which guard had the best defensive rating in 2021

Ben Simmons had the best defensive rating by a guard in 2020-21, with a 106.1 rating.

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Which guard had the best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in 2021?

	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	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	106.1	2020-21	PHI	58	32.4	14.3	7.2	6.9	1.6	0.6	5.6	10.1	55.7	0.1	0.2	30.0	3.0	4.9	61.3	58.4	1.6	5.6	3.0	1,877	829	417	401	93	35	173	171	+329
2	Danny Green D. Green	107.5	2020-21	PHI	69	28.0	9.5	3.8	1.7	1.3	0.8	3.2	7.9	41.2	2.5	6.3	40.5	0.4	0.6	77.5	58.2	0.8	3.0	1.0	1,934	654	260	118	92	56	67	125	+312
3	Dennis Schröder D. Schröder	109.2	2020-21	LAL	61	32.1	15.4	3.5	5.8	1.1	0.2	5.4	12.5	43.7	1.2	3.5	33.5	3.4	4.0	84.8	54.3	0.5	3.0	2.7	1,956	941	211	351	70	13	163	159	+84
4	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope K. Caldwell-Pope	109.4	2020-21	LAL	67	28.4	9.7	2.7	1.9	0.9	0.4	3.3	7.6	43.1	1.8	4.4	41.0	1.4	1.7	86.6	58.8	0.4	2.3	1.0	1,902	653	179	127	62	26	66	114	+138
5	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	109.5	2020-21	UTA	68	26.7	18.4	4.0	2.5	0.9	0.1	6.7	15.8	42.5	3.1	8.8	34.7	1.9	2.1	89.6	54.9	0.7	3.3	1.7	1,818	1,251	274	168	61	10	115	110	+301
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	109.7	2020-21	WAS	65	36.4	22.2	11.5	11.7	1.4	0.4	8.4	19.0	43.9	1.3	4.2	31.5	4.2	6.4	65.6	50.9	1.7	9.9	4.8	2,369	1,445	750	763	89	23	312	190	-87
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	110.3	2020-21	UTA	53	33.4	26.4	4.4	5.2	1.0	0.3	9.0	20.6	43.8	3.4	8.7	38.6	5.0	6.0	84.5	56.9	0.9	3.5	2.8	1,771	1,401	235	277	52	15	147	117	+287
8	RJ Barrett	110.4	2020-21	NYK	72	34.9	17.6	5.8	3.0	0.7	0.3	6.5	14.7	44.1	1.7	4.3	40.1	2.9	3.8	74.6	53.5	0.9	4.8	1.9	2,511	1,264	414	217	53	20	139	188	+137
9	T.J. McConnell	110.5	2020-21	IND	69	26.0	8.6	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	4.0	7.1	55.9	0.2	0.7	31.3	0.5	0.7	68.8	58.3	0.8	2.9	2.0	1,796	596	256	456	128	23	135	113	+70
10	Chris Paul C. Paul	110.6	2020-21	PHX	70	31.4	16.4	4.5	8.9	1.4	0.3	6.3	12.6	49.9	1.5	3.7	39.5	2.4	2.6	93.4	59.9	0.4	4.1	2.2	2,199	1,149	312	622	99	19	156	166	+310
11	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	110.8	2020-21	SAS	67	31.9	15.7	7.1	5.4	1.5	0.1	6.6	14.5	45.3	0.9	3.0	31.7	1.6	2.0	79.1	50.9	0.9	6.2	1.7	2,139	1,051	473	363	101	7	117	135	+88
12	Reggie Bullock Jr. R. Bullock Jr.	110.9	2020-21	NYK	65	30.0	10.9	3.4	1.5	0.8	0.2	3.8	8.6	44.2	2.5	6.1	41.0	0.8	0.8	90.9	60.6	0.2	3.2	0.7	1,949	709	223	99	52	11	45	146	+107
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	111.2	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	32.0	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
14	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	111.2	2020-21	MIL	59	32.3	17.7	4.5	6.1	1.6	0.6	7.0	13.9	50.3	1.9	4.8	39.2	1.8	2.3	78.7	59.2	1.2	3.3	2.2	1,907	1,046	268	357	96	37	127	98	+379
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	111.3	2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	27.7	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	9.8	20.5	47.9	2.9	8.3	35.0	5.2	7.1	73.0	58.7	0.8	7.2	4.3	2,262	1,830	527	567	64	36	281	152	+164
16	Donte DiVincenzo D. DiVincenzo	111.5	2020-21	MIL	66	27.5	10.4	5.8	3.1	1.1	0.2	3.8	9.1	42.0	2.0	5.2	37.9	0.8	1.1	71.8	54.2	1.2	4.5	1.4	1,814	688	380	203	72	15	91	112	+304
17	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	113.0	2020-21	TOR	52	36.5	19.6	4.2	6.3	1.7	0.7	6.5	16.7	38.9	3.3	9.2	36.6	3.3	3.7	88.5	53.4	0.6	3.6	1.8	1,898	1,019	220	328	87	37	95	119	+140
18	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	113.3	2020-21	MEM	67	29.8	17.2	2.9	2.3	1.2	0.4	6.4	15.4	41.9	1.9	5.6	34.4	2.4	2.9	81.5	51.5	0.8	2.1	1.8	1,997	1,151	196	157	78	26	119	237	+153
19	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	113.5	2020-21	CHI	58	35.1	27.4	5.0	4.9	0.8	0.5	9.8	19.4	50.7	3.4	8.2	41.9	4.4	5.1	84.9	63.4	0.6	4.4	3.5	2,034	1,591	289	282	46	27	203	138	-9
20	Devin Booker D. Booker	113.6	2020-21	PHX	67	33.9	25.6	4.2	4.3	0.8	0.2	9.3	19.2	48.4	1.9	5.5	34.0	5.1	5.9	86.7	58.7	0.5	3.7	3.1	2,270	1,712	281	289	53	16	207	181	+331
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	113.7	2020-21	BKN	54	34.9	26.9	4.8	6.0	1.4	0.7	10.2	20.1	50.6	2.8	7.0	40.2	3.7	4.0	92.2	61.4	1.0	3.8	2.4	1,886	1,451	257	324	76	37	130	140	+229
22	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	114.3	2020-21	CHA	69	34.5	20.4	4.4	4.2	1.3	0.4	7.4	16.4	45.0	3.2	8.3	38.9	2.4	2.9	81.7	57.5	0.7	3.7	1.9	2,383	1,407	302	293	87	26	128	119	-89
23	Justin Holiday J. Holiday	114.4	2020-21	IND	72	30.3	10.5	3.6	1.7	1.0	0.6	3.6	8.7	41.3	2.4	6.3	38.2	0.9	1.2	78.8	57.1	0.4	3.1	0.8	2,183	756	256	119	74	41	54	135	-45
24	Josh Richardson J. Richardson	114.4	2020-21	DAL	59	30.3	12.1	3.3	2.6	1.0	0.4	4.5	10.5	42.7	1.5	4.5	33.0	1.7	1.8	91.7	53.7	0.9	2.4	1.3	1,789	715	195	153	61	24	79	130	-46
25	Kevin Huerter K. Huerter	114.5	2020-21	ATL	69	30.8	11.9	3.3	3.5	1.2	0.3	4.6	10.6	43.2	2.0	5.6	36.3	0.7	0.9	78.1	54.1	0.6	2.8	1.1	2,126	822	231	241	82	18	79	165	+69

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DRTG

115.5

17th

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-0.1

19th

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35.3

19th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
7	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
8	Heat	34	29	.540	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/7	PHI	@	ATL	6:00 PM
Mon 3/9	PHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 3/10	MEM	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 3/12	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sat 3/14	BKN	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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18 - 44

102

Final

106

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34 - 28

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.3

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Edwards

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

67.8

Jokić

67.5

Gobert

67.3

Ayton

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121.7

120.5

119.1

118.7

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.4

110.9

112.1

112.7

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.2

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

14-50

15-47

16-46

19-44

20-44

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

2,911.9

Jokić

2,811.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,105.5

Jokić

3,028.3

Maxey

2,987.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.2

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.58

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.53

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-22

37-24-1

37-26

36-26

35-28

Worst Record ATS

24-40

25-35-1

26-36

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	4.5
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
7	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
8	Heat	34	29	.540	12.0
9	Hornets	32	31	.508	14.0
10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	20.0
13	Wizards	16	46	.258	29.5
14	Nets	15	47	.242	30.5
15	Pacers	15	47	.242	30.5

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1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	45	17	.726	3.0
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	38	23	.623	9.5
5	Nuggets	39	24	.619	9.5
6	Lakers	37	25	.597	11.0
7	Suns	35	27	.565	13.0
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	31	.492	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	30	33	.476	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	41	.339	27.0
13	Pelicans	20	44	.313	29.0
14	Jazz	19	44	.302	29.5
15	Kings	14	50	.219	35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 1/31	LAL	@	NYK	100-112
Sat 1/31	LAC	@	PHX	117-93
Sat 1/31	CLE	@	POR	130-111
Sat 1/31	OKC	@	DEN	121-111
Sun 2/1	NOP	@	CHA	95-102

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/6	DAL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 3/6	MIA	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 3/6	POR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NOP	@	PHX	9:00 PM

Ben Simmons had the best defensive rating by a guard in 2020-21, with a 106.1 rating.

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