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#3 Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat)
Defensive rating according to RAPTOR: +4.4 | NBA 2020-21
Jimmy Butler is the third-best wing defender in the 2020-21 NBA season thus far.
Bulter has only played six of the 11 games for the Miami Heat this season after being sidelined due to health and safety protocols. However, in these six games, the 31-year-old recorded a +4.4 RAPTOR defensive rating.
Bulter's contagious energy improves the defense of everyone on his Heat team. When the 12th year wing player is on the court, his opponent's expected field goal percentage decreases by 6.5%, according to cleaningtheglass.com.
#2 Talen Horton-Tucker (LA Lakers)
Defensive rating according to RAPTOR: +5.0 | NBA 2020-21
Talen Horton-Tucker has been one of the most talked-about wing defenders in the NBA this season. There have been reports that multiple teams are interested in signing him to increase their perimeter defense. One of those teams is the New York Knicks.
Along with Horton-Tucker's defensive RAPTOR rating of +5.0, when he is on the court for the LA Lakers, he decreases opponents' total three-point accuracy by 4.7%, via cleaningtheglass.com.
#1 Derrick Jones Jr. (Portland Trail Blazers)
Defensive rating according to RAPTOR: +5.1| NBA 2020-21
Derrick Jones Jr. is the top wing defender in the 2020-21 NBA season, with a defensive RAPTOR rating of +5.1.
The most impressive part of the 23-year-old's defensive game is his ability to defend the corner three.
When Jones Jr. is on the court for the Portland Trail Blazers, according to cleaningtheglass.com, their opponent's corner three-point accuracy drops by 18.9%. His remarkable athleticism allows him to jump out and defend three-point shooters on the perimeter quickly.
