It was a historical season for San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama. While the Spurs as a team weren’t very successful, Wembanyama was nothing short of incredible. He became the first-ever unanimous Rookie of the Year winner, and on Tuesday, he was named the All-Defensive First Team – an honor that no rookie has ever earned before.
According to the NBA’s official communications account, Wembanyama is not only the first rookie to make the All-Defensive First Team, but he’s only the sixth rookie to ever make an All-Defensive Team in general. The other five are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969-70), Hakeem Olajuwon (1984-85), Manute Bol (1985-86), David Robinson (1989-90), and Tim Duncan (1997-98), all of whom were named to the Second Team.
In addition, Wembanyama was voted the best defender in the league by his peers in a recent player poll conducted by The Athletic.
At just 20 years old, Wembanyama is already one of the best defenders in the NBA, and he’s only going to get better.
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