nba starting point guards defensive ratings 2026 ranking each player

Tyler Kolek had the best defensive rating by a point guard as a starter in 2025-26, with a 103.0 rating.

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NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tyler Kolek
T. Kolek
103.0
2025-26
1
31.4
20.0
11.0
8.0
3.0
0.0
9.0
22.0
40.9
2.0
6.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
45.5
1.0
10.0
2.0
31
20
11
8
3
0
2
2
-8
2Jamaree Bouyea
J. Bouyea
104.1
2025-26
1
39.7
27.0
5.0
9.0
1.0
2.0
12.0
23.0
52.2
3.0
8.0
37.5
0.0
2.0
0.0
56.5
0.0
5.0
4.0
40
27
5
9
1
2
4
1
+37
3Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
108.1
2025-26
21
30.3
15.4
3.9
4.9
2.0
1.0
5.5
13.1
42.2
3.3
8.5
38.5
1.0
1.2
84.6
56.4
0.5
3.4
1.6
636
323
82
103
43
20
34
37
+180
4Kennedy Chandler
K. Chandler
108.2
2025-26
2
40.7
19.0
4.5
7.5
1.0
0.5
7.5
18.0
41.7
3.0
6.0
50.0
1.0
3.5
28.6
48.6
1.0
3.5
4.5
81
38
9
15
2
1
9
4
+33
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.3
2025-26
68
33.2
31.1
4.3
6.6
1.4
0.8
10.8
19.4
55.3
1.7
4.4
38.6
7.9
9.0
87.9
66.5
0.6
3.7
2.2
2,259
2,117
292
448
95
52
151
139
+788
6Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
109.7
2025-26
56
27.9
14.0
3.9
5.6
1.8
0.7
5.0
11.5
43.7
2.2
6.4
34.0
1.8
2.1
86.1
56.4
0.6
3.3
2.6
1,560
783
219
312
103
39
148
143
+192
7Mike Conley
M. Conley
110.4
2025-26
15
24.0
7.5
2.2
3.9
1.1
0.5
2.2
5.9
37.5
1.7
4.5
37.3
1.5
1.7
88.0
57.1
0.4
1.8
0.9
361
113
33
58
17
7
14
29
+30
8Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
111.2
2025-26
3
26.8
10.3
4.7
6.7
1.3
0.7
3.3
10.0
33.3
2.7
7.7
34.8
1.0
1.0
100.0
49.5
1.0
3.7
2.3
80
31
14
20
4
2
7
2
-11
9Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
111.8
2025-26
64
33.9
23.9
5.5
9.9
1.4
0.8
8.6
18.6
46.1
2.0
5.7
34.2
4.8
6.0
81.2
56.4
0.9
4.7
3.7
2,172
1,531
355
634
92
54
236
196
+518
10Stephon Castle
S. Castle
112.2
2025-26
67
30.1
16.6
5.3
7.4
1.1
0.3
5.6
12.0
46.9
1.2
3.6
33.2
4.2
5.7
73.4
57.3
1.4
3.9
3.2
2,016
1,115
355
496
75
19
214
221
+381
11Bones Hyland
B. Hyland
112.7
2025-26
3
24.8
11.0
2.0
4.0
0.3
0.3
3.3
7.3
45.5
1.3
4.7
28.6
3.0
3.3
90.0
62.5
0.7
1.3
1.3
74
33
6
12
1
1
4
11
+22
12Marcus Sasser
M. Sasser
112.8
2025-26
5
22.6
9.2
2.2
2.4
1.6
0.0
3.2
7.8
41.0
2.2
4.6
47.8
0.6
0.6
100.0
57.0
0.8
1.4
0.6
113
46
11
12
8
0
3
8
+61
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
113.4
2025-26
64
35.8
33.5
7.7
8.3
1.6
0.5
10.8
22.8
47.6
4.0
10.8
36.6
7.9
10.1
78.0
61.6
0.6
7.1
4.0
2,289
2,143
495
530
105
34
255
153
+187
14Jordan Goodwin
J. Goodwin
113.5
2025-26
10
26.6
10.0
6.3
1.8
1.5
0.0
4.0
8.7
46.0
1.8
4.4
40.9
0.2
0.3
66.7
56.6
2.6
3.7
1.6
266
100
63
18
15
0
16
18
-59
15Daniss Jenkins
D. Jenkins
113.6
2025-26
19
33.8
17.2
3.6
7.4
0.9
0.3
6.1
13.9
43.9
1.7
4.7
35.6
3.3
3.9
82.7
54.9
1.3
2.3
2.9
642
326
69
140
17
5
55
38
+123
16De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
113.7
2025-26
72
31.0
18.6
3.8
6.2
1.2
0.3
7.1
14.5
48.6
1.8
5.5
33.2
2.6
3.4
76.0
57.8
0.6
3.2
2.3
2,231
1,336
270
445
89
19
164
162
+452
17LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
114.6
2025-26
69
28.2
20.2
4.9
7.2
1.2
0.2
7.1
17.2
41.1
3.8
10.2
37.3
2.2
2.5
89.6
55.2
0.9
3.9
2.8
1,947
1,395
335
497
82
16
196
188
+422
18Collin Gillespie
C. Gillespie
114.7
2025-26
58
29.6
13.3
4.2
4.7
1.3
0.1
4.6
11.0
42.1
3.1
7.6
40.4
0.9
1.1
88.7
58.0
1.2
3.0
1.6
1,719
769
242
275
73
8
91
101
+141
19Scoot Henderson
S. Henderson
114.7
2025-26
10
27.4
13.6
2.2
3.3
1.0
0.2
4.9
12.1
40.5
1.8
5.5
32.7
2.0
2.4
83.3
51.7
0.8
1.4
1.9
274
136
22
33
10
2
19
28
-3
20Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
115.1
2025-26
70
31.9
16.4
4.0
5.9
1.3
0.1
5.7
12.9
44.3
2.5
6.8
37.4
2.4
3.0
82.1
57.7
0.5
3.5
1.5
2,231
1,150
282
415
92
5
102
141
+120
21Scotty Pippen Jr.
S. Pippen Jr.
115.3
2025-26
6
22.2
11.5
2.7
5.0
1.8
0.2
4.2
9.7
43.1
0.7
2.8
23.5
2.5
2.8
88.2
52.7
0.7
2.0
3.2
133
69
16
30
11
1
19
19
-5
22Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
115.4
2025-26
70
38.0
28.3
4.1
6.6
1.9
0.8
9.9
21.4
46.2
3.1
8.6
36.7
5.3
6.0
89.2
58.8
0.3
3.8
2.4
2,661
1,980
290
461
130
55
171
151
+113
23Marcus Smart
M. Smart
115.8
2025-26
54
29.5
9.5
2.9
3.2
1.5
0.4
3.0
7.8
38.5
1.6
4.8
32.4
1.9
2.3
82.1
53.6
0.6
2.3
1.5
1,595
511
156
171
80
19
82
144
+194
24Pat Spencer
P. Spencer
115.9
2025-26
14
29.6
11.4
3.4
5.1
1.2
0.0
4.6
10.3
45.1
1.7
4.3
40.0
0.4
0.7
60.0
53.9
0.9
2.5
2.4
414
160
48
71
17
0
33
24
-60
25Brandon Williams
B. Williams
116.2
2025-26
15
26.6
14.8
3.9
4.9
1.0
0.3
4.7
11.4
40.9
0.8
3.3
24.0
4.7
5.3
88.6
53.9
1.1
2.9
2.4
399
222
59
73
15
5
36
20
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.538
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6
7
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Tue
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@
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Thu
11/19
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/21
@
7:30 PM
Sun
11/22
@
8:00 PM
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104

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
10
3
.769
0.5
3
8
4
.667
2.0
4
7
6
.538
3.5
5
7
6
.538
3.5
6
7
7
.500
4.0
7
6
6
.500
4.0
8
5
7
.417
5.0
9
5
7
.417
5.0
10
5
8
.385
5.5
11
4
8
.333
6.0
12
4
9
.308
6.5
13
3
9
.250
7.0
14
3
9
.250
7.0
15
1
12
.077
9.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
11
2
.846
2
11
2
.846
3
10
3
.769
1.0
4
9
3
.750
1.5
5
9
4
.692
2.0
6
9
4
.692
2.0
7
7
4
.636
3.0
8
8
5
.615
3.0
9
8
5
.615
3.0
10
7
6
.538
4.0
11
5
6
.455
5.0
12
4
10
.286
7.5
13
3
8
.273
7.0
14
1
11
.083
9.5
15
1
12
.077
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106-100
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10/20
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116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
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@
116-128

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11/15
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4:00 PM
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