With french Rudy Gobert, chosen as the best defensive player in the league in the last Regular Phase, at the top of the list, the NBA presented on Monday the 10 players selected to integrate the two ideal defensive quintets of the 2020-2021 season.
Accompanying him in the first team, they appeared Ben Simmons, Jrue Holiday, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Draymond Green, while in the second they were highlighted Matisse Thybulle, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard, Bam Adebayo y Joel Embiid. Gobert and Simmons received the most points possible in the vote, with 100 first-quintet votes.
Among the guards, those who were closest to entering the second quintet were Mikal Bridges, Marcus Smart y Luguentz There; among the forwards were Myles Turner, Julius Randle and OG Anunoby, while among the interiors the others that received votes were Clint Capela and Nerlens Noel.
Los angeles lakers was the team with the best defensive rating in the Regular Phase (106.8 points per 100 possessions), but none of his players were awarded (This is the first time something like this has happened in this century) although Alex Caruso, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Dennis Schroder and Anthony Davis were voted.
Tim Duncan continues to hold the record for most All-Defensive team nominations with 15, while the leader of the active players is Chris Paul with nine.
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