which wnba guards have the best defensive rating

Olivia Miles has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 98.5 rating.

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Which wnba guards 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	Olivia Miles O. Miles	98.5	2026	MIN	17	30.4	18.5	4.9	5.6	1.4	0.8	6.6	12.4	53.8	1.1	3.2	35.2	4.1	4.4	92.0	64.6	0.5	4.5	3.5	516	314	84	96	24	14	60	52	+182
2	Aziaha James A. James	99.2	2026	DAL	17	13.4	7.6	2.9	1.6	1.2	0.2	2.9	7.1	40.8	0.5	2.0	26.5	1.4	1.9	71.9	48.5	0.8	2.1	0.5	228	130	49	28	21	3	9	32	+20
3	Courtney Williams C. Williams	99.5	2026	MIN	17	30.4	16.7	5.5	4.1	1.2	0.4	7.2	14.9	48.0	1.4	3.2	43.6	0.9	1.1	88.9	54.2	0.6	4.9	1.9	517	284	94	70	21	7	32	29	+136
4	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	100.4	2026	ATL	15	34.9	19.1	3.9	3.3	2.7	0.8	6.1	14.5	42.4	3.5	9.0	38.5	3.4	3.9	86.4	59.1	0.9	3.0	1.4	524	287	59	50	40	12	21	44	+110
5	Maya Caldwell M. Caldwell	100.6	2026	MIN	17	14.5	4.5	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.5	4.5	34.2	0.8	2.0	38.2	0.7	0.8	92.3	47.1	0.7	1.5	0.8	247	77	38	18	11	6	13	23	+86
6	Kayla McBride K. McBride	100.7	2026	MIN	17	30.7	14.2	4.0	2.6	1.6	0.2	4.7	11.3	41.7	1.7	5.2	32.6	3.1	3.5	88.3	55.4	0.7	3.3	1.3	522	242	68	45	27	3	22	33	+142
7	Jordin Canada J. Canada	101.6	2026	ATL	16	30.1	11.2	3.6	7.4	2.2	0.1	3.9	8.4	46.7	0.8	2.6	31.0	2.5	3.2	78.4	56.8	0.4	3.1	2.1	481	179	57	119	35	2	33	39	+140
8	Kaila Charles K. Charles	103.5	2026	GSV	17	19.7	5.9	4.8	1.4	0.6	0.3	2.2	5.6	38.5	0.8	2.5	30.2	0.8	1.1	72.2	48.1	1.5	3.3	1.1	335	100	82	23	10	5	19	43	+70
9	Allisha Gray A. Gray	104.0	2026	ATL	16	33.3	19.5	3.4	2.2	1.7	0.4	6.5	14.2	45.8	1.9	5.5	34.1	4.6	6.0	77.1	57.9	0.6	2.8	1.5	533	312	54	35	27	6	24	40	+165
10	Azzi Fudd A. Fudd	105.0	2026	DAL	16	29.8	13.6	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.1	5.6	10.9	51.1	1.8	4.6	38.4	0.7	0.9	78.6	60.2	0.4	1.4	0.9	476	217	28	24	26	18	15	35	+117
11	Antonia Delaere A. Delaere	105.1	2026	MIN	17	13.7	2.7	0.7	1.7	0.5	0.0	0.9	2.1	44.4	0.6	1.4	45.8	0.2	0.2	100.0	61.6	0.1	0.6	0.4	233	46	12	29	9	0	6	17	+74
12	Veronica Burton V. Burton	105.3	2026	GSV	17	28.4	12.8	3.5	5.4	1.0	0.7	3.9	10.4	37.3	1.5	4.3	34.2	3.5	4.4	80.0	51.7	1.2	2.3	1.6	483	217	59	91	17	12	28	56	+71
13	Marine Johannes M. Johannes	105.8	2026	NYL	17	25.1	10.5	2.8	3.0	1.0	0.2	3.6	8.2	43.6	2.5	6.3	40.2	0.8	1.0	82.4	60.7	0.6	2.2	1.8	426	179	47	51	17	3	31	35	+75
14	Pauline Astier P. Astier	105.8	2026	NYL	17	24.4	10.9	3.4	3.8	0.7	0.3	3.8	6.7	57.0	0.6	1.5	44.0	2.6	3.2	83.3	67.5	0.7	2.7	1.6	414	186	58	65	12	5	28	49	+59
15	Katie Lou Samuelson K. Lou Samuelson	106.3	2026	SEA	12	16.5	4.2	2.1	1.0	1.1	0.0	1.4	3.8	37.0	0.9	2.8	32.4	0.4	0.8	55.6	50.0	0.0	2.1	0.5	198	50	25	12	13	0	6	9	-70
16	Sonia Citron S. Citron	106.5	2026	WAS	14	33.6	17.6	3.9	3.6	1.4	0.6	5.3	10.9	48.4	1.2	4.4	27.9	5.8	6.6	87.1	63.4	0.8	3.1	2.2	471	246	54	50	20	8	31	31	-14
17	Rebekah Gardner R. Gardner	106.7	2026	NYL	17	15.6	5.9	2.0	1.2	0.5	0.2	2.1	3.8	55.4	0.4	1.2	30.0	1.3	1.4	91.7	66.2	0.7	1.3	0.8	266	100	34	20	8	3	14	26	+14
18	Betnijah Laney-Hamilton B. Laney-Hamilton	106.9	2026	NYL	11	17.7	6.5	1.9	1.8	0.5	0.2	1.9	4.6	41.2	0.7	2.5	29.6	1.9	2.4	80.8	56.9	0.2	1.7	1.5	195	71	21	20	5	2	16	14	+77
19	Cotie McMahon C. McMahon	106.9	2026	WAS	13	18.8	6.9	2.6	2.0	0.6	0.2	2.4	5.8	41.3	0.8	2.1	40.7	1.3	2.2	58.6	51.3	0.4	2.2	1.0	245	90	34	26	8	3	13	27	-31
20	Chennedy Carter C. Carter	107.1	2026	LVA	10	17.8	14.4	2.0	1.4	1.0	0.3	5.6	9.1	61.5	1.0	1.9	52.6	2.2	3.0	73.3	69.1	0.7	1.3	1.5	178	144	20	14	10	3	15	25	+42
21	Monique Akoa Makani M. Akoa Makani	107.3	2026	PHX	9	25.7	10.3	2.6	2.9	1.6	0.2	3.0	6.6	45.8	1.2	2.7	45.8	3.1	3.7	84.8	63.2	0.1	2.4	1.9	231	93	23	26	14	2	17	27	-32
22	Isobel Borlase I. Borlase	107.4	2026	ATL	16	11.5	4.7	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.1	1.8	3.6	49.1	0.5	1.3	40.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	60.6	0.3	1.2	0.3	184	75	23	13	3	2	5	17	+13
23	Flau'jae Johnson F. Johnson	107.4	2026	SEA	18	27.5	11.4	4.9	2.7	0.8	1.0	3.7	10.9	34.0	1.1	4.2	26.7	2.8	3.3	85.0	45.9	0.8	4.2	2.1	495	205	89	48	15	18	38	49	-19
24	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	107.5	2026	IND	16	31.4	21.3	4.3	8.2	0.8	0.6	6.8	16.0	42.6	2.6	7.8	33.1	5.1	6.1	84.5	57.1	0.3	3.9	4.7	503	341	68	131	12	10	75	59	+52
25	Raven Johnson R. Johnson	107.5	2026	IND	17	13.3	4.4	2.0	1.4	0.4	0.2	1.7	3.9	43.9	0.6	1.8	32.3	0.4	0.5	87.5	53.9	0.5	1.5	1.0	226	75	34	23	7	3	17	30	-5

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PPG

18.5

Miles

RPG

7.4

Howard

APG

5.6

Miles

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.4

1st

DRTG

98.7

1st

NETRTG

14.7

1st

3P%

38.0

1st

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	13	4	.765
2	Aces	12	4	.750	0.5
3	Wings	11	6	.647	2.0
4	Valkyries	10	7	.588	3.0
5	Sparks	8	8	.500	4.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/24	MIN	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Sun 6/28	MIN	@	DAL	2:00 PM
Fri 7/3	MIN	@	NYL	7:30 PM
Mon 7/6	CON	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Wed 7/8	MIN	@	CON	7:30 PM

Last Game

Mystics

8 - 7

Final

Lynx

13 - 4

Sun 21 Jun 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

25.7

Wilson

23.9

Plum

21.3

Clark

RPG Leaders

11.8

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.9

Morrow

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.2

Clark

7.4

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.7

Howard

2.2

Canada

1.8

Howard

BPG Leaders

2.2

Wilson

2.0

Engstler

1.9

Griner

3PM Leaders

3.5

Howard

3.2

Mabrey

2.6

Carleton

TS% Leaders

69.1

Carter

68.8

Smith

67.5

Astier

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

113.4

112.2

111.9

111.2

111.0

110.0

DRtg Rankings

98.7

103.1

103.7

104.2

105.4

106.1

NetRtg Rankings

14.7

8.8

7.0

5.8

5.6

5.5

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WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

787.5

Wilson

691.4

Stewart

622.3

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

779.3

Wilson

685.5

Stewart

655.5

Clark

USG% Leaders

32.3

Wilson

32.3

Malonga

31.5

Clark

MPG Leaders

34.9

Howard

34.5

Plum

33.6

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.32

Boston

1.29

James

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.53

Wilson

1.34

Boston

1.30

Clark

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

8-2

6-4

5-4

5-5

Worst Record ATS

3-7

3-6

4-7

4-6

4-5

5-5

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	13	4	.765
2	Aces	12	4	.750	0.5
3	Dream	12	4	.750	0.5
4	Wings	11	6	.647	2.0
5	Liberty	11	6	.647	2.0
6	Fever	10	7	.588	3.0
7	Valkyries	10	7	.588	3.0
8	Mystics	8	7	.533	4.0
9	Sparks	8	8	.500	4.5
10	Fire	8	9	.471	5.0
11	Tempo	8	9	.471	5.0
12	Mercury	5	13	.278	8.5
13	Sky	4	12	.250	8.5
14	Storm	3	15	.167	10.5
15	Sun	3	15	.167	10.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 5/8	WAS	@	TOR	68-65
Fri 5/8	CON	@	NYL	75-106
Fri 5/8	GSV	@	SEA	91-80
Sat 5/9	DAL	@	IND	107-104
Sat 5/9	PHX	@	LVA	99-66

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/23	NYL	@	LVA	10:00 PM
Wed 6/24	PHX	@	IND	7:30 PM
Wed 6/24	MIN	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Wed 6/24	PDX	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 6/24	ATL	@	GSV	10:00 PM

Olivia Miles has the best defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 98.5 rating.

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

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1.54

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