There’s a very strong argument that Anthony Davis has been the best player in the playoffs, an argument that is based on his otherworldly displays defensively. Unfortunately for him, though, he’s apparently not one of the league’s 10 best defenders this year.
On Tuesday afternoon, the NBA announced it’s All-Defense teams with neither the First Team nor Second Team featuring Davis.
2022-23 NBA All-Defensive teams:
First team: Jaren Jackson Jr., Brook Lopez, Alex Caruso, Evan Mobley, Jrue Holiday
Second team: Bam Adebayo, OG Anunoby, Dillon Brooks, Draymond Green, Derrick White— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 9, 2023In fact, when looking at the full voting released by the NBA, Davis wasn’t even close to making an All-Defense team.