what starting point guards have the best defensive rating in 2023

Raul Neto had the best defensive rating by a point guard as a starter in 2022-23, with a 91.6 rating.

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 Raul Neto
R. Neto
91.6
2022-23
CLE CLE
1
35.7
14.0
0.0
8.0
4.0
0.0
5.0
11.0
45.5
1.0
4.0
25.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
56.8
0.0
0.0
1.0
36
14
0
8
4
0
1
5
+23
2 Kemba Walker
K. Walker
101.6
2022-23
DAL DAL
1
42.0
32.0
5.0
7.0
0.0
1.0
12.0
25.0
48.0
4.0
13.0
30.8
4.0
6.0
66.7
57.9
0.0
5.0
2.0
42
32
5
7
0
1
2
2
+7
3 Tre Mann
T. Mann
104.0
2022-23
OKC OKC
5
31.8
15.4
5.0
5.0
1.6
0.0
6.2
14.6
42.5
1.4
5.8
24.1
1.6
1.8
88.9
50.0
1.2
3.8
1.8
159
77
25
25
8
0
9
11
+24
4 Dalano Banton
D. Banton
104.3
2022-23
TOR TOR
2
22.8
16.0
2.5
2.5
2.0
1.0
5.5
13.0
42.3
2.0
6.5
30.8
3.0
3.0
100.0
55.9
0.5
2.0
1.0
46
32
5
5
4
2
2
7
-14
5 Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
105.9
2022-23
CLE CLE
2
23.4
5.5
3.5
6.0
0.5
0.0
2.0
9.0
22.2
0.5
3.0
16.7
1.0
1.0
100.0
29.1
0.5
3.0
1.5
47
11
7
12
1
0
3
3
+16
6 George Hill
G. Hill
106.6
2022-23
IND IND
1
15.0
7.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
87.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
15
7
1
0
1
1
0
2
-8
7 Jaden Springer
J. Springer
109.7
2022-23
PHI PHI
2
18.1
9.5
1.0
1.5
0.5
0.5
4.0
6.5
61.5
1.0
1.5
66.7
0.5
1.0
50.0
68.4
0.5
0.5
1.0
36
19
2
3
1
1
2
6
+7
8 Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
109.8
2022-23
CHI CHI
36
24.4
5.5
3.1
3.2
1.6
0.7
2.0
4.9
40.9
0.8
2.6
28.7
0.8
0.9
79.4
51.8
0.8
2.3
1.2
877
198
111
115
58
25
44
84
+73
9 Dennis Smith Jr.
D. Smith Jr.
109.9
2022-23
CHA CHA
15
31.1
10.7
4.4
6.9
1.9
0.4
4.4
10.2
43.1
0.6
2.3
26.5
1.3
1.8
74.1
48.8
0.9
3.5
1.8
466
161
66
103
29
6
27
43
+7
10 Jevon Carter
J. Carter
110.3
2022-23
MIL MIL
39
27.4
9.4
3.1
3.1
1.1
0.5
3.5
8.0
43.9
1.8
4.2
42.6
0.6
0.7
82.8
56.5
0.5
2.5
1.3
1,068
367
119
122
41
18
50
91
+60
11 Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
110.8
2022-23
UTA UTA
3
37.3
22.3
8.3
10.0
1.7
0.3
8.7
13.7
63.4
1.3
1.7
80.0
3.7
4.0
91.7
72.4
0.3
8.0
3.0
112
67
25
30
5
1
9
8
+9
12 John Wall
J. Wall
111.1
2022-23
LAC LAC
3
27.6
11.3
2.7
4.7
0.7
1.0
4.0
12.7
31.6
1.0
4.7
21.4
2.3
3.3
70.0
40.1
1.0
1.7
2.3
83
34
8
14
2
3
7
2
-13
13 De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
111.8
2022-23
PHI PHI
58
29.8
10.7
4.2
2.7
1.8
0.6
3.8
9.2
41.4
2.1
5.6
38.4
1.0
1.3
79.7
55.3
1.0
3.2
1.6
1,726
623
245
159
103
35
91
154
+152
14 Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
112.4
2022-23
BKN BKN
33
28.1
7.2
6.4
6.8
1.5
0.6
3.3
6.0
55.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.5
41.2
54.5
0.9
5.4
2.6
929
239
210
224
50
20
85
112
+33
15 Delon Wright
D. Wright
112.4
2022-23
WAS WAS
14
30.8
9.1
5.1
5.5
2.3
0.2
3.5
7.2
48.5
1.0
2.7
36.8
1.1
1.4
80.0
58.3
1.2
3.9
0.9
431
128
71
77
32
3
13
20
+32
16 Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
112.6
2022-23
MIA MIA
44
33.3
12.0
4.3
5.3
1.1
0.4
3.8
9.7
39.6
2.0
6.1
33.3
2.3
2.7
85.5
55.2
0.9
3.5
2.0
1,464
528
190
232
49
17
87
121
-14
17 Chris Paul
C. Paul
112.7
2022-23
PHX PHX
59
32.0
13.9
4.3
8.9
1.5
0.4
5.0
11.3
44.0
1.7
4.4
37.5
2.3
2.7
83.1
55.5
0.5
3.8
1.9
1,889
819
251
524
91
22
114
126
+84
18 Ja Morant
J. Morant
112.7
2022-23
MEM MEM
59
32.3
26.5
5.9
8.1
1.1
0.2
9.4
20.2
46.4
1.5
5.0
30.7
6.2
8.3
74.7
55.6
1.0
4.9
3.4
1,905
1,561
351
480
64
14
203
97
+262
19 Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
113.0
2022-23
MIL MIL
65
32.9
19.6
5.2
7.6
1.2
0.4
7.4
15.4
48.2
2.4
6.2
38.7
2.3
2.7
85.9
58.9
1.2
4.0
2.9
2,140
1,274
337
491
78
25
189
114
+493
20 Marcus Smart
M. Smart
113.4
2022-23
BOS BOS
61
32.1
11.5
3.1
6.3
1.5
0.4
4.1
9.9
41.5
1.9
5.6
33.6
1.4
1.9
74.6
53.8
0.8
2.4
2.3
1,957
703
191
382
93
23
143
172
+240
21 Bruce Brown
B. Brown
113.8
2022-23
DEN DEN
31
32.8
13.9
4.1
4.0
1.2
0.5
5.5
10.7
51.4
1.5
3.5
41.3
1.5
1.9
77.6
60.3
0.7
3.4
1.7
1,016
430
128
125
38
16
52
87
+66
22 Trent Forrest
T. Forrest
114.0
2022-23
ATL ATL
3
30.5
5.7
3.7
3.7
0.7
0.7
2.7
6.3
42.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.7
50.0
42.8
1.0
2.7
1.3
92
17
11
11
2
2
4
7
-23
23 Markelle Fultz
M. Fultz
114.0
2022-23
ORL ORL
60
29.6
14.0
3.9
5.7
1.5
0.4
5.8
11.3
51.4
0.5
1.5
31.0
1.9
2.4
78.3
56.4
1.2
2.8
2.3
1,778
837
234
341
87
26
139
131
-130
24 Tyus Jones
T. Jones
114.1
2022-23
MEM MEM
22
33.2
16.4
4.0
8.1
1.8
0.0
6.4
12.8
50.0
2.0
4.8
41.5
1.6
2.0
77.8
59.8
0.4
3.7
1.5
731
361
89
179
40
1
34
10
+40
25 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
114.2
2022-23
DAL DAL
66
36.2
32.4
8.6
8.0
1.4
0.5
10.9
22.0
49.6
2.8
8.2
34.2
7.8
10.5
74.2
60.9
0.8
7.8
3.6
2,390
2,138
569
529
90
33
236
166
+128
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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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NBA 2024-25 Rankings

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127
Fri
3/28
BOS BOS
@
SAS SAS
121-111
Fri
3/28
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
111-132
Sat
3/29
LAC LAC
@
CLE CLE
122-127

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/26
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Tue
5/27
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM