point guards with best defensive rating 2023

De'Anthony Melton had the lowest defensive rating by a point guard in 2022-23, with a 111.0 rating.

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Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	De'Anthony Melton D. Melton	111.0	2022-23	PHI	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
2	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	112.4	2022-23	MIL	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
3	Darius Garland D. Garland	113.0	2022-23	CLE	69	35.5	21.6	2.7	7.8	1.2	0.1	7.6	16.4	46.2	2.4	6.0	41.0	4.0	4.7	86.3	58.7	0.4	2.3	2.9	2,447	1,490	185	538	85	9	199	148	+438
4	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	113.3	2022-23	TOT	73	29.1	15.9	5.8	7.5	1.0	0.5	5.9	13.6	43.6	1.2	3.9	31.1	2.8	4.3	65.6	51.3	1.2	4.6	3.5	2,126	1,159	423	551	76	33	255	162	-21
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	113.3	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	32.4	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
6	Bruce Brown B. Brown	113.9	2022-23	DEN	80	28.5	11.5	4.1	3.4	1.1	0.6	4.5	9.3	48.3	1.1	3.2	35.8	1.5	1.9	75.8	57.1	0.8	3.3	1.5	2,279	923	328	268	87	51	123	190	+31
7	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	114.2	2022-23	TOR	69	36.7	19.3	4.1	7.2	1.8	0.6	6.3	16.1	39.3	3.0	8.8	34.2	3.7	4.1	89.8	54.0	0.4	3.6	2.0	2,535	1,335	280	495	123	38	140	193	+195
8	Immanuel Quickley I. Quickley	115.4	2022-23	NYK	81	28.9	14.9	4.2	3.4	1.0	0.2	5.2	11.6	44.8	2.1	5.6	37.0	2.5	3.1	81.9	57.8	0.7	3.4	1.2	2,344	1,209	337	279	80	14	100	166	+318
9	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	116.0	2022-23	TOT	60	37.4	27.1	5.1	5.5	1.1	0.8	9.9	20.1	49.4	3.1	8.3	37.9	4.1	4.6	90.5	61.3	1.0	4.1	2.1	2,241	1,623	304	331	66	45	128	165	+222
10	Jamal Murray J. Murray	116.2	2022-23	DEN	65	32.8	20.0	4.0	6.2	1.0	0.2	7.3	16.0	45.4	2.6	6.6	39.8	2.8	3.3	83.3	57.1	0.7	3.2	2.2	2,133	1,298	257	400	66	16	145	103	+300
11	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	116.3	2022-23	ATL	74	36.4	20.5	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	8.3	17.8	46.4	1.8	5.2	34.4	2.1	2.6	83.2	54.0	0.7	4.5	2.2	2,693	1,515	389	448	112	19	160	106	-62
12	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	116.5	2022-23	TOT	71	32.5	17.8	3.0	6.2	1.0	0.4	6.3	13.4	46.9	2.7	6.9	39.6	2.5	3.0	82.9	60.5	0.5	2.5	2.6	2,304	1,263	215	437	70	29	186	140	+85
13	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	117.3	2022-23	SAC	73	33.4	25.0	4.2	6.1	1.1	0.3	9.3	18.2	51.2	1.6	5.0	32.4	4.7	6.0	78.0	59.9	0.5	3.6	2.5	2,435	1,826	306	447	83	23	181	172	+176
14	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	117.3	2022-23	NYK	68	35.0	24.0	3.5	6.2	0.9	0.2	8.6	17.6	49.1	2.0	4.7	41.6	4.8	5.8	82.9	59.7	0.6	3.0	2.1	2,379	1,633	241	421	61	15	142	152	+152
15	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	117.5	2022-23	CHA	63	35.3	21.1	4.1	5.1	1.2	0.3	7.8	18.9	41.5	2.6	8.0	32.7	2.8	3.5	80.9	51.7	0.8	3.3	2.1	2,221	1,329	259	319	74	16	134	119	-288
16	Mike Conley M. Conley	117.8	2022-23	TOT	67	30.3	11.9	2.7	6.7	1.1	0.2	3.9	9.1	42.8	2.0	5.2	38.5	2.1	2.5	83.4	58.3	0.5	2.2	1.5	2,029	798	182	450	73	14	103	139	+60
17	Spencer Dinwiddie S. Dinwiddie	118.2	2022-23	TOT	79	34.5	17.3	3.4	6.5	0.8	0.3	5.8	13.3	43.8	2.3	6.2	36.9	3.4	4.2	81.2	57.3	0.4	3.1	1.8	2,725	1,369	270	515	67	24	145	187	-10
18	Killian Hayes K. Hayes	118.3	2022-23	DET	76	28.3	10.3	2.9	6.2	1.4	0.4	4.0	10.7	37.7	1.1	3.8	28.0	1.2	1.5	82.1	45.5	0.4	2.5	2.3	2,153	786	221	470	104	28	173	219	-499
19	Trae Young T. Young	119.2	2022-23	ATL	73	34.8	26.2	3.0	10.2	1.1	0.1	8.2	19.0	42.9	2.1	6.3	33.5	7.8	8.8	88.6	57.3	0.8	2.2	4.1	2,541	1,914	217	741	80	9	300	104	+100
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	120.8	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	32.2	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105

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More 76ers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Maxey

RPG

9.3

Embiid

APG

6.5

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.7

21st

DRTG

109.7

7th

NETRTG

1.0

16th

3P%

33.7

21st

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	IND	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/18	PHI	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sat 11/21	MIL	@	PHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

9 - 2

123

Final

101

76ers

9 - 3

Tue 10 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

120.4

120.3

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

1-10

1-8

2-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

37.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.6

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.6

Wagner

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	7	3	.700	2.0
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5