what forward has the best defensive rating in 2022

Jayson Tatum had the lowest defensive rating by a forward in 2021-22, with a 106.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
What forward has the best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in 2022?
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
106.3
2021-22
76
35.9
26.9
8.0
4.4
1.0
0.6
9.3
20.6
45.3
3.0
8.6
35.3
5.3
6.2
85.3
57.8
1.1
6.9
2.9
2,731
2,046
609
334
75
49
217
174
+667
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
106.3
2021-22
67
32.9
29.9
11.6
5.8
1.1
1.4
10.3
18.6
55.3
1.1
3.6
29.3
8.3
11.4
72.2
63.3
2.0
9.6
3.3
2,204
2,002
778
388
72
91
219
212
+397
3Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
107.5
2021-22
66
33.6
23.6
6.1
3.5
1.1
0.3
8.7
18.4
47.3
2.5
7.0
35.8
3.7
4.8
75.8
57.4
0.8
5.3
2.7
2,220
1,559
404
231
70
18
178
163
+453
4Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
108.4
2021-22
73
31.9
17.2
4.5
2.2
1.0
0.7
6.5
14.0
46.6
2.2
5.5
39.3
2.0
3.2
63.4
56.0
1.2
3.3
1.5
2,329
1,256
325
161
76
51
111
158
+265
5Julius Randle
J. Randle
109.4
2021-22
72
35.3
20.1
9.9
5.1
0.7
0.5
7.1
17.3
41.1
1.7
5.4
30.8
4.2
5.6
75.6
50.9
1.7
8.2
3.4
2,544
1,447
716
370
53
39
245
205
-164
6Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
109.6
2021-22
82
34.8
14.2
4.2
2.3
1.2
0.4
5.6
10.5
53.4
1.4
3.8
36.9
1.6
1.9
83.4
62.7
0.9
3.3
0.8
2,854
1,162
347
185
96
36
68
150
+576
7Bobby Portis
B. Portis
109.7
2021-22
72
28.2
14.6
9.1
1.2
0.7
0.7
5.8
12.1
47.9
1.8
4.7
39.3
1.2
1.6
75.2
57.1
2.5
6.6
1.3
2,028
1,052
657
86
53
51
90
174
+314
8Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
110.0
2021-22
68
37.9
22.8
8.5
5.3
1.3
0.6
8.8
17.8
49.4
1.1
3.2
34.4
4.2
5.6
74.9
56.5
1.9
6.6
2.7
2,578
1,551
580
360
85
42
181
225
+254
9Dorian Finney-Smith
D. Finney-Smith
110.4
2021-22
80
33.0
11.0
4.7
1.9
1.1
0.5
4.1
8.7
47.1
2.2
5.4
39.5
0.7
1.0
67.5
60.4
1.5
3.2
1.0
2,643
880
375
150
88
39
80
183
+241
10Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
111.0
2021-22
77
31.2
7.4
4.8
2.5
1.1
0.4
2.6
5.8
45.7
1.5
4.0
38.9
0.6
0.7
80.4
60.8
0.8
3.9
1.0
2,405
570
368
191
86
32
79
183
+231
11Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
111.2
2021-22
74
35.4
15.3
7.5
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
12LeBron James
L. James
111.4
2021-22
56
37.2
30.3
8.2
6.2
1.3
1.1
11.4
21.8
52.4
2.9
8.0
35.9
4.5
6.0
75.6
61.9
1.1
7.1
3.5
2,084
1,695
459
349
73
59
196
121
-117
13Herbert Jones
H. Jones
111.5
2021-22
78
29.9
9.5
3.8
2.1
1.7
0.8
3.5
7.4
47.6
0.7
2.2
33.7
1.8
2.1
84.0
57.3
1.3
2.5
1.3
2,335
742
296
167
130
60
100
238
+68
14Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
112.1
2021-22
66
32.4
20.1
5.4
5.4
1.2
0.3
6.8
15.5
44.3
2.5
6.6
37.3
3.9
4.4
89.0
57.7
0.6
4.8
2.9
2,141
1,325
356
358
76
18
190
160
+302
15Tobias Harris
T. Harris
112.1
2021-22
73
34.8
17.2
6.8
3.5
0.6
0.6
6.8
14.0
48.2
1.4
3.8
36.7
2.3
2.8
84.2
56.6
1.1
5.7
1.6
2,543
1,257
496
252
47
43
116
164
+172
16Duncan Robinson
D. Robinson
112.2
2021-22
79
25.8
10.9
2.6
1.6
0.5
0.2
3.7
9.2
39.9
2.9
7.9
37.2
0.6
0.8
83.6
57.3
0.3
2.3
0.8
2,042
863
203
129
42
14
60
201
+106
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
112.3
2021-22
55
37.2
29.9
7.4
6.4
0.9
0.9
10.5
20.3
51.8
2.1
5.5
38.3
6.8
7.4
91.0
63.4
0.5
6.9
3.5
2,047
1,643
407
351
48
52
191
113
+269
18Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
112.9
2021-22
66
33.4
17.1
8.5
3.5
0.6
0.9
6.4
14.2
45.2
1.9
5.7
34.1
2.4
3.3
71.2
54.7
1.1
7.4
2.6
2,204
1,130
561
233
42
57
169
128
-279
19Christian Wood
C. Wood
112.9
2021-22
68
30.8
17.9
10.1
2.3
0.8
1.0
6.5
12.9
50.1
1.9
4.9
39.0
3.0
4.9
62.3
59.5
1.6
8.5
1.9
2,094
1,218
686
155
54
65
126
171
-406
20Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
113.6
2021-22
TOT
62
34.4
18.9
12.1
5.2
1.0
0.4
7.1
12.5
57.3
0.6
2.0
31.2
4.0
5.4
74.1
63.7
3.2
8.9
3.1
2,135
1,171
752
323
59
27
195
203
-12
21Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
113.8
2021-22
75
31.7
15.0
5.9
2.5
0.6
0.6
5.8
11.1
52.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
60.2
1.7
4.2
1.8
2,375
1,126
439
188
44
44
133
148
+321
22Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
113.8
2021-22
75
31.9
17.0
6.1
2.1
0.8
0.2
6.3
13.5
46.6
2.1
5.3
39.8
2.4
3.1
75.6
57.4
1.1
5.0
1.2
2,392
1,278
457
158
58
14
92
148
+75
23Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
114.0
2021-22
80
35.5
20.2
7.0
3.8
0.9
0.8
7.5
15.2
49.1
1.9
5.8
33.1
3.3
4.2
80.2
59.3
1.1
5.9
1.9
2,837
1,613
559
300
74
67
150
193
+142
24Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
114.1
2021-22
79
30.7
15.2
4.5
2.9
0.9
0.4
5.8
12.3
46.8
1.2
3.4
35.4
2.4
2.8
86.3
55.9
1.1
3.4
1.5
2,429
1,197
356
231
68
34
119
164
-243
25Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
114.5
2021-22
69
30.9
18.1
4.3
1.7
0.5
0.0
6.1
13.4
45.5
2.6
6.8
38.7
3.2
3.8
85.8
59.9
0.8
3.4
1.7
2,131
1,248
296
120
34
1
118
116
+218
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RPG

8.3

Queta

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APG

5.5

White

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120.3

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DRTG

112.6

4th

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7.7

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3P%

36.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings
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1
54
20
.730
2
Celtics Celtics
50
24
.676
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.5
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
42
32
.568
12.0
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Last Game
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114

Final

99

CHA Hornets

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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
54
20
.730
2
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24
.676
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.5
4
46
28
.622
8.0
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.568
12.0
6
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.560
12.5
7
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.554
13.0
8
39
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.527
15.0
9
39
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15.5
10
39
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.520
15.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
25.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
59
16
.787
2
Spurs Spurs - y
56
18
.757
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.5
4
48
28
.632
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.5
6
45
29
.608
13.5
7
41
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.554
17.5
8
39
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.520
20.0
9
38
38
.500
21.5
10
36
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.480
23.0
11
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49
.338
33.5
12
25
51
.329
34.5
13
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50
.324
34.5
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Jazz Jazz - e
21
54
.280
38.0
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Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/2
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114-103
Tue
3/3
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103-100
Tue
3/3
@
118-89
Tue
3/3
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102-106
Tue
3/3
@
122-114

Schedule

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Mon
3/30
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7:00 PM
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3/30
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7:30 PM
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