highest defensive rating for small forwards 2023

Keldon Johnson had the highest defensive rating by a small forward in 2022-23, with a 121.8 rating.

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	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	Max Strus M. Strus	116.6	2022-23	MIA	80	28.4	11.5	3.2	2.1	0.5	0.2	4.1	9.9	41.0	2.5	7.0	35.0	1.0	1.1	87.6	55.7	0.6	2.6	0.9	2,272	923	258	171	42	12	70	166	-145
10	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	116.3	2022-23	ORL	80	32.6	18.6	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
11	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	115.0	2022-23	TOR	77	34.8	15.3	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
12	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	114.8	2022-23	BKN	76	31.7	8.8	5.1	3.7	0.9	0.6	3.0	7.8	38.6	2.1	5.5	38.9	0.7	0.9	72.5	53.8	0.7	4.3	1.5	2,409	671	384	283	65	49	114	239	+77
13	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	114.8	2022-23	TOT	83	35.7	20.1	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
14	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	114.3	2022-23	ORL	72	33.8	20.0	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
15	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	114.0	2022-23	WAS	76	26.6	9.2	6.4	2.8	0.9	0.4	3.3	7.6	43.7	0.9	3.1	29.7	1.6	2.2	73.9	53.5	1.0	5.4	1.6	2,020	697	487	211	65	29	123	209	-51
16	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	113.7	2022-23	NOP	79	31.0	14.5	3.6	1.4	1.1	0.5	4.9	10.1	48.4	2.6	6.3	40.6	2.2	2.4	90.5	65.0	0.7	2.8	0.8	2,448	1,148	281	112	89	43	61	155	+38
17	Caleb Martin C. Martin	113.3	2022-23	MIA	71	29.3	9.6	4.8	1.6	1.0	0.4	3.6	7.7	46.4	1.2	3.3	35.6	1.3	1.6	80.5	57.1	1.2	3.6	1.1	2,077	683	344	117	71	31	78	145	-9
18	OG Anunoby	113.2	2022-23	TOR	67	35.6	16.8	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
19	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	111.8	2022-23	MIA	64	33.4	22.9	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
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	111.4	2022-23	BOS	67	35.9	26.6	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
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	109.8	2022-23	BOS	74	36.9	30.1	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Keldon Johnson had the highest defensive rating by a small forward in 2022-23, with a 121.8 rating.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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9.9

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2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

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