I think my list will have Rudy, AD, Bam Adebayo, Brook Lopez, Mitchell Robinson as the top 5 defenders in my DPOY race so far.

Other Notable defenders: OG, Dillon Brooks, Herb Jones, Alex Caruso all deserve some appreciation

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    11 months ago

    Ausar Thompson, Herb Jones, Bam, AD, Rudy

    Wemby as the 6th man

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    11 months ago

    Wemby, Toumani Camara, Chet, and Derrick Lively II are holding it down for the rookies. Cason Wallace ain’t no slouch neither.

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    11 months ago

    I’m gonna say Dillon brooks just to piss off the haters. Real talk though Bam and Brook have been absolutely killing it. Gobert stands out less to me but maybe that’s just because I expect top tier rim protection from him anyway.

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    11 months ago

    dillon brooks is not getting enough love here. from the second worst defense to top 3 is unheard of. obviously udoka is the main cause of this but DB is the best defender on a top 3 defense where the other starting defense is meh

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    11 months ago

    I would also mention Wemby, Chet, Ausar, Thybulle, Ant

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    11 months ago

    Alperen Sengun anchors the number 1 defence in the league

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    11 months ago

    Imo it’s Dillon Brooks.

    The Rockets are (currently) the top defensive team in the league and it is largely because of him.

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    11 months ago

    Despite making the three…… did you see Steph nope out of the paint seeing Wemby under the rim. 😂

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    11 months ago

    AD leads the league in blocks and is also high up there for big man steals. But it’s not just the stats. The Lakers D with AD on the court vs off is insane. The man literally is the Lakers defense especially given all of our top POA defenders are injured

    AD should win this time around

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    11 months ago

    Ad, Rudy, Brook, Bam, MRob, Mobley, Jaden McDaniels, Wemby, Chet, Claxton,

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    11 months ago

    I feel like on-ball defenders don’t get the praise they deserve in the defense conversation.

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      11 months ago

      Agreed. The award has moved towards off ball defenders who get a lot of counting stats, despite the advancement of on ball metrics. A raptors specific example, voters prefer players like Barnes over O.G.

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    11 months ago

    Not naming Rudy Gobert or Jaden McDaniels makes me skeptical of your list OP. The Wolves are 3rd in DRTG despite having played the Hawks (2nd in ORTG) Suns (7th, and they dropped like 135 on us on our SEGABABA which skews our stats) Celtics (8th) Nuggets with Murray (10th) Kings (11th) and Warriors (12th, twice actually but one game without their top 3). Anyways. Wolves defense.

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      11 months ago

      What is SEGABABA?

      I’m assuming something with back to back but what does the acronym mean? haha it’s fun to say lol

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        11 months ago

        It IS fun to say - it stands for Second Game of a Back to Back

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    11 months ago

    Bam or Gobert should be DPOY

    Ausar Thompson has been insane defensively, I think he could make an all NBA defensive team even as a rookie