small forwards with best defensive rating 2023

Jayson Tatum had the best defensive rating by a small forward in 2022-23, with a 109.8 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	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	109.8	2022-23	BOS	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
2	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	111.4	2022-23	BOS	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
3	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	111.8	2022-23	MIA	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
4	OG Anunoby	113.2	2022-23	TOR	67	35.6	16.8	5.0	2.0	1.9	0.7	6.3	13.2	47.6	2.1	5.5	38.7	2.1	2.5	83.8	58.6	1.4	3.5	2.0	2,386	1,124	332	131	128	50	132	200	+132
5	Caleb Martin C. Martin	113.3	2022-23	MIA	71	29.3	9.6	4.8	1.6	1.0	0.4	3.6	7.7	46.4	1.2	3.3	35.6	1.3	1.6	80.5	57.1	1.2	3.6	1.1	2,077	683	344	117	71	31	78	145	-9
6	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	113.7	2022-23	NOP	79	31.0	14.5	3.6	1.4	1.1	0.5	4.9	10.1	48.4	2.6	6.3	40.6	2.2	2.4	90.5	65.0	0.7	2.8	0.8	2,448	1,148	281	112	89	43	61	155	+38
7	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	114.0	2022-23	WAS	76	26.6	9.2	6.4	2.8	0.9	0.4	3.3	7.6	43.7	0.9	3.1	29.7	1.6	2.2	73.9	53.5	1.0	5.4	1.6	2,020	697	487	211	65	29	123	209	-51
8	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	114.3	2022-23	ORL	72	33.8	20.0	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	7.4	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	1,437	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
9	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	114.8	2022-23	TOT	83	35.7	20.1	4.4	3.3	1.1	0.7	7.1	15.3	46.8	2.0	5.3	38.2	3.8	4.3	89.5	58.7	1.0	3.4	1.5	2,963	1,671	364	273	91	61	127	159	+36
10	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	114.8	2022-23	BKN	76	31.7	8.8	5.1	3.7	0.9	0.6	3.0	7.8	38.6	2.1	5.5	38.9	0.7	0.9	72.5	53.8	0.7	4.3	1.5	2,409	671	384	283	65	49	114	239	+77
11	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	115.0	2022-23	TOR	77	34.8	15.3	6.6	4.8	1.1	0.8	6.0	13.2	45.6	0.8	2.9	28.1	2.5	3.2	77.2	52.4	2.3	4.3	2.0	2,677	1,179	512	371	83	61	154	170	+175
12	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	116.3	2022-23	ORL	80	32.6	18.6	4.1	3.5	1.0	0.2	6.8	14.0	48.5	1.6	4.5	36.1	3.4	4.0	84.2	58.9	0.9	3.2	2.1	2,609	1,485	329	283	77	17	167	183	+50
13	Max Strus M. Strus	116.6	2022-23	MIA	80	28.4	11.5	3.2	2.1	0.5	0.2	4.1	9.9	41.0	2.5	7.0	35.0	1.0	1.1	87.6	55.7	0.6	2.6	0.9	2,272	923	258	171	42	12	70	166	-145
14	Keegan Murray K. Murray	117.4	2022-23	SAC	80	29.8	12.2	4.6	1.2	0.8	0.5	4.4	9.8	45.3	2.6	6.3	41.1	0.8	1.0	76.5	59.7	1.1	3.5	0.8	2,381	976	371	98	61	42	60	162	+99
15	Reggie Bullock Jr. R. Bullock Jr.	118.6	2022-23	DAL	78	30.3	7.2	3.6	1.4	0.7	0.2	2.5	6.0	40.9	1.9	5.1	38.0	0.3	0.5	70.3	57.7	0.4	3.2	0.5	2,364	561	283	108	54	13	36	166	-88
16	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	118.8	2022-23	TOT	77	27.6	13.8	4.7	1.5	0.9	0.2	4.6	10.9	42.2	2.0	5.4	36.1	2.7	3.1	86.1	56.4	1.3	3.4	0.9	2,129	1,062	362	118	70	13	71	123	-147
17	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	119.1	2022-23	ATL	67	31.7	15.4	4.2	1.4	0.5	0.3	5.7	12.3	46.1	1.5	4.3	35.0	2.6	3.1	82.6	56.3	0.7	3.6	1.2	2,126	1,029	284	94	35	17	82	199	-18
18	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	119.2	2022-23	SAC	82	32.5	15.0	4.5	1.6	0.7	0.1	4.6	9.6	47.3	1.6	4.3	37.4	4.3	5.0	84.7	63.2	1.1	3.4	1.0	2,662	1,230	366	128	57	10	86	103	+255
19	Corey Kispert C. Kispert	120.0	2022-23	WAS	74	28.3	11.1	2.8	1.2	0.4	0.1	3.9	7.9	49.7	2.2	5.2	42.4	1.0	1.2	85.2	65.7	0.4	2.4	0.7	2,093	820	207	87	32	9	55	97	-124
20	KJ Martin	121.2	2022-23	HOU	82	28.0	12.7	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.4	5.0	8.8	56.9	0.8	2.6	31.5	1.8	2.7	68.0	63.5	1.5	4.0	1.1	2,292	1,039	452	123	41	30	91	147	-368
21	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	121.8	2022-23	SAS	63	32.7	22.0	5.0	2.9	0.7	0.2	8.0	17.7	45.2	2.1	6.5	32.9	3.9	5.2	74.9	55.1	0.9	4.2	2.1	2,063	1,385	318	183	46	11	134	125	-491

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.1

Tatum

RPG

6.2

Queta

APG

7.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

3rd

DRTG

108.4

6th

NETRTG

11.1

2nd

3P%

37.6

5th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	DAL	@	BOS	6:00 PM
Mon 11/16	ORL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

8 - 2

117

Final

Bucks

1 - 9

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Wagner

8.7

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

73.0

Carter

72.2

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

697.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

677.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.13

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

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

1-9

2-8

2-7

3-8

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	MIL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	LAC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIA	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	ORL	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Jayson Tatum had the best defensive rating by a small forward in 2022-23, with a 109.8 rating.

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6.2

7.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

39.3

30.6

30.1

14.6

13.6

12.8

9.1

8.8

8.7

3.0

2.6

2.3

4.5

2.5

2.3

5.5

4.7

4.2

73.4

73.0

72.2

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

697.7

639.1

535.1

677.3

673.5

559

39.9

36.5

36.4

37.1

36.9

36.5

2.13

1.76

1.63

2.06

1.86

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule