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NBA Defense vs Position

What every NBA defense gives up, by position, ranked against the rest of the league. Green is a defense that gives up among the most; red, among the least. Updated November 11, 2026, season and last season blended.

Gives up the most (rank 1-10)Gives up the leastSmall number = league rank. Tap a column to sort.
PointsReboundsAssistsThrees
Team
CHI61.24th44.76th19.22nd16.97th18.49th12.22nd17.53rd8.85th2.914th8.92nd4.518th
UTA60.37th46.92nd14.420th15.718th19.83rd10.414th15.517th8.213th2.721st7.716th5.26th
NOP61.63rd43.19th16.58th13.729th20.41st10.910th16.56th8.77th3.25th8.19th4.910th
SAC55.121st49.71st16.29th14.426th19.07th10.413th16.211th8.76th2.528th7.815th5.25th
MIA66.31st39.028th14.023rd18.31st17.913th9.818th17.82nd8.94th1.930th9.51st4.517th
MIL59.210th41.914th18.03rd17.25th17.418th12.23rd17.05th7.523rd3.33rd8.75th5.33rd
WAS60.28th43.110th15.511th17.53rd19.44th10.99th18.11st7.721st2.625th7.421st4.520th
IND55.022nd45.83rd16.96th16.014th20.22nd11.08th15.021st8.92nd2.916th7.422nd5.18th
ATL51.729th45.15th19.31st14.425th19.25th11.67th14.325th8.48th4.41st6.629th4.811th
BKN57.216th42.511th16.010th16.211th17.019th9.722nd16.49th8.211th2.817th8.18th4.325th
MEM59.99th42.213th13.526th16.410th18.78th9.225th15.318th7.917th3.010th7.913th4.516th
LAC60.46th39.424th15.512th15.123rd18.012th9.820th16.112th7.919th2.723rd8.56th3.829th
CLE62.52nd35.730th16.95th16.88th14.930th13.31st16.58th7.124th3.011th8.74th4.226th
DEN54.226th45.44th15.215th15.620th16.327th11.86th16.013th9.31st2.720th7.717th5.32nd
ORL57.715th43.88th13.427th15.619th16.821st10.015th15.219th8.93rd2.912th7.814th4.422nd
DAL56.317th44.67th13.824th16.112th18.210th9.917th16.210th7.720th3.32nd6.927th4.712th
PHX57.814th38.929th17.94th16.69th16.525th11.95th14.424th8.114th3.34th8.010th4.423rd
LAL60.95th41.215th12.329th15.816th17.020th8.230th17.54th8.016th2.129th8.83rd4.614th
POR57.913th39.721st16.57th14.227th18.211th9.819th13.828th8.310th2.819th6.530th4.421st
GSW58.811th39.919th14.321st15.817th17.717th9.323rd15.914th8.49th2.722nd7.618th4.615th
TOR58.312th40.117th14.122nd15.321st16.128th10.611th15.616th6.927th2.624th7.912th4.127th
PHI56.119th40.816th15.413th18.22nd17.814th10.412th16.57th6.630th2.913th6.925th4.713th
CHA54.824th42.412th13.525th15.815th15.529th8.528th15.915th7.125th3.16th7.324th5.34th
MIN56.118th39.327th15.214th17.34th16.326th9.916th15.120th6.928th3.09th6.728th3.828th
SAS54.923rd39.425th14.916th17.26th16.724th9.126th14.822nd7.622nd2.915th7.420th4.424th
HOU55.320th39.623rd13.128th14.028th16.822nd8.927th13.729th7.918th2.527th7.519th3.830th
DET52.328th39.920th14.817th12.930th17.815th12.14th13.130th6.829th2.626th6.926th4.519th
OKC52.327th40.018th14.519th16.013th19.26th9.821st13.926th8.015th2.818th8.37th5.17th
NYK54.825th39.326th12.230th15.124th16.823rd8.329th13.927th8.212th3.08th7.911th4.99th
BOS51.130th39.622nd14.718th15.322nd17.816th9.224th14.823rd7.126th3.07th7.323rd5.71st

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