best forward defensive rating 2022-2023

Giannis Antetokounmpo had the lowest defensive rating by a forward in 2022-23, with a 107.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
best forward defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2022-2023
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
107.7
2022-23
63
32.1
31.1
11.8
5.7
0.8
0.8
11.2
20.3
55.3
0.7
2.7
27.5
7.9
12.3
64.5
60.5
2.2
9.6
3.9
2,023
1,959
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
2Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
109.8
2022-23
74
36.9
30.1
8.8
4.6
1.1
0.7
9.8
21.1
46.6
3.2
9.3
35.0
7.2
8.4
85.4
60.7
1.1
7.7
2.9
2,732
2,225
649
342
78
51
213
160
+470
3Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
111.4
2022-23
67
35.9
26.6
6.9
3.5
1.1
0.4
10.1
20.6
49.1
2.4
7.3
33.5
3.9
5.1
76.5
58.1
1.2
5.7
2.9
2,405
1,784
459
232
75
26
197
172
+256
4Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
111.8
2022-23
64
33.4
22.9
5.9
5.3
1.8
0.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.6
1.6
35.0
7.4
8.7
85.0
64.7
2.2
3.7
1.6
2,138
1,466
375
340
117
21
101
80
+47
5Draymond Green
D. Green
112.0
2022-23
73
31.5
8.5
7.2
6.8
1.0
0.8
3.4
6.5
52.7
0.5
1.8
30.5
1.1
1.5
71.3
59.2
0.9
6.3
2.8
2,297
617
525
500
74
60
204
229
+346
6Patrick Williams
P. Williams
112.6
2022-23
82
28.3
10.2
4.0
1.2
0.9
0.9
3.8
8.3
46.4
1.4
3.4
41.5
1.1
1.3
85.7
57.6
1.0
3.0
1.2
2,323
833
327
100
72
70
101
147
-142
7Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
112.6
2022-23
65
32.6
23.2
8.4
2.7
0.9
1.5
7.8
15.7
49.8
2.1
5.5
38.5
5.4
6.4
85.1
62.7
1.8
6.6
2.1
2,119
1,505
546
174
58
100
137
196
+81
8Grant Williams
G. Williams
112.9
2022-23
79
25.9
8.1
4.6
1.7
0.5
0.4
2.7
6.0
45.4
1.5
3.7
39.5
1.2
1.5
77.0
60.5
1.1
3.5
1.0
2,045
641
363
131
41
31
82
192
+206
9OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
113.2
2022-23
67
35.6
16.8
5.0
2.0
1.9
0.7
6.3
13.2
47.6
2.1
5.5
38.7
2.1
2.5
83.8
58.6
1.4
3.5
2.0
2,386
1,124
332
131
128
50
132
200
+132
10Caleb Martin
C. Martin
113.3
2022-23
71
29.3
9.6
4.8
1.6
1.0
0.4
3.6
7.7
46.4
1.2
3.3
35.6
1.3
1.6
80.5
57.1
1.2
3.6
1.1
2,077
683
344
117
71
31
78
145
-9
11Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
113.7
2022-23
79
31.0
14.5
3.6
1.4
1.1
0.5
4.9
10.1
48.4
2.6
6.3
40.6
2.2
2.4
90.5
65.0
0.7
2.8
0.8
2,448
1,148
281
112
89
43
61
155
+38
12Tobias Harris
T. Harris
113.7
2022-23
74
32.9
14.7
5.7
2.5
0.9
0.5
5.7
11.4
50.1
1.7
4.4
38.9
1.5
1.7
87.6
60.2
0.9
4.8
1.2
2,436
1,085
424
186
68
40
89
149
+296
13Julius Randle
J. Randle
113.9
2022-23
77
35.5
25.1
10.0
4.1
0.6
0.3
8.5
18.6
45.9
2.8
8.3
34.3
5.2
6.9
75.7
58.1
1.8
8.1
2.8
2,737
1,936
767
316
49
21
216
233
+171
14Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
114.0
2022-23
76
26.6
9.2
6.4
2.8
0.9
0.4
3.3
7.6
43.7
0.9
3.1
29.7
1.6
2.2
73.9
53.5
1.0
5.4
1.6
2,020
697
487
211
65
29
123
209
-51
15Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
114.1
2022-23
79
34.6
19.1
12.3
7.3
0.8
0.5
7.3
11.9
61.5
0.4
1.1
37.3
4.1
5.5
74.2
66.8
3.2
9.1
2.9
2,735
1,510
973
573
65
39
230
279
+212
16Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
114.3
2022-23
72
33.8
20.0
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
17Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
114.5
2022-23
68
30.2
16.3
6.6
3.0
0.8
0.8
6.3
11.2
56.4
0.9
2.5
34.7
2.8
4.6
60.8
61.7
2.4
4.1
1.4
2,055
1,109
446
203
54
51
98
129
+518
18Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
114.8
2022-23
TOT
83
35.7
20.1
4.4
3.3
1.1
0.7
7.1
15.3
46.8
2.0
5.3
38.2
3.8
4.3
89.5
58.7
1.0
3.4
1.5
2,963
1,671
364
273
91
61
127
159
+36
19Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
114.8
2022-23
76
31.7
8.8
5.1
3.7
0.9
0.6
3.0
7.8
38.6
2.1
5.5
38.9
0.7
0.9
72.5
53.8
0.7
4.3
1.5
2,409
671
384
283
65
49
114
239
+77
20Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
115.0
2022-23
77
34.8
15.3
6.6
4.8
1.1
0.8
6.0
13.2
45.6
0.8
2.9
28.1
2.5
3.2
77.2
52.4
2.3
4.3
2.0
2,677
1,179
512
371
83
61
154
170
+175
21Jaden McDaniels
J. McDaniels
115.1
2022-23
79
30.6
12.1
3.9
1.9
0.9
1.0
4.7
9.1
51.7
1.4
3.4
39.8
1.3
1.8
73.6
61.1
1.2
2.7
1.4
2,416
953
307
148
74
76
112
272
+70
22Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
115.3
2022-23
71
37.4
24.2
7.8
5.8
0.9
0.5
8.9
18.5
48.0
1.3
4.0
32.4
5.2
6.7
77.4
56.5
1.8
6.0
2.4
2,652
1,720
556
415
65
36
169
228
+123
23John Collins
J. Collins
115.3
2022-23
71
30.0
13.1
6.5
1.2
0.6
1.0
5.1
10.0
50.8
1.0
3.4
29.2
2.0
2.5
80.3
59.3
1.1
5.4
1.1
2,130
931
462
85
42
73
79
220
-21
24P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
115.8
2022-23
73
32.6
15.7
4.9
2.4
0.9
1.1
5.9
13.4
44.4
2.0
5.9
34.8
1.7
2.4
73.0
54.2
1.0
3.9
1.5
2,380
1,144
358
175
66
79
110
193
-375
25Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
116.3
2022-23
80
32.6
18.6
4.1
3.5
1.0
0.2
6.8
14.0
48.5
1.6
4.5
36.1
3.4
4.0
84.2
58.9
0.9
3.2
2.1
2,609
1,485
329
283
77
17
167
183
+50
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Bucks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.9

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

RPG

10.0

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

APG

5.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.2

25th

DRTG

116.5

18th

NETRTG

-3.3

21st

3P%

39.5

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
15
16
.484
9.0
10
15
18
.455
10.0
11
Bucks Bucks
13
19
.406
11.5
12
11
20
.355
13.0
13
10
19
.345
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/29
@
7:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
9:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
MIL Bucks

13 - 19

112

Final

103

CHI Bulls

15 - 16

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
7
.774
2
22
9
.710
2.0
3
19
11
.633
4.5
4
18
14
.563
6.5
5
18
14
.563
6.5
6
16
13
.552
7.0
7
17
15
.531
7.5
8
17
16
.515
8.0
9
15
16
.484
9.0
10
15
18
.455
10.0
11
13
19
.406
11.5
12
11
20
.355
13.0
13
10
19
.345
13.0
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
6
26
.188
18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
8
.742
3.0
3
22
9
.710
4.0
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
19
10
.655
6.0
6
20
12
.625
6.5
7
18
13
.581
8.0
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
15
16
.484
11.0
10
12
19
.387
14.0
11
12
19
.387
14.0
12
12
21
.364
15.0
13
9
21
.300
16.5
14
8
23
.258
18.0
15
8
25
.242
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/25
@
105-113
Tue
11/25
@
133-128
Tue
11/25
@
112-100
Tue
11/25
@
115-102
Tue
11/25
@
104-100

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Sun
12/28
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
9:00 PM