best defensive rating by a nba wing in 2025 season

Teaira McCowan had the lowest defensive rating for the Wings in 2025, with a 106.9 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 200 minutes played per 44 team games by a NBA wing in 2025 season

	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	Teaira McCowan T. McCowan	106.9	2025	DAL	17	12.9	5.6	4.6	0.6	0.3	0.7	2.1	3.9	53.7	0.1	0.1	50.0	1.3	1.7	75.9	59.6	1.8	2.8	0.9	219	95	78	10	5	12	16	24	-41
2	Myisha Hines-Allen M. Hines-Allen	107.9	2025	DAL	40	22.1	7.6	6.0	2.9	0.8	0.5	2.8	6.2	45.0	0.4	1.5	26.7	1.6	2.1	74.7	52.9	1.5	4.6	2.2	882	302	240	116	32	18	87	101	-94
3	Luisa Geiselsöder L. Geiselsöder	108.4	2025	DAL	28	22.4	6.9	4.8	1.6	0.8	0.7	2.7	6.4	42.5	1.1	3.4	33.0	0.3	0.4	81.8	52.2	0.9	3.9	1.0	628	192	133	44	22	19	28	67	-133
4	Haley Jones H. Jones	108.9	2025	DAL	24	22.8	8.1	3.8	2.5	0.8	0.9	3.4	7.3	46.0	0.5	1.5	29.7	0.9	1.5	62.9	50.9	0.7	3.1	1.9	546	195	90	60	20	21	46	60	-107
5	NaLyssa Smith N. Smith	109.1	2025	DAL	18	19.1	6.7	4.9	0.8	0.4	0.9	2.5	5.9	42.1	0.1	0.6	18.2	1.6	2.6	61.7	47.4	1.6	3.3	0.9	344	121	89	14	7	16	17	42	-82
6	Kaila Charles K. Charles	110.0	2025	DAL	17	15.8	5.3	4.0	1.1	0.5	0.2	1.7	4.7	36.3	0.6	1.8	33.3	1.3	1.6	81.5	49.0	1.5	2.5	0.9	269	90	68	18	9	4	16	32	+20
7	DiJonai Carrington D. Carrington	110.0	2025	DAL	20	24.9	10.4	5.1	1.8	1.1	0.5	3.7	10.5	35.4	0.7	2.5	26.0	2.4	2.9	82.5	44.4	2.1	3.0	2.5	497	208	101	36	21	9	49	51	-139
8	JJ Quinerly	110.1	2025	DAL	34	15.9	6.5	1.9	2.3	0.9	0.2	2.4	5.5	42.6	0.6	1.6	38.9	1.1	1.3	86.7	52.9	0.5	1.3	1.5	539	220	63	78	29	7	52	70	-45
9	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	110.4	2025	DAL	36	33.3	19.2	3.9	5.4	1.6	0.5	7.2	15.1	47.7	1.1	3.3	33.1	3.8	4.2	88.8	56.7	0.7	3.3	2.0	1,199	692	142	194	57	18	72	82	-104
10	Grace Berger G. Berger	110.7	2025	DAL	18	22.3	3.6	3.4	3.2	0.8	0.4	1.4	4.7	30.6	0.1	1.2	9.5	0.6	0.8	66.7	34.9	0.6	2.8	1.0	402	64	62	57	14	7	18	36	-105
11	Li Yueru L. Yueru	110.8	2025	DAL	22	20.0	7.4	5.8	1.0	0.4	0.4	2.5	6.0	42.1	0.8	2.3	35.3	1.5	1.7	84.2	54.1	2.2	3.6	1.0	441	162	127	23	8	9	23	44	-21
12	Aziaha James A. James	111.6	2025	DAL	38	17.7	7.5	2.9	1.6	0.6	0.2	2.8	7.5	37.3	0.8	2.9	28.6	1.1	1.4	74.5	46.2	0.9	2.0	1.0	673	285	111	59	24	7	38	46	-131
13	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	112.7	2025	DAL	29	33.3	15.5	2.5	4.1	1.3	0.2	5.1	13.9	36.4	1.7	5.4	30.4	3.7	4.0	93.1	49.4	0.3	2.1	2.1	966	450	72	120	39	7	60	74	-111
14	Maddy Siegrist M. Siegrist	112.8	2025	DAL	26	27.0	12.7	4.3	0.8	0.7	0.6	5.1	10.3	49.1	1.0	3.1	32.1	1.5	2.2	69.0	56.0	2.0	2.3	0.5	702	330	111	21	19	15	14	50	-92

StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/44TG and defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dream	2	0	1.000
2	Liberty	3	1	.750
3	Aces	3	1	.750
4	Sky	2	1	.667	0.5
5	Lynx	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Valkyries	2	1	.667	0.5
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14	Storm	1	2	.333	1.5
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