highest defensive average amongst forwards in 2023

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored the most points per game by a forward in 2022-23, with 31.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive average with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games amongst forwards in 2023
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.1
2022-23
63
32.1
11.8
5.7
0.8
0.8
11.2
20.3
55.3
0.7
2.7
27.5
7.9
12.3
64.5
60.5
2.2
9.6
3.9
2,023
1,959
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
2Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
30.1
2022-23
74
36.9
8.8
4.6
1.1
0.7
9.8
21.1
46.6
3.2
9.3
35.0
7.2
8.4
85.4
60.7
1.1
7.7
2.9
2,732
2,225
649
342
78
51
213
160
+470
3Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
26.6
2022-23
67
35.9
6.9
3.5
1.1
0.4
10.1
20.6
49.1
2.4
7.3
33.5
3.9
5.1
76.5
58.1
1.2
5.7
2.9
2,405
1,784
459
232
75
26
197
172
+256
4Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
25.6
2022-23
66
34.4
8.6
1.9
0.6
0.6
8.7
17.3
49.9
3.0
7.7
39.1
5.3
6.0
87.5
64.0
2.0
6.7
1.9
2,272
1,691
570
123
42
38
127
137
+163
5Julius Randle
J. Randle
25.1
2022-23
77
35.5
10.0
4.1
0.6
0.3
8.5
18.6
45.9
2.8
8.3
34.3
5.2
6.9
75.7
58.1
1.8
8.1
2.8
2,737
1,936
767
316
49
21
216
233
+171
6Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
24.2
2022-23
71
37.4
7.8
5.8
0.9
0.5
8.9
18.5
48.0
1.3
4.0
32.4
5.2
6.7
77.4
56.5
1.8
6.0
2.4
2,652
1,720
556
415
65
36
169
228
+123
7Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
23.2
2022-23
65
32.6
8.4
2.7
0.9
1.5
7.8
15.7
49.8
2.1
5.5
38.5
5.4
6.4
85.1
62.7
1.8
6.6
2.1
2,119
1,505
546
174
58
100
137
196
+81
8Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
22.9
2022-23
64
33.4
5.9
5.3
1.8
0.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.6
1.6
35.0
7.4
8.7
85.0
64.7
2.2
3.7
1.6
2,138
1,466
375
340
117
21
101
80
+47
9Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
22.0
2022-23
63
32.7
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
10Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
21.6
2022-23
59
32.1
3.8
2.6
0.6
0.1
7.3
14.9
48.8
2.5
6.0
41.1
4.5
5.1
88.4
62.7
0.6
3.2
2.3
1,893
1,273
223
152
34
8
135
113
-330
11Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
21.2
2022-23
64
35.0
7.2
3.7
0.6
0.5
8.0
17.8
44.8
2.5
7.5
33.3
2.7
3.7
73.0
54.4
0.9
6.4
3.0
2,239
1,357
463
239
36
29
190
145
+10
12Jerami Grant
J. Grant
20.5
2022-23
63
35.6
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
13Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
20.1
2022-23
TOT
83
35.7
4.4
3.3
1.1
0.7
7.1
15.3
46.8
2.0
5.3
38.2
3.8
4.3
89.5
58.7
1.0
3.4
1.5
2,963
1,671
364
273
91
61
127
159
+36
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
20.0
2022-23
72
33.8
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
15Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
19.1
2022-23
79
34.6
12.3
7.3
0.8
0.5
7.3
11.9
61.5
0.4
1.1
37.3
4.1
5.5
74.2
66.8
3.2
9.1
2.9
2,735
1,510
973
573
65
39
230
279
+212
16Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
18.6
2022-23
80
32.6
4.1
3.5
1.0
0.2
6.8
14.0
48.5
1.6
4.5
36.1
3.4
4.0
84.2
58.9
0.9
3.2
2.1
2,609
1,485
329
283
77
17
167
183
+50
17Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
17.4
2022-23
62
29.0
5.5
1.0
0.6
0.5
6.4
13.2
48.7
3.0
7.3
41.4
1.5
1.9
80.0
62.1
1.0
4.5
1.1
1,798
1,080
341
65
37
29
68
119
+418
18OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
16.8
2022-23
67
35.6
5.0
2.0
1.9
0.7
6.3
13.2
47.6
2.1
5.5
38.7
2.1
2.5
83.8
58.6
1.4
3.5
2.0
2,386
1,124
332
131
128
50
132
200
+132
19Christian Wood
C. Wood
16.6
2022-23
67
25.9
7.3
1.8
0.4
1.1
5.9
11.5
51.5
1.6
4.2
37.6
3.2
4.2
77.2
62.4
1.3
6.0
1.8
1,738
1,114
491
121
30
72
121
169
-43
20Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
16.3
2022-23
68
30.2
6.6
3.0
0.8
0.8
6.3
11.2
56.4
0.9
2.5
34.7
2.8
4.6
60.8
61.7
2.4
4.1
1.4
2,055
1,109
446
203
54
51
98
129
+518
21P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
15.7
2022-23
73
32.6
4.9
2.4
0.9
1.1
5.9
13.4
44.4
2.0
5.9
34.8
1.7
2.4
73.0
54.2
1.0
3.9
1.5
2,380
1,144
358
175
66
79
110
193
-375
22De'Andre Hunter
D. Hunter
15.4
2022-23
67
31.7
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
23Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
15.3
2022-23
77
34.8
6.6
4.8
1.1
0.8
6.0
13.2
45.6
0.8
2.9
28.1
2.5
3.2
77.2
52.4
2.3
4.3
2.0
2,677
1,179
512
371
83
61
154
170
+175
24Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
15.0
2022-23
82
32.5
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
25Tobias Harris
T. Harris
14.7
2022-23
74
32.9
5.7
2.5
0.9
0.5
5.7
11.4
50.1
1.7
4.4
38.9
1.5
1.7
87.6
60.2
0.9
4.8
1.2
2,436
1,085
424
186
68
40
89
149
+296

More Bucks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.6

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

RPG

9.9

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

APG

7.4

Porter

Kevin Porter Jr.
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.4

24th

DRTG

117.9

24th

NETRTG

-4.5

24th

3P%

38.8

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
32
31
.508
14.5
10
32
31
.508
14.5
11
Bucks Bucks
26
35
.426
19.5
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/7
@
8:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:30 PM
Sat
3/14
@
3:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

32 - 31

131

Final

113

MIL Bucks

26 - 35

Wed 4 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
41
21
.661
5.0
3
40
23
.635
6.5
4
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
34
28
.548
12.0
7
32
28
.533
13.0
8
33
29
.532
13.0
9
32
31
.508
14.5
10
32
31
.508
14.5
11
26
35
.426
19.5
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
14
15
46
.246
30.5
15
15
47
.242
31.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
44
17
.721
3.5
3
38
22
.633
9.0
4
39
23
.629
9.0
5
38
24
.613
10.0
6
37
24
.607
10.5
7
35
26
.574
12.5
8
31
30
.508
16.5
9
30
31
.492
17.5
10
30
33
.476
18.5
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
40
.344
26.5
13
19
44
.302
29.5
14
18
44
.290
30.0
15
14
49
.222
34.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/30
@
114-124
Fri
1/30
@
131-114
Fri
1/30
@
107-111
Sat
1/31
@
79-107
Sat
1/31
@
112-116

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/5
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
8:00 PM