highest defensive ratings among point guards this season

Josh Giddey has the worst defensive rating by a point guard this season, with a 125.3 rating.

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  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
125.3
2026-27
CHI CHI
8
27.1
9.3
4.6
7.6
0.5
0.4
3.5
9.0
38.9
1.0
3.5
28.6
1.3
1.9
66.7
47.1
0.5
4.1
2.5
217
74
37
61
4
3
20
11
-87
2Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
124.9
2026-27
SAC SAC
9
36.9
25.2
3.7
7.1
0.9
0.1
9.3
23.2
40.2
3.0
9.7
31.0
3.6
4.3
82.1
50.2
0.3
3.3
3.4
332
227
33
64
8
1
31
28
-80
3Darius Garland
D. Garland
121.3
2026-27
LAC LAC
8
33.8
20.9
1.6
6.6
0.6
0.0
7.5
16.1
46.5
2.5
6.9
36.4
3.4
4.0
84.4
58.4
0.3
1.4
5.5
270
167
13
53
5
0
44
18
-100
4Davion Mitchell
D. Mitchell
120.5
2026-27
MIA MIA
9
35.1
16.1
1.6
8.2
1.3
0.6
6.3
12.7
50.0
2.2
5.4
40.8
1.2
1.7
73.3
60.1
0.2
1.3
2.7
316
145
14
74
12
5
24
25
-39
5Jamal Murray
J. Murray
118.5
2026-27
DEN DEN
7
37.0
25.4
5.4
5.9
1.1
0.7
7.9
16.6
47.4
4.1
8.1
50.9
5.6
6.7
83.0
65.1
1.0
4.4
2.9
259
178
38
41
8
5
20
13
+30
6Dennis Schröder
D. Schröder
118.2
2026-27
CHA CHA
9
29.9
10.2
3.6
4.9
0.8
0.1
3.6
9.8
36.4
0.8
3.9
20.0
2.3
2.7
87.5
46.7
0.7
2.9
3.2
269
92
32
44
7
1
29
26
-44
7Collin Gillespie
C. Gillespie
117.8
2026-27
PHX PHX
7
25.3
6.7
2.1
4.1
2.7
0.1
2.4
8.1
29.8
1.7
6.3
27.3
0.1
0.6
25.0
40.0
0.7
1.4
1.9
177
47
15
29
19
1
13
19
-4
8Keyonte George
K. George
117.7
2026-27
UTA UTA
9
32.3
21.3
4.2
6.2
0.9
0.2
7.2
15.9
45.5
2.0
6.2
32.1
4.9
6.3
77.2
57.1
0.3
3.9
3.9
291
192
38
56
8
2
35
25
-67
9Trae Young
T. Young
117.3
2026-27
WAS WAS
9
35.9
20.0
3.2
9.6
1.1
0.2
5.6
13.6
41.0
2.0
6.9
29.0
6.9
8.0
86.1
58.6
0.1
3.1
3.7
323
180
29
86
10
2
33
18
-15
10Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
115.7
2026-27
POR POR
8
30.6
20.4
3.6
4.1
0.9
0.1
5.9
14.1
41.6
2.9
8.8
32.9
5.8
6.8
85.2
59.6
0.5
3.1
2.3
245
163
29
33
7
1
18
9
+75
11Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
115.4
2026-27
TOR TOR
8
31.8
17.4
3.5
5.8
1.1
0.0
5.6
13.8
40.9
2.6
7.9
33.3
3.5
4.1
84.8
55.8
0.8
2.8
1.0
254
139
28
46
9
0
8
15
+25
12Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
114.9
2026-27
NOP NOP
9
28.9
14.8
4.6
4.6
1.1
0.4
5.8
13.6
42.6
0.9
3.8
23.5
2.3
2.9
80.8
49.8
1.4
3.1
2.6
260
133
41
41
10
4
23
26
-5
13CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
114.4
2026-27
ATL ATL
10
26.2
13.3
3.0
4.0
1.0
0.3
4.8
11.6
41.4
1.8
5.1
35.3
1.9
2.3
82.6
52.7
0.8
2.2
2.0
262
133
30
40
10
3
20
22
+16
14Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
113.8
2026-27
POR POR
8
26.6
13.3
4.0
4.5
1.0
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.9
2.5
5.8
43.5
1.8
2.1
82.4
70.2
0.9
3.1
1.1
213
106
32
36
8
2
9
15
+46
15James Harden
J. Harden
113.6
2026-27
CLE CLE
9
33.3
16.7
5.3
5.9
0.8
0.4
4.8
12.7
37.7
2.7
7.2
36.9
4.4
5.3
83.3
55.5
0.3
5.0
3.0
300
150
48
53
7
4
27
20
-3
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
113.3
2026-27
NYK NYK
8
34.1
25.6
2.6
5.1
0.8
0.4
8.4
20.3
41.4
2.8
7.6
36.1
6.1
8.1
75.4
53.8
0.6
2.0
1.8
273
205
21
41
6
3
14
11
+43
17Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
112.2
2026-27
BOS BOS
9
26.4
12.9
3.1
3.8
0.8
0.2
4.1
9.9
41.6
1.9
5.3
35.4
2.8
3.2
86.2
57.0
1.1
2.0
1.4
238
116
28
34
7
2
13
15
+54
18Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
111.6
2026-27
LAL LAL
9
36.0
40.1
7.8
7.7
1.7
0.7
12.2
24.6
49.8
5.8
13.8
41.9
9.9
11.3
87.3
67.9
0.3
7.4
4.9
324
361
70
69
15
6
44
23
+140
19Stephon Castle
S. Castle
110.5
2026-27
SAS SAS
9
29.7
15.4
5.8
5.0
0.9
0.2
5.9
14.6
40.5
2.2
6.9
32.3
1.4
1.9
76.5
50.2
1.4
4.3
2.1
267
139
52
45
8
2
19
25
+45
20Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
110.4
2026-27
LAC LAC
8
30.4
8.5
4.0
4.5
2.8
0.6
3.1
6.3
50.0
0.9
2.5
35.0
1.4
1.6
84.6
61.0
0.9
3.1
1.8
243
68
32
36
22
5
14
22
+5
21Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
110.2
2026-27
OKC OKC
9
33.2
29.9
4.1
4.4
1.1
1.1
10.7
23.6
45.3
2.7
7.1
37.5
5.9
6.9
85.5
56.2
0.7
3.4
2.2
299
269
37
40
10
10
20
18
+50
22De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
109.4
2026-27
SAS SAS
9
30.3
14.4
4.0
5.9
1.3
0.6
4.9
9.2
53.0
0.9
2.7
33.3
3.8
4.7
81.0
64.1
0.4
3.6
2.8
273
130
36
53
12
5
25
22
+106
23Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
108.3
2026-27
PHI PHI
10
36.5
26.9
3.7
5.3
1.5
0.7
9.2
19.4
47.4
2.5
7.5
33.3
6.0
7.1
84.5
59.7
0.3
3.4
2.1
365
269
37
53
15
7
21
25
+40
24LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
106.6
2026-27
MIN MIN
10
27.5
17.7
3.3
6.1
1.7
0.1
6.0
13.6
44.1
3.3
8.6
38.4
2.4
3.0
80.0
59.3
0.8
2.5
3.9
275
177
33
61
17
1
39
41
+118
25Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
101.6
2026-27
DET DET
8
33.4
24.0
5.6
7.6
1.6
1.1
8.4
17.8
47.2
2.3
6.9
32.7
5.0
6.3
80.0
58.5
0.4
5.3
3.9
267
192
45
61
13
9
31
17
+44

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More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

19.5

Wilson

Caleb Wilson

RPG

7.8

Smith

Jalen Smith

APG

7.6

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

106.7

28th

DRTG

123.9

30th

NETRTG

-17.2

30th

3P%

27.2

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Hornets Hornets
3
7
.300
5.0
12
Magic Magic
2
6
.250
5.0
13
Nets Nets
2
6
.250
5.0
14
Bulls Bulls
1
7
.125
6.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
8
.111
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
3:30 PM
Wed
11/11
SAS SAS
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
11/13
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Mon
11/16
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

1 - 7

105

Final

135

NYK Knicks

4 - 4

Wed 4 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

Stephen Curry
RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.6

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.6

Young

Trae Young

9.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.5

Wagner

Franz Wagner
SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

Kris Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

Collin Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

Dyson Daniels
BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.7

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.4

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

Isaiah Stewart

76.3

Matković

Karlo Matković

75.9

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

122.2

Trail Blazers

121.9

Rockets

121.1

Warriors

118.7

Celtics

118.2

Nuggets

117.7
DRtg Rankings
Pistons

103.6

Timberwolves

106.6

76ers

106.6

Celtics

108.2

Spurs

108.6

Knicks

108.7
NetRtg Rankings
Rockets

10.6

Timberwolves

10.6

Celtics

10.0

Pistons

9.5

Trail Blazers

9.0

Spurs

9.0
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-8

Bucks

1-8

Kings

1-8

Clippers

1-7

Bulls

1-7

Magic

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

Jamal Murray

36.9

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

36.5

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

9-1

Rockets

7-2

Warriors

7-2

Pistons

6-2

Lakers

7-3

Grizzlies

6-3
Worst Record ATS
Jazz

1-8

Suns

1-6

Heat

2-7

Magic

2-6

Knicks

2-6

Hornets

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
8
2
.800
2
Celtics Celtics
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
6
2
.750
1.0
4
Hawks Hawks
6
4
.600
2.0
5
Raptors Raptors
5
4
.556
2.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
5
4
.556
2.5
7
Knicks Knicks
4
4
.500
3.0
8
Wizards Wizards
4
5
.444
3.5
9
Heat Heat
3
6
.333
4.5
10
Pacers Pacers
3
6
.333
4.5
11
Hornets Hornets
3
7
.300
5.0
12
Magic Magic
2
6
.250
5.0
13
Nets Nets
2
6
.250
5.0
14
Bulls Bulls
1
7
.125
6.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
8
.111
6.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
8
2
.800
2
Rockets Rockets
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
7
2
.778
0.5
4
Spurs Spurs
7
2
.778
0.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
6
2
.750
1.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
7
3
.700
1.0
7
Grizzlies Grizzlies
6
3
.667
1.5
8
Warriors Warriors
6
3
.667
1.5
9
Nuggets Nuggets
4
3
.571
2.5
10
Mavericks Mavericks
5
4
.556
2.5
11
Pelicans Pelicans
4
5
.444
3.5
12
Suns Suns
2
5
.286
4.5
13
Clippers Clippers
1
7
.125
6.0
14
Kings Kings
1
8
.111
6.5
15
Jazz Jazz
1
8
.111
6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/7
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
5:00 PM
Sat
11/7
BKN BKN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sat
11/7
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
ORL ORL
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM