NBA Defense Vs Position: The Ultimate Defensive Analysis
Welcome to DraftEdge’s defensive fortress, where we dissect the nuances of NBA teams’ defensive tendencies against distinct positions. Our Defense Vs Position page isn’t just data; it’s a real-time, constantly updated pulse of defensive strategies based on a 15-game rolling average. Perfect your fantasy lineup strategies and glean insights into team defense dynamics. Let’s dive deep into the realm of blocks, steals, and positional shutdowns. Are you ready to decode the defense?
Our NBA Defense Vs Position breakdown gives you unparalleled insight into the strengths and vulnerabilities of NBA defenses. How does your favorite team fare against point guards or centers? Let our metrics guide your decisions.
- Team Name: Identifies the NBA team.
- Pts: Points conceded per game.
- Reb: Rebounds allowed per game.
- Ast: Assists allowed per game.
- Stl: Steals allowed per game.
- Blk: Blocks conceded per game.
- 3pt: Three-pointers allowed per game.
- DK: DraftKings fantasy points conceded.
- FD: FanDuel fantasy points conceded.
Worst teams in the league
Lower ranked teams
Above Average teams
Top teams Defense
| Team Name | DFS | vsAvg | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pt | DK | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hawks |
48.7 | -4.3 | #7 | #7 | #14 | #7 | #22 | #21 | #9 | #9 |
| Hawks |
44.0 | 0.6 | #20 | #10 | #23 | #20 | #19 | #17 | #22 | #21 |
| Hawks |
72.0 | +31.2 | #30 | #26 | #20 | #30 | #27 | #27 | #30 | #30 |
| Hawks |
44.3 | +7.0 | #20 | #28 | #16 | #20 | #22 | #20 | #26 | #25 |
| Hawks |
44.5 | -1.2 | #13 | #16 | #14 | #13 | #18 | #12 | #15 | #14 |
 Celtics |
47.3 | -5.7 | #10 | #11 | #10 | #10 | #3 | #8 | #6 | #3 |
| Celtics |
39.8 | -3.6 | #1 | #26 | #12 | #1 | #5 | #15 | #4 | #4 |
| Celtics |
40.5 | -0.3 | #26 | #7 | #6 | #26 | #4 | #26 | #18 | #12 |
| Celtics |
41.2 | +3.9 | #18 | #19 | #11 | #18 | #17 | #25 | #23 | #24 |
| Celtics |
43.8 | -1.9 | #18 | #9 | #8 | #18 | #9 | #27 | #8 | #8 |
 Nets |
55.5 | +2.5 | #11 | #30 | #2 | #11 | #10 | #20 | #19 | #22 |
| Nets |
42.5 | -0.9 | #23 | #8 | #6 | #23 | #10 | #20 | #13 | #12 |
| Nets |
28.4 | -12.4 | #2 | #25 | #22 | #2 | #13 | #8 | #3 | #3 |
| Nets |
27.7 | -9.6 | #7 | #3 | #9 | #7 | #16 | #19 | #4 | #7 |
| Nets |
48.3 | +2.6 | #23 | #5 | #27 | #23 | #20 | #22 | #24 | #25 |
 Hornets |
57.8 | +4.8 | #30 | #21 | #5 | #30 | #17 | #13 | #27 | #26 |
| Hornets |
46.6 | +3.2 | #28 | #20 | #25 | #28 | #15 | #29 | #25 | #25 |
| Hornets |
35.9 | -4.9 | #6 | #15 | #23 | #6 | #11 | #4 | #11 | #11 |
| Hornets |
29.3 | -8.0 | #16 | #2 | #7 | #16 | #20 | #28 | #6 | #4 |
| Hornets |
47.8 | +2.1 | #11 | #27 | #30 | #11 | #13 | #21 | #22 | #21 |
 Bulls |
46.8 | -6.2 | #5 | #2 | #7 | #5 | #26 | #4 | #3 | #6 |
| Bulls |
39.1 | -4.3 | #6 | #3 | #20 | #6 | #7 | #27 | #3 | #2 |
| Bulls |
42.5 | +1.7 | #19 | #6 | #25 | #19 | #14 | #9 | #20 | #19 |
| Bulls |
42.3 | +5.0 | #23 | #8 | #26 | #23 | #23 | #26 | #25 | #20 |
| Bulls |
50.2 | +4.5 | #28 | #22 | #20 | #28 | #4 | #29 | #27 | #26 |
 Cavaliers |
50.4 | -2.6 | #4 | #14 | #15 | #4 | #23 | #22 | #11 | #11 |
| Cavaliers |
49.0 | +5.6 | #30 | #17 | #26 | #30 | #13 | #28 | #28 | #27 |
| Cavaliers |
32.6 | -8.2 | #12 | #13 | #8 | #12 | #22 | #10 | #9 | #9 |
| Cavaliers |
31.5 | -5.8 | #4 | #25 | #19 | #4 | #15 | #3 | #8 | #8 |
| Cavaliers |
43.9 | -1.8 | #10 | #2 | #21 | #10 | #24 | #20 | #9 | #10 |
 Mavericks |
44.3 | -8.7 | #2 | #18 | #8 | #2 | #5 | #7 | #1 | #1 |
| Mavericks |
42.9 | -0.5 | #16 | #18 | #4 | #16 | #28 | #24 | #14 | #15 |
| Mavericks |
52.5 | +11.7 | #25 | #5 | #14 | #25 | #30 | #6 | #25 | #27 |
| Mavericks |
36.4 | -0.9 | #15 | #11 | #13 | #15 | #4 | #24 | #15 | #17 |
| Mavericks |
44.1 | -1.6 | #8 | #23 | #11 | #8 | #17 | #7 | #12 | #12 |
 Nuggets |
57.4 | +4.4 | #27 | #24 | #18 | #27 | #7 | #16 | #24 | #24 |
| Nuggets |
40.7 | -2.7 | #12 | #7 | #10 | #12 | #12 | #7 | #6 | #6 |
| Nuggets |
32.6 | -8.2 | #9 | #21 | #10 | #9 | #10 | #13 | #10 | #8 |
| Nuggets |
69.7 | +32.4 | #30 | #30 | #30 | #30 | #4 | #27 | #30 | #30 |
| Nuggets |
39.7 | -6.0 | #1 | #6 | #19 | #1 | #8 | #2 | #1 | #1 |
 Pistons |
56.5 | +3.5 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #18 | #24 | #17 | #21 | #25 |
| Pistons |
44.6 | +1.2 | #25 | #24 | #17 | #25 | #6 | #11 | #24 | #19 |
| Pistons |
31.3 | -9.5 | #10 | #2 | #9 | #10 | #24 | #11 | #6 | #10 |
| Pistons |
40.5 | +3.2 | #22 | #23 | #3 | #22 | #26 | #13 | #21 | #22 |
| Pistons |
45.6 | -0.1 | #4 | #26 | #25 | #4 | #26 | #5 | #19 | #19 |
 Warriors |
54.8 | +1.8 | #20 | #17 | #12 | #20 | #27 | #19 | #17 | #19 |
| Warriors |
43.2 | -0.2 | #26 | #4 | #2 | #26 | #23 | #23 | #15 | #17 |
| Warriors |
39.7 | -1.1 | #15 | #14 | #16 | #15 | #17 | #19 | #16 | #16 |
| Warriors |
24.0 | -13.3 | #3 | #9 | #18 | #3 | #14 | #10 | #1 | #1 |
| Warriors |
42.0 | -3.7 | #2 | #10 | #26 | #2 | #6 | #8 | #5 | #4 |
 Rockets |
48.0 | -5.0 | #8 | #6 | #9 | #8 | #18 | #10 | #8 | #8 |
| Rockets |
42.0 | -1.4 | #4 | #25 | #13 | #4 | #18 | #8 | #10 | #11 |
| Rockets |
43.4 | +2.6 | #18 | #9 | #24 | #18 | #21 | #21 | #21 | #18 |
| Rockets |
31.7 | -5.6 | #2 | #21 | #25 | #2 | #4 | #4 | #9 | #9 |
| Rockets |
52.2 | +6.5 | #30 | #28 | #5 | #30 | #2 | #26 | #28 | #28 |
 Pacers |
57.0 | +4.0 | #28 | #27 | #6 | #28 | #1 | #25 | #22 | #21 |
| Pacers |
41.2 | -2.2 | #17 | #5 | #19 | #17 | #1 | #2 | #9 | #8 |
| Pacers |
0.0 | -40.8 | #1 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #4 | #2 | #1 | #1 |
| Pacers |
29.5 | -7.8 | #25 | #1 | #5 | #25 | #11 | #9 | #7 | #5 |
| Pacers |
44.3 | -1.4 | #14 | #29 | #2 | #14 | #12 | #1 | #13 | #15 |
 Clippers |
52.3 | -0.7 | #3 | #29 | #25 | #3 | #11 | #1 | #15 | #14 |
| Clippers |
42.0 | -1.4 | #7 | #15 | #5 | #7 | #22 | #9 | #11 | #14 |
| Clippers |
41.8 | +1.0 | #22 | #24 | #2 | #22 | #4 | #23 | #19 | #20 |
| Clippers |
29.0 | -8.3 | #5 | #5 | #29 | #5 | #4 | #12 | #5 | #6 |
| Clippers |
45.1 | -0.6 | #22 | #12 | #1 | #22 | #22 | #14 | #17 | #17 |
 Lakers |
54.4 | +1.4 | #16 | #15 | #27 | #16 | #29 | #2 | #16 | #18 |
| Lakers |
43.2 | -0.2 | #21 | #16 | #9 | #21 | #9 | #25 | #17 | #13 |
| Lakers |
49.2 | +8.4 | #20 | #12 | #21 | #20 | #26 | #18 | #23 | #24 |
| Lakers |
39.3 | +2.0 | #13 | #27 | #10 | #13 | #27 | #2 | #19 | #21 |
| Lakers |
48.5 | +2.8 | #24 | #15 | #22 | #24 | #28 | #25 | #25 | #24 |
 Grizzlies |
57.3 | +4.3 | #25 | #25 | #11 | #25 | #14 | #27 | #23 | #23 |
| Grizzlies |
49.1 | +5.7 | #24 | #29 | #16 | #24 | #26 | #21 | #29 | #29 |
| Grizzlies |
46.4 | +5.6 | #21 | #18 | #18 | #21 | #16 | #22 | #22 | #22 |
| Grizzlies |
38.9 | +1.6 | #24 | #4 | #27 | #24 | #4 | #30 | #18 | #15 |
| Grizzlies |
41.8 | -3.9 | #3 | #1 | #13 | #3 | #15 | #16 | #2 | #5 |
 Heat |
45.2 | -7.8 | #6 | #1 | #4 | #6 | #21 | #24 | #2 | #2 |
| Heat |
40.9 | -2.5 | #8 | #13 | #7 | #8 | #16 | #16 | #8 | #7 |
| Heat |
58.3 | +17.5 | #28 | #8 | #30 | #28 | #4 | #20 | #27 | #25 |
| Heat |
42.1 | +4.8 | #28 | #26 | #1 | #28 | #13 | #6 | #24 | #23 |
| Heat |
43.2 | -2.5 | #5 | #20 | #23 | #5 | #7 | #3 | #6 | #6 |
 Bucks |
47.0 | -6.0 | #12 | #5 | #1 | #12 | #6 | #28 | #4 | #4 |
| Bucks |
43.6 | 0.2 | #14 | #14 | #24 | #14 | #24 | #3 | #20 | #22 |
| Bucks |
58.7 | +17.9 | #29 | #23 | #15 | #29 | #18 | #25 | #28 | #26 |
| Bucks |
36.0 | -1.3 | #21 | #6 | #23 | #21 | #10 | #22 | #13 | #12 |
| Bucks |
47.5 | +1.8 | #20 | #30 | #18 | #20 | #16 | #11 | #21 | #22 |
 Timberwolves |
52.0 | -1.0 | #17 | #12 | #13 | #17 | #25 | #6 | #12 | #13 |
| Timberwolves |
37.8 | -5.6 | #3 | #6 | #8 | #3 | #8 | #10 | #1 | #1 |
| Timberwolves |
38.9 | -1.9 | #13 | #29 | #5 | #13 | #20 | #15 | #15 | #14 |
| Timberwolves |
33.3 | -4.0 | #9 | #24 | #2 | #9 | #19 | #16 | #12 | #14 |
| Timberwolves |
41.9 | -3.8 | #9 | #7 | #16 | #9 | #19 | #4 | #4 | #3 |
 Pelicans |
58.2 | +5.2 | #22 | #26 | #21 | #22 | #13 | #29 | #29 | #27 |
| Pelicans |
42.0 | -1.4 | #10 | #12 | #29 | #10 | #4 | #18 | #12 | #9 |
| Pelicans |
57.3 | +16.5 | #24 | #10 | #27 | #24 | #28 | #24 | #26 | #28 |
| Pelicans |
31.8 | -5.5 | #1 | #17 | #21 | #1 | #28 | #15 | #10 | #10 |
| Pelicans |
41.8 | -3.9 | #15 | #8 | #6 | #15 | #1 | #23 | #3 | #2 |
 Knicks |
57.7 | +4.7 | #29 | #16 | #26 | #29 | #4 | #30 | #26 | #20 |
| Knicks |
38.2 | -5.2 | #2 | #1 | #21 | #2 | #3 | #6 | #2 | #3 |
| Knicks |
32.0 | -8.8 | #17 | #22 | #2 | #17 | #4 | #29 | #7 | #4 |
| Knicks |
40.5 | +3.2 | #17 | #18 | #22 | #17 | #4 | #29 | #20 | #18 |
| Knicks |
44.4 | -1.3 | #19 | #17 | #3 | #19 | #3 | #17 | #14 | #13 |
 Thunder |
55.0 | +2.0 | #26 | #8 | #22 | #26 | #16 | #26 | #18 | #16 |
| Thunder |
43.2 | -0.2 | #15 | #23 | #3 | #15 | #14 | #19 | #16 | #16 |
| Thunder |
31.1 | -9.7 | #4 | #20 | #12 | #4 | #15 | #7 | #5 | #7 |
| Thunder |
48.3 | +11.0 | #27 | #29 | #14 | #27 | #12 | #17 | #28 | #27 |
| Thunder |
44.7 | -1.0 | #6 | #14 | #24 | #6 | #25 | #24 | #16 | #16 |
 Magic |
49.3 | -3.7 | #9 | #9 | #19 | #9 | #9 | #18 | #10 | #10 |
| Magic |
40.8 | -2.6 | #9 | #11 | #1 | #9 | #25 | #4 | #7 | #10 |
| Magic |
37.6 | -3.2 | #11 | #4 | #7 | #11 | #29 | #2 | #12 | #21 |
| Magic |
32.8 | -4.5 | #10 | #13 | #12 | #10 | #18 | #5 | #11 | #13 |
| Magic |
43.9 | -1.8 | #12 | #19 | #12 | #12 | #11 | #19 | #10 | #7 |
 76ers |
52.2 | -0.8 | #15 | #10 | #23 | #15 | #8 | #23 | #14 | #12 |
| 76ers |
44.4 | +1.0 | #11 | #28 | #15 | #11 | #17 | #14 | #23 | #23 |
| 76ers |
32.5 | -8.3 | #16 | #3 | #19 | #16 | #4 | #17 | #8 | #5 |
| 76ers |
36.8 | -0.5 | #14 | #14 | #24 | #14 | #4 | #21 | #17 | #16 |
| 76ers |
43.4 | -2.3 | #16 | #4 | #7 | #16 | #10 | #9 | #7 | #9 |
 Suns |
47.9 | -5.1 | #13 | #3 | #28 | #13 | #12 | #3 | #7 | #5 |
| Suns |
43.3 | -0.1 | #13 | #19 | #14 | #13 | #20 | #5 | #18 | #18 |
| Suns |
38.5 | -2.3 | #23 | #16 | #2 | #23 | #23 | #28 | #14 | #13 |
| Suns |
49.2 | +11.9 | #29 | #22 | #20 | #29 | #25 | #11 | #29 | #29 |
| Suns |
45.2 | -0.5 | #7 | #25 | #17 | #7 | #29 | #13 | #18 | #18 |
 Trail Blazers |
67.4 | +14.4 | #21 | #28 | #29 | #21 | #30 | #12 | #30 | #30 |
| Trail Blazers |
43.9 | 0.5 | #19 | #9 | #18 | #19 | #21 | #13 | #21 | #24 |
| Trail Blazers |
30.1 | -10.7 | #8 | #17 | #11 | #8 | #12 | #5 | #4 | #6 |
| Trail Blazers |
36.1 | -1.2 | #12 | #10 | #17 | #12 | #9 | #7 | #14 | #19 |
| Trail Blazers |
46.2 | 0.5 | #21 | #11 | #15 | #21 | #23 | #15 | #20 | #20 |
 Kings |
47.1 | -5.9 | #1 | #22 | #16 | #1 | #20 | #9 | #5 | #7 |
| Kings |
40.4 | -3.0 | #22 | #2 | #11 | #22 | #2 | #22 | #5 | #5 |
| Kings |
69.1 | +28.3 | #27 | #30 | #28 | #27 | #4 | #30 | #29 | #29 |
| Kings |
36.4 | -0.9 | #26 | #15 | #6 | #26 | #4 | #23 | #16 | #11 |
| Kings |
44.0 | -1.7 | #17 | #13 | #9 | #17 | #14 | #6 | #11 | #11 |
 Spurs |
55.5 | +2.5 | #19 | #13 | #30 | #19 | #19 | #15 | #20 | #17 |
| Spurs |
43.5 | 0.1 | #5 | #21 | #28 | #5 | #30 | #12 | #19 | #20 |
| Spurs |
38.3 | -2.5 | #5 | #27 | #13 | #5 | #25 | #14 | #13 | #17 |
| Spurs |
24.6 | -12.7 | #6 | #7 | #4 | #6 | #24 | #8 | #2 | #2 |
| Spurs |
49.9 | +4.2 | #27 | #18 | #10 | #27 | #30 | #10 | #26 | #27 |
 Raptors |
58.0 | +5.0 | #24 | #23 | #17 | #24 | #2 | #11 | #28 | #28 |
| Raptors |
53.6 | +10.2 | #29 | #27 | #30 | #29 | #27 | #26 | #30 | #30 |
| Raptors |
39.8 | -1.0 | #7 | #28 | #26 | #7 | #9 | #12 | #17 | #15 |
| Raptors |
48.0 | +10.7 | #19 | #16 | #28 | #19 | #29 | #14 | #27 | #28 |
| Raptors |
52.4 | +6.7 | #29 | #3 | #28 | #29 | #5 | #30 | #29 | #29 |
 Jazz |
52.1 | -0.9 | #14 | #4 | #24 | #14 | #15 | #14 | #13 | #15 |
| Jazz |
48.5 | +5.1 | #27 | #22 | #22 | #27 | #29 | #30 | #27 | #28 |
| Jazz |
24.9 | -15.9 | #3 | #19 | #17 | #3 | #4 | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Jazz |
26.5 | -10.8 | #8 | #20 | #8 | #8 | #21 | #1 | #3 | #3 |
| Jazz |
53.1 | +7.4 | #26 | #24 | #29 | #26 | #27 | #28 | #30 | #30 |
 Wizards |
57.6 | +4.6 | #23 | #20 | #3 | #23 | #28 | #5 | #25 | #29 |
| Wizards |
47.5 | +4.1 | #18 | #30 | #27 | #18 | #11 | #1 | #26 | #26 |
| Wizards |
49.3 | +8.5 | #14 | #11 | #29 | #14 | #19 | #16 | #24 | #23 |
| Wizards |
41.2 | +3.9 | #11 | #12 | #15 | #11 | #30 | #18 | #22 | #26 |
| Wizards |
47.8 | +2.1 | #25 | #21 | #4 | #25 | #21 | #18 | #23 | #23 |