Predicting the unpredictable 2023–2024 NBA All-Defensive Teams
By Tyler Key
Will Not Play 65 Games:
OG Anunoby - New York Knicks
Joel Embiid - Philadelphia 76ers
Draymond Green - Golden State Warriors
Jimmy Butler - Miami Heat
Evan Mobley - Cleveland Cavaliers
Jonathan Isaac - Orlando Magic
The “Other Honorable Mentions”:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Oklahoma City Thunder
Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - Denver Nuggets
Chet Holmgren - Oklahoma City Thunder
Dillon Brooks - Houston Rockets
Kawhi Leonard - Los Angeles Clippers
Isaiah Hartenstein - New York Knicks
Jaylen Brown - Boston Celtics
Josh Hart - New York Knicks
Next, we have the players who just missed the cut for the All-Defensive 2nd team, making up our “If there was an All-Defensive Third Team” group...