35	17	82	199	-18
15	Jabari Smith Jr. J. Smith Jr.	119.0	2022-23	HOU	79	31.0	12.8	7.2	1.3	0.5	0.9	4.6	11.3	40.8	1.5	4.9	30.7	2.1	2.6	78.6	51.4	1.5	5.7	1.3	2,450	1,010	569	101	43	74	104	227	-555
16	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	118.8	2022-23	TOT	77	27.6	13.8	4.7	1.5	0.9	0.2	4.6	10.9	42.2	2.0	5.4	36.1	2.7	3.1	86.1	56.4	1.3	3.4	0.9	2,129	1,062	362	118	70	13	71	123	-147
17	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	118.6	2022-23	DAL	71	30.3	14.4	3.5	1.8	0.7	0.2	4.8	11.9	40.1	3.0	7.7	38.5	1.8	2.3	77.0	55.4	0.3	3.2	0.8	2,152	1,019	251	129	49	12	60	120	+160
18	Reggie Bullock Jr. R. Bullock Jr.	118.6	2022-23	DAL	78	30.3	7.2	3.6	1.4	0.7	0.2	2.5	6.0	40.9	1.9	5.1	38.0	0.3	0.5	70.3	57.7	0.4	3.2	0.5	2,364	561	283	108	54	13	36	166	-88
19	Killian Hayes K. Hayes	118.3	2022-23	DET	76	28.3	10.3	2.9	6.2	1.4	0.4	4.0	10.7	37.7	1.1	3.8	28.0	1.2	1.5	82.1	45.5	0.4	2.5	2.3	2,153	786	221	470	104	28	173	219	-499
20	Buddy Hield B. Hield	118.2	2022-23	IND	80	31.0	16.8	5.0	2.8	1.2	0.3	5.9	13.0	45.8	3.6	8.5	42.5	1.3	1.6	82.2	61.4	0.8	4.2	1.7	2,482	1,344	400	225	92	26	139	156	-84
21	Spencer Dinwiddie S. Dinwiddie	118.2	2022-23	TOT	79	34.5	17.3	3.4	6.5	0.8	0.3	5.8	13.3	43.8	2.3	6.2	36.9	3.4	4.2	81.2	57.3	0.4	3.1	1.8	2,725	1,369	270	515	67	24	145	187	-10
22	Mike Conley M. Conley	117.8	2022-23	TOT	67	30.3	11.9	2.7	6.7	1.1	0.2	3.9	9.1	42.8	2.0	5.2	38.5	2.1	2.5	83.4	58.3	0.5	2.2	1.5	2,029	798	182	450	73	14	103	139	+60
23	RJ Barrett	117.7	2022-23	NYK	73	33.9	19.6	5.0	2.8	0.4	0.2	7.0	16.1	43.4	1.7	5.3	31.0	4.0	5.4	74.0	53.1	0.8	4.2	2.2	2,475	1,431	368	201	31	15	164	179	-62
24	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	117.5	2022-23	CHA	63	35.3	21.1	4.1	5.1	1.2	0.3	7.8	18.9	41.5	2.6	8.0	32.7	2.8	3.5	80.9	51.7	0.8	3.3	2.1	2,221	1,329	259	319	74	16	134	119	-288
25	Keegan Murray K. Murray	117.4	2022-23	SAC	80	29.8	12.2	4.6	1.2	0.8	0.5	4.4	9.8	45.3	2.6	6.3	41.1	0.8	1.0	76.5	59.7	1.1	3.5	0.8	2,381	976	371	98	61	42	60	162	+99