lowest defensive rating small forward each year

Bobby Jones has the best defensive rating by a small forward in a season, with an 89.9 rating in 1976-77.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games small forward each year
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 Bobby Jones
B. Jones
89.9
1976-77
DEN DEN
82
29.5
15.1
8.3
3.2
2.3
2.0
6.1
10.7
57.0
2.9
4.0
71.7
60.5
2.1
6.1
2,419
1,238
678
264
186
162
238
2 Shawn Marion
S. Marion
93.4
2000-01
PHX PHX
79
36.2
17.3
10.7
2.0
1.7
1.4
7.1
14.7
48.0
0.3
1.0
25.6
3.0
3.7
81.0
53.2
2.8
7.9
1.6
2,857
1,369
848
160
132
108
129
211
+274
3 Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
93.6
1973-74
MIL MIL
71
35.5
18.9
6.7
2.8
1.6
0.6
8.2
16.3
50.3
2.5
3.0
81.8
53.5
1.6
5.1
2,521
1,341
479
201
111
41
271
4 Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
93.8
2003-04
SAS SAS
80
25.9
9.2
4.5
1.9
1.0
0.4
3.3
8.1
40.6
1.3
3.0
41.9
1.4
2.0
70.8
51.6
0.7
3.8
1.2
2,073
739
358
154
80
32
94
165
+466
5 Rick Barry
R. Barry
93.8
1975-76
GSW GSW
81
38.5
21.0
6.1
6.1
2.5
0.3
8.7
20.0
43.5
3.5
3.8
92.3
48.3
0.9
5.2
3,122
1,701
496
496
202
27
215
6 Don Adams
D. Adams
94.0
1973-74
DET DET
74
31.1
10.3
6.1
1.9
1.5
0.2
4.1
10.0
40.8
2.1
2.7
76.1
45.7
1.8
4.3
2,298
759
448
141
110
12
242
7 Julius Erving
J. Erving
95.0
1976-77
PHI PHI
82
35.9
21.6
8.5
3.7
1.9
1.4
8.4
16.7
49.9
4.9
6.3
77.7
55.3
2.3
6.1
2,940
1,770
695
306
159
113
251
8 George Lynch
G. Lynch
95.3
1998-99
PHI PHI
43
30.6
8.3
6.5
1.8
2.0
0.5
3.4
8.1
42.1
0.2
0.5
39.1
1.2
2.0
63.1
46.1
2.6
3.9
1.8
1,315
356
279
76
85
22
79
142
+109
9 Mike Riordan
M. Riordan
95.3
1974-75
WAS WAS
74
29.6
15.4
3.8
2.7
1.0
0.1
7.0
14.3
49.2
1.3
1.6
83.8
51.3
1.2
2.6
2,191
1,138
284
198
72
6
238
10 John Drew
J. Drew
95.7
1974-75
ATL ATL
78
29.3
18.5
10.7
1.8
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.8
42.8
5.0
7.0
71.3
49.1
4.6
6.1
2,289
1,442
836
138
119
39
274
11 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
95.9
2015-16
SAS SAS
72
33.1
21.2
6.8
2.6
1.8
1.0
7.7
15.1
50.6
1.8
4.0
44.3
4.1
4.6
87.4
61.6
1.3
5.5
1.5
2,380
1,523
493
186
128
71
105
133
+653
12 Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
96.0
2003-04
IND IND
73
37.2
18.3
5.3
3.7
2.1
0.7
6.4
15.2
42.1
1.0
3.3
31.0
4.4
6.0
73.3
51.1
1.4
3.9
2.8
2,714
1,333
385
272
152
50
202
194
+486
13 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
96.2
1973-74
BOS BOS
76
40.7
22.6
6.4
5.9
1.3
0.4
9.0
19.8
45.6
4.6
5.5
83.2
50.9
1.8
4.6
3,091
1,716
487
447
95
32
196
14 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
96.3
1974-75
PHI PHI
80
35.7
19.5
9.1
5.5
1.1
0.4
7.6
17.8
42.8
4.3
5.6
77.7
48.3
1.6
7.5
2,859
1,563
726
442
91
35
270
15 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
96.4
2014-15
SAS SAS
64
31.8
16.5
7.2
2.5
2.3
0.8
6.2
12.8
47.9
1.0
3.0
34.9
3.2
3.9
80.2
56.7
1.3
5.9
1.5
2,033
1,057
461
161
148
48
97
128
+441
16 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
96.4
1974-75
BOS BOS
82
38.2
19.2
5.9
5.3
1.3
0.2
7.8
17.2
45.5
3.5
4.0
87.0
50.5
1.9
4.0
3,132
1,573
484
432
110
16
231
17 Chet Walker
C. Walker
96.6
1973-74
CHI CHI
82
32.5
19.3
5.0
2.4
0.8
0.0
7.0
14.4
48.6
5.4
6.1
87.5
56.6
1.6
3.4
2,661
1,583
406
200
68
4
201
18 Chet Walker
C. Walker
96.6
1974-75
CHI CHI
76
32.3
19.2
5.7
2.2
0.6
0.1
6.9
14.2
48.7
5.4
6.3
86.0
56.8
1.5
4.2
2,452
1,461
432
169
49
6
181
19 Julius Erving
J. Erving
96.7
1980-81
PHI PHI
82
35.0
24.6
8.0
4.4
2.1
1.8
9.7
18.6
52.1
0.0
0.2
22.2
5.1
6.5
78.7
57.2
3.0
5.0
3.2
2,874
2,014
657
364
173
147
266
233
20 Rick Barry
R. Barry
96.8
1973-74
GSW GSW
80
36.5
25.1
6.8
6.1
2.1
0.5
10.0
21.8
45.6
5.2
5.8
89.9
51.5
1.3
5.5
2,918
2,009
540
484
169
40
265
21 Rick Barry
R. Barry
96.8
1974-75
GSW GSW
80
40.4
30.6
5.7
6.2
2.9
0.4
12.9
27.7
46.4
4.9
5.5
90.4
50.9
1.2
4.6
3,235
2,450
456
492
228
33
225
22 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
96.9
1993-94
CHI CHI
72
38.3
22.0
8.7
5.6
2.9
0.8
8.7
17.8
49.1
0.9
2.7
32.0
3.8
5.7
66.0
54.4
2.4
6.3
3.2
2,759
1,587
629
403
211
58
232
227
23 Larry Steele
L. Steele
96.9
1975-76
POR POR
81
29.4
9.9
3.6
4.0
2.1
0.2
4.0
8.0
49.5
1.9
2.5
75.9
53.9
1.0
2.7
2,382
798
292
324
170
19
289
24 Steve Mix
S. Mix
97.0
1975-76
PHI PHI
81
37.5
13.9
8.2
2.7
2.0
0.4
5.2
10.4
49.9
3.5
4.3
81.8
56.5
2.7
5.5
3,039
1,129
662
216
158
29
288
25 Paul George
P. George
97.0
2012-13
IND IND
79
37.6
17.4
7.6
4.1
1.8
0.6
6.2
14.9
41.9
2.2
5.9
36.2
2.8
3.5
80.7
53.1
1.1
6.5
2.9
2,972
1,377
603
327
143
51
233
227
+365
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

119.9

4th

DRTG

116.0

22nd

NETRTG

3.9

9th

3P%

37.6

5th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM