which nba forward has the best defensive rating

Paul George has the lowest defensive rating by a forward this season, with a 103.7 rating.

Showing
  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Paul George
P. George
103.7
2026-27
BOS BOS
10
30.1
22.0
5.2
3.8
2.1
0.4
8.0
16.4
48.8
3.7
8.4
44.0
2.3
2.8
82.1
62.4
0.9
4.3
2.9
301
220
52
38
21
4
29
28
+98
2Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
104.8
2026-27
DET DET
11
27.8
10.1
8.6
5.1
1.4
0.9
4.3
8.5
50.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
1.5
2.3
68.0
53.4
2.1
6.5
2.5
306
111
95
56
15
10
28
35
+40
3Jonathan Kuminga
J. Kuminga
105.9
2026-27
MIN MIN
13
30.6
12.3
5.5
2.9
1.2
0.7
4.4
10.1
43.5
1.6
4.2
38.9
1.9
3.4
56.8
53.2
1.2
4.2
1.2
398
160
71
38
15
9
16
33
+97
4Jaden McDaniels
J. McDaniels
107.1
2026-27
MIN MIN
13
33.4
17.0
6.2
3.8
0.9
0.8
7.0
13.3
52.6
1.4
4.4
31.6
1.6
1.9
84.0
60.1
1.9
4.3
2.2
434
221
81
49
12
11
28
45
+151
5LeBron James
L. James
107.7
2026-27
PHI PHI
10
32.6
15.1
7.2
6.5
1.3
0.7
5.7
13.2
43.2
0.9
3.8
23.7
2.8
4.0
70.0
50.5
0.5
6.7
2.7
326
151
72
65
13
7
27
20
+1
6Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
108.2
2026-27
SAS SAS
13
26.3
10.0
4.0
1.5
0.9
0.6
3.3
7.4
44.8
2.7
6.4
42.2
0.7
0.8
90.0
64.7
0.5
3.5
0.5
342
130
52
20
12
8
7
28
+85
7Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
108.5
2026-27
BOS BOS
11
34.0
26.3
6.1
7.5
0.6
0.8
8.0
19.4
41.3
2.4
7.7
30.6
7.9
8.9
88.8
56.4
0.6
5.5
2.8
374
289
67
82
7
9
31
22
+88
8Cameron Boozer
C. Boozer
108.9
2026-27
MEM MEM
13
31.5
15.5
9.7
5.2
0.7
0.7
5.2
13.5
38.3
1.6
5.7
28.4
3.6
4.2
87.0
50.8
2.0
7.7
3.1
409
202
126
68
9
9
40
28
+43
9OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
109.8
2026-27
NYK NYK
12
32.8
16.0
5.1
2.3
1.1
0.6
4.5
11.8
38.0
2.2
6.7
32.5
4.8
5.5
87.9
56.1
1.5
3.6
2.2
393
192
61
27
13
7
26
39
+27
10Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
109.9
2026-27
NYK NYK
12
24.8
6.9
3.2
2.2
1.0
0.5
2.8
7.6
37.4
0.9
3.2
28.9
0.3
0.3
100.0
44.7
1.2
2.0
1.0
297
83
38
26
12
6
12
18
-37
11Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
110.1
2026-27
DAL DAL
12
33.9
24.1
7.0
6.4
2.0
0.8
8.4
17.6
47.9
1.3
4.7
26.8
6.0
6.8
87.8
58.5
1.1
5.9
2.9
407
289
84
77
24
9
35
26
+54
12Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
110.5
2026-27
PHI PHI
12
34.9
21.2
6.5
3.7
1.3
0.5
8.0
16.7
48.0
1.8
4.7
37.5
3.4
4.9
69.5
56.2
1.8
4.8
2.5
419
254
78
44
16
6
30
27
+31
13John Collins
J. Collins
110.7
2026-27
DET DET
12
26.3
10.4
6.0
0.7
0.5
0.9
4.2
9.1
45.9
1.2
3.0
38.9
0.9
1.3
73.3
54.1
1.7
4.3
1.1
316
125
72
8
6
11
13
32
-13
14Anthony Davis
A. Davis
111.2
2026-27
WAS WAS
11
34.1
25.6
10.5
2.0
1.3
1.0
9.9
18.9
52.4
0.8
2.5
32.1
5.0
5.9
84.6
59.6
2.4
8.1
2.0
375
282
115
22
14
11
22
26
-9
15Jabari Smith Jr.
J. Smith Jr.
111.6
2026-27
HOU HOU
13
34.5
15.9
6.3
2.0
0.8
1.1
5.6
11.8
47.4
2.5
6.2
40.7
2.2
2.5
84.8
61.4
1.5
4.8
0.9
448
207
82
26
11
14
12
31
+131
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
111.8
2026-27
HOU HOU
13
34.2
21.0
5.8
3.8
0.5
1.2
6.4
13.2
48.3
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.8
7.8
87.3
62.9
0.3
5.5
3.2
444
273
76
49
7
15
41
27
+96
17Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
112.1
2026-27
ATL ATL
10
34.3
20.0
8.8
7.5
1.0
0.5
7.3
16.4
44.5
0.8
4.2
19.0
4.6
5.6
82.1
53.0
1.3
7.5
3.4
343
200
88
75
10
5
34
27
-12
18Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
112.3
2026-27
HOU HOU
13
33.7
15.0
7.0
3.1
1.1
0.7
5.8
11.2
51.4
0.2
0.8
18.2
3.3
4.3
76.8
57.1
3.1
3.9
1.7
438
195
91
40
14
9
22
28
+4
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
112.4
2026-27
MIA MIA
13
32.4
28.9
12.5
5.2
0.8
1.2
11.3
19.0
59.5
0.6
2.4
25.8
5.7
9.2
62.2
62.8
3.4
9.1
3.4
421
376
162
67
11
15
44
32
0
20Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
112.5
2026-27
POR POR
12
32.7
23.9
6.1
6.3
1.1
0.3
7.8
15.5
50.0
2.0
5.6
35.8
6.4
8.9
72.0
61.6
0.8
5.3
3.2
392
287
73
75
13
4
38
30
+100
21Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
112.7
2026-27
GSW GSW
13
31.5
20.2
7.4
3.5
1.0
0.7
6.8
14.1
48.6
2.2
5.4
41.4
4.3
5.8
73.7
60.8
2.4
5.0
3.2
410
263
96
45
13
9
42
40
-37
22Duncan Robinson
D. Robinson
113.5
2026-27
DET DET
12
30.5
17.4
1.8
2.1
1.3
0.2
5.3
11.7
45.0
3.9
9.1
43.1
3.0
3.6
83.7
65.8
0.1
1.8
0.9
366
209
22
25
16
2
11
28
+91
23Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
113.5
2026-27
IND IND
12
32.1
22.4
6.6
4.2
0.9
0.1
8.1
16.1
50.3
1.8
4.9
35.6
4.5
6.3
71.1
59.4
1.3
5.3
2.2
385
269
79
50
11
1
26
34
-8
24Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
114.0
2026-27
ORL ORL
12
36.8
24.4
6.8
8.3
1.3
0.1
8.9
18.9
47.1
1.4
5.3
26.6
5.2
6.2
83.8
56.4
1.2
5.6
4.3
441
293
81
99
16
1
51
37
+10
25P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
114.3
2026-27
DAL DAL
13
31.8
13.9
6.9
1.1
0.6
0.9
4.5
11.0
41.3
2.2
6.2
35.8
2.6
3.5
73.9
55.4
1.6
5.3
1.6
413
181
90
14
8
12
21
31
-64
Unlock 2x data

Related Searches

More NBA News

Jokic, Murray help Nuggets hand Pelicans a sixth straight loss

Bulls overcome travel delay and injuries to beat the Timberwolves 117-106

Cedric Coward has 23 points and 12 rebounds as Grizzlies beat Nets 129-110

Antetokounmpo scores 34, Heat block 14 shots and roll past Pistons 137-117 for 4th straight win

Tyrese Proctor has a triple-double as short-handed Cavaliers top Mavericks 127-117

Hut! Hut! Hike! Giannis Antetokounmpo goes into football mode for a between-the-legs assist

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.3

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

6.7

Queta

Neemias Queta

APG

7.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

107.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.7

2nd

3P%

38.1

5th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
10
2
.833
2
76ers 76ers
10
3
.769
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
8
4
.667
2.0
4
Heat Heat
7
6
.538
3.5
5
Hawks Hawks
7
6
.538
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/15
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
6:00 PM
Mon
11/16
ORL ORL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
11/18
BOS BOS
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Sat
11/21
BOS BOS
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Sun
11/22
BOS BOS
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

10 - 2

98

Final

93

TOR Raptors

5 - 6

Wed 11 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

30.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
RPG Leaders

13.7

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

13.2

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

12.5

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.2

Mitchell

Davion Mitchell

9.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.8

Young

Trae Young
SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.2

Braun

Christian Braun

2.2

Thybulle

Matisse Thybulle
BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.2

Kessler

Walker Kessler

2.2

Turner

Myles Turner
3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.3

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.1

Bane

Desmond Bane
TS% Leaders

74.2

Spencer

Cam Spencer

73.5

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

71.9

Curry

Stephen Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

122.6

Trail Blazers

120.4

Grizzlies

120.4

Spurs

120.4

Rockets

120.3

Celtics

119.2
DRtg Rankings
Timberwolves

105.5

Spurs

107.0

Celtics

107.6

Knicks

108.8

Thunder

109.2

76ers

110.2
NetRtg Rankings
Spurs

13.3

Celtics

11.7

Timberwolves

11.4

Rockets

9.1

Grizzlies

8.9

Lakers

8.0
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-12

Bucks

1-12

Kings

1-11

Nets

3-9

Bulls

3-9

Clippers

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

801.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

704.9

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

685.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić
DraftKings Points Leaders

777

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

734

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

723.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

35.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
MPG Leaders

37.2

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

36.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

36.5

Murray

Jamal Murray
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.10

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.67

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.74

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

11-2

Grizzlies

9-4

Rockets

9-4

Lakers

9-4

Trail Blazers

8-4

Pacers

8-5
Worst Record ATS
Jazz

3-10

Suns

3-8

Heat

4-9

Hawks

4-9

Kings

4-8

Knicks

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
10
2
.833
2
76ers 76ers
10
3
.769
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
8
4
.667
2.0
4
Heat Heat
7
6
.538
3.5
5
Hawks Hawks
7
6
.538
3.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
7
7
.500
4.0
7
Knicks Knicks
6
6
.500
4.0
8
Raptors Raptors
5
7
.417
5.0
9
Magic Magic
5
7
.417
5.0
10
Pacers Pacers
5
8
.385
5.5
11
Hornets Hornets
4
8
.333
6.0
12
Wizards Wizards
4
9
.308
6.5
13
Nets Nets
3
9
.250
7.0
14
Bulls Bulls
3
9
.250
7.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
12
.077
9.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
11
2
.846
2
Lakers Lakers
11
2
.846
3
Rockets Rockets
10
3
.769
1.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
3
.750
1.5
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
9
4
.692
2.0
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
9
4
.692
2.0
7
Nuggets Nuggets
7
4
.636
3.0
8
Warriors Warriors
8
5
.615
3.0
9
Thunder Thunder
8
5
.615
3.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
7
6
.538
4.0
11
Suns Suns
5
6
.455
5.0
12
Pelicans Pelicans
4
10
.286
7.5
13
Clippers Clippers
3
8
.273
7.0
14
Kings Kings
1
11
.083
9.5
15
Jazz Jazz
1
12
.077
10.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/15
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
4:00 PM
Sun
11/15
CHA CHA
@
LAC LAC
4:30 PM
Sun
11/15
SAS SAS
@
UTA UTA
5:00 PM
Sun
11/15
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
6:00 PM