lowest defensive rating after 2021 for guards

Since 2021-22, Ajay Mitchell has the best defensive rating by a guard, with a 109.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games after 2021 for guards
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
109.1
79
21.8
10.6
2.7
2.8
1.1
0.2
4.0
8.1
48.9
0.9
2.5
36.0
1.8
2.1
86.1
58.9
0.6
2.2
1.2
1,726
840
217
221
86
18
97
161
+528
2Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
109.4
203
24.6
7.7
2.8
2.0
1.5
0.4
3.0
6.5
46.5
1.2
3.2
37.6
0.4
0.6
77.6
57.0
0.8
2.0
0.7
4,987
1,557
578
412
304
87
152
377
+885
3Eric Bledsoe
E. Bledsoe
109.5
54
25.2
9.9
3.4
4.2
1.3
0.4
3.6
8.7
42.1
0.9
3.0
31.3
1.6
2.2
76.1
51.4
0.5
2.9
2.1
1,360
534
182
225
69
19
116
85
-40
4Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
109.6
270
24.0
7.4
3.2
3.0
1.6
0.6
2.6
5.9
44.6
1.2
3.3
36.9
1.0
1.2
79.1
57.9
0.7
2.5
1.1
6,482
2,009
874
817
426
174
302
592
+903
5De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
110.0
222
25.0
10.7
4.0
2.6
1.5
0.5
3.8
9.2
41.1
1.9
5.2
36.8
1.3
1.6
78.9
54.3
0.8
3.1
1.4
5,560
2,381
879
588
341
109
311
483
+787
6John Konchar
J. Konchar
110.1
279
18.0
4.2
4.1
1.5
0.9
0.5
1.6
3.5
45.8
0.7
1.9
35.0
0.3
0.5
69.4
56.8
1.0
3.1
0.5
5,029
1,165
1,154
409
239
129
143
349
+208
7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
110.4
324
34.4
30.3
5.0
6.1
1.6
0.9
10.4
20.2
51.5
1.5
4.3
35.3
7.9
9.0
88.1
62.7
0.8
4.2
2.5
11,141
9,802
1,619
1,967
528
293
794
783
+1966
8Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
110.8
221
21.4
5.2
2.2
1.1
1.6
0.7
2.0
4.4
44.8
0.9
2.6
35.4
0.4
0.5
72.3
56.7
0.6
1.6
0.5
4,733
1,158
483
249
354
161
117
385
-135
9Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
110.9
244
26.5
12.5
3.4
3.6
1.4
0.6
4.4
10.5
42.3
1.6
5.0
32.8
2.0
2.6
78.8
54.0
0.7
2.7
2.3
6,460
3,062
834
880
349
151
554
656
-59
10Jalen Williams
J. Williams
111.3
241
31.1
18.1
4.6
4.4
1.4
0.6
7.0
13.8
50.9
1.3
3.5
37.6
2.7
3.4
80.7
59.2
0.8
3.8
1.9
7,490
4,356
1,109
1,065
327
135
446
578
+927
11Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
111.4
105
18.7
8.6
2.0
2.2
1.1
0.4
3.2
7.8
40.4
1.7
4.5
37.2
0.6
0.7
78.4
52.5
0.3
1.7
1.0
1,964
900
215
234
111
47
107
156
+115
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
111.6
293
36.1
31.2
8.7
8.6
1.4
0.5
10.5
22.0
47.5
3.4
9.4
36.0
6.9
9.0
76.5
60.0
0.8
7.9
4.0
10,576
9,142
2,547
2,526
414
147
1,168
688
+966
13Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
111.9
105
25.9
8.4
4.3
4.1
1.5
0.5
2.9
7.6
37.9
2.1
5.7
36.0
0.5
0.7
75.0
52.8
0.8
3.4
1.7
2,717
882
448
429
156
57
175
186
+213
14Marcus Smart
M. Smart
111.9
230
29.5
11.3
3.1
4.9
1.5
0.3
3.9
9.4
41.3
1.7
5.2
33.2
1.8
2.3
78.2
54.1
0.6
2.5
2.1
6,788
2,591
717
1,121
347
71
490
552
+789
15Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
111.9
355
35.4
25.5
5.4
4.4
1.4
0.7
8.9
19.4
45.8
3.1
8.2
37.6
4.6
5.7
80.6
58.1
0.7
4.7
3.0
12,580
9,053
1,921
1,560
484
235
1,063
725
+1152
16Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
112.0
249
27.1
9.1
4.9
3.8
1.8
0.5
3.8
8.0
47.9
0.6
2.1
29.9
0.8
1.3
61.4
53.1
1.4
3.5
1.5
6,751
2,268
1,215
958
454
113
375
491
+12
17Dylan Harper
D. Harper
112.2
43
21.7
10.9
3.4
3.7
0.8
0.3
4.4
9.4
46.7
0.6
2.5
25.2
1.5
2.0
75.0
52.9
0.7
2.7
1.3
933
468
145
158
36
15
58
79
+183
18Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
112.2
312
33.9
26.6
4.5
5.3
1.5
0.3
9.3
20.0
46.4
3.5
9.3
37.0
4.6
5.3
85.2
59.4
0.8
3.7
2.7
10,592
8,297
1,402
1,648
473
101
842
715
+1766
19Anthony Black
A. Black
112.3
200
23.5
9.5
2.9
2.7
1.0
0.5
3.4
7.7
44.6
0.9
2.7
34.4
1.8
2.4
73.4
54.7
0.6
2.3
1.6
4,700
1,904
583
543
195
107
311
422
-95
20Hugo González
H. González
112.3
49
15.2
3.8
3.3
0.6
0.6
0.2
1.5
3.3
46.0
0.5
1.6
32.9
0.2
0.4
47.6
53.7
0.9
2.5
0.6
745
185
163
28
29
12
29
87
+243
21Derrick White
D. White
112.4
358
31.4
14.7
4.0
4.8
0.9
1.0
5.1
11.6
43.5
2.4
6.7
36.3
2.2
2.5
87.3
57.9
0.7
3.3
1.5
11,254
5,260
1,433
1,715
326
374
550
722
+2230
22Aaron Wiggins
A. Wiggins
112.6
315
20.5
8.8
3.2
1.4
0.7
0.3
3.4
6.9
49.4
1.1
2.9
38.8
0.9
1.2
78.6
59.8
0.9
2.3
0.9
6,451
2,784
1,011
443
226
85
289
454
+534
23Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
112.8
292
31.9
15.4
4.8
5.8
1.2
0.5
5.9
12.3
47.7
2.1
5.2
39.2
1.6
1.9
82.4
58.5
1.2
3.6
2.2
9,311
4,485
1,407
1,699
346
137
652
504
+1740
24Cole Anthony
C. Anthony
112.8
308
23.3
11.8
4.0
3.7
0.7
0.4
4.2
9.9
42.3
1.3
3.8
34.3
2.1
2.5
84.2
53.6
0.7
3.4
1.8
7,189
3,644
1,238
1,152
212
128
555
728
-273
25Delon Wright
D. Wright
112.9
214
18.9
4.9
2.6
2.7
1.3
0.3
1.8
4.1
43.1
0.6
1.8
34.6
0.7
0.9
81.9
54.3
0.7
1.9
0.6
4,050
1,046
552
578
274
59
125
172
+144
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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RPG

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APG

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119.4

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107.8

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11.6

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36.2

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1
Thunder Thunder
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
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5
33
21
.611
8.0
Schedule
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2/20
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8:00 PM
Sun
2/22
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1:00 PM
Tue
2/24
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7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
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110

Final

93

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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120-122
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1/16
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123-126
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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2/19
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Thu
2/19
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7:00 PM
Thu
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Thu
2/19
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