nba defensive rating leaders in 2017 by forward

Draymond Green had the lowest defensive rating by a forward in 2016-17, with a 99.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders in 2017 by forward
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Draymond Green
D. Green
99.1
2016-17
76
32.5
10.2
7.9
7.0
2.0
1.4
3.6
8.6
41.8
1.1
3.5
30.8
2.0
2.8
70.9
52.2
1.3
6.6
2.4
2,471
776
599
533
154
106
184
217
+820
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
101.3
2016-17
62
33.4
25.1
8.3
4.8
1.1
1.6
8.9
16.5
53.7
1.9
5.0
37.5
5.4
6.2
87.5
65.1
0.6
7.6
2.2
2,070
1,555
513
300
66
99
138
117
+711
3Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
101.4
2016-17
74
33.4
25.5
5.8
3.5
1.8
0.7
8.6
17.7
48.5
2.0
5.2
38.0
6.3
7.2
88.0
61.0
1.1
4.7
2.1
2,474
1,888
430
260
133
55
154
122
+436
4Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
103.9
2016-17
69
34.0
18.1
7.7
3.7
1.3
0.9
6.2
14.1
44.2
1.1
3.5
31.1
4.5
5.9
76.8
54.2
1.6
6.1
2.3
2,343
1,246
533
252
90
62
158
186
+133
5LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
104.0
2016-17
72
32.4
17.3
7.3
1.9
0.6
1.2
6.9
14.6
47.7
0.3
0.8
41.1
3.1
3.8
81.2
53.2
2.4
4.9
1.4
2,335
1,243
523
139
46
88
98
158
+272
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
104.1
2016-17
80
35.6
22.9
8.8
5.4
1.6
1.9
8.2
15.7
52.1
0.6
2.3
27.2
5.9
7.7
77.0
59.9
1.8
7.0
2.9
2,845
1,832
700
434
131
151
234
246
+46
7James Johnson
J. Johnson
104.8
2016-17
76
27.4
12.8
4.9
3.6
1.0
1.1
4.8
10.1
47.9
1.1
3.4
34.0
2.0
2.8
70.7
56.4
0.9
4.1
2.3
2,085
975
376
276
76
86
171
197
+138
8Robert Covington
R. Covington
105.0
2016-17
67
31.6
12.9
6.5
1.5
1.9
1.0
4.4
10.9
39.9
2.0
6.1
33.3
2.1
2.6
82.2
53.4
1.4
5.1
2.0
2,119
864
436
102
127
69
131
203
-152
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
106.2
2016-17
76
37.0
23.9
6.2
5.5
1.9
0.4
7.5
16.5
45.5
1.2
3.3
36.7
7.7
8.9
86.5
58.6
1.7
4.5
2.1
2,809
1,816
470
417
143
32
159
112
+204
10Gordon Hayward
G. Hayward
106.3
2016-17
73
34.5
21.9
5.4
3.5
1.0
0.3
7.5
15.8
47.1
2.0
5.1
39.8
5.0
5.9
84.4
59.5
0.7
4.7
1.9
2,516
1,601
394
252
73
20
140
117
+347
11Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
M. Kidd-Gilchrist
106.4
2016-17
81
29.0
9.2
7.0
1.4
1.0
1.0
3.6
7.6
47.7
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.9
2.4
78.4
52.8
1.9
5.0
0.7
2,349
743
565
114
81
77
56
187
-7
12Andre Roberson
A. Roberson
106.5
2016-17
79
30.1
6.6
5.1
1.0
1.2
1.0
2.7
5.9
46.4
0.6
2.3
24.5
0.6
1.4
42.3
51.0
1.2
3.9
0.6
2,376
522
403
79
94
79
51
204
+148
13JaMychal Green
J. Green
107.0
2016-17
77
27.3
8.9
7.1
1.1
0.6
0.4
3.2
6.5
50.0
0.7
1.9
37.9
1.7
2.2
80.2
60.1
2.2
4.9
1.2
2,101
689
544
84
47
34
94
248
-29
14Thaddeus Young
T. Young
107.5
2016-17
74
30.2
11.0
6.1
1.6
1.5
0.4
4.9
9.3
52.7
0.6
1.6
38.1
0.6
1.2
52.3
56.2
1.8
4.3
1.3
2,237
814
448
122
113
29
95
135
+65
15Paul George
P. George
107.7
2016-17
75
35.9
23.7
6.6
3.3
1.6
0.4
8.3
18.0
46.1
2.6
6.6
39.3
4.5
5.0
89.8
58.7
0.8
5.8
2.9
2,689
1,775
492
251
119
27
220
206
+172
16Trevor Ariza
T. Ariza
107.7
2016-17
80
34.7
11.7
5.7
2.2
1.8
0.3
4.1
10.0
40.9
2.4
6.9
34.4
1.2
1.6
73.8
54.8
0.7
5.1
0.9
2,773
936
458
175
147
20
73
133
+367
17Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
107.9
2016-17
61
34.0
21.6
8.1
4.9
0.9
0.4
7.9
15.9
49.3
0.6
1.9
33.6
5.2
6.9
76.0
56.9
1.8
6.3
2.3
2,076
1,316
497
300
57
22
142
157
+440
18Otto Porter Jr.
O. Porter Jr.
108.0
2016-17
80
32.6
13.4
6.4
1.5
1.5
0.5
5.2
10.0
51.6
1.9
4.3
43.4
1.2
1.5
83.2
62.8
1.5
5.0
0.6
2,605
1,075
514
121
116
42
44
193
+192
19Marvin Williams
M. Williams
108.0
2016-17
76
30.2
11.2
6.6
1.4
0.8
0.7
3.9
9.3
42.2
1.6
4.7
35.0
1.7
2.0
87.3
55.1
1.2
5.4
0.8
2,295
849
500
106
58
53
60
134
-32
20Tobias Harris
T. Harris
108.2
2016-17
82
31.3
16.1
5.1
1.7
0.7
0.5
6.2
13.0
48.1
1.3
3.8
34.7
2.3
2.8
84.1
56.8
0.8
4.3
1.2
2,566
1,321
416
142
60
39
96
133
+2
21LeBron James
L. James
108.4
2016-17
74
37.8
26.4
8.6
8.7
1.2
0.6
9.9
18.2
54.8
1.7
4.6
36.3
4.8
7.2
67.4
61.9
1.3
7.3
4.1
2,795
1,954
639
646
92
44
303
134
+483
22Jae Crowder
J. Crowder
108.5
2016-17
72
32.4
13.9
5.8
2.2
1.0
0.3
4.6
10.0
46.3
2.2
5.5
39.8
2.4
3.0
81.1
61.3
0.7
5.1
1.1
2,335
999
415
155
73
23
80
161
+349
23Ersan Ilyasova
E. Ilyasova
108.5
2016-17
TOT
82
26.1
13.1
5.9
1.7
0.7
0.3
4.7
10.9
43.1
1.7
4.9
35.3
2.0
2.5
77.8
54.6
1.4
4.5
1.4
2,142
1,071
481
141
58
23
116
211
-31
24Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
108.6
2016-17
TOT
79
30.7
14.8
6.8
0.9
0.5
1.6
6.0
12.4
48.0
1.6
4.0
39.1
1.4
1.6
85.6
56.6
1.6
5.2
1.3
2,422
1,173
538
75
41
124
105
215
-142
25Markieff Morris
M. Morris
108.6
2016-17
76
31.2
14.0
6.5
1.7
1.1
0.6
5.3
11.7
45.7
0.9
2.6
36.2
2.4
2.8
83.7
54.0
1.4
5.1
1.7
2,374
1,063
493
126
82
42
129
254
+184
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