which wnba forwards have the best defensive rating

Laeticia Amihere has the best defensive rating by a forward this season, with a 96.8 rating.

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Which wnba forwards have the best defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games this regular 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	96.8	2026	GSV	23	11.7	3.2	3.5	1.2	0.4	0.8	1.1	2.8	40.0	0.1	0.3	50.0	0.8	1.6	51.4	45.5	1.5	2.0	0.9	270	74	80	28	10	18	21	37	+77
2	Gabby Williams G. Williams	99.9	2026	GSV	26	25.7	14.8	3.3	2.2	1.7	0.2	5.3	12.7	41.5	1.8	5.2	34.3	2.5	3.5	72.5	52.2	0.7	2.6	1.7	667	386	86	58	43	5	44	38	+70
3	Natasha Howard N. Howard	99.9	2026	MIN	28	29.7	15.9	8.0	3.1	1.8	0.9	6.5	11.1	58.7	0.1	0.4	16.7	2.8	3.9	70.0	61.7	3.4	4.6	2.8	831	445	223	87	51	24	78	97	+229
4	Angela Dugalić A. Dugalić	100.6	2026	WAS	25	11.7	3.5	3.0	0.8	0.4	0.3	1.4	3.3	42.7	0.1	1.1	11.1	0.6	0.9	65.2	47.8	0.7	2.3	0.8	292	88	74	19	10	7	20	31	-81
5	Nia Coffey N. Coffey	101.3	2026	MIN	28	26.1	7.7	5.2	2.2	1.0	1.4	2.9	6.4	45.0	1.5	3.8	39.0	0.4	0.7	60.0	56.9	1.0	4.2	0.8	732	215	145	62	27	38	21	67	+142
6	Kiki Iriafen K. Iriafen	101.3	2026	WAS	23	28.0	14.8	9.2	1.6	0.7	0.4	5.6	11.0	50.6	0.4	1.3	31.0	3.3	5.0	65.2	56.0	2.7	6.5	1.8	645	340	212	36	15	9	41	71	-7
7	Angel Reese A. Reese	101.5	2026	ATL	25	30.4	15.4	11.5	2.4	1.7	0.6	5.2	12.3	42.5	0.1	1.0	12.0	4.8	6.4	73.9	50.7	5.0	6.5	3.5	759	384	288	60	42	16	87	93	+94
8	Kayla Thornton K. Thornton	102.0	2026	GSV	27	25.3	8.4	5.0	0.7	0.8	0.3	2.7	7.4	36.3	1.6	4.7	34.4	1.4	1.5	90.2	51.8	1.5	3.6	0.7	682	227	136	18	21	8	20	62	+135
9	Anastasiia Olairi Kosu A. Olairi Kosu	102.2	2026	MIN	26	11.2	4.0	2.3	0.7	0.7	0.5	1.5	3.1	47.5	0.0	0.1	50.0	1.1	1.3	84.8	55.5	1.3	0.9	0.7	290	105	59	19	17	12	18	35	+105
10	Cecilia Zandalasini C. Zandalasini	102.4	2026	GSV	23	18.0	8.0	1.7	1.4	0.9	0.1	3.0	7.2	41.2	1.1	3.7	30.6	1.0	1.2	81.5	52.0	0.3	1.5	1.6	413	184	40	33	20	3	36	38	+17
11	Janelle Salaün J. Salaün	102.8	2026	GSV	27	22.4	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.7	0.1	4.0	9.8	41.1	2.5	6.3	39.4	2.2	2.7	81.1	58.0	1.1	2.9	0.8	604	345	108	29	18	4	21	64	+99
12	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	103.3	2026	NYL	26	33.4	21.1	8.6	3.0	1.2	1.4	7.0	15.0	46.7	0.8	3.2	26.8	6.2	7.3	85.7	57.9	1.7	6.8	2.4	869	548	223	78	32	37	63	65	+61
13	Aneesah Morrow A. Morrow	103.9	2026	CON	18	22.6	10.5	9.3	1.5	0.9	0.4	4.2	10.4	39.9	0.8	3.2	24.6	1.4	2.1	65.8	46.2	2.8	6.4	1.7	407	189	167	27	16	8	31	34	-127
14	Cheyenne Parker-Tyus C. Parker-Tyus	104.1	2026	LVA	23	10.6	4.9	2.5	0.6	0.4	0.7	1.7	3.3	51.3	0.2	0.5	33.3	1.3	1.8	75.6	60.1	0.7	1.8	0.5	244	113	57	14	9	15	12	36	-13
15	Jordan Horston J. Horston	104.4	2026	SEA	24	17.9	4.5	3.6	1.5	1.0	0.5	1.8	4.8	37.4	0.3	1.5	17.1	0.7	0.9	72.7	43.3	0.9	2.8	1.3	429	108	87	35	25	12	31	42	-33
16	Awak Kuier A. Kuier	104.4	2026	DAL	24	16.8	5.6	3.2	1.0	0.5	1.2	2.2	4.5	48.6	0.6	1.7	36.6	0.7	1.0	69.6	57.6	0.7	2.5	1.0	403	135	76	23	12	28	23	42	+49
17	Natasha Mack N. Mack	104.5	2026	PHX	20	24.4	9.0	7.9	1.4	0.8	1.4	3.9	6.4	60.6	0.1	0.3	33.3	1.2	1.6	75.0	63.8	2.8	5.1	1.1	487	180	157	28	16	27	22	49	+17
18	Azurá Stevens A. Stevens	105.0	2026	CHI	22	25.2	11.6	6.9	2.5	1.0	0.5	4.3	10.2	41.8	1.0	3.6	27.5	2.1	2.6	79.3	51.1	1.4	5.5	1.8	555	256	151	55	23	11	39	63	-52
19	Emily Engstler E. Engstler	105.2	2026	PDX	27	24.0	9.2	5.3	2.0	1.6	1.6	3.4	7.4	45.8	1.0	2.9	34.2	1.4	1.8	77.6	55.9	1.1	4.1	2.0	648	249	142	55	42	44	55	83	-83
20	Myisha Hines-Allen M. Hines-Allen	105.3	2026	IND	25	15.0	4.2	3.2	1.6	0.6	0.4	1.6	3.3	49.4	0.2	0.6	40.0	0.6	0.9	69.6	55.8	0.5	2.7	1.3	376	104	79	41	15	10	33	55	+74
21	Makayla Timpson M. Timpson	105.4	2026	IND	26	15.1	3.7	4.0	0.5	0.5	0.7	1.4	2.5	57.8	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.2	71.0	61.8	1.5	2.5	0.6	392	96	104	13	12	19	15	43	+62
22	Alanna Smith A. Smith	105.6	2026	DAL	20	14.2	3.8	2.9	1.1	0.7	0.4	1.5	3.9	38.5	0.4	1.8	20.0	0.5	0.7	64.3	45.2	0.9	2.0	1.1	284	76	57	21	13	7	22	43	-37
23	Monique Billings M. Billings	106.1	2026	IND	26	20.5	6.9	5.3	1.2	0.8	0.6	2.3	4.6	50.8	0.2	0.6	33.3	2.0	2.7	74.6	59.5	2.1	3.2	0.8	534	180	138	30	20	15	20	62	+89
24	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	106.3	2026	PHX	28	26.8	9.4	5.6	1.4	1.1	0.6	3.4	8.6	38.8	1.0	4.4	23.8	1.7	2.0	85.5	49.6	0.7	4.9	0.8	750	264	156	38	31	18	23	48	-53
25	Jessica Shepard J. Shepard	106.5	2026	DAL	27	33.3	14.9	12.0	5.4	0.7	0.0	6.0	10.1	59.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.8	3.8	73.8	63.1	3.3	8.7	2.0	900	402	324	147	19	0	55	62	+80

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Team Leaders

PPG

14.8

Williams

RPG

5.0

Thornton

APG

5.5

Burton

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.3

8th

DRTG

101.0

1st

NETRTG

7.3

2nd

3P%

34.7

6th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	22	6	.786
2	Valkyries	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Aces	18	8	.692	3.0
4	Wings	18	9	.667	3.5
5	Fire	11	16	.407	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/29	GSV	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Sun 8/2	TOR	@	GSV	8:30 PM
Tue 8/4	TOR	@	GSV	10:00 PM
Fri 8/7	GSV	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Sun 8/9	GSV	@	LAS	7:00 PM

Last Game

Mystics

13 - 12

Final

Valkyries

19 - 8

Mon 20 Jul 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.1

Wilson

23.9

Plum

23.3

Mitchell

RPG Leaders

12.0

Shepard

11.5

Reese

9.5

Austin

APG Leaders

8.3

Thomas

7.9

Clark

7.7

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

2.2

Canada

2.1

Lacan

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.8

Stokes

1.8

Griner

3PM Leaders

3.3

Mabrey

3.2

Howard

2.7

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.4

Carter

68.0

Allemand

67.1

Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

114.7

113.5

113.4

112.3

110.3

110.1

DRtg Rankings

101.0

102.7

104.0

105.1

107.3

107.4

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.3

7.1

5.8

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

6-23

7-20

9-18

10-18

10-16

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,211.6

Wilson

1,076.6

Stewart

1,013.3

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,195

Wilson

1,077

Shepard

1,073.3

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.9

Wilson

32.7

Clark

31.3

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.8

Howard

34.5

Plum

33.7

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.60

Wilson

1.34

Boston

1.27

Clark

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.57

Wilson

1.37

Clark

1.36

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

13-8

12-8

11-9

11-7

Worst Record ATS

7-12

7-11

7-13

9-11

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	22	6	.786
2	Valkyries	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Aces	18	8	.692	3.0
4	Wings	18	9	.667	3.5
5	Fever	17	10	.630	4.5
6	Dream	16	10	.615	5.0
7	Liberty	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Mystics	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Fire	11	16	.407	10.5
10	Tempo	10	16	.385	11.0
11	Sparks	10	16	.385	11.0
12	Mercury	10	18	.357	12.0
13	Sky	9	18	.333	12.5
14	Sun	7	20	.259	14.5
15	Storm	6	23	.207	16.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 5/9	DAL	@	IND	107-104
Sat 5/9	PHX	@	LVA	99-66
Sat 5/9	ATL	@	MIN	91-90
Sat 5/9	CHI	@	PDX	98-83
Sun 5/10	SEA	@	CON	89-82

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 7/28	CON	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Tue 7/28	TOR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 7/28	IND	@	SEA	9:30 PM
Tue 7/28	PDX	@	LVA	10:00 PM
Tue 7/28	NYL	@	LAS	10:00 PM

Laeticia Amihere has the best defensive rating by a forward this season, with a 96.8 rating.

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5.5

WNBA 2026 Leaders

26.1

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9.5

8.3

7.9

7.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

3.3

3.2

2.7

68.4

68.0

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

1,211.6

1,076.6

1,013.3

1,195

1,077

1,073.3

32.9

32.7

31.3

34.8

34.5

33.7

1.60

1.34

1.27

1.57

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1.36

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WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

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