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2025-2026 NBA who is the best guard defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games| 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | C. Wallace | 103.9 | 2025-26 |  OKC | 19 | 28.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 44.5 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 37.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 90.9 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 550 | 170 | 55 | 47 | 43 | 5 | 21 | 45 | +190 |
| 2 |  | A. Mitchell | 104.7 | 2025-26 | OKC | 20 | 26.4 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 12.0 | 45.8 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 32.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 85.9 | 55.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 527 | 303 | 68 | 73 | 32 | 6 | 34 | 42 | +191 |
| 3 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 104.9 | 2025-26 | OKC | 20 | 33.4 | 32.9 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 19.9 | 54.5 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 42.3 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 89.1 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 667 | 657 | 97 | 133 | 31 | 15 | 34 | 37 | +280 |
| 4 |  | R. Sheppard | 111.3 | 2025-26 |  HOU | 16 | 24.9 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 48.8 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 45.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 71.4 | 62.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 399 | 228 | 44 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 20 | 32 | +110 |
| 5 |  | I. Quickley | 112.1 | 2025-26 |  TOR | 19 | 31.8 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 12.4 | 44.9 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 36.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 74.0 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 605 | 294 | 91 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 30 | 42 | +80 |
| 6 |  | D. Daniels | 112.1 | 2025-26 |  ATL | 20 | 33.2 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 49.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 59.3 | 51.6 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 663 | 199 | 129 | 118 | 44 | 8 | 45 | 50 | +75 |
| 7 |  | A. Black | 112.2 | 2025-26 |  ORL | 20 | 27.4 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 47.7 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 67.6 | 56.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 548 | 260 | 59 | 56 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 52 | +39 |
| 8 |  | L. Dončić | 112.3 | 2025-26 |  LAL | 14 | 37.4 | 35.1 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 22.7 | 47.5 | 3.7 | 10.9 | 34.0 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 80.2 | 62.5 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 524 | 492 | 119 | 131 | 25 | 8 | 58 | 39 | +84 |
| 9 |  | J. Hart | 112.6 | 2025-26 |  NYK | 17 | 28.0 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 48.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 35.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 79.4 | 58.9 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 476 | 186 | 128 | 84 | 20 | 5 | 34 | 47 | +39 |
| 10 |  | C. Cunningham | 112.8 | 2025-26 |  DET | 16 | 36.6 | 28.8 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 9.9 | 22.1 | 44.9 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 31.7 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 82.1 | 55.8 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 585 | 461 | 105 | 151 | 19 | 11 | 62 | 57 | +111 |
| 11 |  | A. Edwards | 113.1 | 2025-26 |  MIN | 14 | 32.9 | 28.0 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 19.7 | 47.5 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 39.2 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 81.4 | 61.1 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 460 | 392 | 67 | 51 | 21 | 9 | 36 | 28 | +47 |
| 12 |  | D. White | 113.2 | 2025-26 |  BOS | 18 | 33.0 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 14.9 | 36.2 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 32.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 84.9 | 49.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 594 | 288 | 75 | 92 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 36 | +69 |
| 13 |  | D. Mitchell | 113.8 | 2025-26 |  MIA | 19 | 30.0 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 51.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 60.0 | 58.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 570 | 187 | 56 | 141 | 24 | 1 | 30 | 54 | +51 |
| 14 |  | B. Podziemski | 113.8 | 2025-26 |  GSW | 20 | 28.2 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 44.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 39.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 74.5 | 56.6 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 563 | 244 | 91 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 26 | 43 | +19 |
| 15 |  | C. Gillespie | 114.3 | 2025-26 |  PHX | 20 | 26.3 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 44.3 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 42.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 83.3 | 60.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 526 | 254 | 80 | 102 | 24 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +80 |
| 16 |  | D. Mitchell | 114.4 | 2025-26 |  CLE | 18 | 34.1 | 30.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 20.8 | 50.5 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 38.9 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 83.9 | 64.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 613 | 551 | 84 | 96 | 25 | 6 | 59 | 41 | +110 |
| 17 |  | S. Curry | 114.6 | 2025-26 | GSW | 16 | 31.1 | 27.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 19.4 | 47.1 | 4.7 | 12.0 | 39.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 91.9 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 497 | 446 | 59 | 64 | 21 | 9 | 50 | 35 | +28 |
| 18 |  | D. DiVincenzo | 114.7 | 2025-26 | MIN | 18 | 31.2 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 10.1 | 41.8 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 38.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 85.1 | 60.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 561 | 246 | 71 | 60 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 41 | +119 |
| 19 |  | D. Vassell | 115.2 | 2025-26 |  SAS | 18 | 33.2 | 15.6 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 12.7 | 43.7 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 40.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 85.7 | 57.3 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 598 | 280 | 67 | 43 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 40 | +104 |
| 20 |  | M. Christie | 115.7 | 2025-26 |  DAL | 20 | 29.8 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 49.2 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 46.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 79.4 | 66.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 596 | 256 | 69 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 36 | -64 |
| 21 |  | D. Bane | 115.8 | 2025-26 | ORL | 20 | 32.7 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 14.8 | 44.1 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 31.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 92.6 | 55.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 654 | 366 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 7 | 45 | 63 | +64 |
| 22 |  | C. Coward | 116.2 | 2025-26 |  MEM | 20 | 27.1 | 13.4 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 45.7 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 37.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 86.4 | 59.3 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 541 | 267 | 118 | 55 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 40 | +33 |
| 23 |  | J. Giddey | 116.3 | 2025-26 |  CHI | 16 | 34.0 | 20.8 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 15.3 | 46.5 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 39.2 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 76.5 | 57.6 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 544 | 332 | 159 | 151 | 16 | 7 | 54 | 33 | -23 |
| 24 |  | A. Reaves | 116.4 | 2025-26 | LAL | 15 | 36.6 | 28.5 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 17.1 | 51.6 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 34.8 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 87.9 | 67.3 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 549 | 428 | 88 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 46 | 37 | +101 |
| 25 |  | J. Murray | 116.9 | 2025-26 |  DEN | 17 | 35.2 | 24.0 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 17.8 | 48.8 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 40.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 88.7 | 61.0 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 598 | 408 | 78 | 115 | 18 | 6 | 39 | 30 | +119 |
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