highest defensive rating among guards 2022

Jalen Green had the worst defensive rating by a guard in 2021-22, with a 120.2 rating in his rookie season.

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highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games among guards 2022

	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	Jalen Green J. Green	120.2	2021-22	HOU	67	31.9	17.3	3.4	2.6	0.7	0.3	6.1	14.2	42.6	2.3	6.8	34.3	2.8	3.5	79.7	54.7	0.5	2.9	2.0	2,138	1,157	226	176	44	18	135	103	-519
2	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	118.5	2021-22	SAC	75	27.7	11.5	2.2	4.2	0.7	0.3	4.7	11.2	41.8	1.3	4.3	31.6	0.7	1.1	65.9	48.9	0.4	1.8	1.5	2,076	861	166	313	55	24	114	141	-273
3	Justin Holiday J. Holiday	118.3	2021-22	TOT	74	27.8	10.1	2.6	1.7	0.8	0.4	3.5	8.9	39.4	2.4	6.5	36.7	0.7	0.8	80.6	54.3	0.4	2.2	0.9	2,057	749	190	128	57	33	70	154	-204
4	Trae Young T. Young	117.8	2021-22	ATL	76	34.9	28.4	3.7	9.7	0.9	0.1	9.4	20.3	46.0	3.1	8.0	38.2	6.6	7.3	90.4	60.3	0.7	3.1	4.0	2,652	2,155	284	737	72	7	303	128	+158
5	Patty Mills P. Mills	117.5	2021-22	BKN	81	29.0	11.4	1.9	2.3	0.6	0.2	4.0	9.8	40.8	2.8	7.0	40.0	0.6	0.7	81.4	56.3	0.2	1.7	0.9	2,345	923	156	183	51	17	73	112	+117
6	Buddy Hield B. Hield	117.2	2021-22	TOT	81	30.9	15.6	4.4	2.8	0.9	0.3	5.5	13.6	40.6	3.2	8.8	36.6	1.4	1.6	87.4	54.8	0.8	3.5	1.9	2,499	1,265	353	229	73	25	153	184	-164
7	CJ McCollum	117.0	2021-22	TOT	62	34.6	22.1	4.3	5.1	1.1	0.4	8.6	18.8	46.0	2.9	7.6	38.8	1.9	2.7	68.2	55.3	0.9	3.5	2.0	2,145	1,370	269	315	70	22	127	121	-69
8	Kevin Huerter K. Huerter	117.0	2021-22	ATL	74	29.6	12.1	3.4	2.7	0.7	0.4	4.7	10.3	45.4	2.2	5.6	38.9	0.6	0.7	80.8	57.0	0.4	3.0	1.2	2,188	892	254	203	55	26	91	185	+168
9	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	116.8	2021-22	SAC	59	35.3	23.2	3.9	5.6	1.2	0.4	8.7	18.5	47.3	1.3	4.2	29.7	4.4	5.9	75.0	54.9	0.4	3.5	2.8	2,083	1,367	231	330	68	25	168	172	-193
10	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	116.1	2021-22	CHI	67	34.7	24.4	4.6	4.5	0.6	0.3	8.4	17.7	47.6	2.8	7.1	38.9	4.8	5.6	85.3	60.5	0.3	4.3	2.6	2,328	1,635	308	303	41	23	171	120	-26
11	Devonte' Graham D. Graham	116.1	2021-22	NOP	76	28.4	11.9	2.3	4.2	0.9	0.2	3.9	10.7	36.3	2.5	7.4	34.1	1.6	1.8	84.3	51.4	0.5	1.8	1.4	2,161	902	177	316	71	12	105	95	+40
12	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope K. Caldwell-Pope	115.6	2021-22	WAS	77	30.2	13.2	3.4	1.9	1.1	0.3	4.7	10.8	43.5	2.1	5.3	39.0	1.8	2.0	89.0	56.8	0.5	2.9	1.3	2,329	1,018	261	145	83	26	97	139	-228
13	Ayo Dosunmu A. Dosunmu	115.4	2021-22	CHI	77	27.4	8.8	2.8	3.3	0.8	0.4	3.6	6.9	52.0	0.9	2.4	37.6	0.7	1.0	67.9	59.6	0.4	2.4	1.4	2,110	679	214	256	60	29	108	182	-199
14	Malik Monk M. Monk	115.4	2021-22	LAL	76	28.1	13.8	3.4	2.9	0.8	0.4	5.1	10.9	47.3	2.3	5.8	39.1	1.2	1.5	79.5	59.7	0.5	2.9	1.6	2,138	1,048	256	218	61	29	122	138	+53
15	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	115.4	2021-22	CHA	73	33.7	19.3	4.3	4.5	1.3	0.3	7.1	16.0	44.4	3.0	8.1	37.4	2.1	2.4	85.2	56.6	0.8	3.5	1.3	2,458	1,408	315	326	93	25	96	119	+74
16	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	115.3	2021-22	CHI	76	36.1	27.9	5.2	4.9	0.9	0.3	10.2	20.2	50.4	0.7	1.9	35.2	6.8	7.8	87.7	59.0	0.7	4.4	2.4	2,743	2,118	392	374	68	24	181	178	+77
17	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	115.1	2021-22	TOT	77	35.0	15.3	4.0	8.2	1.7	0.6	5.6	11.8	47.3	2.1	5.1	41.4	2.1	2.5	84.2	59.5	0.8	3.2	2.6	2,693	1,181	311	628	134	49	199	121	-327
18	Monté Morris M. Morris	115.1	2021-22	DEN	75	29.9	12.6	3.0	4.4	0.7	0.2	5.0	10.3	48.4	1.7	4.2	39.5	1.0	1.1	86.9	58.3	0.4	2.7	1.0	2,239	945	226	333	56	14	78	92	+282
19	Seth Curry S. Curry	115.0	2021-22	TOT	64	33.3	15.0	3.1	3.6	0.8	0.2	5.6	11.5	48.7	2.5	5.8	42.2	1.3	1.5	87.2	61.5	0.3	2.8	1.7	2,134	960	200	230	53	14	109	148	+192
20	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	114.9	2021-22	MIN	65	31.9	18.1	3.3	7.1	1.0	0.3	6.2	15.0	41.1	2.7	8.0	34.0	3.0	3.7	82.5	54.4	0.4	2.9	2.5	2,076	1,176	216	460	62	22	165	130	+211
21	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	114.7	2021-22	PHI	75	35.3	17.5	3.2	4.3	0.7	0.4	6.4	13.3	48.5	1.8	4.1	42.7	2.8	3.3	86.6	59.4	0.3	2.9	1.2	2,650	1,311	240	321	55	32	88	156	+192
22	Cole Anthony C. Anthony	113.8	2021-22	ORL	65	31.7	16.3	5.4	5.7	0.7	0.3	5.5	14.0	39.1	2.0	6.0	33.8	3.3	3.9	85.4	51.9	0.5	4.9	2.6	2,059	1,062	348	369	46	17	170	171	-230
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	113.6	2021-22	LAL	78	34.3	18.5	7.4	7.1	1.0	0.3	7.0	15.8	44.4	1.0	3.4	29.8	3.4	5.1	66.7	51.2	1.4	6.0	3.8	2,678	1,441	580	550	75	20	295	235	-211
24	Will Barton W. Barton	113.6	2021-22	DEN	71	32.1	14.7	4.8	3.9	0.8	0.4	5.5	12.6	43.8	2.2	6.1	36.5	1.4	1.8	80.3	54.8	0.6	4.2	1.8	2,276	1,043	340	276	55	31	127	114	+100
25	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	113.4	2021-22	LAC	75	31.1	16.8	3.6	4.8	0.7	0.2	6.4	16.3	39.2	2.2	6.8	32.6	1.8	2.2	84.7	48.8	0.5	3.1	2.3	2,336	1,263	271	359	55	15	173	159	-70

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PPG

25.9

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RPG

9.1

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APG

6.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.8

8th

DRTG

112.6

5th

NETRTG

5.3

6th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	SAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Sat 2/28	HOU	@	MIA	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	GSW	@	HOU	7:30 PM

Last Game

Jazz

18 - 40

105

Final

125

Rockets

35 - 21

Mon 23 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.8

119.6

119.3

118.4

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.1

111.3

112.1

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

13-46

15-43

15-41

16-42

16-40

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

Maxey

2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

Johnson

2,792

Jokić

2,765.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-22

35-22-1

34-24

32-24

33-24

31-25

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-34

23-32-1

24-32

25-33

25-32-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.0
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.0
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	8.5
6	76ers	31	26	.544	11.5
7	Magic	30	26	.536	12.0
8	Heat	31	27	.534	12.0
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	15.5
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.0
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	17.5
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.0
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.0
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	2.5
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.0
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.0
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	GSW	@	DAL	115-123
Wed 1/21	CHI	@	MIN	120-115
Wed 1/21	SAS	@	UTA	126-109
Wed 1/21	MIA	@	POR	110-127
Wed 1/21	LAL	@	LAC	104-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	DAL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Tue 2/24	NYK	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Jalen Green had the worst defensive rating by a guard in 2021-22, with a 120.2 rating in his rookie season.

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