Three members of the Philadelphia 76ers have made the NBA’s All-Defensive teams for the 2020-21 season. Ben Simmons made the First Team for the second straight season, while Joel Embiid and Matisse Thybulle made the Second Team.
Rudy Gobert and Ben Simmons both received NBA All-Defensive First Team votes on all 100 ballots.
The full voting results for the 2020-21 NBA All-Defensive Team are below.
More u27a1ufe0f https://t.co/5T2zOsxqhm pic.twitter.com/LHtsGVXcUh— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) June 14, 2021The Sixers mentioned in their press release sharing the news that this is only the second time the team has had three players named to All-Defensive teams in the same season after Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones and Moses Malone all made it in 1982-83.