G | Danny Green, San Antonio | 21 | 26 | 68Ĭ | Anthony Davis, New Orleans | - | 58 | 58į | Andre Roberson, Oklahoma City | 3 | 47 | 53į | Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee | 7 | 21 | 35 G | Patrick Beverley, Houston | 38 | 34 | 110 2016-17 NBA All-Defensive Second Team G | Chris Paul, LA Clippers | 61 | 18 | 140 Position | Player, Team | 1st Team Votes | 2nd Team Votes | Total Pointsį | Draymond Green, Golden State | 99 | - | 198į | Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio | 93 | 6 | 192 Complete media ballots will be posted at NBA.com/official tomorrow (Tuesday, June 27). The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP. Behind their respective Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year finalists, San Antonio (first), Golden State (second) and Utah (third) posted the NBA’s three best defensive ratings during the regular season.īelow are the voting results for the 2016-17 NBA All-Defensive Teams. Leonard was also selected to the First Team for the third straight year, while Gobert earned his first nod after leading the NBA in blocks (2.64 bpg). Green, who led the NBA in steals (2.03 spg) and became the first player in Warriors history to record at least 150 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season, made the NBA All-Defensive First Team for the third season in a row. Players who received votes at multiple positions were slotted at the position where they received the most votes. Voters were asked to select two guards, two forwards and one center for each team, choosing players at the position they play regularly. Players were awarded two points for each First Team vote and one point for each Second Team vote. The NBA All-Defensive Second Team consists of guards Tony Allen of the Memphis Grizzlies (80 points, 17 First Team votes) and Danny Green of the Spurs (68 points, 21 First Team votes), center Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans (58 points) and forwards Andre Roberson of the Oklahoma City Thunder (53 points, 3 First Team votes) and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks (35 points, 7 First Team votes). Beverley, a 2013-14 NBA All-Defensive Second Team choice, was selected to the First Team for the first time. Paul was named to the First Team for the sixth consecutive season and the seventh time overall. The 2016-17 NBA All-Defensive First Team also features guards Chris Paul of the LA Clippers (140 points, 61 First Team votes) and Patrick Beverley of the Houston Rockets (110 points, 38 First Team votes). Leonard earned the honor in each of the last two seasons, while Green finished second both times. The three players are vying for the Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, with the winner announced tonight during the inaugural NBA Awards live on TNT (9 p.m. Green (198 points, 99 First Team votes), Gobert (196 points, 97 First Team votes) and Leonard (192 points, 93 First Team votes) were overwhelming choices for the First Team, as selected by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. NEW YORK - Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard – the three finalists for the 2016-17 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award – lead the 2016-17 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today.
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