nba defensive rating leaders 2021 small forwards

Kawhi Leonard had the lowest defensive rating by a small forward in 2020-21, with a 109.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders 2021 small forwards
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
109.5
2020-21
52
34.1
24.8
6.5
5.2
1.6
0.4
8.9
17.5
51.2
1.9
4.9
39.8
5.0
5.7
88.5
62.2
1.1
5.4
2.0
1,772
1,292
337
269
81
21
105
82
+447
2Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
110.2
2020-21
67
27.4
8.1
4.7
2.2
1.0
0.6
2.9
6.1
46.4
1.6
4.1
40.4
0.7
0.9
82.8
61.7
0.7
4.0
0.8
1,835
540
316
148
69
37
53
102
+338
3Paul George
P. George
110.3
2020-21
54
33.7
23.3
6.6
5.2
1.1
0.4
8.2
17.6
46.7
3.2
7.7
41.1
3.7
4.2
86.8
59.8
0.8
5.8
3.3
1,821
1,259
359
280
62
24
179
132
+432
4Joe Ingles
J. Ingles
110.7
2020-21
67
27.9
12.1
3.6
4.7
0.7
0.2
4.1
8.4
48.9
2.7
6.1
45.1
1.1
1.3
84.4
67.2
0.4
3.2
1.7
1,866
809
244
318
45
12
117
120
+454
5Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
111.4
2020-21
71
33.3
18.6
4.9
2.4
0.9
1.0
7.1
14.9
47.7
2.0
5.2
38.0
2.4
3.4
71.4
56.8
1.2
3.7
1.8
2,364
1,320
347
167
67
70
126
159
0
6Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
111.7
2020-21
72
30.8
17.0
3.9
1.9
0.6
0.1
5.6
12.8
43.9
2.5
6.4
39.0
3.2
3.7
87.9
58.8
0.6
3.3
1.8
2,215
1,225
281
136
45
4
128
115
+419
7Patrick Williams
P. Williams
111.7
2020-21
71
27.9
9.2
4.6
1.4
0.9
0.6
3.6
7.4
48.3
0.8
1.9
39.1
1.3
1.8
72.8
56.2
0.9
3.7
1.4
1,983
655
327
99
64
46
98
126
-292
8Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
111.7
2020-21
72
32.6
13.5
4.3
2.1
1.1
0.9
5.0
9.3
54.3
1.9
4.4
42.5
1.5
1.8
84.0
66.7
1.1
3.2
0.8
2,348
970
309
152
76
63
57
116
+337
9Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
112.7
2020-21
58
34.5
24.7
6.0
3.4
1.2
0.6
9.3
19.2
48.4
2.8
7.1
39.7
3.3
4.3
76.4
58.6
1.2
4.8
2.7
1,999
1,430
347
195
72
32
158
168
+69
10Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
112.8
2020-21
68
33.4
20.4
6.0
5.4
1.1
0.1
7.5
15.8
47.6
2.2
5.4
41.4
3.1
3.5
89.8
58.8
0.8
5.2
2.6
2,268
1,385
406
370
74
9
178
160
+289
11Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
113.1
2020-21
66
29.3
12.7
6.0
2.2
0.7
0.8
4.7
9.4
50.3
1.8
4.4
40.0
1.5
1.7
86.7
62.5
1.2
4.8
1.6
1,932
840
397
147
44
52
106
143
-9
12Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
113.8
2020-21
70
27.3
12.2
4.5
1.4
0.7
0.2
4.0
9.9
40.4
2.5
6.6
38.0
1.8
2.1
84.4
56.7
0.6
3.9
0.9
1,909
857
318
95
52
14
60
110
-213
13Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
114.0
2020-21
69
28.5
12.8
6.0
1.8
0.6
0.3
4.9
10.2
47.9
0.9
2.6
33.1
2.1
2.8
74.0
55.7
1.3
4.6
1.1
1,968
881
412
121
40
24
78
142
-172
14Duncan Robinson
D. Robinson
114.3
2020-21
72
31.4
13.1
3.5
1.8
0.6
0.3
4.4
10.0
43.9
3.5
8.5
40.8
0.9
1.0
82.7
62.8
0.1
3.4
1.1
2,261
942
250
127
43
20
81
181
+118
15Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
114.7
2020-21
70
29.2
11.3
5.3
2.5
1.2
0.5
4.5
8.9
50.6
0.9
2.8
30.8
1.5
2.1
69.4
57.6
1.9
3.5
1.4
2,043
794
374
178
85
36
98
222
-189
16DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
115.1
2020-21
61
33.7
21.6
4.2
6.9
0.9
0.2
7.5
15.1
49.5
0.3
1.2
25.7
6.3
7.2
88.0
59.1
0.7
3.6
2.0
2,056
1,316
259
422
56
15
119
128
-105
17Joe Harris
J. Harris
116.9
2020-21
69
31.0
14.1
3.6
1.9
0.7
0.2
5.2
10.2
50.5
3.1
6.4
47.5
0.7
0.9
77.8
66.3
0.6
3.0
0.9
2,141
974
248
130
46
14
62
141
+350
18Isaac Okoro
I. Okoro
117.3
2020-21
67
32.4
9.6
3.1
1.9
0.9
0.4
3.5
8.3
42.0
0.9
3.2
29.0
1.7
2.3
72.6
51.4
1.0
2.1
1.3
2,173
646
206
128
62
24
86
185
-407
19Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
118.1
2020-21
TOT
58
31.1
15.3
2.6
1.4
1.0
0.2
5.5
13.5
40.8
2.8
7.4
38.5
1.4
1.8
78.3
53.4
0.5
2.2
0.7
1,802
888
152
80
56
10
43
92
-58
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8.5
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17.5
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