Our Clients:

Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM

May 21, 2024 2:28 pm

Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama anchor All-Defensive team

gobert wembanyama

Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and fellow Frenchman and Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama anchor the NBA All-Defensive first team announced Tuesday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves veteran and San Antonio Spurs newcomer were joined by Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat, Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers and Herbert Jones of the New Orleans Pelicans.

Gobert, 31, was a unanimous selection, receiving first-team votes from all 99 ballots from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The four-time Defensive Player of the Year made the first team for the seventh time after averaging 14.0 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 76 games (all starts).

Wembanyama, 20, is the first rookie ever to make the All-Defensive first team. Five others made the second team since the team’s inception in 1968-69: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969-70), Hakeem Olajuwon (1984-85), Manute Bol (1985-86), David Robinson (1989-90) and Tim Duncan (1997-98). Wembanyama led the NBA with 3.6 blocks per game.

Adebayo made the All-Defensive first team for the first time after making the second team in each of the past four seasons. Davis is on the first team for the third time, to go with two second team appearances. Jones was honored for the first time.

The 2023-24 NBA All-Defensive second team consists of Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso, Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs, Boston Celtics guards Derrick White and Jrue Holiday, and Minnesota forward Jaden McDaniels.

–Field Level Media

You may also like

Phoenix Mercury
Jun 18, 2025 8:14 am

Mercury meet Sun, look to stay hot vs. subpar teams

The Phoenix Mercury will look to improve on their perfect record against teams with losing records when they face the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night at Uncasville, Conn. The Mercury…

Storm, Sparks
Jun 18, 2025 12:24 am

Nneka Ogwumike scores 26 as Storm stay hot, rout Sparks

Nneka Ogwumike racked up a season-high 26 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field, Gabby Williams had a career-high eight steals and the Seattle Storm breezed past the host Los…

brittney sykes
Jun 17, 2025 10:40 pm

Brittney Sykes guides Mystics’ comeback win over Sky

Brittney Sykes scored 20 of her season-high 32 points in the second half to help the visiting Washington Mystics overcome a 16-point deficit and beat the Chicago Sky 79-72 on…

More Basketball News

Phoenix Mercury
Jun 18, 2025 8:14 am

Mercury meet Sun, look to stay hot vs. subpar teams

The Phoenix Mercury will look to improve on their perfect record against teams with losing records when they face the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night at Uncasville, Conn. The Mercury…

Storm, Sparks
Jun 18, 2025 12:24 am

Nneka Ogwumike scores 26 as Storm stay hot, rout Sparks

brittney sykes
Jun 17, 2025 10:40 pm

Brittney Sykes guides Mystics’ comeback win over Sky

valkyries
Jun 17, 2025 10:29 pm

Paige Bueckers, Wings dump Valkyries, end skid

courtney williams
Jun 17, 2025 10:17 pm

Lynx charge past Aces; to face Fever in Commissioner’s Cup final

Read all
fb-post
advertisment
title-icon

Upcoming events

See all odds
[gs-fb-comments]