Though the Miami Heat didn’t have any players on the first or second 2018-19 NBA All-Defensive team, Josh Richardson and Bam Adebayo received 3 votes and 1 vote respectively from the 100 media members who cast their ballots for the league’s top-ten defenders.
The ten players who made either All-Defensive team were
Notably of the ten players above only Holiday was on a non-playoff team, so winning helps players get recognition.
Strangely James Harden received 4 votes for his efforts on defense, while Jimmy Butler got only 9 votes and Chris Paul 7 votes.