US EditionRockets' Amen Thompson Named to NBA's All-Defensive First Team
- On May 22, the NBA unveiled the 2024-25 All-Defensive first team, which features Houston’s Amen Thompson along with experienced defender Draymond Green and several other standout players.
- This acknowledgment comes after ballots were cast by an international group of 100 NBA reporters and commentators evaluating players' defensive abilities throughout the season.
- The first team features Evan Mobley, Dyson Daniels, Lu Dort, Amen Thompson, and Green, all noted for their defensive impact and consistent selections.
- Mobley led with 99 first-team votes, Daniels and Thompson appeared on nearly all ballots, while Green, a nine-time All-Defensive pick, received 81 first-place votes and commented, "Statistics don't always tell the story."
- This team selection highlights emerging stars and established defenders, suggesting continued defensive prominence for these players in the upcoming NBA season.
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Rockets' Amen Thompson named to NBA's All-Defensive first team
HOUSTON (KIAH) — Rockets guard/forward Amen Thompson was named to the first team of the NBA’s All-Defensive first team. Thompson is the fifth player in franchise history to be a first-team All-Defensive selection and is the first player named to the team since Patrick Beverly back in 2014. Thompson had the lowest defensive field goal percentage (.407) of players with more than 10 games played who defended at least 9.0 shots per game. He also ra…
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Warriors’ all-time great Draymond Green adds another honor to his resume
SAN FRANCISCO – Draymond Green’s Hall of Fame legacy as one of the NBA’s all-time great stoppers was further solidified on Thursday morning. The 35-year-old frontcourt standout was named to the league’s first-team all-defense squad for the fifth time in his career. Green has also been named to the NBA’s all-defense second team four times. Green was an overwhelming choice for the first team, receiving 81 first-place and 17 second-place votes fro…
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All-Defensive 1st team: Evan Mobley, Draymond Green, Dyson Daniels, Luguentz Dort and Amen Thompson
Cleveland’s Evan Mobley, the defensive player of the year this season, was also the top vote-getter for the NBA’s All-Defensive team that was revealed on Thursday.
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