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 |
49.3 | -3.1 | #7 | #5 | #21 | #7 | #27 | #19 | #14 | #14 |
| Hawks |
41.0 | -1.8 | #20 | #3 | #21 | #20 | #1 | #30 | #11 | #9 |
| Hawks |
31.6 | -11.8 | #8 | #12 | #16 | #8 | #25 | #6 | #6 | #9 |
| Hawks |
44.2 | +10.6 | #20 | #28 | #14 | #20 | #21 | #24 | #23 | #24 |
| Hawks |
45.8 | -0.8 | #11 | #6 | #26 | #11 | #30 | #1 | #17 | #19 |
 Celtics |
49.0 | -3.4 | #17 | #11 | #17 | #17 | #4 | #14 | #12 | #11 |
| Celtics |
37.6 | -5.2 | #7 | #16 | #15 | #7 | #3 | #10 | #6 | #4 |
| Celtics |
37.1 | -6.3 | #18 | #16 | #8 | #18 | #7 | #23 | #13 | #10 |
| Celtics |
42.5 | +8.9 | #23 | #20 | #7 | #23 | #17 | #22 | #22 | #22 |
| Celtics |
36.0 | -10.6 | #2 | #3 | #3 | #2 | #2 | #20 | #1 | #1 |
 Nets |
46.3 | -6.1 | #2 | #29 | #1 | #2 | #17 | #8 | #8 | #10 |
| Nets |
31.6 | -11.2 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #1 | #28 | #15 | #1 | #1 |
| Nets |
35.0 | +1.4 | #14 | #9 | #16 | #14 | #23 | #19 | #17 | #19 |
| Nets |
54.4 | +7.8 | #29 | #14 | #25 | #29 | #19 | #28 | #27 | #27 |
 Hornets |
57.5 | +5.1 | #28 | #19 | #13 | #28 | #24 | #7 | #23 | #23 |
| Hornets |
38.9 | -3.9 | #5 | #19 | #14 | #5 | #15 | #23 | #8 | #7 |
| Hornets |
53.1 | +9.7 | #13 | #21 | #24 | #13 | #16 | #15 | #22 | #22 |
| Hornets |
40.9 | +7.3 | #26 | #11 | #3 | #26 | #26 | #29 | #21 | #21 |
| Hornets |
62.0 | +15.4 | #28 | #28 | #30 | #28 | #22 | #29 | #30 | #30 |
 Bulls |
42.2 | -10.2 | #8 | #1 | #22 | #8 | #23 | #10 | #1 | #2 |
| Bulls |
41.9 | -0.9 | #12 | #20 | #17 | #12 | #2 | #27 | #13 | #12 |
| Bulls |
55.4 | +12.0 | #22 | #13 | #20 | #22 | #21 | #19 | #23 | #23 |
| Bulls |
33.7 | 0.1 | #24 | #7 | #15 | #24 | #7 | #26 | #16 | #14 |
| Bulls |
50.1 | +3.5 | #25 | #10 | #27 | #25 | #1 | #27 | #22 | #20 |
 Cavaliers |
43.3 | -9.1 | #1 | #12 | #5 | #1 | #22 | #27 | #6 | #7 |
| Cavaliers |
50.6 | +7.8 | #30 | #23 | #25 | #30 | #8 | #14 | #28 | #28 |
| Cavaliers |
35.8 | -7.6 | #10 | #20 | #9 | #10 | #19 | #14 | #11 | #14 |
| Cavaliers |
31.8 | -1.8 | #8 | #22 | #27 | #8 | #18 | #14 | #15 | #16 |
| Cavaliers |
40.2 | -6.4 | #8 | #17 | #1 | #8 | #21 | #6 | #4 | #5 |
 Mavericks |
42.9 | -9.5 | #10 | #9 | #4 | #10 | #11 | #4 | #3 | #5 |
| Mavericks |
42.8 | 0.0 | #15 | #15 | #20 | #15 | #19 | #26 | #16 | #16 |
| Mavericks |
70.6 | +27.2 | #19 | #4 | #23 | #19 | #27 | #6 | #24 | #25 |
| Mavericks |
37.7 | +4.1 | #18 | #23 | #19 | #18 | #7 | #6 | #19 | #20 |
| Mavericks |
40.5 | -6.1 | #7 | #23 | #6 | #7 | #4 | #3 | #5 | #6 |
 Nuggets |
59.0 | +6.6 | #24 | #28 | #18 | #24 | #10 | #16 | #24 | #24 |
| Nuggets |
41.7 | -1.1 | #14 | #8 | #26 | #14 | #14 | #7 | #12 | #15 |
| Nuggets |
32.9 | -10.5 | #12 | #17 | #11 | #12 | #14 | #18 | #10 | #6 |
| Nuggets |
62.2 | +28.6 | #29 | #30 | #25 | #29 | #7 | #28 | #29 | #28 |
| Nuggets |
37.7 | -8.9 | #3 | #1 | #8 | #3 | #9 | #4 | #2 | #2 |
 Pistons |
66.7 | +14.3 | #29 | #22 | #27 | #29 | #25 | #29 | #30 | #28 |
| Pistons |
45.2 | +2.4 | #22 | #24 | #12 | #22 | #23 | #1 | #22 | #23 |
| Pistons |
32.2 | -11.2 | #9 | #9 | #12 | #9 | #24 | #13 | #8 | #13 |
| Pistons |
48.2 | +14.6 | #25 | #21 | #11 | #25 | #29 | #21 | #25 | #26 |
| Pistons |
44.3 | -2.3 | #5 | #27 | #12 | #5 | #23 | #13 | #12 | #13 |
 Warriors |
55.9 | +3.5 | #27 | #16 | #2 | #27 | #28 | #6 | #20 | #22 |
| Warriors |
50.7 | +7.9 | #29 | #18 | #18 | #29 | #30 | #16 | #29 | #29 |
| Warriors |
28.7 | -14.7 | #5 | #15 | #18 | #5 | #20 | #17 | #5 | #4 |
| Warriors |
27.2 | -6.4 | #10 | #13 | #21 | #10 | #16 | #20 | #10 | #9 |
| Warriors |
43.3 | -3.3 | #4 | #21 | #23 | #4 | #6 | #24 | #10 | #10 |
 Rockets |
42.4 | -10.0 | #12 | #10 | #3 | #12 | #13 | #12 | #2 | #1 |
| Rockets |
47.0 | +4.2 | #16 | #27 | #28 | #16 | #18 | #12 | #26 | #26 |
| Rockets |
27.1 | -16.3 | #4 | #4 | #19 | #4 | #26 | #6 | #4 | #5 |
| Rockets |
29.0 | -4.6 | #9 | #15 | #23 | #9 | #7 | #13 | #12 | #12 |
| Rockets |
51.1 | +4.5 | #23 | #22 | #10 | #23 | #16 | #15 | #23 | #24 |
 Pacers |
44.3 | -8.1 | #21 | #2 | #8 | #21 | #2 | #26 | #7 | #3 |
| Pacers |
46.9 | +4.1 | #24 | #28 | #24 | #24 | #12 | #2 | #25 | #25 |
| Pacers |
31.0 | -2.6 | #13 | #19 | #20 | #13 | #14 | #6 | #13 | #15 |
| Pacers |
41.4 | -5.2 | #13 | #8 | #5 | #13 | #15 | #5 | #7 | #8 |
 Clippers |
43.0 | -9.4 | #3 | #13 | #12 | #3 | #8 | #18 | #4 | #4 |
| Clippers |
38.6 | -4.2 | #6 | #11 | #3 | #6 | #26 | #3 | #7 | #10 |
| Clippers |
40.2 | -3.2 | #25 | #4 | #3 | #25 | #7 | #6 | #17 | #17 |
| Clippers |
0.0 | -33.6 | #2 | #3 | #3 | #2 | #7 | #6 | #3 | #3 |
| Clippers |
51.2 | +4.6 | #24 | #20 | #19 | #24 | #20 | #18 | #24 | #23 |
 Lakers |
63.9 | +11.5 | #25 | #27 | #30 | #25 | #12 | #15 | #27 | #27 |
| Lakers |
43.2 | 0.4 | #19 | #14 | #13 | #19 | #6 | #24 | #17 | #17 |
| Lakers |
44.4 | +1.0 | #21 | #11 | #7 | #21 | #7 | #25 | #18 | #19 |
| Lakers |
23.3 | -10.3 | #6 | #27 | #8 | #6 | #22 | #6 | #8 | #7 |
| Lakers |
45.5 | -1.1 | #15 | #13 | #18 | #15 | #24 | #21 | #15 | #16 |
 Grizzlies |
66.7 | +14.3 | #26 | #20 | #28 | #26 | #3 | #3 | #29 | #29 |
| Grizzlies |
46.3 | +3.5 | #17 | #29 | #4 | #17 | #27 | #29 | #23 | #22 |
| Grizzlies |
38.0 | -5.4 | #15 | #10 | #17 | #15 | #15 | #16 | #15 | #16 |
| Grizzlies |
0.0 | -33.6 | #2 | #3 | #3 | #2 | #7 | #6 | #3 | #3 |
| Grizzlies |
42.6 | -4.0 | #9 | #5 | #22 | #9 | #13 | #9 | #9 | #9 |
 Heat |
43.2 | -9.2 | #4 | #6 | #14 | #4 | #15 | #22 | #5 | #6 |
| Heat |
46.7 | +3.9 | #27 | #25 | #10 | #27 | #13 | #20 | #24 | #24 |
| Heat |
86.2 | +42.8 | #26 | #4 | #26 | #26 | #7 | #6 | #26 | #26 |
| Heat |
98.5 | +64.9 | #30 | #3 | #3 | #30 | #7 | #6 | #30 | #30 |
| Heat |
40.6 | -6.0 | #1 | #18 | #14 | #1 | #7 | #14 | #6 | #4 |
 Bucks |
47.8 | -4.6 | #16 | #4 | #6 | #16 | #5 | #30 | #11 | #8 |
| Bucks |
45.0 | +2.2 | #21 | #13 | #23 | #21 | #16 | #17 | #21 | #19 |
| Bucks |
51.5 | +8.1 | #24 | #18 | #13 | #24 | #7 | #22 | #20 | #20 |
| Bucks |
36.1 | +2.5 | #19 | #12 | #24 | #19 | #15 | #27 | #18 | #17 |
| Bucks |
44.1 | -2.5 | #6 | #19 | #28 | #6 | #10 | #2 | #11 | #11 |
 Timberwolves |
56.4 | +4.0 | #19 | #15 | #26 | #19 | #26 | #9 | #21 | #20 |
| Timberwolves |
37.3 | -5.5 | #10 | #4 | #9 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #4 | #6 |
| Timberwolves |
31.8 | -11.6 | #6 | #24 | #10 | #6 | #18 | #6 | #7 | #7 |
| Timberwolves |
28.8 | -4.8 | #15 | #14 | #9 | #15 | #24 | #23 | #11 | #10 |
| Timberwolves |
39.6 | -7.0 | #12 | #4 | #2 | #12 | #12 | #11 | #3 | #3 |
 Pelicans |
55.4 | +3.0 | #23 | #21 | #10 | #23 | #7 | #25 | #19 | #18 |
| Pelicans |
39.6 | -3.2 | #9 | #9 | #22 | #9 | #22 | #21 | #9 | #8 |
| Pelicans |
21.9 | -11.7 | #7 | #18 | #22 | #7 | #7 | #18 | #7 | #6 |
| Pelicans |
45.4 | -1.2 | #18 | #24 | #13 | #18 | #8 | #12 | #14 | #12 |
 Knicks |
59.7 | +7.3 | #30 | #8 | #24 | #30 | #9 | #28 | #25 | #25 |
| Knicks |
35.4 | -7.4 | #3 | #7 | #7 | #3 | #5 | #6 | #2 | #2 |
| Knicks |
38.3 | -5.1 | #17 | #22 | #3 | #17 | #7 | #26 | #16 | #11 |
| Knicks |
60.1 | +26.5 | #28 | #17 | #29 | #28 | #7 | #30 | #28 | #27 |
| Knicks |
44.6 | -2.0 | #16 | #7 | #17 | #16 | #11 | #19 | #13 | #14 |
 Thunder |
57.1 | +4.7 | #20 | #30 | #11 | #20 | #6 | #13 | #22 | #19 |
| Thunder |
37.4 | -5.4 | #2 | #21 | #8 | #2 | #11 | #9 | #5 | #5 |
| Thunder |
32.7 | -10.7 | #7 | #19 | #15 | #7 | #23 | #12 | #9 | #12 |
| Thunder |
48.4 | +14.8 | #27 | #26 | #17 | #27 | #19 | #12 | #26 | #25 |
| Thunder |
41.5 | -5.1 | #10 | #12 | #7 | #10 | #25 | #16 | #8 | #7 |
 Magic |
52.2 | -0.2 | #9 | #17 | #16 | #9 | #14 | #17 | #15 | #17 |
| Magic |
35.7 | -7.1 | #4 | #5 | #5 | #4 | #25 | #5 | #3 | #3 |
| Magic |
13.3 | -30.1 | #1 | #25 | #3 | #1 | #7 | #6 | #1 | #1 |
| Magic |
20.7 | -12.9 | #5 | #8 | #18 | #5 | #27 | #6 | #6 | #8 |
| Magic |
46.4 | -0.2 | #21 | #15 | #15 | #21 | #18 | #8 | #18 | #17 |
 76ers |
47.0 | -5.4 | #6 | #18 | #9 | #6 | #18 | #2 | #9 | #13 |
| 76ers |
40.1 | -2.7 | #8 | #26 | #6 | #8 | #4 | #4 | #10 | #11 |
| 76ers |
36.1 | -7.3 | #20 | #4 | #14 | #20 | #7 | #20 | #12 | #8 |
| 76ers |
46.2 | +12.6 | #21 | #24 | #28 | #21 | #7 | #25 | #24 | #23 |
| 76ers |
46.4 | -0.2 | #22 | #2 | #11 | #22 | #3 | #23 | #19 | #18 |
 Suns |
49.2 | -3.2 | #11 | #23 | #19 | #11 | #16 | #5 | #13 | #12 |
| Suns |
42.3 | -0.5 | #26 | #17 | #2 | #26 | #10 | #19 | #14 | #14 |
| Suns |
24.7 | -18.7 | #14 | #23 | #3 | #14 | #7 | #6 | #3 | #3 |
| Suns |
37.9 | +4.3 | #22 | #16 | #13 | #22 | #20 | #16 | #20 | #18 |
| Suns |
48.4 | +1.8 | #17 | #26 | #24 | #17 | #28 | #17 | #20 | #21 |
 Trail Blazers |
65.0 | +12.6 | #14 | #25 | #25 | #14 | #30 | #1 | #28 | #30 |
| Trail Blazers |
44.3 | +1.5 | #18 | #12 | #19 | #18 | #21 | #18 | #19 | #18 |
| Trail Blazers |
13.4 | -30.0 | #3 | #4 | #6 | #3 | #22 | #6 | #2 | #2 |
| Trail Blazers |
18.8 | -14.8 | #12 | #3 | #26 | #12 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #5 |
| Trail Blazers |
45.6 | -1.0 | #14 | #29 | #9 | #14 | #5 | #7 | #16 | #15 |
 Kings |
47.1 | -5.3 | #5 | #24 | #15 | #5 | #19 | #11 | #10 | #9 |
| Kings |
42.5 | -0.3 | #28 | #1 | #27 | #28 | #7 | #28 | #15 | #13 |
| Kings |
70.8 | +27.4 | #23 | #26 | #21 | #23 | #7 | #27 | #25 | #24 |
| Kings |
-12.3 | -45.9 | #2 | #3 | #3 | #2 | #7 | #6 | #1 | #1 |
| Kings |
49.7 | +3.1 | #19 | #25 | #16 | #19 | #26 | #22 | #21 | #22 |
 Spurs |
52.9 | 0.5 | #13 | #7 | #29 | #13 | #20 | #20 | #17 | #15 |
| Spurs |
43.6 | 0.8 | #11 | #6 | #16 | #11 | #29 | #13 | #18 | #20 |
| Spurs |
45.1 | +1.7 | #11 | #4 | #25 | #11 | #7 | #24 | #19 | #18 |
| Spurs |
26.5 | -7.1 | #11 | #10 | #12 | #11 | #25 | #15 | #9 | #11 |
| Spurs |
59.2 | +12.6 | #26 | #30 | #20 | #26 | #27 | #10 | #29 | #29 |
 Raptors |
60.8 | +8.4 | #22 | #26 | #23 | #22 | #1 | #24 | #26 | #26 |
| Raptors |
47.1 | +4.3 | #23 | #10 | #30 | #23 | #17 | #22 | #27 | #27 |
| Raptors |
112.5 | +69.1 | #27 | #27 | #3 | #27 | #7 | #6 | #27 | #27 |
| Raptors |
58.9 | +25.3 | #17 | #29 | #30 | #17 | #30 | #17 | #27 | #29 |
| Raptors |
55.1 | +8.5 | #27 | #11 | #29 | #27 | #14 | #25 | #28 | #28 |
 Jazz |
52.5 | 0.1 | #18 | #3 | #20 | #18 | #21 | #21 | #16 | #16 |
| Jazz |
44.7 | +1.9 | #13 | #22 | #11 | #13 | #20 | #25 | #20 | #21 |
| Jazz |
37.5 | -5.9 | #1 | #4 | #27 | #1 | #7 | #6 | #14 | #15 |
| Jazz |
31.3 | -2.3 | #16 | #25 | #10 | #16 | #28 | #6 | #14 | #13 |
| Jazz |
52.1 | +5.5 | #20 | #9 | #21 | #20 | #29 | #26 | #25 | #26 |
 Wizards |
54.8 | +2.4 | #15 | #14 | #7 | #15 | #29 | #23 | #18 | #21 |
| Wizards |
57.9 | +15.1 | #25 | #30 | #29 | #25 | #24 | #11 | #30 | #30 |
| Wizards |
51.5 | +8.1 | #16 | #14 | #22 | #16 | #17 | #21 | #21 | #21 |
| Wizards |
0.0 | -33.6 | #2 | #3 | #3 | #2 | #7 | #6 | #3 | #3 |
| Wizards |
53.3 | +6.7 | #30 | #16 | #4 | #30 | #17 | #30 | #26 | #25 |