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Cade Cunningham has the lowest defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 104.8 rating.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
104.8
2026-27
10
33.2
22.3
5.2
7.6
1.6
0.9
8.0
17.3
46.2
1.9
6.5
29.2
4.4
5.5
80.0
56.5
0.4
4.8
3.5
332
223
52
76
16
9
35
27
+40
2Cedric Coward
C. Coward
106.0
2026-27
10
28.3
12.8
8.7
2.7
1.5
0.2
4.7
10.5
44.8
2.3
5.1
45.1
1.1
1.4
78.6
57.6
1.5
7.2
1.5
283
128
87
27
15
2
15
32
+96
3LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
106.1
2026-27
11
27.7
18.3
3.3
6.0
1.7
0.1
6.4
14.2
44.9
3.4
8.7
38.5
2.2
2.7
80.0
59.4
0.8
2.5
4.0
305
201
36
66
19
1
44
44
+115
4Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
107.0
2026-27
11
31.4
18.1
4.9
4.0
1.3
0.5
6.9
13.3
52.1
1.9
4.1
46.7
2.4
2.6
89.7
62.7
1.2
3.7
2.3
345
199
54
44
14
5
25
31
+80
5Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
108.2
2026-27
12
30.3
9.8
7.1
5.8
3.0
0.3
4.3
9.0
48.1
0.2
1.3
12.5
1.0
1.8
57.1
50.3
3.5
3.6
1.3
363
118
85
69
36
4
15
28
+58
6VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
108.7
2026-27
11
33.5
12.7
6.3
3.1
1.5
0.5
5.1
11.3
45.2
1.7
4.8
35.8
0.8
1.2
69.2
54.0
1.3
5.0
1.1
368
140
69
34
17
5
12
36
+39
7Devin Vassell
D. Vassell
109.3
2026-27
10
30.0
11.9
3.8
3.1
1.7
0.3
3.9
9.6
40.6
1.6
4.5
35.6
2.5
2.6
96.2
55.4
0.7
3.1
1.0
300
119
38
31
17
3
10
19
+102
8De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
109.3
2026-27
12
29.5
14.2
4.3
6.2
1.3
0.5
4.8
9.3
51.4
1.1
3.1
35.1
3.6
4.4
81.1
63.3
0.5
3.8
2.3
354
170
52
74
16
6
28
25
+164
9Daniss Jenkins
D. Jenkins
109.6
2026-27
10
26.0
12.7
3.6
4.7
0.8
0.1
4.2
9.3
45.2
2.1
4.9
42.9
2.2
2.4
91.7
61.3
1.0
2.6
1.6
260
127
36
47
8
1
16
21
+74
10Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
109.7
2026-27
11
27.3
18.5
3.6
3.3
1.2
0.4
7.4
14.1
52.3
0.8
3.1
26.5
2.9
3.5
84.2
59.1
0.5
3.1
1.5
300
203
40
36
13
4
17
26
+50
11Derrick White
D. White
109.9
2026-27
12
29.8
12.8
2.9
5.3
1.3
0.8
4.7
10.7
43.8
1.8
5.3
33.3
1.7
1.7
100.0
55.9
1.1
1.8
2.3
358
153
35
63
15
9
27
22
+80
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
110.9
2026-27
12
32.8
29.7
4.3
4.5
0.9
1.0
10.3
22.8
45.3
2.3
6.7
33.8
6.8
7.8
87.1
56.5
0.8
3.4
2.2
394
356
51
54
11
12
26
23
+47
13Jared McCain
J. McCain
110.9
2026-27
12
26.2
12.7
3.6
1.9
0.9
0.3
4.6
11.3
40.4
1.9
6.2
31.1
1.6
2.0
79.2
51.9
0.7
2.9
1.7
314
152
43
23
11
3
20
25
+26
14Stephon Castle
S. Castle
111.0
2026-27
12
29.2
14.0
5.6
5.0
0.9
0.3
5.4
13.8
39.4
1.9
6.1
31.5
1.3
1.8
71.4
48.2
1.6
4.0
2.1
350
168
67
60
11
3
25
32
+93
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
111.1
2026-27
11
35.9
38.6
7.5
7.6
2.0
0.7
11.9
24.4
48.9
5.5
13.4
40.8
9.4
10.8
86.6
66.3
0.4
7.2
5.0
395
425
83
84
22
8
55
29
+165
16Dylan Harper
D. Harper
111.1
2026-27
12
31.8
18.0
5.4
4.8
1.0
0.2
6.9
13.9
49.7
1.2
3.3
35.0
3.0
3.5
85.7
58.2
0.9
4.5
1.3
381
216
65
58
12
2
16
30
+178
17Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
111.7
2026-27
10
30.0
13.7
3.0
5.6
1.3
0.2
4.6
10.7
43.0
2.9
7.5
38.7
1.6
1.9
84.2
59.4
0.3
2.7
1.1
300
137
30
56
13
2
11
27
+101
18Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
111.8
2026-27
12
36.3
26.7
3.5
5.3
1.3
0.6
9.1
18.5
49.1
2.6
7.2
36.0
5.9
6.8
86.6
62.0
0.3
3.3
2.0
435
320
42
64
15
7
24
30
+28
19Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
111.8
2026-27
12
27.3
13.3
3.3
3.7
0.7
0.2
4.4
10.8
41.1
2.3
6.2
36.5
2.3
2.6
87.1
56.1
0.9
2.4
1.5
328
160
40
44
8
2
18
21
+92
20Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
112.9
2026-27
10
33.4
17.3
5.1
4.2
1.3
0.5
6.2
12.9
48.1
2.9
7.3
39.7
2.0
2.9
69.0
61.0
1.2
3.9
1.3
334
173
51
42
13
5
13
25
+80
21Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
113.4
2026-27
11
33.6
26.0
3.1
5.2
0.6
0.4
8.9
20.7
43.0
2.6
7.2
36.7
5.5
7.1
78.2
54.5
0.6
2.5
1.6
370
286
34
57
7
4
18
15
+41
22Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
113.4
2026-27
9
30.4
22.9
3.2
4.3
1.2
0.3
8.3
17.1
48.7
3.3
8.4
39.5
2.9
3.2
89.7
61.8
0.8
2.4
1.9
274
206
29
39
11
3
17
22
+61
23Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
113.6
2026-27
10
28.5
8.5
3.9
4.3
2.3
0.5
3.0
6.1
49.2
1.0
2.4
41.7
1.5
1.7
88.2
62.1
0.9
3.0
1.7
285
85
39
43
23
5
17
24
-1
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
114.0
2026-27
12
33.1
22.8
5.0
5.5
1.3
0.5
7.8
16.2
48.5
2.7
7.1
37.6
4.5
5.7
79.4
61.2
0.3
4.7
3.1
397
274
60
66
16
6
37
34
+72
25Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
114.3
2026-27
11
27.3
12.0
3.0
1.3
0.8
0.1
4.2
8.3
50.5
2.2
5.3
41.4
1.5
1.8
80.0
66.1
1.0
2.0
0.7
300
132
33
14
9
1
8
32
+61

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PPG

22.3

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RPG

8.4

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APG

7.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

16th

DRTG

106.1

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

5th

3P%

37.0

9th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
9
3
.750
1.0
3
Pistons Pistons
7
3
.700
2.0
4
7
5
.583
3.0
5
6
5
.545
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/12
@
7:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
8:00 PM
Tue
11/17
@
8:00 PM
Wed
11/18
@
8:00 PM
Fri
11/20
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

4 - 7

111

Final

122

DET Pistons

7 - 3

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
9
3
.750
1.0
3
7
3
.700
2.0
4
7
5
.583
3.0
5
6
5
.545
3.5
6
6
6
.500
4.0
7
5
6
.455
4.5
8
5
6
.455
4.5
9
4
7
.364
5.5
10
4
7
.364
5.5
11
4
8
.333
6.0
12
4
8
.333
6.0
13
3
8
.273
6.5
14
1
9
.100
8.0
15
1
11
.083
9.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
11
2
.846
2
10
2
.833
0.5
3
9
3
.750
1.5
4
8
3
.727
2.0
5
8
3
.727
2.0
6
8
4
.667
2.5
7
8
4
.667
2.5
8
7
4
.636
3.0
9
7
4
.636
3.0
10
6
4
.600
3.5
11
4
6
.400
5.5
12
4
8
.333
6.5
13
2
8
.200
7.5
14
1
10
.091
9.0
15
1
11
.083
9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
11/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
11/12
@
8:00 PM
Thu
11/12
@
9:00 PM
Fri
11/13
@
7:00 PM