highest defensive rating by forward

Lauri Markkanen has the highest defensive rating by a forward this season, with a 123.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by forward this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
123.6
2025-26
36
35.8
27.4
7.1
2.2
1.1
0.6
9.3
19.5
47.6
2.8
7.9
35.9
6.0
6.8
88.9
60.9
2.0
5.1
1.5
1,288
986
256
79
38
20
55
67
-54
2DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
122.3
2025-26
51
33.1
19.2
3.2
3.9
1.2
0.2
6.8
13.5
50.6
0.7
2.1
34.3
4.8
5.6
86.6
60.2
0.5
2.7
1.2
1,686
981
163
200
63
12
60
108
-421
3Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
121.2
2025-26
44
30.2
16.5
5.9
2.4
1.0
0.0
5.7
12.6
45.2
1.8
5.2
34.8
3.3
3.9
83.8
57.6
1.8
4.1
0.7
1,328
725
259
104
43
2
29
48
-147
4Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
119.6
2025-26
47
35.8
21.5
5.9
3.6
1.6
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.0
3.0
8.3
36.0
3.4
3.9
89.0
60.6
1.1
4.8
1.8
1,683
1,012
278
171
73
15
85
100
-196
5Noah Clowney
N. Clowney
119.1
2025-26
43
28.8
13.1
4.3
1.9
0.8
0.8
4.0
10.3
38.8
2.1
6.6
31.9
3.0
3.8
80.2
54.8
1.0
3.3
1.8
1,237
564
183
80
33
35
76
119
-109
6Toumani Camara
T. Camara
118.3
2025-26
50
33.7
12.9
5.2
2.6
1.0
0.5
4.6
10.7
43.0
2.5
7.1
35.3
1.2
1.8
70.5
56.4
1.7
3.5
2.0
1,683
645
259
130
48
23
98
163
-93
7Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
118.1
2025-26
49
32.0
18.8
5.4
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.4
48.6
3.3
7.7
42.7
2.4
2.7
89.5
64.2
1.2
4.2
2.1
1,566
919
265
177
35
10
104
107
+59
8Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
118.0
2025-26
45
26.7
12.8
4.8
2.4
0.6
0.5
4.8
9.9
48.8
0.9
2.9
31.8
2.2
3.0
73.3
57.0
0.9
3.9
1.5
1,203
575
217
108
29
21
69
97
-194
9Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
117.9
2025-26
38
33.1
25.6
7.3
3.2
1.1
0.3
9.1
18.8
48.2
3.8
9.6
39.8
3.6
4.2
85.1
61.8
1.3
5.9
2.5
1,258
972
276
122
40
10
94
80
-39
10Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
117.5
2025-26
49
32.4
18.4
6.2
3.5
0.5
0.5
6.6
14.7
44.9
2.2
6.6
33.4
3.1
3.7
83.8
56.7
1.0
5.2
1.4
1,590
904
302
173
25
26
70
90
-28
11Jake LaRavia
J. LaRavia
117.1
2025-26
48
27.3
9.2
4.2
2.0
1.4
0.5
3.3
7.3
45.4
1.2
3.6
32.7
1.5
1.9
75.3
56.8
1.4
2.7
1.1
1,309
442
200
97
67
23
54
107
-100
12John Collins
J. Collins
116.8
2025-26
45
27.5
13.5
4.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
5.2
9.3
55.7
1.4
3.4
43.0
1.6
2.0
79.3
65.8
1.4
3.5
1.3
1,236
606
221
42
39
37
59
120
+30
13Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
116.6
2025-26
47
34.0
23.8
6.9
4.0
1.1
0.5
8.9
18.4
48.3
1.8
4.9
37.7
4.1
6.0
68.9
56.4
1.6
5.3
2.2
1,596
1,117
323
186
52
22
103
119
-125
14Peyton Watson
P. Watson
116.5
2025-26
47
30.4
15.0
4.9
2.0
1.0
1.1
5.4
10.8
50.4
1.6
3.7
42.8
2.5
3.5
72.4
60.7
0.9
4.0
1.7
1,431
704
232
92
47
54
82
116
+171
15Bobby Portis
B. Portis
116.5
2025-26
47
24.5
13.2
6.7
1.7
0.6
0.2
5.3
11.0
48.2
1.9
4.2
45.2
0.7
1.0
71.1
57.6
1.3
5.4
1.0
1,151
621
315
79
26
8
49
79
-184
16Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
116.4
2025-26
44
34.6
25.5
7.2
6.7
0.8
0.6
7.8
16.7
46.7
2.3
6.4
35.6
7.6
9.5
80.0
61.0
1.1
6.1
3.9
1,523
1,121
315
294
35
27
172
117
+2
17Matas Buzelis
M. Buzelis
116.3
2025-26
50
28.0
14.8
5.4
2.0
0.7
1.4
5.3
11.3
47.2
1.9
5.3
36.1
2.2
2.9
78.3
59.1
1.1
4.2
1.8
1,401
740
268
102
33
69
91
123
-47
18Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
115.9
2025-26
49
28.0
10.5
2.9
2.1
0.7
0.1
3.6
8.2
43.7
1.8
5.0
36.5
1.5
1.7
85.9
58.4
0.8
2.2
0.9
1,372
514
144
103
33
7
45
62
+149
19Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
115.8
2025-26
44
31.0
21.1
3.6
1.8
1.1
0.2
7.7
17.2
44.6
2.5
6.9
36.0
3.3
3.9
85.5
55.9
0.7
2.9
1.8
1,365
930
159
79
47
8
80
149
+2
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
114.8
2025-26
45
36.8
26.2
5.4
4.6
0.7
0.9
9.2
18.1
51.0
2.3
5.8
40.5
5.4
6.0
88.6
63.0
0.5
4.9
3.0
1,657
1,178
244
207
32
41
136
95
+259
21Jaime Jaquez Jr.
J. Jaquez Jr.
114.7
2025-26
46
28.8
15.4
5.3
4.7
0.8
0.2
6.3
12.1
51.9
0.5
1.8
28.6
2.4
3.2
75.2
57.3
1.3
4.1
2.2
1,326
709
246
216
38
10
102
93
+154
22Naji Marshall
N. Marshall
114.6
2025-26
48
29.3
14.6
5.0
2.9
1.0
0.1
5.4
10.0
53.8
0.9
2.8
30.4
3.0
3.9
77.2
62.5
0.9
4.1
1.4
1,407
701
238
141
49
5
66
96
-77
23Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
114.4
2025-26
38
34.4
21.7
8.8
4.9
0.7
0.6
7.3
15.7
46.2
1.1
3.7
30.2
6.1
8.0
76.3
56.5
1.2
7.6
2.8
1,307
826
334
185
27
24
108
77
-60
24Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
114.4
2025-26
49
34.5
15.7
4.2
4.1
1.5
0.8
6.3
12.7
50.0
2.2
5.6
38.9
0.9
1.1
81.5
59.9
1.1
3.1
1.0
1,691
771
206
203
75
40
51
92
+222
25Duncan Robinson
D. Robinson
114.4
2025-26
46
28.5
11.8
2.7
1.8
0.7
0.3
4.0
9.2
43.1
2.8
7.2
39.3
1.0
1.4
73.4
60.0
0.4
2.3
0.7
1,312
544
122
84
31
15
32
99
+275
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.4

Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

RPG

10.2

Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić

APG

6.7

Collier

Isaiah Collier
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.7

19th

DRTG

123.4

30th

NETRTG

-8.7

28th

3P%

34.9

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
19
30
.388
19.5
12
18
29
.383
19.5
13
Jazz Jazz
15
35
.300
24.0
14
13
38
.255
26.5
15
12
39
.235
27.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
2/3
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/5
@
7:30 PM
Sat
2/7
@
7:00 PM
Mon
2/9
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/11
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

15 - 35

100

Final

107

TOR Raptors

30 - 21

Sun 1 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
36
12
.750
2
31
18
.633
5.5
3
31
18
.633
5.5
4
30
21
.588
7.5
5
30
21
.588
7.5
6
27
21
.563
9.0
7
27
24
.529
10.5
8
25
23
.521
11.0
9
24
26
.480
13.0
10
24
27
.471
13.5
11
22
28
.440
15.0
12
18
29
.383
17.5
13
13
35
.271
23.0
14
13
35
.271
23.0
15
13
36
.265
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
39
11
.780
2
33
16
.673
5.5
3
33
17
.660
6.0
4
30
17
.638
7.5
5
31
19
.620
8.0
6
29
19
.604
9.0
7
30
20
.600
9.0
8
27
23
.540
12.0
9
23
25
.479
15.0
10
23
27
.460
16.0
11
19
30
.388
19.5
12
18
29
.383
19.5
13
15
35
.300
24.0
14
13
38
.255
26.5
15
12
39
.235
27.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/5
@
111-103
Mon
1/5
@
100-98
Tue
1/6
@
93-108
Tue
1/6
@
110-131
Tue
1/6
@
97-96

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
2/2
@
3:00 PM
Mon
2/2
@
7:00 PM
Mon
2/2
@
7:30 PM
Mon
2/2
@
10:00 PM
Tue
2/3
@
7:00 PM