highest defensive rating forwards 2021-22

Harrison Barnes had the worst defensive rating by a forward in 2021-22, with a 117.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games forwards 2021-22
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
117.6
2021-22
SAC SAC
77
33.6
16.4
5.6
2.4
0.7
0.2
5.1
10.8
46.9
1.8
4.7
39.4
4.4
5.4
82.6
62.3
1.1
4.5
1.5
2,587
1,265
432
186
53
14
118
94
-374
2Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
116.3
2021-22
HOU HOU
78
26.4
11.8
5.4
2.8
0.9
0.5
4.7
9.3
49.8
0.8
2.6
31.2
1.7
2.4
70.7
56.7
1.7
3.7
1.8
2,056
919
420
222
72
41
139
286
-406
3Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
115.8
2021-22
DET DET
82
33.0
16.1
5.4
2.8
0.9
0.2
5.5
13.9
39.6
2.6
7.4
34.6
2.6
3.1
82.7
52.9
1.3
4.1
1.2
2,704
1,321
441
233
73
16
96
128
-499
4Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
114.5
2021-22
UTA UTA
69
30.9
18.1
4.3
1.7
0.5
0.0
6.1
13.4
45.5
2.6
6.8
38.7
3.2
3.8
85.8
59.9
0.8
3.4
1.7
2,131
1,248
296
120
34
1
118
116
+218
5Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
114.1
2021-22
ORL ORL
79
30.7
15.2
4.5
2.9
0.9
0.4
5.8
12.3
46.8
1.2
3.4
35.4
2.4
2.8
86.3
55.9
1.1
3.4
1.5
2,429
1,197
356
231
68
34
119
164
-243
6Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
114.0
2021-22
CHA CHA
80
35.5
20.2
7.0
3.8
0.9
0.8
7.5
15.2
49.1
1.9
5.8
33.1
3.3
4.2
80.2
59.3
1.1
5.9
1.9
2,837
1,613
559
300
74
67
150
193
+142
7Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
113.8
2021-22
SAS SAS
75
31.9
17.0
6.1
2.1
0.8
0.2
6.3
13.5
46.6
2.1
5.3
39.8
2.4
3.1
75.6
57.4
1.1
5.0
1.2
2,392
1,278
457
158
58
14
92
148
+75
8Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
113.8
2021-22
DEN DEN
75
31.7
15.0
5.9
2.5
0.6
0.6
5.8
11.1
52.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
2.3
3.1
74.3
60.2
1.7
4.2
1.8
2,375
1,126
439
188
44
44
133
148
+321
9Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
113.6
2021-22
TOT
62
34.4
18.9
12.1
5.2
1.0
0.4
7.1
12.5
57.3
0.6
2.0
31.2
4.0
5.4
74.1
63.7
3.2
8.9
3.1
2,135
1,171
752
323
59
27
195
203
-12
10Christian Wood
C. Wood
112.9
2021-22
HOU HOU
68
30.8
17.9
10.1
2.3
0.8
1.0
6.5
12.9
50.1
1.9
4.9
39.0
3.0
4.9
62.3
59.5
1.6
8.5
1.9
2,094
1,218
686
155
54
65
126
171
-406
11Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
112.9
2021-22
WAS WAS
66
33.4
17.1
8.5
3.5
0.6
0.9
6.4
14.2
45.2
1.9
5.7
34.1
2.4
3.3
71.2
54.7
1.1
7.4
2.6
2,204
1,130
561
233
42
57
169
128
-279
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
112.3
2021-22
BKN BKN
55
37.2
29.9
7.4
6.4
0.9
0.9
10.5
20.3
51.8
2.1
5.5
38.3
6.8
7.4
91.0
63.4
0.5
6.9
3.5
2,047
1,643
407
351
48
52
191
113
+269
13Duncan Robinson
D. Robinson
112.2
2021-22
MIA MIA
79
25.8
10.9
2.6
1.6
0.5
0.2
3.7
9.2
39.9
2.9
7.9
37.2
0.6
0.8
83.6
57.3
0.3
2.3
0.8
2,042
863
203
129
42
14
60
201
+106
14Tobias Harris
T. Harris
112.1
2021-22
PHI PHI
73
34.8
17.2
6.8
3.5
0.6
0.6
6.8
14.0
48.2
1.4
3.8
36.7
2.3
2.8
84.2
56.6
1.1
5.7
1.6
2,543
1,257
496
252
47
43
116
164
+172
15Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
112.1
2021-22
MIL MIL
66
32.4
20.1
5.4
5.4
1.2
0.3
6.8
15.5
44.3
2.5
6.6
37.3
3.9
4.4
89.0
57.7
0.6
4.8
2.9
2,141
1,325
356
358
76
18
190
160
+302
16Herbert Jones
H. Jones
111.5
2021-22
NOP NOP
78
29.9
9.5
3.8
2.1
1.7
0.8
3.5
7.4
47.6
0.7
2.2
33.7
1.8
2.1
84.0
57.3
1.3
2.5
1.3
2,335
742
296
167
130
60
100
238
+68
17LeBron James
L. James
111.4
2021-22
LAL LAL
56
37.2
30.3
8.2
6.2
1.3
1.1
11.4
21.8
52.4
2.9
8.0
35.9
4.5
6.0
75.6
61.9
1.1
7.1
3.5
2,084
1,695
459
349
73
59
196
121
-117
18Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
111.2
2021-22
TOR TOR
74
35.4
15.3
7.5
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
19Royce O'Neale
R. O'Neale
111.0
2021-22
UTA UTA
77
31.2
7.4
4.8
2.5
1.1
0.4
2.6
5.8
45.7
1.5
4.0
38.9
0.6
0.7
80.4
60.8
0.8
3.9
1.0
2,405
570
368
191
86
32
79
183
+231
20Dorian Finney-Smith
D. Finney-Smith
110.4
2021-22
DAL DAL
80
33.0
11.0
4.7
1.9
1.1
0.5
4.1
8.7
47.1
2.2
5.4
39.5
0.7
1.0
67.5
60.4
1.5
3.2
1.0
2,643
880
375
150
88
39
80
183
+241
21Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
110.0
2021-22
TOR TOR
68
37.9
22.8
8.5
5.3
1.3
0.6
8.8
17.8
49.4
1.1
3.2
34.4
4.2
5.6
74.9
56.5
1.9
6.6
2.7
2,578
1,551
580
360
85
42
181
225
+254
22Bobby Portis
B. Portis
109.7
2021-22
MIL MIL
72
28.2
14.6
9.1
1.2
0.7
0.7
5.8
12.1
47.9
1.8
4.7
39.3
1.2
1.6
75.2
57.1
2.5
6.6
1.3
2,028
1,052
657
86
53
51
90
174
+314
23Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
109.6
2021-22
PHX PHX
82
34.8
14.2
4.2
2.3
1.2
0.4
5.6
10.5
53.4
1.4
3.8
36.9
1.6
1.9
83.4
62.7
0.9
3.3
0.8
2,854
1,162
347
185
96
36
68
150
+576
24Julius Randle
J. Randle
109.4
2021-22
NYK NYK
72
35.3
20.1
9.9
5.1
0.7
0.5
7.1
17.3
41.1
1.7
5.4
30.8
4.2
5.6
75.6
50.9
1.7
8.2
3.4
2,544
1,447
716
370
53
39
245
205
-164
25Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
108.4
2021-22
GSW GSW
73
31.9
17.2
4.5
2.2
1.0
0.7
6.5
14.0
46.6
2.2
5.5
39.3
2.0
3.2
63.4
56.0
1.2
3.3
1.5
2,329
1,256
325
161
76
51
111
158
+265
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38.0
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Grizzlies Grizzlies
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Wed
10/21
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@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Fri
10/23
POR POR
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Sun
10/25
MEM MEM
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Tue
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SAC SAC
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SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Thu
10/29
SAC SAC
@
NOP NOP
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Final

122

POR Trail Blazers

42 - 40

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11.9

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Clingan

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Celtics

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Knicks

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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
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29
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7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
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Raptors Raptors - x
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36
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6
Hawks Hawks - x
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14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
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15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
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Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
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Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
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2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105
Mon
3/30
CHI CHI
@
SAS SAS
114-129
Mon
3/30
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
124-94
Mon
3/30
CLE CLE
@
UTA UTA
122-113
Mon
3/30
DET DET
@
OKC OKC
110-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:00 PM
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM