worst defensive ratings for wnba guards 2026

Kia Nurse has the worst defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 121.4 rating.

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375+ minutes per 44 team games

	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	Kia Nurse K. Nurse	121.4	2026	TOR	41	13.6	5.3	1.1	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.6	4.6	34.2	1.1	3.3	32.4	1.1	1.3	88.5	51.9	0.2	0.9	0.5	559	218	46	41	14	0	20	53	-196
2	Kiki Rice K. Rice	119.9	2026	TOR	26	26.8	13.0	3.5	3.4	0.7	0.2	4.4	9.2	47.9	0.9	2.5	34.8	3.3	3.8	85.9	59.6	1.1	2.4	1.8	697	338	92	88	19	5	46	78	-123
3	Marina Mabrey M. Mabrey	119.1	2026	TOR	32	29.5	20.8	3.3	3.7	0.9	0.4	6.8	15.4	44.1	3.3	8.5	38.5	3.9	4.5	88.1	59.9	0.5	2.8	3.1	944	667	105	118	29	12	99	84	-180
4	Brittney Sykes B. Sykes	118.2	2026	TOR	17	29.4	18.6	3.5	3.4	1.2	0.5	6.0	14.4	41.8	0.9	3.6	25.8	5.6	6.3	89.7	54.3	0.9	2.5	2.1	500	316	59	57	20	8	36	41	-28
5	Carla Leite C. Leite	118.1	2026	PDX	38	25.9	16.0	2.1	6.3	0.7	0.1	4.8	10.4	46.3	0.9	2.4	40.0	5.4	6.3	85.8	60.7	0.6	1.5	3.3	986	608	81	239	25	2	127	98	-77
6	Chance Gray C. Gray	117.0	2026	LAS	38	11.4	3.2	1.1	1.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	2.6	38.1	0.7	1.9	36.5	0.5	0.6	86.4	56.2	0.3	0.8	0.6	435	120	42	37	6	1	23	29	-167
7	Julie Allemand J. Allemand	116.9	2026	TOR	31	28.5	6.2	3.2	5.5	1.4	0.4	2.4	4.4	54.1	1.2	2.8	42.0	0.3	0.4	76.9	68.6	0.3	2.9	1.7	885	193	99	170	42	12	53	60	-153
8	Karlie Samuelson K. Samuelson	116.7	2026	PDX	31	15.9	4.9	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.1	1.4	3.8	37.0	1.0	3.2	31.0	1.1	1.2	89.2	56.2	0.5	1.0	0.4	494	152	47	25	17	3	11	56	-73
9	Erica Wheeler E. Wheeler	115.0	2026	LAS	41	26.4	8.9	1.9	5.0	0.9	0.1	3.2	8.1	40.2	1.4	4.3	32.4	1.0	1.1	87.2	51.8	0.2	1.6	1.9	1,081	364	76	207	37	4	76	111	-8
10	Kelsey Plum K. Plum	114.9	2026	TOT	17	30.5	21.5	2.1	5.4	1.0	0.0	7.4	14.3	51.9	2.4	6.2	37.7	4.4	5.4	81.3	64.7	0.2	1.9	2.8	519	366	35	91	17	0	48	56	-31
11	Rae Burrell R. Burrell	114.8	2026	LAS	41	28.7	14.6	2.3	2.6	0.8	0.6	5.0	10.9	46.2	1.6	4.2	37.8	3.0	3.7	80.9	58.5	0.6	1.8	2.4	1,178	600	96	106	34	25	99	66	-152
12	Teja Oblak T. Oblak	114.6	2026	PDX	29	13.4	5.6	1.6	3.2	0.7	0.0	2.2	5.2	41.7	0.8	2.1	36.7	0.4	0.6	72.2	50.7	0.5	1.1	2.5	388	161	46	92	19	1	72	44	-66
13	Tyasha Harris T. Harris	113.8	2026	IND	37	13.7	4.2	1.1	2.0	0.3	0.1	1.4	3.4	42.7	0.6	1.8	35.8	0.6	0.7	88.9	56.7	0.2	0.9	0.5	507	154	39	73	10	5	19	40	+99
14	Lexi Held L. Held	113.7	2026	TOT	40	15.4	5.5	1.1	1.4	0.5	0.1	1.9	4.8	39.6	0.9	2.4	38.5	0.8	0.9	88.6	53.0	0.4	0.7	0.9	615	220	44	55	20	5	36	56	-30
15	Kelsey Mitchell K. Mitchell	113.7	2026	IND	42	32.9	25.1	1.7	2.8	1.1	0.1	8.9	17.2	51.5	3.1	6.8	45.6	4.3	5.1	84.6	64.6	0.5	1.2	1.7	1,382	1,056	70	116	45	5	72	101	+276
16	Zia Cooke Z. Cooke	113.4	2026	SEA	41	15.0	7.5	1.7	1.1	0.4	0.0	2.4	7.0	34.7	0.8	2.7	29.4	1.9	2.4	80.6	47.1	0.5	1.2	1.1	616	309	68	44	16	1	44	56	-95
17	Kahleah Copper K. Copper	113.0	2026	PHX	38	32.9	21.3	3.6	1.9	0.8	0.1	7.2	16.1	44.5	1.7	5.7	29.8	5.3	6.7	78.8	56.0	0.5	3.1	2.4	1,252	810	136	71	29	3	91	102	-116
18	Sarah Ashlee Barker S. Ashlee Barker	113.0	2026	PDX	26	24.7	10.7	4.5	2.4	0.9	0.3	4.2	8.3	50.2	1.4	3.5	40.0	1.0	1.3	74.3	60.3	0.8	3.7	2.0	642	278	117	62	23	9	52	64	-51
19	Rachel Banham R. Banham	112.7	2026	CHI	38	13.5	4.9	1.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	1.7	4.7	36.2	1.1	3.4	32.6	0.4	0.5	78.9	49.9	0.1	1.1	0.8	514	185	46	48	11	8	29	50	-56
20	Charlisse Leger-Walker C. Leger-Walker	112.7	2026	CON	42	23.7	7.2	2.4	3.7	0.8	0.3	2.5	6.8	37.4	1.0	3.0	33.6	1.1	1.4	78.3	48.5	0.3	2.1	1.8	997	303	102	157	34	11	77	95	-240
21	Sophie Cunningham S. Cunningham	112.6	2026	IND	41	22.2	8.0	2.3	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.4	5.2	46.5	1.6	3.7	42.7	1.5	1.8	87.5	66.3	0.2	2.0	0.7	911	327	93	50	23	5	28	77	+79
22	Natisha Hiedeman N. Hiedeman	112.5	2026	SEA	39	29.9	14.8	2.5	4.7	1.0	0.1	5.3	12.1	43.4	1.8	5.5	32.6	2.5	2.8	86.5	55.3	0.3	2.3	2.3	1,166	576	99	185	40	5	88	66	-109
23	Sydney Taylor S. Taylor	112.4	2026	CHI	35	20.4	13.4	1.6	1.9	0.7	0.2	4.7	11.1	42.6	1.9	5.9	32.7	2.0	2.6	77.8	54.7	0.3	1.2	1.5	713	470	55	65	24	8	54	90	+16
24	Jade Melbourne J. Melbourne	112.0	2026	SEA	41	24.6	9.2	2.2	3.8	0.9	0.2	3.0	6.9	43.7	0.8	2.5	30.1	2.4	3.0	77.6	55.5	0.4	1.8	1.8	1,010	376	89	156	37	9	73	119	-175
25	Jacy Sheldon J. Sheldon	112.0	2026	CHI	42	20.7	6.3	1.4	1.7	0.8	0.3	2.3	5.3	42.4	0.8	2.7	31.0	1.0	1.1	85.4	54.3	0.4	1.0	1.0	871	266	57	71	35	11	40	102	-26

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.8

Mabrey

RPG

6.6

Harrison

APG

5.5

Allemand

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.8

9th

DRTG

117.4

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NETRTG

-10.6

14th

3P%

34.1

8th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Liberty	26	16	.619	2.0
4	Mystics	26	16	.619	2.0
5	Sky	15	27	.357	13.0
6	Tempo	11	31	.262	17.0
7	Sun	10	32	.238	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	TOR	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 9/24	TOR	@	CON	7:00 PM

Last Game

Liberty

26 - 16

106

Final

Tempo

11 - 31

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.2

Wilson

25.1

Mitchell

22.7

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.3

Reese

10.9

Shepard

9.6

Iriafen

APG Leaders

8.4

Clark

8.4

Thomas

7.3

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

1.9

Canada

1.8

Reese

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.8

Brink

1.8

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.3

Mabrey

3.2

Howard

3.1

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.6

Allemand

68.4

Carter

66.4

Timpson

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.4

114.0

113.5

112.2

111.9

111.5

DRtg Rankings

99.1

104.0

104.1

104.6

106.4

107.0

NetRtg Rankings

10.0

9.4

8.0

7.0

6.5

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

8-35

10-32

11-31

15-27

16-27

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,955.8

Wilson

1,697.3

Stewart

1,641.5

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,931.5

Wilson

1,680.3

Reese

1,676.5

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.6

Wilson

32.1

Clark

30.4

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.1

Howard

33.4

Thomas

33.2

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.57

Wilson

1.34

Boston

1.32

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.55

Wilson

1.37

Clark

1.33

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

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22-14

21-15

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Worst Record ATS

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16-17

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	32	10	.762
2	Valkyries - x	31	11	.738	1.0
3	Aces - x	29	13	.690	3.0
4	Dream - x	28	14	.667	4.0
5	Fever - x	27	15	.643	5.0
6	Liberty - x	26	16	.619	6.0
7	Mystics - x	26	16	.619	6.0
8	Wings - x	26	16	.619	6.0
9	Sparks - e	16	26	.381	16.0
10	Fire - e	16	27	.372	16.5
11	Mercury - e	15	27	.357	17.0
12	Sky - e	15	27	.357	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	31	.262	21.0
14	Sun - e	10	32	.238	22.0
15	Storm - e	8	35	.186	24.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 6/20	SEA	@	PHX	73-93
Sat 6/20	CHI	@	DAL	92-93
Sun 6/21	GSV	@	LVA	73-92
Sun 6/21	WAS	@	MIN	84-79
Sun 6/21	NYL	@	LAS	97-98

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/21	ATL	@	NYL	8:00 PM
Mon 9/21	DAL	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Tue 9/22	CON	@	WAS	7:30 PM
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Tue 9/22	TOR	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Kia Nurse has the worst defensive rating by a guard this season, with a 121.4 rating.

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

1,955.8

1,697.3

1,641.5

1,931.5

1,680.3

1,676.5

32.6

32.1

30.4

34.1

33.4

33.2

1.57

1.34

1.32

1.55

1.37

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