what power forwards have the highest defensive rating in 2022

Aaron Gordon had the highest defensive rating by a power forward in 2021-22, with a 113.8 rating.

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	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	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	113.8	2021-22	DEN	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
2	Domantas 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
3	Christian Wood C. Wood	112.9	2021-22	HOU	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
4	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	112.9	2021-22	WAS	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
5	Tobias Harris T. Harris	112.1	2021-22	PHI	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
6	Dorian Finney-Smith D. Finney-Smith	110.4	2021-22	DAL	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
7	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	110.0	2021-22	TOR	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
8	Bobby Portis Jr. B. Portis Jr.	109.7	2021-22	MIL	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
9	Julius Randle J. Randle	109.4	2021-22	NYK	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
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	106.3	2021-22	MIL	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

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

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PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

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

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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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

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Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Aaron Gordon had the highest defensive rating by a power forward in 2021-22, with a 113.8 rating.

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