best defensive rating guards nba 2025-2026

Cason Wallace has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 103.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games guards NBA 2025-2026

	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	Cason Wallace C. Wallace	103.0	2025-26	OKC	17	28.6	8.6	2.8	2.5	2.4	0.3	3.2	7.6	42.3	1.6	4.3	37.0	0.6	0.6	90.9	54.5	0.8	2.1	1.2	486	147	48	42	40	5	20	40	+186
2	Ajay Mitchell A. Mitchell	103.8	2025-26	OKC	18	27.7	16.1	3.7	3.8	1.8	0.3	5.8	12.7	46.1	1.2	3.6	33.8	3.2	3.6	89.2	56.5	0.7	3.0	1.8	499	290	66	69	32	6	33	41	+178
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	104.4	2025-26	OKC	18	33.1	32.2	4.9	6.6	1.5	0.8	10.8	19.9	54.3	2.2	5.4	41.2	8.3	9.3	89.8	67.1	0.6	4.3	1.8	595	580	88	119	27	15	32	32	+260
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	110.6	2025-26	LAL	12	37.1	34.5	8.8	8.9	2.0	0.5	10.6	22.7	46.7	3.4	11.0	31.1	9.9	12.5	79.3	61.2	0.8	8.0	4.3	445	414	105	107	24	6	51	31	+60
5	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	111.0	2025-26	ATL	18	33.0	9.9	6.2	5.7	2.3	0.4	4.4	9.0	48.8	0.2	1.3	17.4	0.9	1.4	64.0	51.4	2.1	4.2	2.2	594	178	112	102	41	8	40	47	+88
6	Stephon Castle S. Castle	111.2	2025-26	SAS	13	32.0	17.3	5.8	7.5	1.7	0.4	5.9	11.9	49.7	0.9	3.8	24.0	4.5	6.5	69.4	58.5	1.5	4.3	4.0	416	225	76	98	22	5	52	47	+60
7	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	112.2	2025-26	DET	13	36.4	27.4	5.6	9.9	1.4	0.8	9.7	21.8	44.4	1.9	6.6	29.1	6.1	7.4	82.3	54.6	1.0	4.6	3.6	473	356	73	129	18	10	47	48	+96
8	Derrick White D. White	113.2	2025-26	BOS	17	33.1	15.4	4.0	5.2	1.7	1.3	5.3	15.0	35.3	2.5	8.4	30.3	2.2	2.7	82.6	47.4	0.9	3.1	1.4	562	261	68	89	29	22	23	32	+58
9	Norman Powell N. Powell	113.4	2025-26	MIA	14	30.5	25.4	3.9	2.4	1.3	0.2	8.2	16.4	50.0	3.2	6.9	46.4	5.8	6.6	88.0	65.8	0.4	3.5	1.9	427	356	54	33	18	3	26	32	+87
10	Anthony Black A. Black	113.4	2025-26	ORL	18	27.1	11.8	3.0	2.7	1.4	0.6	4.3	9.2	46.7	1.1	3.3	31.7	2.2	3.2	69.0	55.9	0.6	2.4	2.0	488	213	54	49	26	11	36	48	-19
11	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	113.7	2025-26	CLE	16	34.0	30.8	5.0	5.3	1.4	0.4	10.5	20.4	51.5	4.0	10.2	39.3	5.8	6.9	82.9	65.6	0.9	4.1	3.3	544	492	80	85	23	6	53	38	+132
12	Immanuel Quickley I. Quickley	113.9	2025-26	TOR	17	31.6	15.8	4.7	6.0	1.4	0.1	5.6	11.9	46.8	2.5	6.4	39.4	2.1	2.6	77.8	60.1	0.5	4.2	1.6	538	268	80	102	23	1	27	39	+62
13	Brandin Podziemski B. Podziemski	114.0	2025-26	GSW	18	28.7	12.4	4.6	2.9	1.2	0.3	4.3	9.9	43.8	1.8	4.8	37.9	1.9	2.5	77.8	56.6	0.5	4.1	1.3	517	224	82	52	22	5	23	39	+28
14	Collin Gillespie C. Gillespie	114.1	2025-26	PHX	17	25.3	11.4	4.2	5.1	1.1	0.4	3.9	9.3	41.8	2.5	6.2	40.6	1.1	1.3	81.8	57.6	0.9	3.2	1.5	430	193	71	87	18	6	26	26	+95
15	Devin Vassell D. Vassell	114.5	2025-26	SAS	16	33.2	13.9	3.6	2.6	1.1	0.4	4.9	12.2	40.5	2.5	6.9	36.4	1.5	1.8	82.8	53.4	0.4	3.3	1.3	531	222	58	41	18	7	20	35	+109
16	Donte DiVincenzo D. DiVincenzo	114.8	2025-26	MIN	16	30.8	13.6	3.9	3.6	1.2	0.5	4.2	9.9	42.1	2.9	7.6	38.8	2.3	2.7	86.0	61.3	0.8	3.1	1.5	493	218	62	57	19	8	24	37	+107
17	Max Christie M. Christie	114.8	2025-26	DAL	18	29.9	12.7	3.5	2.2	0.6	0.5	4.3	8.9	48.8	2.6	5.6	47.0	1.4	1.8	78.1	65.5	0.1	3.4	1.2	538	228	63	40	10	9	22	34	-39
18	Jamal Murray J. Murray	114.8	2025-26	DEN	15	35.0	22.8	4.7	6.7	1.2	0.3	8.3	17.5	47.3	2.5	7.0	36.2	3.7	4.1	90.3	59.1	0.5	4.3	2.4	525	342	71	100	18	5	36	25	+109
19	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	114.9	2025-26	MIA	17	29.9	10.4	2.9	7.5	1.2	0.1	4.1	8.1	51.1	1.1	2.9	38.8	1.1	1.8	60.0	58.9	0.4	2.5	1.5	509	177	49	128	21	1	26	50	+40
20	Grayson Allen G. Allen	115.0	2025-26	PHX	13	32.1	18.5	3.1	4.3	1.6	0.3	6.2	13.3	46.8	3.9	8.8	44.7	2.1	2.6	79.4	63.8	0.5	2.6	1.8	417	240	40	56	21	4	23	30	+51
21	Cedric Coward C. Coward	115.3	2025-26	MEM	17	26.4	14.3	6.0	2.8	0.7	0.4	4.8	10.2	46.8	1.9	4.8	39.0	2.9	3.3	87.5	61.5	1.6	4.4	1.2	449	243	102	48	12	6	21	33	+15
22	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	115.7	2025-26	CHI	14	34.0	20.4	10.1	9.7	1.1	0.5	7.1	15.5	46.1	1.6	4.1	38.6	4.6	6.1	75.3	56.2	1.6	8.4	3.5	476	286	141	136	15	7	49	29	-16
23	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	115.8	2025-26	LAL	13	36.4	27.6	5.5	7.3	1.3	0.1	8.4	17.3	48.4	2.5	7.9	31.1	8.4	9.6	87.2	64.1	0.7	4.8	3.4	473	359	71	95	17	1	44	32	+79
24	Nickeil Alexander-Walker N. Alexander-Walker	116.1	2025-26	ATL	16	31.8	19.3	3.2	3.6	0.9	0.9	6.6	14.1	46.5	2.3	6.4	35.9	3.9	4.6	83.8	59.8	0.8	2.4	2.2	509	309	51	58	15	15	35	33	+20
25	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	116.2	2025-26	PHI	16	40.4	33.0	4.6	7.8	1.6	0.9	11.0	23.4	47.1	4.1	9.9	41.5	6.9	7.8	88.0	61.5	0.3	4.3	2.8	647	528	74	124	26	14	45	39	+55