which nba pg has the best defensive rating

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the best defensive rating by a point guard this season, with a 108.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

Which NBA pg has the best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular season?

	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	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	108.3	2025-26	OKC	65	33.5	31.6	4.4	6.5	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.7	55.1	1.7	4.4	38.0	8.2	9.3	88.1	66.4	0.6	3.8	2.2	2,177	2,052	286	422	91	51	142	136	+720
2	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	109.8	2025-26	DET	61	34.4	24.5	5.6	9.9	1.5	0.9	8.7	18.9	46.1	2.0	5.8	34.6	5.1	6.2	81.4	56.7	0.9	4.7	3.7	2,096	1,497	340	603	90	52	226	192	+473
3	Stephon Castle S. Castle	111.7	2025-26	SAS	65	29.8	16.7	5.2	7.2	1.2	0.3	5.6	12.0	47.2	1.2	3.6	33.2	4.2	5.7	73.1	57.6	1.4	3.8	3.2	1,937	1,084	336	471	75	19	209	209	+420
4	Reed Sheppard R. Sheppard	112.0	2025-26	HOU	77	26.5	13.6	2.9	3.5	1.5	0.7	5.0	11.6	43.0	2.8	7.1	39.6	0.9	1.1	80.7	56.5	0.4	2.6	1.6	2,037	1,050	226	267	116	52	120	161	+269
5	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	112.4	2025-26	SAS	67	30.9	18.5	3.8	6.2	1.2	0.3	7.0	14.3	49.0	1.8	5.4	33.6	2.7	3.5	76.2	58.3	0.6	3.2	2.3	2,069	1,242	254	415	83	17	153	150	+420
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	113.8	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	33.5	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	2,289	2,143	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
7	Immanuel Quickley I. Quickley	114.8	2025-26	TOR	67	32.4	16.9	4.1	6.0	1.3	0.1	5.9	13.2	44.5	2.6	6.9	37.4	2.5	3.1	82.1	57.9	0.5	3.5	1.5	2,174	1,132	273	402	87	5	101	136	+99
8	Collin Gillespie C. Gillespie	115.2	2025-26	PHX	76	28.8	13.0	4.1	4.8	1.3	0.2	4.5	10.7	42.2	3.0	7.3	40.8	1.0	1.1	87.1	58.1	1.1	3.0	1.6	2,191	985	311	363	95	15	121	127	+193
9	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	115.7	2025-26	PHI	65	38.3	28.7	4.2	6.8	1.9	0.8	10.0	21.6	46.3	3.2	8.7	37.0	5.4	6.1	89.3	59.0	0.3	3.9	2.4	2,490	1,865	273	441	126	55	159	141	+142
10	Kris Dunn K. Dunn	115.9	2025-26	LAC	77	27.3	7.4	3.3	3.6	1.6	0.2	2.8	5.9	47.8	1.0	2.6	37.5	0.8	1.0	77.5	58.4	0.7	2.5	1.3	2,101	569	251	278	124	14	102	180	+14
11	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	116.5	2025-26	BOS	75	32.4	17.0	4.0	5.1	0.7	0.1	6.4	13.8	46.1	2.7	7.1	37.2	1.6	1.8	88.6	58.1	0.9	3.1	1.4	2,431	1,272	301	386	54	10	103	110	+379
12	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	116.9	2025-26	MIA	66	28.6	9.2	2.7	6.5	1.0	0.2	3.6	7.5	48.2	1.3	3.3	39.5	0.6	0.9	67.2	57.7	0.4	2.2	1.5	1,888	606	176	429	67	11	102	173	+213
13	Bruce Brown B. Brown	117.1	2025-26	DEN	77	24.5	7.8	3.8	2.1	1.0	0.2	3.0	6.3	47.2	0.7	1.8	39.1	1.2	1.5	76.1	56.0	1.0	2.8	1.1	1,883	601	292	158	79	19	82	181	-84
14	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	117.2	2025-26	NYK	71	35.0	26.0	3.4	6.7	0.7	0.1	9.2	19.9	46.5	2.6	7.2	37.0	4.8	5.7	84.3	57.9	0.4	2.9	2.4	2,482	1,843	240	478	53	8	168	165	+334
15	James Harden J. Harden	117.4	2025-26	TOT	67	35.0	23.6	4.9	8.1	1.1	0.4	7.0	16.0	43.6	3.0	8.1	37.4	6.6	7.5	88.1	61.3	0.6	4.3	3.5	2,345	1,583	327	541	74	27	236	131	+120
16	Ryan Rollins R. Rollins	118.3	2025-26	MIL	72	32.1	17.1	4.6	5.6	1.5	0.4	6.5	13.8	47.0	2.5	6.1	40.7	1.7	2.1	78.8	58.1	0.7	3.9	2.7	2,310	1,234	332	405	107	30	196	190	-163
17	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	119.0	2025-26	NOP	78	25.0	13.3	3.6	3.3	1.1	0.4	5.0	11.6	43.2	1.2	3.6	34.3	2.1	2.6	78.5	52.1	0.7	2.9	2.2	1,952	1,038	279	255	87	28	170	138	-285
18	Jamal Murray J. Murray	119.0	2025-26	DEN	72	35.2	25.6	4.4	7.1	0.9	0.4	8.8	18.3	48.4	3.3	7.5	43.4	4.7	5.3	88.5	62.2	0.4	4.0	2.3	2,533	1,844	318	513	65	27	165	122	+397
19	CJ McCollum	121.0	2025-26	TOT	73	29.8	18.7	3.3	3.8	0.8	0.4	6.9	15.1	45.4	2.5	6.7	37.1	2.5	3.2	77.4	56.6	0.8	2.5	1.8	2,173	1,366	241	279	58	31	129	136	+78
20	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	125.1	2025-26	WAS	76	27.6	10.2	3.5	4.6	0.6	0.2	3.6	8.8	41.7	2.0	4.9	39.6	1.0	1.4	72.8	54.8	0.4	3.0	2.3	2,099	778	263	349	47	16	171	172	-695

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

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.6

Hartenstein

APG

6.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.7

7th

DRTG

107.3

1st

NETRTG

11.4

1st

3P%

36.0

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	61	16	.792
2	Spurs	59	18	.766	2.0
3	Lakers	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets	49	28	.636	12.0
5	Rockets	48	29	.623	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/5	UTA	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Tue 4/7	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Wed 4/8	OKC	@	LAC	10:00 PM
Fri 4/10	OKC	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 4/12	PHX	@	OKC	8:30 PM

Last Game

Lakers

50 - 27

Final

139

Thunder

61 - 16

Thu 2 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

13.0

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.3

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.3

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

110.9

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.5

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-59

18-59

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,786

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,039.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

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

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-29

46-30-1

45-32

44-33

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

32-44

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	56	21	.727
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	11.5
6	76ers	43	34	.558	13.0
7	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	14.5
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.0
10	Heat	40	37	.519	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.0
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.0
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.0
15	Wizards - e	17	59	.224	38.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	18	.766	2.0
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	49	28	.636	12.0
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5