best defensive rating point guard 2020-21 to 2022-23

Between the 2020-21 and 2022-23 seasons, LeBron James had the lowest defensive rating by a point guard, with a 106.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games point guard 2020-21 to 2022-23
NAME DRTG 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 LeBron James
L. James
106.1
45
33.4
25.0
7.7
7.8
1.1
0.6
9.4
18.3
51.3
2.3
6.3
36.5
4.0
5.7
69.8
60.2
0.6
7.0
3.7
1,504
1,126
346
350
48
25
168
70
+287
2 Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
107.6
100
29.8
11.2
6.8
6.6
1.5
0.6
4.6
8.2
56.0
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.0
3.4
58.4
57.8
1.3
5.5
2.7
2,982
1,120
680
657
147
59
270
310
+369
3 De'Anthony Melton
D. Melton
109.0
202
24.0
10.1
4.0
2.6
1.4
0.5
3.6
8.6
42.0
1.9
4.9
38.8
1.0
1.3
77.5
55.1
0.8
3.2
1.4
4,852
2,043
801
523
290
111
280
404
+442
4 Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
109.1
166
23.7
6.3
3.1
3.1
1.4
0.5
2.2
5.1
43.1
0.9
2.5
36.7
1.0
1.3
74.8
55.5
0.6
2.5
1.3
3,938
1,048
514
518
233
76
210
373
+429
5 Marcus Smart
M. Smart
109.2
132
32.2
11.8
3.5
6.1
1.6
0.3
4.2
10.0
41.7
1.8
5.3
33.3
1.7
2.3
77.4
53.9
0.7
2.8
2.3
4,253
1,564
461
799
212
41
302
332
+683
6 Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
109.6
113
18.0
7.0
2.7
2.7
0.6
0.1
3.0
7.1
42.2
0.3
1.0
27.6
0.8
1.2
61.2
46.0
0.8
1.9
1.3
2,033
789
304
302
72
15
150
154
-141
7 Chris Paul
C. Paul
109.7
194
32.1
15.1
4.4
9.5
1.6
0.3
5.6
11.8
48.0
1.4
3.7
36.6
2.4
2.8
86.7
58.0
0.4
4.0
2.2
6,227
2,926
846
1,848
311
61
423
426
+854
8 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
110.4
197
35.3
29.5
8.6
8.4
1.2
0.5
10.2
21.3
47.8
2.9
8.4
34.9
6.2
8.4
73.9
59.0
0.8
7.7
4.1
6,953
5,815
1,689
1,664
229
105
809
463
+438
9 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
111.0
183
34.4
28.9
5.6
6.1
1.2
0.3
9.6
20.3
47.1
4.9
12.0
40.9
4.9
5.3
91.8
63.8
0.6
5.0
3.3
6,303
5,293
1,021
1,119
214
51
598
366
+1017
10 Jose Alvarado
J. Alvarado
111.4
115
18.6
7.7
2.1
2.9
1.2
0.1
2.9
6.8
42.4
1.0
3.1
32.2
0.9
1.2
75.9
52.3
0.5
1.6
1.1
2,144
880
241
338
138
17
121
198
+248
11 Cameron Payne
C. Payne
111.5
166
20.0
9.8
2.6
4.3
0.7
0.2
3.7
8.6
43.1
1.3
3.4
37.7
1.0
1.3
83.3
53.2
0.3
2.2
1.5
3,324
1,624
425
713
109
41
244
304
+402
12 Patrick Beverley
P. Beverley
111.9
162
25.5
7.6
3.7
3.3
1.0
0.7
2.6
6.3
40.7
1.4
3.8
35.2
1.1
1.5
73.7
54.6
0.8
2.9
1.0
4,124
1,226
606
538
159
121
167
469
+180
13 Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
112.0
134
32.8
18.8
4.8
7.1
1.4
0.4
7.2
14.8
49.0
2.2
5.5
39.6
2.2
2.7
81.0
58.9
1.1
3.7
2.8
4,389
2,515
642
952
187
54
380
249
+907
14 Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
112.0
90
32.9
14.0
5.0
5.5
1.6
0.7
5.0
12.0
41.7
3.1
7.9
39.4
0.8
1.0
77.2
55.9
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,959
1,257
453
494
146
62
205
188
+130
15 Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
112.1
59
17.7
3.8
3.2
2.3
0.7
0.2
1.5
3.5
41.8
0.5
1.5
31.4
0.4
0.7
65.0
50.3
0.6
2.6
1.0
1,042
227
188
134
43
11
57
99
-9
16 Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
112.1
209
34.4
19.2
6.8
6.9
1.7
0.2
7.8
16.9
46.0
1.4
4.2
33.2
2.2
2.7
80.6
52.9
0.9
5.9
2.2
7,198
4,004
1,425
1,438
351
49
457
379
+75
17 Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
112.2
135
24.5
8.9
3.2
5.7
1.3
0.1
3.0
8.1
37.1
1.1
3.5
31.1
1.8
2.1
85.4
49.4
0.4
2.8
1.7
3,307
1,198
434
773
173
17
232
265
+45
18 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
112.2
216
33.2
18.7
8.1
8.6
1.1
0.4
7.1
16.0
44.0
1.2
3.8
30.8
3.4
5.2
66.0
51.1
1.4
6.7
4.0
7,173
4,045
1,753
1,864
240
76
862
587
-319
19 Delon Wright
D. Wright
112.3
127
21.0
5.6
3.1
3.0
1.5
0.3
2.0
4.4
46.4
0.7
1.9
36.2
0.8
1.0
86.2
57.9
0.9
2.3
0.7
2,673
711
400
382
185
36
89
115
+130
20 LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
112.4
162
31.8
19.4
6.4
7.3
1.5
0.4
7.0
16.3
42.6
2.8
7.5
37.7
2.7
3.3
82.8
54.7
1.3
5.1
3.2
5,158
3,149
1,034
1,188
246
59
519
491
-135
21 Tyus Jones
T. Jones
112.5
223
21.1
8.5
2.3
4.5
1.0
0.1
3.3
7.5
44.1
1.1
3.0
36.7
0.8
0.9
82.9
53.7
0.3
2.0
0.8
4,710
1,897
516
1,000
213
14
168
95
+265
22 Ja Morant
J. Morant
112.6
181
32.5
24.1
5.2
7.4
1.0
0.3
8.7
18.5
47.1
1.4
4.4
31.7
5.3
7.1
74.7
55.8
1.1
4.1
3.3
5,890
4,364
934
1,342
189
51
605
273
+600
23 Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
112.6
164
33.2
13.7
4.6
6.7
1.0
0.3
4.5
10.4
42.9
2.3
6.2
37.3
2.5
2.9
86.1
58.8
0.7
3.9
2.4
5,452
2,250
754
1,093
169
52
397
463
+299
24 Bruce Brown
B. Brown
112.7
152
26.7
10.3
4.4
2.7
1.1
0.7
4.0
8.2
49.2
0.8
2.3
37.1
1.4
1.8
75.8
57.3
1.1
3.4
1.2
4,053
1,570
673
416
164
103
179
366
-14
25 Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
112.8
186
37.1
19.8
4.2
6.8
1.7
0.6
6.5
16.6
39.5
3.3
9.3
36.1
3.3
3.7
88.6
54.3
0.6
3.7
2.2
6,895
3,674
789
1,257
321
110
405
474
+547
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115.9

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114.7

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1.2

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36.6

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
10/24
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
10/26
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Mon
10/27
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
10:30 PM
Wed
10/29
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

1 - 4

96

Final

103

Wed 30 Apr 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM