wich guard leads the nba in defensive rating

LaMelo Ball has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 104.9 rating.

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  • 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+/-
1LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
104.9
2026-27
MIN MIN
12
27.5
18.6
3.3
6.3
1.8
0.1
6.5
14.2
45.9
3.6
8.8
40.6
2.0
2.5
80.0
60.9
0.8
2.5
4.0
330
223
39
75
21
1
48
45
+139
2Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
105.9
2026-27
MIN MIN
12
31.0
18.1
4.7
3.8
1.3
0.5
7.0
13.4
52.2
1.9
4.1
46.9
2.2
2.4
89.7
62.4
1.1
3.6
2.2
372
217
56
45
15
6
26
32
+107
3Cedric Coward
C. Coward
106.1
2026-27
MEM MEM
11
28.5
12.9
8.5
3.0
1.5
0.2
4.7
10.6
44.4
2.1
5.1
41.1
1.4
1.6
83.3
56.8
1.5
7.1
1.4
313
142
94
33
16
2
15
33
+109
4Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
107.0
2026-27
DET DET
11
34.5
25.0
5.2
7.9
1.5
0.9
8.7
18.0
48.5
2.0
6.4
31.4
5.5
6.6
83.6
59.8
0.4
4.8
3.2
380
275
57
87
17
10
35
29
+44
5De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
107.4
2026-27
SAS SAS
13
28.5
13.6
4.4
5.8
1.3
0.5
4.5
9.0
49.6
1.0
3.1
32.5
3.7
4.5
82.8
62.1
0.5
3.8
2.3
371
177
57
75
17
6
30
26
+184
6Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
108.1
2026-27
ATL ATL
13
30.8
9.5
7.2
5.6
2.9
0.3
4.2
8.7
48.7
0.2
1.2
12.5
0.9
1.6
57.1
50.7
3.2
4.0
1.2
400
124
94
73
38
4
15
30
+55
7Devin Vassell
D. Vassell
108.1
2026-27
SAS SAS
11
29.4
11.5
3.6
3.0
1.5
0.3
3.8
9.3
41.2
1.5
4.4
33.3
2.4
2.5
92.9
55.1
0.6
3.0
0.9
323
126
40
33
17
3
10
21
+137
8VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
108.6
2026-27
PHI PHI
12
33.7
12.9
6.4
3.5
1.7
0.5
5.3
11.3
46.3
1.7
4.8
35.1
0.8
1.1
69.2
54.7
1.3
5.2
1.0
404
155
77
42
20
6
12
40
+36
9Stephon Castle
S. Castle
109.4
2026-27
SAS SAS
13
28.8
15.4
5.5
5.1
0.8
0.3
5.9
14.1
42.1
2.2
6.2
34.6
1.4
1.8
75.0
51.7
1.5
4.0
2.0
375
200
72
66
11
4
26
33
+128
10Dylan Harper
D. Harper
109.5
2026-27
SAS SAS
13
31.2
17.3
5.2
4.8
1.0
0.2
6.7
13.5
49.7
1.2
3.3
34.9
2.8
3.2
85.7
58.1
0.9
4.3
1.2
406
225
68
62
13
2
16
31
+209
11Derrick White
D. White
109.9
2026-27
BOS BOS
12
29.8
12.8
2.9
5.3
1.3
0.8
4.7
10.7
43.8
1.8
5.3
33.3
1.7
1.7
100.0
55.9
1.1
1.8
2.3
358
153
35
63
15
9
27
22
+80
12Daniss Jenkins
D. Jenkins
110.9
2026-27
DET DET
11
27.5
13.5
3.8
4.3
0.9
0.1
4.4
9.5
46.2
2.2
4.9
44.4
2.5
2.7
93.3
63.1
1.1
2.7
1.5
302
148
42
47
10
1
16
27
+80
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
111.1
2026-27
LAL LAL
11
35.9
38.6
7.5
7.6
2.0
0.7
11.9
24.4
48.9
5.5
13.4
40.8
9.4
10.8
86.6
66.3
0.4
7.2
5.0
395
425
83
84
22
8
55
29
+165
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
111.7
2026-27
OKC OKC
13
33.2
30.5
4.2
4.5
0.9
0.9
10.7
23.1
46.3
2.2
6.5
34.5
6.8
8.0
85.6
57.3
0.8
3.4
2.2
432
396
55
59
12
12
29
24
+48
15Jared McCain
J. McCain
111.8
2026-27
OKC OKC
13
26.5
13.5
3.6
1.9
0.8
0.2
4.8
11.8
41.2
2.3
6.5
35.3
1.5
1.8
79.2
53.5
0.6
3.0
1.7
344
175
47
25
11
3
22
30
+29
16Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
111.8
2026-27
BOS BOS
12
27.3
13.3
3.3
3.7
0.7
0.2
4.4
10.8
41.1
2.3
6.2
36.5
2.3
2.6
87.1
56.1
0.9
2.4
1.5
328
160
40
44
8
2
18
21
+92
17Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
112.1
2026-27
PHI PHI
13
36.2
26.7
3.4
5.5
1.3
0.6
9.0
18.1
49.8
2.5
6.9
35.6
6.2
7.2
86.2
62.8
0.2
3.2
2.0
470
347
44
72
17
8
26
32
+29
18Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
113.1
2026-27
HOU HOU
11
30.4
14.0
2.9
5.4
1.2
0.3
4.7
10.7
44.1
2.9
7.4
39.5
1.6
2.0
81.8
60.3
0.3
2.6
1.0
334
154
32
59
13
3
11
30
+112
19Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
113.1
2026-27
NYK NYK
12
33.8
26.6
2.9
5.7
0.8
0.3
9.1
20.8
43.6
2.8
7.3
37.5
5.7
7.2
79.1
55.4
0.6
2.3
1.8
405
319
35
68
9
4
22
18
+49
20Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
113.3
2026-27
MEM MEM
12
27.3
11.9
2.9
1.3
1.0
0.1
4.1
8.3
49.0
2.2
5.5
39.4
1.6
1.9
82.6
64.9
1.0
1.9
0.8
327
143
35
15
12
1
9
36
+70
21Kris Dunn
K. Dunn
113.8
2026-27
LAC LAC
11
27.7
7.9
3.8
4.5
2.1
0.5
2.8
5.9
47.7
0.9
2.3
40.0
1.4
1.5
88.2
60.0
0.8
3.0
1.5
305
87
42
49
23
5
17
26
-10
22Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
113.9
2026-27
GSW GSW
11
32.4
16.5
4.9
3.8
1.2
0.5
5.8
12.6
46.0
2.8
7.1
39.7
2.0
2.8
71.0
59.3
1.2
3.7
1.2
356
181
54
42
13
6
13
25
+56
23Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
114.0
2026-27
MEM MEM
11
30.5
25.4
3.4
5.3
0.7
0.2
8.9
18.4
48.5
2.5
7.1
35.9
5.0
5.5
90.2
61.0
0.6
2.7
2.5
335
279
37
58
8
2
27
20
+79
24Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
114.2
2026-27
POR POR
12
26.3
12.8
3.4
4.0
1.0
0.2
4.2
8.6
48.5
2.3
5.5
42.4
2.1
2.3
89.3
66.3
0.7
2.8
1.8
315
153
41
48
12
2
22
24
+68
25Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
114.8
2026-27
ATL ATL
13
31.8
21.5
3.5
2.6
1.5
0.4
7.0
17.2
40.8
3.7
10.5
35.0
3.8
4.4
86.0
56.2
1.5
2.0
2.1
414
279
45
34
20
5
27
34
+8
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Team Leaders

PPG

18.6

Ball

LaMelo Ball

RPG

11.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

APG

6.3

Ball

LaMelo Ball
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

7th

DRTG

104.8

1st

NETRTG

13.3

2nd

3P%

38.0

6th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Rockets Rockets
10
3
.769
1.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
3
.750
1.5
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
9
3
.750
1.5
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
8
4
.667
2.5
7
Warriors Warriors
8
5
.615
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/14
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Mon
11/16
POR POR
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Tue
11/17
POR POR
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Thu
11/19
NYK NYK
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Sat
11/21
MEM MEM
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

7 - 5

94

Final

133

MIN Timberwolves

9 - 3

Thu 12 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

30.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
RPG Leaders

13.7

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

13.2

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

12.3

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.2

Mitchell

Davion Mitchell

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.8

Giddey

Josh Giddey
SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.2

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

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

73.7

Spencer

Cam Spencer

72.6

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

71.9

Curry

Stephen Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

122.7

Trail Blazers

120.4

Spurs

120.4

Rockets

120.3

Celtics

119.2

Grizzlies

119.2
DRtg Rankings
Timberwolves

104.8

Spurs

107.0

Celtics

107.6

Pistons

107.9

Knicks

108.8

Thunder

109.2
NetRtg Rankings
Spurs

13.3

Timberwolves

13.3

Celtics

11.7

Rockets

9.1

Grizzlies

8.0

Lakers

8.0
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-12

Bucks

1-12

Kings

1-11

Bulls

2-9

Clippers

3-8

Nets

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

801.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

633.1

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

777

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

662

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
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

36.4

Murray

Jamal Murray
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.10

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

11-1

Rockets

9-4

Lakers

9-4

Grizzlies

8-4

Trail Blazers

8-4

Nets

7-4
Worst Record ATS
Jazz

3-10

Heat

3-9

Suns

3-8

Cavaliers

4-9

Hawks

4-9

Kings

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
3
.727
1.5
4
Hawks Hawks
7
6
.538
3.5
5
Heat Heat
6
6
.500
4.0
6
Knicks Knicks
6
6
.500
4.0
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
6
7
.462
4.5
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
8
.273
6.5
14
Bulls Bulls
2
9
.182
7.5
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
3
.750
1.5
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
8
4
.667
2.5
7
Warriors Warriors
8
5
.615
3.0
8
Thunder Thunder
8
5
.615
3.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
6
4
.600
3.5
10
Mavericks Mavericks
7
5
.583
3.5
11
Suns Suns
5
6
.455
5.0
12
Pelicans Pelicans
4
9
.308
7.0
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)
Sat
11/14
DEN DEN
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Sat
11/14
DAL DAL
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
11/14
DET DET
@
MIA MIA
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
BKN BKN
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM