Corey Kispert has the highest defensive rating by a forward this season, with a 124.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games forwards 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	Corey Kispert C. Kispert	124.0	2024-25	WAS	15	29.3	11.4	3.1	1.6	0.7	0.1	4.1	9.9	40.9	2.1	6.3	32.6	1.2	1.5	81.8	53.9	0.3	2.9	1.1	439	171	47	24	10	1	16	24	-113
2	Bilal Coulibaly B. Coulibaly	120.9	2024-25	WAS	14	35.2	14.3	5.9	2.7	1.3	0.8	5.2	9.9	52.5	1.1	3.3	34.8	2.7	3.6	76.0	62.1	1.8	4.1	2.1	493	200	82	38	18	11	29	37	-168
3	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	120.5	2024-25	UTA	13	31.5	19.9	6.5	2.2	0.6	0.2	6.1	12.8	47.6	2.8	6.4	44.6	4.9	5.7	86.5	65.2	1.7	4.8	1.3	410	259	85	29	8	2	17	24	-26
4	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	120.0	2024-25	NOP	16	33.7	22.9	5.8	5.4	0.8	0.6	9.0	19.4	46.5	2.4	6.7	36.4	2.4	2.9	83.0	55.3	1.0	4.8	3.9	539	366	92	87	13	10	62	41	-106
5	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	119.0	2024-25	NYK	17	38.1	15.6	3.8	3.5	1.1	0.6	6.6	14.4	46.3	1.9	6.5	30.0	0.4	0.6	63.6	53.4	1.1	2.7	1.4	648	266	64	60	18	10	24	22	+79
6	Cameron Johnson C. Johnson	119.0	2024-25	BKN	18	32.6	18.3	4.1	2.9	0.7	0.4	6.2	12.4	49.8	3.3	7.6	43.1	2.7	2.9	90.6	66.8	0.7	3.4	0.7	586	329	73	52	13	7	13	35	-15
7	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	118.9	2024-25	IND	18	34.1	20.5	6.4	3.9	0.8	0.1	7.9	14.4	54.6	1.9	4.2	44.7	2.8	3.6	79.7	64.0	1.8	4.7	1.4	614	369	116	71	14	2	26	51	+21
8	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	118.3	2024-25	ATL	18	24.9	11.2	3.8	1.4	0.9	0.7	4.0	10.4	38.3	1.2	4.7	25.0	2.0	2.9	69.2	47.7	1.3	2.5	1.2	448	201	68	26	16	12	22	42	-51
9	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	117.3	2024-25	WAS	15	26.1	10.0	6.3	2.3	0.7	2.0	3.8	10.5	36.1	0.9	4.3	20.0	1.5	2.3	67.6	43.4	2.0	4.3	1.3	392	150	95	34	11	30	19	43	-170
10	LeBron James L. James	117.2	2024-25	LAL	16	35.4	23.6	8.1	9.1	0.8	0.4	8.7	17.0	51.1	2.4	5.6	42.2	3.9	5.3	73.8	61.2	0.8	7.4	3.8	566	378	130	146	12	7	61	21	-45
11	Caleb Martin C. Martin	116.5	2024-25	PHI	16	32.1	9.9	4.9	2.5	1.1	0.6	3.4	8.2	41.2	0.9	2.9	30.4	2.3	3.3	67.9	51.2	1.6	3.4	2.0	513	158	79	40	17	9	32	30	-118
12	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	116.2	2024-25	DEN	16	36.3	18.6	7.3	2.8	0.8	0.4	7.3	14.8	49.2	2.8	6.8	40.7	1.3	2.0	65.6	59.4	1.6	5.7	1.1	580	297	116	45	13	6	18	38	+60
13	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	115.9	2024-25	SAS	17	29.2	11.5	4.7	1.5	0.4	0.2	3.8	7.4	52.0	1.5	3.4	43.9	2.4	3.1	78.8	66.3	1.8	2.9	0.7	496	196	80	26	6	4	12	12	+46
14	OG Anunoby	115.9	2024-25	NYK	17	36.4	19.1	5.4	2.1	1.5	0.7	7.1	13.6	52.4	2.5	6.0	42.2	2.3	2.8	83.0	64.4	1.1	4.3	1.1	618	324	91	36	25	12	19	44	+112
15	Kelly Oubre Jr. K. Oubre Jr.	115.9	2024-25	PHI	16	29.9	12.8	5.0	1.4	1.1	0.5	4.9	11.6	42.5	1.1	4.3	26.1	1.8	2.3	77.8	50.5	1.6	3.4	1.4	478	204	80	22	17	8	23	52	-126
16	Jerami Grant J. Grant	115.7	2024-25	POR	18	32.3	16.1	3.4	2.2	0.9	1.1	5.2	13.5	38.3	2.2	6.4	34.8	3.5	4.3	81.8	52.2	0.4	3.0	1.4	582	289	61	39	17	19	26	40	-126
17	Julius Randle J. Randle	115.3	2024-25	MIN	16	34.4	21.8	6.6	4.2	0.7	0.1	7.3	14.6	50.0	1.8	4.9	35.9	5.4	6.9	79.1	61.8	1.9	4.7	2.8	551	349	106	67	11	1	45	38	+31
18	Keegan Murray K. Murray	115.3	2024-25	SAC	18	36.9	13.2	8.2	1.8	0.7	0.7	5.1	11.8	42.9	1.7	5.8	29.5	1.3	1.6	82.8	52.7	2.6	5.6	1.2	665	237	147	33	12	12	21	57	+35
19	Taurean Prince T. Prince	114.6	2024-25	MIL	17	28.9	8.5	4.9	1.9	0.9	0.1	3.1	6.4	49.1	2.0	3.8	53.1	0.3	0.4	71.4	65.3	0.8	4.1	1.2	492	145	84	33	16	2	21	37	-54
20	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	114.4	2024-25	PHX	16	25.3	9.6	6.1	2.3	0.8	0.9	3.4	8.3	40.6	2.1	5.1	40.2	0.8	1.1	70.6	54.5	1.4	4.6	0.9	404	153	97	36	13	14	15	39	-10
21	Grant Williams G. Williams	114.4	2024-25	CHA	16	29.9	10.4	5.1	2.3	1.1	0.8	3.4	7.7	43.9	1.7	4.6	36.5	1.9	2.3	83.8	59.6	1.1	4.0	1.8	479	166	82	37	18	13	28	46	+11
22	Jaylen Wells J. Wells	114.1	2024-25	MEM	18	25.6	12.1	3.2	1.8	0.3	0.3	4.4	9.8	45.5	1.9	4.8	39.5	1.3	1.8	75.0	57.3	0.8	2.3	1.2	461	218	57	32	6	5	21	28	+52
23	Brandon Miller B. Miller	114.1	2024-25	CHA	13	33.3	19.8	5.3	3.8	1.5	0.5	7.0	16.8	41.6	3.6	9.7	37.3	2.2	2.3	93.3	55.3	0.8	4.5	2.8	433	257	69	49	20	7	36	32	-40
24	Cody Martin C. Martin	114.0	2024-25	CHA	17	25.4	8.6	4.5	2.1	1.1	0.7	3.2	6.9	46.2	1.3	3.5	37.3	1.0	1.4	70.8	57.6	1.2	3.4	0.9	432	147	77	35	18	12	16	36	-12
25	Toumani Camara T. Camara	113.9	2024-25	POR	18	31.1	9.0	5.3	2.2	1.7	0.4	3.3	8.4	39.5	1.5	4.2	36.0	0.8	1.3	65.2	50.0	2.3	2.9	1.7	559	162	95	40	30	7	30	54	-86