best small forwards by defensive rating this season

Laeticia Amihere has the lowest defensive rating by a forward this season, with a 96.4 rating.

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best small forwards by defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games this 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	Laeticia Amihere L. Amihere	96.4	2026	GSV	35	11.5	3.4	3.1	1.0	0.4	0.7	1.3	2.7	48.4	0.1	0.4	38.5	0.7	1.3	53.3	52.7	1.2	1.9	0.8	403	119	108	34	15	26	28	56	+83
2	Gabby Williams G. Williams	98.6	2026	GSV	37	24.8	14.3	3.3	2.2	1.6	0.2	5.1	12.6	40.7	1.7	5.0	34.6	2.3	3.2	72.6	51.0	0.6	2.6	1.6	917	529	122	81	61	6	58	48	+107
3	Angel Reese A. Reese	100.8	2026	ATL	39	31.6	16.1	12.4	2.8	1.8	0.7	5.7	13.0	43.7	0.2	1.3	18.0	4.5	6.2	73.4	51.3	5.1	7.4	3.2	1,231	628	485	108	72	26	126	148	+228
4	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	101.2	2026	MIN	12	30.4	18.0	7.3	2.8	1.4	1.0	6.6	13.4	49.1	1.8	3.8	46.7	3.1	3.6	86.0	60.0	1.3	6.1	2.2	365	216	88	33	17	12	26	21	+60
5	Cecilia Zandalasini C. Zandalasini	101.3	2026	GSV	35	19.1	8.8	2.2	1.8	0.9	0.2	3.3	8.2	39.7	1.3	4.1	32.6	1.0	1.2	82.9	50.6	0.3	1.9	1.4	670	309	76	62	30	6	48	69	+106
6	Natasha Howard N. Howard	101.7	2026	MIN	40	29.4	14.9	7.7	3.4	1.7	1.0	6.1	10.3	58.8	0.1	0.4	18.8	2.7	3.7	71.6	62.2	3.4	4.4	2.6	1,174	595	309	134	69	38	103	137	+316
7	Kiki Iriafen K. Iriafen	102.4	2026	WAS	37	28.4	15.3	9.4	1.6	0.7	0.4	5.9	11.5	50.8	0.4	1.1	32.5	3.2	4.9	65.6	55.9	3.0	6.4	1.7	1,051	567	349	59	25	14	64	118	+42
8	Kayla Thornton K. Thornton	102.4	2026	GSV	40	24.1	7.8	4.5	0.7	0.6	0.2	2.5	6.9	36.7	1.5	4.3	35.7	1.3	1.4	92.6	52.4	1.3	3.2	0.6	963	313	179	28	24	9	25	79	+210
9	Janelle Salaün J. Salaün	102.5	2026	GSV	38	22.3	12.9	3.9	1.2	0.6	0.1	4.2	9.8	42.5	2.4	6.1	39.7	2.2	2.7	81.2	58.8	1.1	2.8	0.8	849	492	148	46	23	4	30	81	+177
10	Awak Kuier A. Kuier	102.7	2026	DAL	37	17.7	5.9	3.8	1.0	0.5	1.5	2.2	4.6	48.2	0.6	1.9	33.3	0.8	1.2	72.1	58.0	0.8	3.0	0.9	655	219	141	37	20	57	35	63	+113
11	Nia Coffey N. Coffey	102.7	2026	MIN	40	23.0	6.4	4.5	1.8	1.0	1.1	2.4	5.4	44.7	1.3	3.2	38.8	0.3	0.6	54.5	56.5	0.9	3.6	0.7	919	256	178	70	38	42	28	83	+148
12	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	104.2	2026	NYL	39	33.0	20.4	8.1	3.2	1.3	1.4	6.9	14.9	46.5	0.7	3.0	25.0	5.8	6.8	84.6	56.9	1.5	6.6	2.1	1,287	797	316	125	51	53	80	85	+93
13	Jordan Horston J. Horston	104.9	2026	SEA	35	17.4	4.7	3.6	1.3	1.1	0.5	1.8	4.9	37.4	0.4	1.7	22.4	0.7	1.1	67.6	44.3	0.9	2.6	1.2	609	166	125	46	37	18	42	62	-80
14	Natasha Mack N. Mack	105.1	2026	PHX	32	22.2	8.4	6.8	1.2	0.8	1.2	3.6	5.9	60.5	0.1	0.3	25.0	1.2	1.5	77.1	63.7	2.3	4.5	0.9	711	269	218	39	25	38	29	78	-10
15	Alanna Smith A. Smith	105.6	2026	DAL	32	17.9	6.0	3.9	1.0	0.7	0.5	2.3	5.1	45.7	0.6	2.2	26.1	0.8	1.2	67.6	53.5	1.1	2.8	1.2	572	193	126	33	23	15	38	76	-10
16	Azurá Stevens A. Stevens	105.7	2026	CHI	31	24.6	10.7	6.5	2.2	0.8	0.7	4.1	9.6	42.6	0.9	3.5	25.2	1.7	2.1	78.8	50.9	1.4	5.2	1.6	763	333	202	67	26	22	51	93	-79
17	Jessica Shepard J. Shepard	105.8	2026	DAL	38	31.8	14.4	11.1	4.9	0.7	0.1	5.9	10.1	58.7	0.0	0.3	9.1	2.6	3.7	69.3	61.6	2.8	8.2	1.9	1,210	548	420	188	28	3	73	78	+129
18	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	106.3	2026	TOT	38	27.3	10.5	6.0	1.6	1.2	0.8	3.5	8.8	39.7	1.2	4.5	26.3	2.3	2.8	84.8	52.5	0.8	5.2	0.8	1,038	400	229	59	44	29	31	63	-87
19	Emily Engstler E. Engstler	106.4	2026	PDX	40	24.5	10.0	5.6	2.1	1.5	1.5	3.9	8.0	48.0	1.2	3.4	35.6	1.1	1.6	70.3	57.4	1.2	4.4	1.9	980	401	222	84	59	59	76	122	-69
20	Cameron Brink C. Brink	106.6	2026	LAS	30	19.0	9.6	5.0	1.5	0.6	1.7	3.3	6.8	48.0	0.9	2.9	32.6	2.1	2.7	77.8	59.9	1.4	3.6	2.4	571	287	150	45	18	51	73	109	-30
21	Aneesah Morrow A. Morrow	106.7	2026	TOT	27	22.2	11.0	8.3	1.4	0.9	0.5	4.2	10.0	42.2	0.9	3.1	27.4	1.7	2.6	64.3	49.2	2.6	5.7	1.6	599	296	224	39	24	13	42	59	-149
22	Myisha Hines-Allen M. Hines-Allen	106.9	2026	IND	34	13.6	3.6	3.2	1.5	0.5	0.4	1.4	3.0	47.6	0.2	0.6	33.3	0.6	0.9	65.5	53.6	0.6	2.6	1.1	463	124	108	51	17	12	37	71	+70
23	Monique Billings M. Billings	107.0	2026	IND	39	19.6	6.8	4.8	1.0	0.9	0.5	2.4	4.5	52.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	2.0	2.6	74.8	59.8	1.7	3.1	0.8	765	266	189	40	35	19	32	86	+24
24	NaLyssa Smith N. Smith	107.1	2026	LVA	38	24.3	11.7	6.4	0.9	0.6	0.7	4.8	7.6	63.8	0.0	0.2	12.5	2.0	3.5	57.5	64.2	2.2	4.2	0.9	925	444	244	34	24	25	33	121	+97
25	Makayla Timpson M. Timpson	107.4	2026	IND	39	19.2	5.5	4.9	0.5	0.6	0.8	2.3	3.7	63.6	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.3	65.4	65.1	1.5	3.3	0.8	750	216	190	21	22	31	30	78	+179

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Team Leaders

PPG

14.3

Williams

RPG

5.4

Stokes

APG

5.8

Burton

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.6

7th

DRTG

100.1

1st

NETRTG

9.6

2nd

3P%

34.7

6th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	31	9	.775
2	Valkyries	29	11	.725	2.0
3	Aces	27	13	.675	4.0
4	Wings	24	16	.600	7.0
5	Fire	16	24	.400	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/18	PDX	@	GSV	10:00 PM
Sat 9/19	SEA	@	GSV	9:00 PM
Tue 9/22	GSV	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Thu 9/24	GSV	@	LAS	10:00 PM

Last Game

Valkyries

29 - 11

Final

Fire

16 - 24

Sun 30 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.0

Wilson

25.0

Mitchell

22.5

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.4

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.4

Clark

7.4

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

1.9

Canada

1.8

Reese

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.7

Brink

1.7

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.3

Howard

3.3

Mabrey

3.0

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Allemand

68.4

Carter

66.9

Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.5

114.3

112.9

111.9

111.8

111.3

DRtg Rankings

100.1

104.5

105.0

107.2

107.8

NetRtg Rankings

9.9

9.6

7.3

6.2

5.1

4.6

Tank Leaderboard

8-32

10-30

11-29

14-26

15-25

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,846.3

Wilson

1,595.7

Stewart

1,540

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,826.8

Wilson

1,577.3

Reese

1,577

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

31.8

Clark

30.5

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

33.5

Thomas

33.2

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.32

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.36

Clark

1.35

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

21-13

20-14

19-15

18-14

18-16

18-15

Worst Record ATS

11-21

13-21

14-18

15-17

15-18

15-16

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	31	9	.775
2	Valkyries - x	29	11	.725	2.0
3	Aces - x	27	13	.675	4.0
4	Dream - x	26	14	.650	5.0
5	Fever - x	26	14	.650	5.0
6	Liberty - x	24	16	.600	7.0
7	Mystics - x	24	16	.600	7.0
8	Wings - x	24	16	.600	7.0
9	Fire - e	16	24	.400	15.0
10	Sky - e	15	25	.375	16.0
11	Sparks - e	15	25	.375	16.0
12	Mercury - e	14	26	.350	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	29	.275	20.0
14	Sun - e	10	30	.250	21.0
15	Storm - e	8	32	.200	23.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 6/14	ATL	@	TOR	102-77
Mon 6/15	LVA	@	DAL	66-96
Mon 6/15	PDX	@	MIN	74-107
Mon 6/15	LAS	@	GSV	58-78
Tue 6/16	TOR	@	IND	91-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	CON	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Thu 9/17	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LVA	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Thu 9/17	PHX	@	PDX	10:00 PM

Laeticia Amihere has the lowest defensive rating by a forward this season, with a 96.4 rating.

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

26.0

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22.5

12.4

11.1

9.4

8.4

8.4

7.4

2.4

1.9

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.7

3.3

3.3

3.0

69.3

68.4

66.9

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

1,846.3

1,595.7

1,540

1,826.8

1,577.3

1,577

32.8

31.8

30.5

34.6

33.5

33.2

1.56

1.35

1.32

1.54

1.36

1.35

WNBA 2026 Betting

WNBA 2026 Standings

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule