If you’re looking for consolation after learning Nic Claxton and Mikal Bridges didn’t make the All-Defensive team, here it is: Voters think Claxton was the third best defensive center in the NBA last year at age 24 and Bridges was the sixth best defensive guard at 26. If you’re trying to build a defensive identity, that’s a great start.
Both players got plenty of votes for the two-team lineup but neither got enough to make first or second team.
Voting results for the 2022-23 Kia NBA All-Defensive Team u2b07ufe0f
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