what guards have the best defensive rating in 2022

Luka Dončić had the best defensive rating by a guard in 2021-22, with a 106.5 rating.

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What guards have the best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in 2022?

	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	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	106.5	2021-22	DAL	65	35.4	28.4	9.1	8.7	1.2	0.6	9.9	21.6	45.7	3.1	8.8	35.3	5.6	7.5	74.4	57.1	0.9	8.3	4.5	2,301	1,847	593	568	75	36	292	145	+146
2	Chris Paul C. Paul	106.5	2021-22	PHX	65	32.9	14.7	4.4	10.8	1.9	0.3	5.6	11.3	49.3	1.0	3.1	31.7	2.6	3.1	83.7	58.1	0.3	4.0	2.4	2,139	958	283	702	121	20	153	134	+460
3	Marcus Smart M. Smart	107.1	2021-22	BOS	71	32.3	12.1	3.8	5.9	1.7	0.3	4.2	10.1	41.8	1.7	5.1	33.1	2.0	2.5	79.3	54.0	0.6	3.2	2.2	2,296	861	270	417	119	18	159	160	+443
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	107.6	2021-22	GSW	64	34.5	25.5	5.2	6.3	1.3	0.4	8.4	19.1	43.7	4.5	11.7	38.0	4.3	4.7	92.3	60.1	0.5	4.7	3.2	2,211	1,630	335	404	85	23	206	130	+507
5	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	108.5	2021-22	SAS	68	34.8	21.1	8.3	9.2	2.0	0.3	8.4	18.3	46.2	1.4	4.3	32.7	2.9	3.6	79.4	53.3	1.2	7.1	2.6	2,366	1,438	563	627	138	23	180	138	+49
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	108.8	2021-22	PHX	68	34.5	26.8	5.0	4.8	1.1	0.4	9.7	20.9	46.6	2.7	7.0	38.3	4.6	5.3	86.8	57.6	0.7	4.4	2.4	2,344	1,822	342	329	77	26	162	180	+469
7	Jordan Poole J. Poole	109.9	2021-22	GSW	76	30.0	18.5	3.4	4.0	0.8	0.3	6.2	13.9	44.8	2.8	7.6	36.4	3.2	3.5	92.5	59.8	0.4	3.0	2.5	2,283	1,405	260	304	60	23	187	206	+324
8	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	110.1	2021-22	MIA	63	33.9	13.4	4.5	7.5	1.1	0.3	4.4	10.0	44.0	2.3	6.1	37.7	2.3	2.8	85.1	60.0	0.5	4.0	2.7	2,133	844	282	474	67	17	168	177	+250
9	Alec Burks A. Burks	110.1	2021-22	NYK	81	28.6	11.7	4.9	3.0	1.0	0.3	3.5	9.0	39.1	1.9	4.8	40.4	2.7	3.3	82.2	55.9	0.6	4.3	1.1	2,318	944	397	239	85	26	91	215	+123
10	Desmond Bane D. Bane	110.4	2021-22	MEM	76	29.8	18.2	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.4	6.7	14.5	46.1	3.0	6.9	43.6	1.8	2.0	90.3	59.2	0.6	3.8	1.5	2,266	1,384	334	208	92	29	111	196	+361
11	Tyler Herro T. Herro	111.1	2021-22	MIA	66	32.6	20.7	5.0	4.0	0.7	0.1	7.6	17.0	44.7	2.7	6.7	39.9	2.9	3.3	86.8	56.1	0.5	4.5	2.6	2,151	1,367	329	263	44	8	174	95	+240
12	James Harden J. Harden	111.2	2021-22	TOT	65	37.2	22.0	7.7	10.3	1.3	0.6	6.3	15.3	41.0	2.3	6.9	33.0	7.2	8.2	87.7	58.3	0.8	6.8	4.4	2,419	1,432	500	667	82	36	284	153	+173
13	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	111.2	2021-22	TOR	65	37.9	20.3	4.4	6.7	1.7	0.5	6.8	16.9	40.3	3.7	9.9	37.7	3.0	3.4	87.4	55.2	0.7	3.8	2.6	2,462	1,320	289	434	111	35	170	162	+212
14	Mike Conley M. Conley	111.2	2021-22	UTA	72	28.6	13.7	3.0	5.3	1.3	0.3	4.8	11.0	43.5	2.3	5.8	40.8	1.8	2.3	79.6	57.2	0.7	2.4	1.7	2,058	986	217	385	96	21	123	142	+348
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	111.4	2021-22	UTA	67	33.8	25.9	4.2	5.3	1.5	0.2	9.2	20.5	44.8	3.5	9.8	35.5	4.0	4.7	85.3	57.2	0.8	3.4	3.0	2,266	1,733	282	358	99	12	200	164	+276
16	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	111.5	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	18.3	4.5	6.8	1.6	0.4	7.1	14.2	50.1	2.0	4.8	41.1	2.0	2.7	76.1	59.3	1.0	3.5	2.7	2,207	1,225	301	457	108	29	183	133	+426
17	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	111.8	2021-22	DAL	79	31.9	16.3	3.9	4.8	0.8	0.0	6.4	12.8	50.2	1.2	3.2	37.3	2.3	2.7	84.0	58.3	0.5	3.4	1.6	2,524	1,285	309	377	66	3	124	151	+231
18	Terance Mann T. Mann	111.9	2021-22	LAC	81	28.6	10.8	5.2	2.6	0.7	0.3	4.1	8.5	48.4	0.9	2.6	36.5	1.6	2.0	78.0	57.2	1.3	4.0	1.0	2,317	872	425	209	55	21	84	178	+68
19	Darius Garland D. Garland	112.0	2021-22	CLE	68	35.7	21.7	3.3	8.6	1.3	0.1	8.0	17.3	46.2	2.6	6.7	38.3	3.2	3.5	89.2	57.6	0.6	2.7	3.6	2,430	1,473	224	583	89	7	248	115	+376
20	Derrick White D. White	112.0	2021-22	TOT	75	29.3	13.2	3.5	4.9	0.9	0.8	4.5	10.7	42.1	1.5	4.9	31.2	2.7	3.1	86.4	54.9	0.5	3.0	1.6	2,199	992	261	366	64	58	119	172	+202
21	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	112.1	2021-22	TOR	70	35.0	18.3	2.7	2.0	1.7	0.3	6.4	15.5	41.4	3.0	7.8	38.3	2.5	2.9	85.3	54.6	0.4	2.4	1.0	2,448	1,283	191	141	122	19	73	144	+172
22	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	112.1	2021-22	CHA	75	32.3	20.1	6.7	7.6	1.6	0.4	7.2	16.7	42.9	2.9	7.5	38.9	2.8	3.2	87.2	55.4	1.4	5.2	3.3	2,422	1,508	501	571	119	30	245	237	+99
23	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	112.4	2021-22	MIN	72	34.3	21.3	4.8	3.8	1.5	0.6	7.6	17.3	44.1	3.0	8.4	35.7	3.1	3.9	78.6	56.0	0.9	3.9	2.6	2,466	1,533	343	275	105	46	190	164	+188
24	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	112.8	2021-22	UTA	79	27.1	16.0	3.5	2.5	0.8	0.2	5.9	14.1	41.9	2.4	7.6	31.8	1.8	2.2	82.8	53.2	0.8	2.6	1.6	2,141	1,266	273	194	66	16	129	149	+383
25	Evan Fournier E. Fournier	112.9	2021-22	NYK	80	29.5	14.1	2.6	2.1	1.0	0.3	5.0	12.1	41.7	3.0	7.7	38.9	1.0	1.4	70.8	55.4	0.4	2.2	1.3	2,358	1,125	210	171	79	20	105	180	-93

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PPG

21.0

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RPG

7.0

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APG

4.9

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Team Rankings

ORTG

110.7

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DRTG

116.2

19th

NETRTG

-5.5

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3P%

34.1

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings	21	59	.263	43.0
15	Jazz	21	59	.263	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/10	DAL	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sun 4/12	CHI	@	DAL	8:30 PM

Last Game

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25 - 55

107

Final

112

Suns

44 - 36

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.7

Duren

67.4

Ayton

67.0

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.7

119.9

119.6

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.2

109.7

110.9

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

12.1

8.4

8.1

8.0

6.6

5.1

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17-62

18-61

20-59

21-59

25-55

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,002.6

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,447.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,261.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,654.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-30

47-32

46-33-1

46-34

45-35

44-35

Worst Record ATS

33-47

33-46

34-46

34-45

35-45

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	58	22	.725
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.5
7	Magic	44	36	.550	14.0
8	76ers	43	36	.544	14.5
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	38	.519	16.5
11	Bucks - e	31	49	.388	27.0
12	Bulls - e	30	49	.380	27.5
13	Nets - e	20	59	.253	37.5
14	Pacers - e	18	61	.228	39.5
15	Wizards - e	17	62	.215	40.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	16	.800
2	Spurs - x	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.5
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.5
6	Timberwolves - x	47	33	.588	17.0
7	Suns	44	36	.550	20.0
8	Clippers	41	39	.513	23.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	40	.500	24.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.5
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	43.0
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	43.0