top defensive rankings small forward

Jalen Johnson has the best defensive rating by a small forward this season, with a 111.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
top defensive rankings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games small forward this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
111.4
2025-26
64
35.3
22.8
10.3
8.1
1.3
0.5
8.5
17.1
49.3
1.6
4.7
34.9
4.3
5.5
78.2
58.3
1.5
8.9
3.4
2,261
1,459
661
519
83
29
217
135
+104
2Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
111.4
2025-26
73
27.7
11.1
5.8
1.5
0.8
0.5
3.6
8.3
43.5
2.4
6.3
38.2
1.5
1.8
84.4
61.1
0.9
4.9
0.9
2,023
811
421
109
57
33
66
120
+531
3Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
112.5
2025-26
65
34.3
28.6
7.0
5.2
1.0
0.4
10.3
21.6
47.7
1.9
5.6
34.2
6.0
7.5
80.2
57.3
1.2
5.9
3.6
2,228
1,856
458
337
65
26
233
174
+244
4Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
112.9
2025-26
57
32.2
28.3
6.3
3.6
2.0
0.5
9.8
19.5
50.4
2.6
6.9
38.4
6.1
6.7
90.1
63.1
1.0
5.2
2.1
1,833
1,614
357
206
112
26
121
71
+300
5Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
113.5
2025-26
74
33.4
14.7
4.0
3.9
1.3
0.8
5.9
12.1
48.5
2.0
5.3
37.5
1.0
1.2
82.6
58.2
1.0
3.0
1.0
2,469
1,085
296
287
97
60
76
145
+284
6Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
113.6
2025-26
59
30.6
15.7
5.0
2.7
1.2
1.0
5.9
12.5
47.6
2.0
4.9
39.9
1.8
2.3
78.8
58.1
1.7
3.3
1.5
1,808
926
297
162
68
60
91
135
+30
7Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
113.7
2025-26
70
37.3
17.9
7.9
5.3
1.4
0.6
6.9
13.2
52.4
0.3
1.5
22.4
3.8
4.9
77.7
58.6
3.0
4.9
2.5
2,610
1,255
550
368
101
44
173
159
+275
8Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
114.0
2025-26
70
29.1
10.0
4.8
2.8
1.1
0.4
3.5
8.3
41.9
2.8
6.9
40.6
0.3
0.5
71.9
59.3
0.7
4.1
1.4
2,035
702
339
195
80
29
97
162
-102
9Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
114.9
2025-26
69
34.1
21.5
5.6
3.7
0.8
0.7
8.0
17.0
47.2
1.8
4.7
37.8
3.7
4.6
81.8
56.7
0.8
4.8
2.5
2,350
1,486
387
255
53
51
175
135
+8
10Duncan Robinson
D. Robinson
115.1
2025-26
70
27.7
11.9
2.7
2.1
0.6
0.3
4.0
9.1
44.3
2.8
7.1
40.3
1.0
1.4
76.0
61.6
0.4
2.3
0.7
1,936
836
190
144
40
22
48
154
+442
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.
J. Jaquez Jr.
115.2
2025-26
66
28.3
14.8
5.0
4.8
0.8
0.3
5.9
11.9
49.9
0.6
2.2
29.2
2.3
3.1
76.2
56.0
1.3
3.8
2.0
1,869
980
333
316
50
19
135
125
+175
12Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
115.3
2025-26
61
33.8
20.4
6.6
4.7
1.1
0.9
7.8
16.5
47.3
1.0
3.4
28.7
3.8
4.7
81.1
54.9
1.2
5.4
2.4
2,064
1,243
405
284
70
57
145
129
-225
13Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
115.7
2025-26
68
31.5
17.2
5.9
3.3
0.6
0.4
6.3
13.9
45.0
2.0
6.0
32.4
2.8
3.4
82.5
56.1
0.9
4.9
1.5
2,139
1,171
398
222
41
30
100
117
+141
14Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
115.7
2025-26
58
33.1
23.9
6.9
6.7
0.8
0.6
7.3
15.9
45.7
1.9
6.1
32.1
7.4
9.2
80.6
59.9
1.2
5.7
3.8
1,917
1,389
399
388
44
36
223
149
-29
15Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
116.4
2025-26
72
31.5
19.1
5.3
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.4
48.9
3.5
8.0
43.8
2.5
2.9
86.3
65.2
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,268
1,378
384
250
51
17
142
157
+295
16Matas Buzelis
M. Buzelis
116.6
2025-26
71
29.1
16.3
5.6
2.0
0.7
1.5
5.8
12.4
46.6
2.3
6.4
36.4
2.4
3.1
78.3
59.2
1.1
4.6
2.0
2,069
1,154
400
144
50
106
143
165
-228
17Naji Marshall
N. Marshall
117.6
2025-26
70
29.7
15.4
4.8
3.3
1.0
0.1
5.7
11.1
51.7
0.9
2.9
29.8
3.1
4.1
76.5
60.0
0.9
3.8
1.6
2,076
1,081
333
229
71
6
115
133
-191
18Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
118.6
2025-26
64
35.5
21.7
5.7
3.8
1.5
0.3
7.5
16.0
47.1
3.3
8.7
38.3
3.3
3.8
88.3
61.4
1.0
4.7
1.8
2,272
1,388
365
244
98
22
116
134
-149
19Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
120.6
2025-26
67
31.1
17.4
5.6
2.6
1.0
0.1
6.0
13.3
45.0
2.0
5.7
36.0
3.4
4.1
84.2
57.8
1.7
3.9
0.9
2,082
1,167
377
174
64
5
63
85
-148
20DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
123.2
2025-26
73
31.6
18.4
3.0
4.2
1.1
0.3
6.5
13.1
49.5
0.6
1.9
30.7
4.9
5.7
86.3
59.2
0.4
2.6
1.2
2,307
1,346
219
304
78
22
91
143
-586
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3
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4
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Sat
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Mon
3/30
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7:30 PM
Wed
4/1
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4/3
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Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
53
20
.726
2
48
24
.667
4.5
3
48
26
.649
5.5
4
45
28
.616
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.0
6
40
32
.556
12.5
7
40
33
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13.0
8
39
34
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14.0
9
39
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14.0
10
39
34
.534
14.0
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29
43
.403
23.5
12
29
43
.403
23.5
13
17
55
.236
35.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
56
.233
36.0
15
16
57
.219
37.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
16
.781
2
Spurs Spurs - x
55
18
.753
2.0
3
47
26
.644
10.0
4
46
28
.622
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.0
6
43
29
.597
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.0
8
37
36
.507
20.0
9
37
37
.500
20.5
10
35
38
.479
22.0
11
25
49
.338
32.5
12
24
48
.333
32.5
13
23
50
.315
34.0
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21
52
.288
36.0
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Kings Kings - e
19
55
.257
38.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
2/27
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115-105
Sat
2/28
@
89-114
Sat
2/28
@
106-102
Sat
2/28
@
117-108
Sat
2/28
@
97-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/27
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/27
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7:30 PM
Fri
3/27
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8:00 PM