NBA rankings which teams rank the lowest to highest at defending each NBA position compared to the league average.
| Team | Pos | Rank | AvgDFS | vsNBA | %Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ATL | C | #10 | 50.5 | -3.3 | -6.1% |
| ATL | PF | #23 | 48.8 | +2.8 | 6.0% |
| ATL | PG | #7 | 43.9 | -2.1 | -4.5% |
| ATL | SF | #13 | 41.6 | -1.3 | -3.0% |
| ATL | SG | #13 | 43.2 | -0.7 | -1.7% |
 BOS | C | #1 | 43.3 | -10.5 | -19.5% |
| BOS | PF | #14 | 45.8 | -0.2 | -0.5% |
| BOS | PG | #2 | 39.6 | -6.4 | -13.9% |
| BOS | SF | #26 | 46.2 | +3.4 | 7.8% |
| BOS | SG | #1 | 39.3 | -4.7 | -10.7% |
 BRO | C | #7 | 47.6 | -6.1 | -11.4% |
| BRO | PF | #22 | 47.1 | +1.1 | 2.4% |
| BRO | PG | #19 | 47.3 | +1.3 | 2.8% |
| BRO | SF | #27 | 46.2 | +3.4 | 7.9% |
| BRO | SG | #12 | 42.8 | -1.2 | -2.8% |
 CHA | C | #14 | 52.4 | -1.4 | -2.6% |
| CHA | PF | #25 | 49.6 | +3.6 | 7.9% |
| CHA | PG | #10 | 44.6 | -1.4 | -3.0% |
| CHA | SF | #18 | 42.8 | -0.0 | -0.1% |
| CHA | SG | #20 | 44.4 | +0.4 | 1.0% |
 CHI | C | #12 | 52.0 | -1.8 | -3.3% |
| CHI | PF | #15 | 45.9 | -0.2 | -0.4% |
| CHI | PG | #22 | 47.9 | +1.9 | 4.2% |
| CHI | SF | #25 | 46.2 | +3.3 | 7.8% |
| CHI | SG | #10 | 42.6 | -1.4 | -3.2% |
 CLE | C | #26 | 61.0 | +7.3 | 13.5% |
| CLE | PF | #17 | 46.2 | +0.2 | 0.5% |
| CLE | PG | #14 | 45.1 | -0.8 | -1.8% |
| CLE | SF | #7 | 41.0 | -1.9 | -4.4% |
| CLE | SG | #11 | 42.7 | -1.3 | -3.0% |
 DAL | C | #11 | 51.3 | -2.5 | -4.6% |
| DAL | PF | #6 | 42.1 | -4.0 | -8.6% |
| DAL | PG | #8 | 44.1 | -1.9 | -4.1% |
| DAL | SF | #1 | 39.0 | -3.9 | -9.0% |
| DAL | SG | #5 | 42.2 | -1.8 | -4.1% |
 DEN | C | #6 | 47.2 | -6.5 | -12.2% |
| DEN | PF | #29 | 51.3 | +5.2 | 11.4% |
| DEN | PG | #24 | 49.3 | +3.4 | 7.3% |
| DEN | SF | #23 | 45.3 | +2.5 | 5.8% |
| DEN | SG | #14 | 43.3 | -0.7 | -1.6% |
 DET | C | #8 | 47.7 | -6.0 | -11.3% |
| DET | PF | #18 | 46.3 | +0.3 | 0.7% |
| DET | PG | #12 | 45.0 | -1.0 | -2.1% |
| DET | SF | #28 | 46.4 | +3.6 | 8.3% |
| DET | SG | #8 | 42.4 | -1.5 | -3.5% |
 GSW | C | #27 | 62.4 | +8.6 | 16.1% |
| GSW | PF | #3 | 40.8 | -5.2 | -11.4% |
| GSW | PG | #21 | 47.8 | +1.8 | 4.0% |
| GSW | SF | #2 | 39.1 | -3.8 | -8.8% |
| GSW | SG | #7 | 42.4 | -1.6 | -3.6% |
 HOU | C | #30 | 65.7 | +11.9 | 22.1% |
| HOU | PF | #30 | 52.4 | +6.4 | 13.9% |
| HOU | PG | #23 | 48.8 | +2.8 | 6.1% |
| HOU | SF | #17 | 42.2 | -0.7 | -1.6% |
| HOU | SG | #22 | 45.3 | +1.3 | 3.0% |
 IND | C | #29 | 63.8 | +10.1 | 18.7% |
| IND | PF | #28 | 51.3 | +5.2 | 11.4% |
| IND | PG | #26 | 50.0 | +4.0 | 8.7% |
| IND | SF | #12 | 41.4 | -1.4 | -3.3% |
| IND | SG | #21 | 45.0 | +1.0 | 2.3% |
 LAC | C | #18 | 54.8 | +1.0 | 1.9% |
| LAC | PF | #24 | 49.0 | +2.9 | 6.4% |
| LAC | PG | #5 | 43.7 | -2.3 | -4.9% |
| LAC | SF | #4 | 39.7 | -3.1 | -7.3% |
| LAC | SG | #9 | 42.5 | -1.5 | -3.4% |
 LAL | C | #23 | 58.3 | +4.6 | 8.5% |
| LAL | PF | #19 | 46.4 | +0.4 | 0.9% |
| LAL | PG | #18 | 46.4 | +0.4 | 0.9% |
| LAL | SF | #24 | 45.8 | +2.9 | 6.9% |
| LAL | SG | #28 | 47.8 | +3.8 | 8.7% |
 MEM | C | #17 | 54.7 | +0.9 | 1.7% |
| MEM | PF | #16 | 46.1 | +0.1 | 0.1% |
| MEM | PG | #15 | 45.2 | -0.8 | -1.7% |
| MEM | SF | #8 | 41.0 | -1.9 | -4.4% |
| MEM | SG | #19 | 43.9 | -0.1 | -0.2% |
 MIA | C | #4 | 46.4 | -7.4 | -13.7% |
| MIA | PF | #1 | 40.1 | -5.9 | -12.9% |
| MIA | PG | #3 | 40.9 | -5.1 | -11.1% |
| MIA | SF | #14 | 41.9 | -1.0 | -2.2% |
| MIA | SG | #6 | 42.4 | -1.6 | -3.7% |
 MIL | C | #16 | 53.1 | -0.6 | -1.2% |
| MIL | PF | #20 | 47.1 | +1.0 | 2.2% |
| MIL | PG | #4 | 42.0 | -4.0 | -8.7% |
| MIL | SF | #9 | 41.1 | -1.8 | -4.2% |
| MIL | SG | #26 | 46.5 | +2.5 | 5.8% |
 MIN | C | #19 | 55.3 | +1.5 | 2.8% |
| MIN | PF | #12 | 45.7 | -0.3 | -0.7% |
| MIN | PG | #25 | 49.6 | +3.6 | 7.8% |
| MIN | SF | #11 | 41.4 | -1.5 | -3.5% |
| MIN | SG | #25 | 46.4 | +2.4 | 5.4% |
 NOP | C | #15 | 52.4 | -1.3 | -2.5% |
| NOP | PF | #10 | 44.6 | -1.4 | -3.1% |
| NOP | PG | #16 | 45.3 | -0.7 | -1.4% |
| NOP | SF | #3 | 39.2 | -3.6 | -8.5% |
| NOP | SG | #17 | 43.5 | -0.4 | -1.0% |
 NYK | C | #2 | 46.3 | -7.4 | -13.9% |
| NYK | PF | #5 | 41.3 | -4.7 | -10.2% |
| NYK | PG | #9 | 44.3 | -1.6 | -3.5% |
| NYK | SF | #22 | 45.0 | +2.1 | 5.0% |
| NYK | SG | #3 | 41.4 | -2.6 | -5.9% |
 OKL | C | #28 | 63.1 | +9.3 | 17.3% |
| OKL | PF | #26 | 50.8 | +4.8 | 10.4% |
| OKL | PG | #28 | 50.8 | +4.9 | 10.6% |
| OKL | SF | #29 | 46.6 | +3.7 | 8.7% |
| OKL | SG | #27 | 47.7 | +3.7 | 8.5% |
 ORL | C | #9 | 49.9 | -3.9 | -7.3% |
| ORL | PF | #21 | 47.1 | +1.0 | 2.3% |
| ORL | PG | #30 | 51.8 | +5.8 | 12.7% |
| ORL | SF | #21 | 44.8 | +1.9 | 4.5% |
| ORL | SG | #15 | 43.4 | -0.6 | -1.3% |
 PHI | C | #3 | 46.3 | -7.4 | -13.8% |
| PHI | PF | #11 | 45.2 | -0.8 | -1.8% |
| PHI | PG | #11 | 44.7 | -1.3 | -2.8% |
| PHI | SF | #15 | 42.0 | -0.9 | -2.1% |
| PHI | SG | #2 | 41.0 | -2.9 | -6.7% |
 PHX | C | #22 | 57.4 | +3.6 | 6.8% |
| PHX | PF | #2 | 40.3 | -5.7 | -12.5% |
| PHX | PG | #1 | 37.8 | -8.2 | -17.8% |
| PHX | SF | #16 | 42.0 | -0.9 | -2.1% |
| PHX | SG | #24 | 46.0 | +2.1 | 4.7% |
 POR | C | #21 | 57.3 | +3.5 | 6.5% |
| POR | PF | #27 | 51.0 | +5.0 | 10.9% |
| POR | PG | #27 | 50.3 | +4.3 | 9.4% |
| POR | SF | #30 | 49.4 | +6.6 | 15.3% |
| POR | SG | #30 | 48.7 | +4.7 | 10.8% |
 SAC | C | #25 | 58.7 | +4.9 | 9.2% |
| SAC | PF | #8 | 44.0 | -2.1 | -4.5% |
| SAC | PG | #17 | 45.5 | -0.5 | -1.1% |
| SAC | SF | #20 | 43.5 | +0.6 | 1.4% |
| SAC | SG | #29 | 48.5 | +4.5 | 10.2% |
 SAS | C | #24 | 58.4 | +4.7 | 8.7% |
| SAS | PF | #13 | 45.8 | -0.3 | -0.6% |
| SAS | PG | #29 | 51.3 | +5.3 | 11.6% |
| SAS | SF | #6 | 40.5 | -2.4 | -5.5% |
| SAS | SG | #16 | 43.4 | -0.6 | -1.3% |
 TOR | C | #13 | 52.4 | -1.4 | -2.6% |
| TOR | PF | #7 | 43.6 | -2.4 | -5.3% |
| TOR | PG | #6 | 43.8 | -2.1 | -4.7% |
| TOR | SF | #10 | 41.4 | -1.5 | -3.5% |
| TOR | SG | #4 | 41.6 | -2.4 | -5.4% |
 UTA | C | #5 | 47.1 | -6.7 | -12.4% |
| UTA | PF | #4 | 41.0 | -5.0 | -10.9% |
| UTA | PG | #13 | 45.1 | -0.9 | -1.9% |
| UTA | SF | #5 | 39.9 | -2.9 | -6.8% |
| UTA | SG | #23 | 45.5 | +1.5 | 3.5% |
 WAS | C | #20 | 56.1 | +2.3 | 4.3% |
| WAS | PF | #9 | 44.1 | -1.9 | -4.2% |
| WAS | PG | #20 | 47.3 | +1.4 | 2.9% |
| WAS | SF | #19 | 43.2 | +0.3 | 0.8% |
| WAS | SG | #18 | 43.6 | -0.4 | -0.8% |