highest guard defensive rating 2021

Buddy Hield had the worst defensive rating by a guard in 2020-21, with a 118.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest guard defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2021
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Buddy Hield
B. Hield
118.8
2020-21
71
34.3
16.6
4.7
3.6
0.9
0.4
5.7
14.0
40.6
4.0
10.2
39.1
1.2
1.5
84.6
56.7
0.4
4.3
1.8
2,433
1,176
334
257
63
30
130
175
-56
2Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
118.4
2020-21
67
35.8
28.8
4.2
7.5
0.9
0.3
9.0
19.9
45.1
4.1
10.5
39.1
6.7
7.2
92.8
62.3
0.5
3.7
3.0
2,398
1,928
283
505
62
17
203
102
+198
3De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
118.1
2020-21
58
35.1
25.2
3.5
7.2
1.5
0.5
9.1
19.1
47.7
1.8
5.5
32.2
5.2
7.2
71.9
56.5
0.6
2.9
3.0
2,036
1,461
203
417
87
27
174
170
-195
4Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
117.7
2020-21
60
35.3
24.3
3.1
4.4
1.0
0.2
8.8
18.4
47.5
1.6
4.4
37.1
5.2
6.4
81.5
57.3
1.0
2.2
2.8
2,115
1,460
187
262
62
10
167
157
-376
5Dwayne Bacon
D. Bacon
117.3
2020-21
72
25.7
10.9
3.1
1.3
0.6
0.1
4.1
10.1
40.2
0.8
2.9
28.5
2.0
2.4
82.4
49.0
0.4
2.7
0.6
1,853
788
224
93
45
5
46
103
-445
6Darius Garland
D. Garland
117.1
2020-21
54
33.1
17.4
2.4
6.1
1.2
0.1
6.7
14.9
45.1
1.9
4.9
39.5
2.1
2.4
84.8
54.7
0.4
2.0
3.0
1,790
941
129
329
66
6
164
110
-237
7Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
116.3
2020-21
70
28.4
16.6
3.3
1.8
0.4
0.2
5.8
13.0
44.7
3.0
7.6
39.1
2.0
2.5
81.6
58.9
0.3
3.0
0.9
1,985
1,163
229
126
31
11
64
111
+71
8Norman Powell
N. Powell
116.3
2020-21
TOT
69
32.0
18.6
3.1
1.9
1.2
0.3
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.5
6.0
41.1
3.4
3.9
87.1
61.8
0.6
2.5
1.7
2,205
1,283
215
129
82
18
119
160
+79
9Eric Bledsoe
E. Bledsoe
116.2
2020-21
71
29.7
12.2
3.4
3.8
0.8
0.3
4.3
10.3
42.1
1.7
5.0
34.1
1.9
2.7
68.7
53.3
0.4
3.0
1.6
2,111
869
244
268
55
24
114
112
-66
10Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
116.1
2020-21
72
32.1
19.3
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
11Trae Young
T. Young
116.1
2020-21
63
33.7
25.3
3.9
9.4
0.8
0.2
7.7
17.7
43.8
2.2
6.3
34.3
7.7
8.7
88.6
58.9
0.6
3.3
4.1
2,124
1,594
245
594
53
12
261
111
+267
12Theo Maledon
T. Maledon
115.8
2020-21
65
27.4
10.1
3.2
3.5
0.9
0.2
3.5
9.4
36.8
1.6
4.8
33.5
1.6
2.1
74.8
48.9
0.4
2.9
2.2
1,778
658
211
227
56
11
141
126
-621
13Malcolm Brogdon
M. Brogdon
115.3
2020-21
56
34.4
21.2
5.3
5.9
0.9
0.3
7.9
17.5
45.3
2.6
6.7
38.8
2.7
3.2
86.4
56.1
1.0
4.2
2.1
1,929
1,186
294
329
49
15
115
110
-32
14Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
115.0
2020-21
68
26.0
8.6
3.3
6.4
1.4
0.1
2.8
7.3
38.8
1.0
3.1
30.8
1.9
2.2
86.7
51.6
0.4
2.9
1.6
1,771
582
223
433
98
4
111
139
-186
15Bradley Beal
B. Beal
114.7
2020-21
60
35.8
31.3
4.7
4.4
1.2
0.4
11.2
23.0
48.5
2.2
6.2
34.9
6.8
7.7
88.9
59.3
1.2
3.5
3.1
2,147
1,878
283
265
69
22
187
140
-3
16Coby White
C. White
114.6
2020-21
69
31.2
15.1
4.1
4.8
0.6
0.2
5.4
13.1
41.6
2.4
6.6
35.9
1.9
2.1
90.1
54.0
0.4
3.7
2.3
2,156
1,041
284
328
38
15
156
179
-107
17Ja Morant
J. Morant
114.5
2020-21
63
32.6
19.1
4.0
7.4
0.9
0.2
6.8
15.2
44.9
1.2
3.8
30.3
4.3
5.9
72.8
53.7
0.9
3.1
3.2
2,053
1,204
252
465
57
13
203
87
+108
18Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
114.5
2020-21
69
30.8
11.9
3.3
3.5
1.2
0.3
4.6
10.6
43.2
2.0
5.6
36.3
0.7
0.9
78.1
54.1
0.6
2.8
1.1
2,126
822
231
241
82
18
79
165
+69
19Josh Richardson
J. Richardson
114.4
2020-21
59
30.3
12.1
3.3
2.6
1.0
0.4
4.5
10.5
42.7
1.5
4.5
33.0
1.7
1.8
91.7
53.7
0.9
2.4
1.3
1,789
715
195
153
61
24
79
130
-46
20Justin Holiday
J. Holiday
114.4
2020-21
72
30.3
10.5
3.6
1.7
1.0
0.6
3.6
8.7
41.3
2.4
6.3
38.2
0.9
1.2
78.8
57.1
0.4
3.1
0.8
2,183
756
256
119
74
41
54
135
-45
21Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
114.3
2020-21
69
34.5
20.4
4.4
4.2
1.3
0.4
7.4
16.4
45.0
3.2
8.3
38.9
2.4
2.9
81.7
57.5
0.7
3.7
1.9
2,383
1,407
302
293
87
26
128
119
-89
22Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
113.7
2020-21
54
34.9
26.9
4.8
6.0
1.4
0.7
10.2
20.1
50.6
2.8
7.0
40.2
3.7
4.0
92.2
61.4
1.0
3.8
2.4
1,886
1,451
257
324
76
37
130
140
+229
23Devin Booker
D. Booker
113.6
2020-21
67
33.9
25.6
4.2
4.3
0.8
0.2
9.3
19.2
48.4
1.9
5.5
34.0
5.1
5.9
86.7
58.7
0.5
3.7
3.1
2,270
1,712
281
289
53
16
207
181
+331
24Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
113.5
2020-21
58
35.1
27.4
5.0
4.9
0.8
0.5
9.8
19.4
50.7
3.4
8.2
41.9
4.4
5.1
84.9
63.4
0.6
4.4
3.5
2,034
1,591
289
282
46
27
203
138
-9
25Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
113.3
2020-21
67
29.8
17.2
2.9
2.3
1.2
0.4
6.4
15.4
41.9
1.9
5.6
34.4
2.4
2.9
81.5
51.5
0.8
2.1
1.8
1,997
1,151
196
157
78
26
119
237
+153
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11
23
36
.390
22.5
12
21
39
.350
25.0
13
19
43
.306
28.0
14
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43
.295
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Sun
3/8
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Tue
3/10
@
10:00 PM
Wed
3/11
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
14
.763
2
41
20
.672
5.0
3
39
22
.639
7.0
4
38
24
.613
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.5
6
33
27
.550
12.5
7
31
28
.525
14.0
8
32
29
.525
14.0
9
31
31
.500
15.5
10
30
31
.492
16.0
11
26
34
.433
19.5
12
25
36
.410
21.0
13
16
44
.267
29.5
14
15
45
.250
30.5
15
15
46
.246
31.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
47
15
.758
2
43
17
.717
3.0
3
38
22
.633
8.0
4
38
23
.623
8.5
5
38
24
.613
9.0
6
36
24
.600
10.0
7
34
26
.567
12.0
8
31
30
.508
15.5
9
29
31
.483
17.0
10
29
33
.468
18.0
11
23
36
.390
22.5
12
21
39
.350
25.0
13
19
43
.306
28.0
14
18
43
.295
28.5
15
14
48
.226
33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/28
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116-113
Wed
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103-107
Wed
1/28
@
96-114
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111-123
Thu
1/29
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142-111

Schedule

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