nba best defense rankings 2023

Giannis Antetokounmpo had the best defensive rating in 2022-23, with a 107.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA best defense rankings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 2023
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
107.7
2022-23
63
32.1
31.1
11.8
5.7
0.8
0.8
11.2
20.3
55.3
0.7
2.7
27.5
7.9
12.3
64.5
60.5
2.2
9.6
3.9
2,023
1,959
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
2Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
108.1
2022-23
68
32.6
14.3
9.8
1.7
0.8
1.2
5.9
9.2
64.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
2.4
3.3
73.3
67.0
3.3
6.5
1.4
2,220
969
666
113
54
84
93
153
+345
3Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
108.1
2022-23
79
34.4
16.2
9.0
2.8
0.8
1.5
6.6
12.0
55.4
0.3
1.3
21.6
2.6
3.8
67.4
59.1
2.4
6.6
1.8
2,715
1,277
711
224
60
119
146
218
+339
4Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
108.2
2022-23
76
29.9
12.6
9.2
1.9
0.9
2.5
5.4
7.7
70.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.2
54.1
69.1
2.4
6.8
1.3
2,270
961
702
144
65
189
96
212
+119
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
108.8
2022-23
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
6Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
109.4
2022-23
78
30.4
15.9
6.7
1.3
0.5
2.5
6.1
11.5
53.1
1.7
4.7
37.4
1.9
2.4
78.4
63.0
2.0
4.7
1.4
2,372
1,239
520
99
37
193
107
203
+398
7Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
109.5
2022-23
70
30.7
13.4
11.6
1.2
0.8
1.4
5.1
7.8
65.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
64.4
67.5
3.3
8.3
1.7
2,148
939
814
87
56
95
122
210
-7
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
109.6
2022-23
69
33.7
24.5
11.8
9.8
1.3
0.7
9.4
14.8
63.2
0.8
2.2
38.3
4.9
6.0
82.2
70.1
2.4
9.4
3.6
2,323
1,690
817
678
87
47
247
174
+640
9Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
109.7
2022-23
82
33.5
17.6
11.0
3.2
0.7
0.7
7.3
14.0
52.0
1.5
4.2
34.9
1.6
1.9
83.5
59.4
1.9
9.1
1.7
2,746
1,447
903
265
60
57
139
179
-20
10Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
109.8
2022-23
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
11Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.9
2022-23
75
34.6
20.4
9.2
3.2
1.2
0.8
8.0
14.9
54.0
0.0
0.2
8.3
4.3
5.4
80.6
59.2
2.5
6.7
2.5
2,598
1,529
688
240
88
61
187
208
+117
12De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
111.0
2022-23
77
27.9
10.1
4.1
2.6
1.6
0.5
3.6
8.5
42.5
2.0
5.2
39.0
0.9
1.1
79.3
56.6
0.9
3.2
1.3
2,150
780
312
197
126
41
102
191
+102
13Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
111.0
2022-23
67
30.4
18.0
10.0
1.7
0.6
0.8
7.8
13.2
58.9
0.1
0.4
29.2
2.3
3.0
76.0
61.7
2.6
7.4
1.8
2,035
1,203
667
115
37
53
120
190
-7
14Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
111.0
2022-23
68
35.8
28.3
4.3
4.4
1.5
0.4
10.0
20.6
48.4
3.6
9.3
38.6
4.7
5.4
86.7
61.4
0.9
3.3
2.6
2,432
1,922
289
301
99
27
180
168
+338
15Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
111.4
2022-23
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
16Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
111.7
2022-23
74
30.2
12.1
3.8
3.9
1.0
0.3
4.3
10.0
43.1
1.7
4.4
39.2
1.8
2.4
72.2
54.6
0.7
3.1
1.6
2,237
897
282
287
72
24
116
170
+194
17Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
111.8
2022-23
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
18Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
112.0
2022-23
76
28.5
10.8
9.9
1.0
0.4
1.3
4.3
6.8
63.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
69.7
66.1
3.1
6.8
1.5
2,169
818
756
77
29
98
117
219
-33
19Draymond Green
D. Green
112.0
2022-23
73
31.5
8.5
7.2
6.8
1.0
0.8
3.4
6.5
52.7
0.5
1.8
30.5
1.1
1.5
71.3
59.2
0.9
6.3
2.8
2,297
617
525
500
74
60
204
229
+346
20Derrick White
D. White
112.2
2022-23
82
28.3
12.4
3.6
3.9
0.7
0.9
4.3
9.2
46.2
1.8
4.8
38.1
2.0
2.3
87.5
60.4
0.6
2.9
1.2
2,319
1,017
293
321
54
76
95
177
+488
21Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
112.4
2022-23
67
32.6
19.3
5.1
7.4
1.2
0.4
7.3
15.3
47.9
2.4
6.1
38.4
2.3
2.6
85.9
58.6
1.2
3.9
2.9
2,182
1,290
341
495
79
25
197
116
+481
22Patrick Williams
P. Williams
112.6
2022-23
82
28.3
10.2
4.0
1.2
0.9
0.9
3.8
8.3
46.4
1.4
3.4
41.5
1.1
1.3
85.7
57.6
1.0
3.0
1.2
2,323
833
327
100
72
70
101
147
-142
23Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
112.6
2022-23
65
32.6
23.2
8.4
2.7
0.9
1.5
7.8
15.7
49.8
2.1
5.5
38.5
5.4
6.4
85.1
62.7
1.8
6.6
2.1
2,119
1,505
546
174
58
100
137
196
+81
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
112.7
2022-23
79
36.0
24.6
5.8
4.4
1.6
0.7
8.9
19.5
45.9
2.7
7.3
36.9
4.0
5.3
75.6
56.4
0.6
5.2
3.3
2,841
1,946
458
350
125
58
259
186
+97
25Grant Williams
G. Williams
112.9
2022-23
79
25.9
8.1
4.6
1.7
0.5
0.4
2.7
6.0
45.4
1.5
3.7
39.5
1.2
1.5
77.0
60.5
1.1
3.5
1.0
2,045
641
363
131
41
31
82
192
+206
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15.5
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30
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.395
25.5
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37.5
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1
56
21
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2
51
25
.671
4.5
3
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28
.636
7.0
4
48
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8.0
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44
33
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12.0
6
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10
40
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16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
46
.395
25.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
47
.382
26.5
13
18
58
.237
37.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
58
.237
37.5
15
17
59
.224
38.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
18
.766
2.0
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
49
28
.636
12.0
5
47
29
.618
13.5
6
46
30
.605
14.5
7
42
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.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
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56
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92-122
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110-121
Sat
3/7
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118-138
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3/7
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120-145

Schedule

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