nba defensive rating leaders guard 2024-2026

Between the 2023-24 and 2025-26 seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the best defensive rating by a guard, with a 108.6 rating.

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  • Assumption:1,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
108.6
219
33.8
31.3
5.0
6.4
1.7
0.9
10.9
20.4
53.5
1.7
4.6
37.2
7.8
8.8
88.4
64.5
0.8
4.2
2.3
7,410
6,855
1,086
1,399
376
196
496
487
+2319
2Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
108.9
181
22.7
8.0
3.2
2.7
1.5
0.6
2.9
6.4
45.0
1.4
3.8
36.4
0.9
1.1
78.8
58.2
0.7
2.5
1.0
4,101
1,445
587
494
279
117
187
351
+707
3Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
109.0
227
24.7
7.9
2.9
2.2
1.5
0.4
3.1
6.7
46.3
1.2
3.2
37.4
0.5
0.6
80.3
56.7
0.8
2.1
0.8
5,614
1,789
654
493
346
100
177
428
+1029
4Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
109.4
93
22.3
10.8
2.8
2.9
1.0
0.2
4.1
8.3
48.7
0.9
2.5
35.6
1.8
2.1
86.3
58.6
0.6
2.2
1.2
2,070
1,008
258
270
96
22
110
187
+629
5Jalen Suggs
J. Suggs
110.1
167
27.6
13.7
3.5
3.9
1.6
0.7
4.9
11.0
44.2
2.1
5.9
35.6
1.9
2.3
82.2
57.0
0.6
2.9
2.3
4,601
2,296
590
646
262
120
386
448
+229
6Jalen Williams
J. Williams
110.1
173
31.2
19.7
4.6
5.0
1.3
0.6
7.6
15.1
50.5
1.4
3.8
38.0
3.0
3.8
80.7
58.9
0.7
3.9
1.9
5,396
3,408
803
857
230
100
336
398
+1068
7Aaron Wiggins
A. Wiggins
110.5
219
20.0
9.4
3.1
1.5
0.8
0.3
3.6
7.5
48.6
1.3
3.4
39.2
0.8
1.1
78.9
59.3
0.8
2.3
0.9
4,386
2,067
680
329
176
65
206
275
+784
8Hugo González
H. González
110.9
74
14.6
3.9
3.3
0.5
0.6
0.3
1.6
3.3
47.6
0.6
1.6
36.2
0.2
0.4
50.0
56.1
0.8
2.5
0.5
1,084
289
246
40
42
21
38
124
+246
9Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
111.3
213
30.3
10.9
5.7
4.4
2.2
0.5
4.7
9.4
49.5
0.7
2.3
29.6
0.9
1.5
61.0
54.1
1.7
3.9
1.6
6,449
2,328
1,205
946
463
111
349
442
+312
10Peyton Watson
P. Watson
111.4
80
18.6
6.7
3.2
1.1
0.5
1.1
2.6
5.6
46.5
0.6
1.9
29.6
0.9
1.3
67.0
53.9
0.7
2.5
0.7
1,488
532
258
86
42
88
58
143
-69
11Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
111.6
134
20.9
10.0
2.4
2.6
1.2
0.5
3.7
8.8
41.4
2.1
5.4
38.3
0.6
0.8
80.4
54.4
0.3
2.0
1.2
2,801
1,339
316
352
157
71
160
219
+231
12Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
111.6
219
35.5
27.3
5.4
4.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.4
3.3
8.5
38.5
5.4
6.6
82.4
59.4
0.7
4.7
3.0
7,778
5,983
1,182
990
275
142
664
409
+885
13Cole Anthony
C. Anthony
111.7
183
19.6
9.8
3.3
3.0
0.7
0.4
3.6
8.4
42.9
1.0
3.1
34.0
1.6
2.0
81.0
53.2
0.7
2.6
1.6
3,578
1,801
602
548
129
80
294
399
-17
14Jordan Goodwin
J. Goodwin
112.1
156
20.3
7.3
4.5
2.2
1.2
0.3
2.8
6.9
40.1
1.2
3.3
35.2
0.6
0.8
73.0
50.1
1.7
2.8
1.0
3,170
1,138
706
348
184
43
150
252
-11
15Anthony Black
A. Black
112.1
211
23.5
9.5
2.9
2.7
1.0
0.5
3.4
7.8
44.1
0.9
2.8
33.8
1.7
2.4
72.4
54.0
0.6
2.3
1.5
4,961
2,011
613
567
212
114
327
446
-89
16Josh Hart
J. Hart
112.2
224
33.9
11.6
8.5
4.9
1.2
0.3
4.5
9.1
49.0
1.2
3.4
35.1
1.5
2.0
76.4
58.2
1.7
6.8
1.8
7,598
2,604
1,898
1,101
269
67
404
537
+759
17Isaiah Joe
I. Joe
112.4
223
20.4
9.8
2.5
1.4
0.6
0.2
3.3
7.2
45.0
2.3
5.6
41.7
0.9
1.0
87.0
63.4
0.5
2.0
0.6
4,556
2,177
557
312
144
42
130
321
+1259
18Derrick White
D. White
112.5
226
33.5
16.0
4.4
5.1
1.0
1.2
5.5
12.9
42.9
3.0
8.1
36.7
2.0
2.3
88.2
57.8
0.9
3.5
1.7
7,580
3,622
990
1,152
234
265
377
409
+1757
19Dylan Harper
D. Harper
112.5
69
22.6
11.8
3.4
3.9
0.8
0.3
4.8
9.5
50.5
0.9
2.6
34.3
1.3
1.7
75.6
57.4
0.8
2.6
1.4
1,558
813
234
266
54
24
99
139
+303
20Kevin Porter Jr.
K. Porter Jr.
112.6
113
24.3
12.7
4.2
4.7
1.5
0.3
4.7
10.3
45.6
0.9
2.8
31.6
2.4
2.9
82.2
54.7
0.7
3.5
2.2
2,743
1,432
476
536
164
32
246
207
-80
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
112.7
184
36.3
32.2
8.4
8.7
1.6
0.5
10.6
22.5
47.4
3.9
10.4
37.3
7.0
9.0
78.3
60.9
0.8
7.7
3.9
6,682
5,921
1,551
1,599
293
93
716
428
+850
22Mike Conley
M. Conley
112.7
201
24.6
8.4
2.5
4.6
1.0
0.2
2.8
6.6
41.7
1.8
4.4
41.1
1.1
1.3
90.5
59.0
0.4
2.0
1.0
4,940
1,696
493
925
202
45
211
323
+554
23Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
113.1
192
24.5
11.3
3.1
3.8
1.0
0.6
4.1
9.4
43.5
1.4
4.1
34.4
1.7
2.3
73.0
54.2
0.5
2.6
1.4
4,708
2,171
600
720
184
108
275
311
+371
24Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
113.2
133
36.1
15.9
3.8
6.9
1.5
0.6
5.3
13.4
40.0
2.9
7.9
36.9
2.3
2.8
84.2
54.5
0.5
3.3
1.6
4,795
2,114
499
922
195
84
213
323
+447
25Donte DiVincenzo
D. DiVincenzo
113.2
225
28.7
13.3
3.8
3.4
1.3
0.4
4.6
10.8
42.5
3.1
7.9
39.2
0.9
1.3
75.5
58.3
0.7
3.1
1.5
6,460
2,982
861
754
284
87
330
477
+673

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.6

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

3.8

Caruso

Alex Caruso
Team Rankings

ORTG

109.9

21st

DRTG

106.2

4th

NETRTG

3.7

11th

3P%

30.9

24th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
5
0
1.000
2
5
0
1.000
3
Thunder Thunder
4
1
.800
1.0
4
4
1
.800
1.0
5
3
1
.750
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/31
@
8:30 PM
Mon
11/2
@
7:00 PM
Wed
11/4
@
8:00 PM
Fri
11/6
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

4 - 1

96

Final

120

DAL Mavericks

3 - 2

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
4
1
.800
2
4
1
.800
3
3
1
.750
0.5
4
3
1
.750
0.5
5
3
2
.600
1.0
6
3
2
.600
1.0
7
3
3
.500
1.5
8
2
3
.400
2.0
9
2
3
.400
2.0
10
2
3
.400
2.0
11
1
3
.250
2.5
12
1
4
.200
3.0
13
1
4
.200
3.0
14
1
4
.200
3.0
15
0
4
.000
3.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
5
0
1.000
2
5
0
1.000
3
4
1
.800
1.0
4
4
1
.800
1.0
5
3
1
.750
1.5
6
3
2
.600
2.0
7
3
2
.600
2.0
8
3
2
.600
2.0
9
2
2
.500
2.5
10
2
3
.400
3.0
11
1
2
.333
3.0
12
1
3
.250
3.5
13
1
4
.200
4.0
14
1
4
.200
4.0
15
0
5
.000
5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
@
7:00 PM
Fri
10/30
@
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
@
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
@
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
@
7:30 PM