All NBA Defensive Teams

[Grinder]

1st team:
Chris Paul
Tony Allen
Lebron James
Serge Ibaka
Dwight Howard

2nd team:
Rajon Rondo
Kobe Bryant
Luol Deng
Kevin Garnett
Tyson Chandler

How does the defensive player of the year not get the first team nod?
That's like the league MVP being on the all NBA second team. Glad to see Tony Allen and Ibaka on the list. Andre Iguodala not being on the list is a joke.

[Booz Vivic]

How come Tyson Chandla is not in the first team? I thaught he was DPOY

[chazzy]

KG>Ibaka
Iggy>Deng

[DStebb716]

1st team:
Chris Paul
Tony Allen
Lebron James
Serge Ibaka
Dwight Howard

2nd team:
Rajon Rondo
Kobe Bryant
Luol Deng
Kevin Garnett
Tyson Chandler

How does the defensive player of the year not get the first team nod?
That's like the league MVP being on the all NBA second team. Glad to see Tony Allen and Ibaka on the list. Andre Iguodala not being on the list is a joke.

Who picks these ****ing things?

[tmacattack33]

Chris Paul over rondo, Holliday, Bradley, cj Watson, and like ten other PGs who play better defense?

Wtf?

[MMM]

Ibaka over KG?????
yea Ibaka has better defensive stats but no way does he have the impact that KG does.

[Sarcastic]

How come Tyson Chandla is not in the first team? I thaught he was DPOY

One of the reasons that using awards like these as a barometer of greatness is stupid. People vote for these, and let their biases get in the way all the time.

[Clippersfan86]

Chris Paul over rondo, Holliday, Bradley, cj Watson, and like ten other PGs who play better defense?

Wtf?

Chris Paul played the best man defense of his career quite possibly AND led the league in steals. Only thing I have a problem with like people said is the inconsistency of Chandler winning DPOY yet being 2nd team.

[Harison]

Weird selection.

Rondo > CP3 (in D)
KG > Ibaka
Dwight has a case over Chandler, but whats up with the DPOY then?

[Jolokia]

Rajon Rondo - Leads point guards in opponent PER
Andre Iguodala - If they even consider him as a 2
Lebron James - A gimme
Dwight Howard - Depends if they allow two centers and if not, Josh Smith or Serge Ibaka
Tyson Chandler - DPOY

[DTreats]

LeBron James first team? Hahaha.

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

I'm glad they properly recognized Tony Allen.
He was certainly deserving of 1st team.

[DTreats]

Rondo
Allen
Iggy
KG
Chandler

should be the 1st team.

[TimmyDuncan]

1st team:
Chris Paul
Tony Allen
Lebron James
Serge Ibaka
Dwight Howard

2nd team:
Rajon Rondo
Kobe Bryant
Luol Deng
Kevin Garnett
Tyson Chandler

How does the defensive player of the year not get the first team nod?
That's like the league MVP being on the all NBA second team. Glad to see Tony Allen and Ibaka on the list. Andre Iguodala not being on the list is a joke.

MVP not being all nba first team happened 4 times. 3 times with Bill Russell being MVP and 2nd team

[RRR3]

Link? @ Kobe making it yet again. At least he wasn't first team this time