small forwards with best defensive rating this season

Jalen Johnson has the best defensive rating by a small forward this season, with a 111.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

small forwards with best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this season

	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	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	111.5	2025-26	ATL	59	35.2	22.9	10.4	8.0	1.3	0.5	8.5	17.1	49.5	1.6	4.5	35.1	4.4	5.7	78.2	58.5	1.4	8.9	3.3	2,079	1,354	612	470	79	29	197	128	+90
2	Julian Champagnie J. Champagnie	111.8	2025-26	SAS	66	27.7	11.2	5.8	1.5	0.8	0.4	3.6	8.3	43.4	2.5	6.3	38.8	1.5	1.8	83.3	61.4	0.9	5.0	0.9	1,830	738	386	99	51	28	58	105	+452
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	112.5	2025-26	BOS	59	34.1	28.4	7.1	5.2	1.0	0.4	10.4	21.8	47.9	2.0	5.7	34.7	5.6	7.1	78.5	57.0	1.1	6.0	3.6	2,010	1,677	420	305	59	25	212	162	+196
4	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	112.8	2025-26	MIA	57	31.0	15.9	5.1	2.8	1.1	1.0	6.0	12.6	47.4	2.0	5.0	39.9	1.9	2.4	78.8	57.9	1.8	3.3	1.6	1,765	905	291	159	64	59	91	126	+46
5	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	113.0	2025-26	LAC	52	32.4	28.3	6.3	3.8	2.0	0.4	9.8	19.5	50.0	2.6	6.8	37.9	6.1	6.8	90.3	62.7	1.0	5.3	2.1	1,687	1,469	329	195	103	23	107	66	+257
6	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	113.0	2025-26	NYK	68	33.5	15.0	4.1	3.9	1.4	0.8	6.0	12.2	49.0	2.0	5.2	37.6	1.0	1.2	82.1	58.7	1.0	3.1	1.0	2,280	1,017	280	263	95	56	71	138	+252
7	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	113.6	2025-26	HOU	64	37.0	17.8	7.7	5.3	1.5	0.6	6.8	13.2	51.9	0.4	1.6	22.3	3.8	4.9	76.8	58.1	2.9	4.8	2.5	2,371	1,138	490	340	96	38	161	140	+289
8	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	114.0	2025-26	PHX	67	29.2	10.0	4.9	2.8	1.1	0.4	3.5	8.3	41.5	2.8	6.9	40.1	0.3	0.4	70.0	58.5	0.7	4.2	1.4	1,959	670	330	187	76	24	94	153	-112
9	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	114.1	2025-26	TOR	64	34.1	21.7	5.7	3.8	0.8	0.7	8.1	17.2	47.0	1.8	4.8	37.5	3.8	4.6	82.0	56.6	0.8	4.9	2.5	2,184	1,391	366	244	52	47	157	124	-1
10	Jaime Jaquez Jr. J. Jaquez Jr.	114.3	2025-26	MIA	62	28.7	15.0	5.3	4.7	0.8	0.3	6.0	12.0	49.8	0.6	2.1	28.0	2.4	3.1	76.4	55.8	1.3	3.9	2.1	1,780	930	326	292	47	18	130	118	+180
11	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	114.6	2025-26	DAL	55	33.6	20.0	6.6	4.3	1.1	0.9	7.7	16.4	46.9	1.0	3.5	29.5	3.7	4.5	80.8	54.6	1.2	5.4	2.2	1,850	1,102	364	237	62	47	123	116	-194
12	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	115.0	2025-26	DET	64	27.7	12.1	2.7	2.0	0.6	0.3	4.1	9.1	44.5	2.9	7.1	40.2	1.1	1.4	76.9	61.9	0.4	2.3	0.7	1,770	773	171	128	38	21	43	141	+380
13	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	116.3	2025-26	POR	51	33.3	24.1	6.9	6.7	0.8	0.6	7.5	16.0	46.5	2.0	6.1	33.5	7.2	8.9	80.4	60.4	1.1	5.8	3.8	1,699	1,230	353	341	41	32	193	133	-51
14	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	116.4	2025-26	CHI	66	28.9	15.9	5.6	2.1	0.7	1.5	5.7	12.1	46.7	2.2	6.1	36.1	2.4	3.1	78.5	59.2	1.0	4.6	2.0	1,908	1,052	369	139	45	98	132	156	-202
15	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	116.4	2025-26	CHA	62	31.8	17.5	5.9	3.4	0.6	0.5	6.3	14.1	44.5	2.0	6.2	32.6	2.9	3.5	83.4	55.9	1.0	4.9	1.5	1,969	1,085	364	210	37	29	92	108	+56
16	Naji Marshall N. Marshall	116.5	2025-26	DAL	64	29.4	14.9	4.8	3.1	1.0	0.1	5.5	10.5	52.4	0.8	2.8	29.8	3.0	4.0	75.6	60.6	0.9	3.9	1.6	1,880	954	305	197	66	6	100	122	-165
17	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	117.0	2025-26	CHA	66	32.0	19.2	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.6	13.5	48.9	3.5	8.0	44.0	2.5	2.9	87.4	65.3	1.2	4.1	2.1	2,109	1,270	352	225	49	16	136	144	+219
18	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	118.5	2025-26	BKN	52	32.5	24.2	7.1	3.0	1.1	0.3	8.5	18.4	46.3	3.4	9.3	36.3	3.8	4.4	85.9	59.5	1.3	5.7	2.3	1,689	1,259	367	158	55	13	122	116	-205
19	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	119.0	2025-26	NOP	59	35.4	21.9	5.7	3.9	1.5	0.3	7.6	16.1	47.4	3.3	8.5	38.8	3.4	3.8	88.5	61.7	1.0	4.6	1.8	2,089	1,295	334	228	90	18	109	123	-153
20	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	120.7	2025-26	NOP	61	30.8	17.1	5.7	2.5	0.9	0.1	5.9	13.1	44.8	1.9	5.6	34.2	3.5	4.2	83.9	57.5	1.7	4.0	0.9	1,881	1,045	350	152	57	5	55	73	-169
21	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	122.6	2025-26	SAC	66	31.7	18.4	3.0	3.9	1.1	0.3	6.4	13.1	49.2	0.6	2.0	32.3	4.9	5.6	86.5	59.1	0.4	2.6	1.2	2,093	1,213	201	256	74	21	76	130	-521

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Hawks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.9

Johnson

RPG

10.4

Johnson

APG

8.0

Johnson

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.1

18th

DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

0.8

18th

3P%

36.8

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.5
7	Raptors	37	29	.561	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	13.0
9	76ers	35	31	.530	13.0
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/14	MIL	@	ATL	3:00 PM
Mon 3/16	ORL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 3/18	ATL	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Fri 3/20	ATL	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	GSW	@	ATL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Nets

17 - 49

Final

108

Hawks

35 - 31

Thu 12 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.9

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

10.1

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.2

Gobert

68.0

Jokić

67.4

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.4

119.3

118.6

118.5

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.6

111.6

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.7

7.6

7.0

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-52

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-47

22-46

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,186.2

Jokić

3,089.9

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,392

Jokić

3,279.3

Dončić

3,080

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-26

40-26-1

39-27

39-29

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

27-38

28-39

28-37

29-38

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	48	18	.727
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	5.0
3	Knicks	43	25	.632	6.0
4	Cavaliers	41	26	.612	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.5
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.5
7	Raptors	37	29	.561	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	13.0
9	76ers	35	31	.530	13.0
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.5
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.5
12	Bulls	27	40	.403	21.5
13	Nets - e	17	49	.258	31.0
14	Wizards - e	16	49	.246	31.5
15	Pacers - e	15	52	.224	33.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Rockets	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	41	26	.612	11.0
7	Suns	39	28	.582	13.0
8	Clippers	34	32	.515	17.5
9	Warriors	32	34	.485	19.5
10	Trail Blazers	32	35	.478	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	43	.348	28.5
12	Mavericks	22	45	.328	30.0
13	Pelicans	22	46	.324	30.5
14	Jazz	20	47	.299	32.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	36.0