The NBA has officially announced its All-Defensive teams for the 2022/23 season.
A total of 100 media members vote on the All-Defensive awards, with players receiving two points for a First Team vote and one point for a Second Team vote. This year’s All-Defensive teams are as follows:
First Team
- Forward: Jaren Jackson Jr., Grizzlies (195 total points)
- Forward: Evan Mobley, Cavaliers (132)
- Guard: Jrue Holiday, Bucks (192)
- Guard: Alex Caruso, Bulls (125)
- Center: Brook Lopez, Bucks (181)
Second Team
- Forward: Draymond Green, Warriors (89)
- Forward: OG Anunoby, Raptors (81)
- Guard: Derrick White, Celtics (99)
- Guard: Dillon Brooks, Grizzlies (54)
- Center: Bam Adebayo, Heat (53)
Unsurprisingly, Jackson – who was this season’s Defensive Player of the Year – received the most First Team votes (96) and showed up on the most overall ballots (99). Only one voter didn’t have Jackson on either All-Defensive team.
Milwaukee teammates Holiday (94) and Lopez (85) received the second- and third-most First Team votes. No other player earned more than 50.
While the Bucks have two players on the First Team, it’s a bit surprising to see former DPOY Giannis Antetokounmpo miss out altogether. Antetokounmpo earned 16 First Team votes and 28 Second Team votes for a total of 60 points, the most of any player who didn’t earn All-Defensive honors. Although he received more total points than Brooks or Adebayo, Giannis didn’t make the cut because there were four forwards with more points than him.
Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (40 points), Celtics guard Marcus Smart (35), Nets guard Mikal Bridges (33), and Nets center Nic Claxton (25) would have joined Antetokounmpo on a hypothetical All-Defensive Third Team as the highest vote-getters who fell just short.
A total of 38 players showed up on at least one ballot — the full voting results can be viewed here.
Being named to an All-Defensive team will benefit a pair of players financially, notes ESPN’s Bobby Marks (via Twitter). White earned a $250K bonus for his Second Team nod, while Holiday will receive $129,600 for making the First Team.
Giannis should of made it in over Brooks.
Him or McDaniels, yeah. Brooks isn’t a bad defender, but he’s worse than both Giannis and McDaniels.
Also, Brooks isn’t a guard. Naming him one is laughable.
OG should be a Guard and Giannis make it over brooks. OG plays plenty of 2 next to Barnes, Siakam and Poeltl while Brooks was a 3 all season next to Bane and Morant. Also Brooks is really bad
where tf is pat bev
His play with the Bulls was fantastic, but it’s difficult to ignore that he was a negative on defense his entire tenure with the Lakers.
He got one second-team vote. Which I do think is too low, but again, he was ghastly in LA.
How TF did Evan Mobley get fewer 1st team votes than Alex Caruso? Not only did Mobley have better numbers, but he also played ten more minutes per game.
I think you’re putting too much faith into “media members”
Being able to write clickbait or talk well when the camera is rolling does not a basketball expert make.
I’m actually surprised Lu Dort got as little run as he did. He’s a better defender than several of the guards ahead of him. And certainly leagues better than Brooks.
I would disagree that brooks is a good defender. But Lu Dort deserves respect, he’s one of the best in the league.
Lu Dort is on another planet compared to Brooks…
Caruso!!!!!!!
Apparently most of the 100 media voters are on the East Coast…….Draymond Green is a shoo-in 1st Team Defense…
How long until Embiid whines?
rent free
Brooks over Smart and Bridges is odd
I think everything is good except switch Alex C and D Green ( even though I don’t like him)
Thank you NBA
Thank you NBA
You can say that again
Giannis is the best defender on his team and doesn’t make it, but Holiday and Lopez do?? Lopez only is the defender he is bc he’s playing next to Giannis. Brooks isn’t a bad defender at all, but holy overrated he belongs nowhere near an all-defense team.
Wolves management must feel like complete 100% loser idiots……deal away the teams future for the BEST defensive player in BB and he somehow cannot even get a vote. The ENTIRE reason for him was his so called all world defense. What a joke.
And he’s turning 31 in a few months. All downhill from here.