The NBA announced its All-Defensive teams on Tuesday. While the Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t have anybody make either team, a pair received votes.
Lu Dort finished with nine points — seven second-team votes and one first-team vote. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with three points — one first-team vote and one second-team vote.
During his end-of-season press conference, Thunder general manager Sam Presti vouched for Dort to make an All-Defensive team, noting how seldom he campaigns for individual awards.
“There are some people not watching the games if he’s not an all-defensive player because if you talk to the coaches, he’s the one keeping them up at night,” Presti said, “and he does it in a way that’s so consistent and not flamboyant.”
The All-Defensive teams:
First Team
- Bucks guard Jrue Holiday
- Bulls guard Alex Caruso
- Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr.
- Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley
- Bucks center Brook Lopez
Second Team —
- Celtics guard Derrick White
- Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks
- Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby
- Warriors forward Draymond Green
- Heat center Bam Adebayo
The full voting results can be viewed here:
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