15 BEST Defenders In NBA History

[@nonstop]

Who do you think is the GOAT defender?

[@hydemckinney]

Scottie Pippen

[@arminix1410]

This might be a hot take but Ben Wallace

[@James-de4wx]

Hakeem

[@goodcap3719]

Bill

[@krestenneufeld8532]

Dennis Rodman... that man is a dog

[@goat837]

Y'all forgot that Sidney Moncrief won the dpoy as a guard too, not only Payton and Jordan

[@silasharris3368]

He har haw

[@jude7709]

And Alvin Robertson

[@vernonleewarren280]

I was thinking of him as well. He and Mark Eaton should be on this list

[@jamman950]

@@killerbn8 Sidney moncrief was so understated young kids like me need to Hear the stories

[@reign1594]

He won 2

[@glenndanielmoses4155]

Imo, Dennis Rodman is the most versatile defender of all time. He could successfully slow down a Jordan and a Shaq.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Most versatile and best are different tho. He wasn’t nearly as impactful as some of the defensive hubs like kg, Hakeem, Robinson, Russell, and Duncan “. He was a one on one guy. But from a team aspect, he pails in comparison. Those guys actually could have an entire defensive scheme ran though them. Rodman couldn’t.

[@glenndanielmoses4155]

@@TheIcemanthomas I agree

[@blo2706]

A.Mason

[@FuShengAlex]

@@TheIcemanthomas great comment ....nothing more needs to be said

[@stayofftheweeeeeeed7249]

@@TheIcemanthomas Also CP3 is trash

[@sarc4sm68]

Tim Duncan was so underrated as a defensive player im shocked he never won atleast one dpoy

[@kaynemordini4229]

It makes sense then... because he was underrated.......

[@aaa-dk6jr]

Tim Duncan is most underrated player ever. He is easily top 5 of all time, but nobody talks about him. I guess that is because of his quiet personality.

[@al-nur999]

And yet he's the all time leader in all defensive team 😐😐😐

[@al-nur999]

@@aaa-dk6jr TIm Duncan is a humble beast, for me he's The Best PF Of All Time

[@marcusmvpgoat1236]

@@aaa-dk6jr top 5 pf

[@obiteljskiaccount3443]

"Gary Payton and MJ are only guards to win DPOY" Sidney Moncrief, Alvin Robertson, and Michael Cooper (and Marcus Smart) have left the chat

[@TheRealPunisher]

Wait. Is coop the only dpoy off the bench? Or is there anyone else.

[@Hak616]

Forgot Kawhi who won twice, consecutive

[@obiteljskiaccount3443]

@@Hak616 he isn't a guard

[@Hak616]

@@obiteljskiaccount3443 Oh yeah, I thought it was the only non-centers to win DPOY

[@michaelfarotto3456]

Bobby jones???

[@TheProswagonist]

I can't believe the list doesn't even mention Bill Russell. I know he played in an era before DPOY, All Defense, and even blocks became a thing, but he was unquestionably the best defensive player for years during his prime.

[@carlosbeltransegovia9970]

He mentioned him and Wilt when he talked about Kareem, I was shocked too.

[@jjhiggymeme1667]

Fr and he is number 1 all time in defensive win shares

[@nbassasin8092]

completely believeable people been sleeping on Bill for decades at this point, so its no wonder

[@ro_dan_]

notice how all of the players on here have a block or a steal, meaning it’s only the years where they were counted, he even said so “wilt chamberlain and bill russell were the best defenders of the 60s, although neither of them have notched a block or steal.”

[@drjay-killa5991]

Thank you for putting some respect on Tim Duncan’s name

[@tutuur35]

Yeah man he needs more respect

[@drinabezfiltera5958]

well, the thing about Duncan is that he doesn't need to block the shot because most of the time with his positioning, he made it really hard to shot over him. Quick and long hands, and pretty quick small jump just to touch or to contest the shot. That makes him as best protector of paint

[@trevb2311]

@@drinabezfiltera5958 facts too many casuals don’t understand that there’s way more to defense than steals and blocks. Tim’s greatest asset was his IQ. Always rotating into position to cover his teammates, pointing out defensive lapses to the team during timeouts, the ability to block shots and keep them in play for fast break opportunities and the ability to alter shots without fouling. That’s what made him a great defender

[@autiebell1357]

I am not a Spurs fan but Tim Duncan should be a unanimous first ballot HOF. Maybe the greatest power forward of All Time.

[@John-oh8nq]

He’s my favorite player

[@trickkster_7122]

I think that dikembe motumbo is underrated

[@berzerk_1459]

Ikr nobody ever talks about him

[@AnObliviousCelticsFan]

Your opinion is invalid. He is known for blocking many shots. His finger wag is so iconic and legendary that even Geico hired him for a commercial.

[@tylerbuck9347]

I saw his Geico commercial

[@tylerbuck9347]

@@AnObliviousCelticsFan dang it I thought i was the first one to say something about the Geico commercial

[@loveofmangos001]

No lol he is not underrated at all. Was on the 01 Sixers when they went to the Finals and is on NBA 2K classic teams. People know who he is.

[@ams7722]

My favorite thing about Rodman: NEVER averaged more than 1 block or 1 steal per game. Just was always in the right place. Always got the rebound. Just goes to show how little those counting stats can matter sometimes.

[@OlJackBurton]

But he could block and steal with the best of them at the most crucial times...

[@ceasarsanchez9086]

You might be the only person to look at a player and say their lack of stats is impressive. I respect it.

[@TheMrprobadass]

It’s too bad there’s no stat for all of the shots the opponent couldn’t take because of Rodman.

[@waiwong7996]

@@ceasarsanchez9086 he's just saying that 2 stats don't tell you the whole story about a player and their impact in the court

[@staysolidshades254]

Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. d

[@Michigan1985]

Ben Wallace was an absolute beast. Loved watching him in Detroit.

[@rardyjames7332]

Same! So glad he's in the hall of fame

[@reedsullivan8755]

I’m sorry guys but it’s a disgrace he’s in the Hall

[@berna11111]

@@reedsullivan8755 explain how bruh

[@thebestcentaur]

@@reedsullivan8755 he earned it. Cope

[@enocoj7585]

@@reedsullivan8755 why bro

[@DJBrown-vv3tn]

It is Hakeem Olajuwon. He could defend both the paint and perimeter at an elite level. His defense literally saved the Rockets's season from ending in 6 and won G7 in 94, locked up Ewing and David Robinson. He is top 10 in both blocks in blks and stls and is the all time leader in blks.

[@DJBrown-vv3tn]

He kept up with fast and shifty guards while also doing more than holding his own against some of the most dominant big men in NBA history

[@williamkoscielniak820]

Umm.... there's this one dude who has 11 rings and the highest Defensive rating in NBA history. Don't know if you heard of him, but he really should be on the goddamned list.

[@vernonleewarren280]

Bill Russell. Yes sir I know who your talking about and you know your basketball history

[@josefbleaux6724]

Number 6. The Secretary of Defense.

[@ChristmasCrybaby]

No he shouldn't, he shouldn't be on any list cause his stats are inflated and overrated, there was only 8 teams in the league then (lol) and he played 5'8 Jewish white guys. If he played today he'd be Mo Bamba. Those 11 rings mean as much as the Harlem Globetrotters rings lmao

[@jamman950]

@@ChristmasCrybaby your name really makes sense

[@jamman950]

@@ChristmasCrybaby he was guessing wilt bob pettit etc and you can’t just discredit a whole fucking era and players from back then weren’t as small as you think they just weren’t as coordinated and everyone likes to diss early eras but how come no one discredits some of the scoring this year with all time bad defense

[@mankitsuhappening8552]

Bruh the fact that Scottie Pippen didn't win at least 1 DPOY lowkey pisses me off

[@mEtil5656]

Same with tim duncan

[@markmac2206]

especially in 93-94 that was his best year in everything, he shouldve been MVP.

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

@@markmac2206 you’re really riding. Hakeem is better

[@markmac2206]

@@kingdinodragonite3470 opinion=riding? then i could say the same about you i guess.

[@blo2706]

@@markmac2206 What's the argument for Pippen over Hakeem?

[@christopherminors3200]

Next video should be 15 best offensive players of all time

[@darrylowens6506]

Kd, Melo, Kobe and Jordan

[@AbdullahKhan-bj6hj]

@@darrylowens6506 AI

[@bignonce7790]

@@darrylowens6506 lebron

[@silasel-naamangregersen1511]

@@darrylowens6506 Harden

[@darrylowens6506]

@@bignonce7790 no

[@ericmclean4291]

I was floored when this video ended without Bill Russell. Russell is in the short conversation(Russell, Olajuwon, Rodman, Duncan) of the actual best defensive player of all time. He's the blueprint of how defense is played.

[@alexanderhenry9133]

Unfortunately its hard to fully comprehend Bill Russell's defensive impact because defensive stats weren't recorded at that time and there is limited video footage of his games. But I agree with you Bill Russell is most likely the GOAT defender, as the defensive anchor of the best dynasty in NBA history, and being by a huge margin the all-time NBA leader in defensive win shares despite only having a 13 year career (Duncan is second all time in defensive win shares but is pretty far behind Russell, despite having a 19 year career). I also think Ben Wallace deserves to be in that short conversation. He did all the little stuff incredibly well, and was highly efficient (not as a shooter, but at everything else). He was great at drawing offensive fouls, was an elite shot blocker while committing few personal fouls, got more steals than turnovers, was versatile enough to guard anyone from Allen Iverson to Shaq with decent results, underrated perimeter defender who was super quick to close out and contest shots and could even block shots on the perimeter, of course a great rebounder but also did stuff like grabbing loose balls or deflecting passes at an elite level. 4x DPOY, best player and defensive anchor on a team which won a championship and came very close to repeating at a time when two all time great NBA dynasties were dominating the league (Duncan and Pop Spurs and Kobe and Shaq Lakers). Arguably (its very close between him and Tim Duncan) the best defensive player during the best defensive era of the game.

[@JSalonsky]

Kevin Garnett was a crazy phycho and was so fun to watch in Minnesota he was my favorite player ever with jump shot from 16 feet. He was UNSTOPPABLE

[@meissonr10]

2:46 The man turned a rebound into a highlight

[@shrezzy0940]

Ehhh

[@jp3813]

@@shrezzy0940 Heee

[@rugratziare7600]

As good as a defender Kobe was, he shouldn’t be on this list while Bill Russell isn’t.

[@Ketoza__Paul_Diddlez]

9x all defensive teams ahh yeah he should be.

[@topboy9839]

yea bro sit this one out please

[@markjackson6431]

@@Ketoza__Paul_Diddlez and Russell only had the DTeams in his last year. even Kobe says he sagged off in his later years and some of those selections weren’t warranted...

[@eldomo7157]

Only player that shouldn’t be on this list was draymond green

[@rugratziare7600]

@@Ketoza__Paul_Diddlez U must be illiterate and lack the abilities to read, I said only cause Bill Russell wasn’t on the list, and it’s well documented how incredible of a defender he was even without stats for it.

[@michaelbarrios5289]

Who just started to watch nonstop sports and couldn’t stop watching it

[@chrispaul6121]

Me

[@danschneider3627]

Dude every 295k who follows him, Sherlock. Clearly you post this comment to get likes. This is just one of those likes bait comments

[@keepureysopen8180]

@@danschneider3627 🖕

[@danschneider3627]

@@keepureysopen8180 I mean it’s true. People who started to watch his channel will obviously won’t stop watching it. People makes these type of comments to get more likes

[@murtazaazam1275]

@@danschneider3627 I know i see this on every video even for people who barely post they just want clout

[@peterjr99]

Missing on this list are Alonzo Mourning, Michael Cooper, and maybe even David Robinson. Defensive player of the year was only available since 82-83 also. Sidney Moncrief was a beast too defensively.

[@Ivander85]

Great honorable mentions. Robinson should definitely have made the Top15 imo. This list could go on and on. Wilt, Bruce Bowen, Ron Artest, Patrick Ewing...and one guy that is rarely ever mentioned is Shawn Marion. But he was so versatile on defense.

[@erwinjoseph5361]

Walt Frazier should also have been on the list and probably Dennis Johnson

[@Rohanbhal_30]

Mark eaton was a beast on defence, averaged the most amount of blocks in a season

[@maksimo2230]

BILL RUSSELL!!!

[@uberneanderthal]

Garnett was the Deion Sanders of basketball; his stats don't tell the whole story. Offenses would avoid challenging him at all costs. The rare time a team tried attacking him, it was always an easy 10 block, 5 steal game.

[@Saurabhyadav-vi7ut]

Agreed

[@MrBluesmeister]

Sanders Blows!

[@thebigone6071]

I’d say the GOAT defender was either Rodman or Bill Russell. But it’s hard to tell with Russell because when he played they didn’t keep track of blocks. You could also go with Hakeem for centers.

[@jrtrece]

I agree with you to me it’s Dennis Rodman he could guard the 5 and played like a center

[@vernonleewarren280]

It's definitely Bill Russell for me then Wilt

[@ItsBam93]

Bull russel isnt top 10 all time

[@perez2976]

@@ItsBam93 ...

[@TheDesisgarf]

I got Hakeem and Leonard as my top 2 defensive players. And yes Im aware that Kawhi being top 2 is a hot take.

[@p00lboy]

this list should be called top that he remembers

[@infiniteflight9553]

What? truth hurts they don’t play defense in today’s game dude... Lead by lazy LeBron who personally owns a lot of really ugly defensive plays on KZbin.... Look it up yourself if you doubt it...

[@p00lboy]

@@infiniteflight9553 why i want to look that up? why you all agressive like? when i said this list was what he remembered it meant he has no clue of old school. no calm down and go eat something healthy

[@chicken8139]

@@infiniteflight9553 bill ain’t here

[@PeachyHater]

Damn Tim Duncan was so underrated as a defender. He was really great!

[@mercenatienza4434]

True👍😘

[@iishyxvietxboyii]

How was he underrated?

[@cookwithsully]

@@iishyxvietxboyii He made 15 all defensive teams and never won one DPOY. He also leads NBA history in total blocks.

[@iishyxvietxboyii]

@@cookwithsully he never won because other players that won were more deserving? I don’t know, lol.

[@Coldskin1]

@@cookwithsully thats only because of a long career, he never even had a season where he avg 3 blks per game

[@askbrettmanning]

Stockton as the all-time leader in steals (no one even comes close) should be in this list. Seems like they mostly gave this to shot blockers. But a shot block doesn’t necessarily create a turnover. A steal is far more important.

[@tunanorth]

WAIT! The best you could do with Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain was an "Oh yeah, them too" at the end of Kareem's segment? "Those two" are so far in first and second place in career blocked shots, that there is no third place. The fact that the NBA did not track blocks does not detract from that as a known fact by everyone. Also, blocks WERE an official internal stat for the Philadelphia 76'ers. Wilt averaged 8.8 blocks in the 150-odd games he played for that organization. DPOY did not exist for them, otherwise one or the other would have won every year they were in the NBA.

[@eddiej9250]

Rodman for his height personally

[@Solznmid]

Jordan said Rodman was 6’6 - 6’7 tops

[@markmac2206]

versatility. he could guard any position. if he played now, i would put him on Steph Curry and he would shut him down. he could guard Giannis, Harden, LeBron, Embiid, anyone.

[@mEtil5656]

Especially bc he put ALL his focus on defence and rebounds.

[@jacobduncan9593]

0:21 3 other guards have won the dpoy, Michael cooper, Alvin Robertson, and Sidney mincrief

[@JONESIE214]

No John Stockton?? You know he's the career leader in steals and was all defense like 5 times

[@maelysilouga5303]

Was never defensive first team

[@askbrettmanning]

I agree with you. I was waiting to hear his name. Shocked that he’s not mention. All-time leader in steals and gets no love? Heavy bias here!

[@jonvandenberg5065]

He played for a million years. Of course he leads in steals. He was a good defender, but doesn't deserve to be mentioned with these other players.

[@askbrettmanning]

@@jonvandenberg5065 irrelevant. His stats prove that he was the NBA’s greatest thief. But it’s cool that he got to play so long. That’s a testament to his toughness. I spent my college years and 10 years after in SLC. Watching Stockton to Malone was a thing of beauty 😳😉

[@TyrikFulmore]

Man I would cook Stockton

[@ThomasNelson1977]

Wilt, Russel and Moses are probably the three best defenders of all time, but the stats weren't recorded then. It's a shame.

[@nate978x]

NBA fans tense to forget how great and fundamentals Wes Unseld was on defense

[@devinsanidiot1150]

Alvin Robertson, Sidney Moncrief, Michael Cooper? These guards also won DPOY

[@jaysenbustamante9926]

Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Gary Payton, Sidney Moncreif, Dwight Howard are some of my fav all time but there is so many great defensive players in NBA history

[@vernonleewarren280]

Sidney moncrief should definitely be on this list

[@jaysenbustamante9926]

@@vernonleewarren280 hells ya

[@xkrzt6357]

Dennis Rodman is my favorite player of all time and I think he is the goat of defense

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

I think Olajuwon is the goat defender. He was a perfect post defender, best shot blocker ever and he can steal the ball like a guard (the only center in the top 10 steals list). Also a very good rebounder. He can't guard the perimeter with the same efficiency, but that would be inhuman lol

[@ki11atj49]

@@RRRRRRRRR33 Ben Wallace too

[@Cold_War_Goat]

Maybe a Russell mentioning is warranted but at the time its a toss between Rodman Hakeem and Russell. Any of those three and I'll agree but my personal opinion is the edge to Russell but all three definitely are all goat

[@jp3813]

Mark Eaton, Alonzo Mourning, & David Robinson also deserve some mentions.

[@tj5180]

Mark Eaton is a underrated one

[@tinezakotnik15]

Yea, especially robinson and eaton

[@jp3813]

@@tinezakotnik15 Not Mourning?

[@tinezakotnik15]

@@jp3813 well, I mean he is supreme defender, but eaton and robinson deserve it more

[@cesarcanete3402]

Great list, but I feel that Ron Artest has to be on that list. He was probably the best defensive player I've seen. Big, strong, physical, smart & can really lock you down. Shane Battier is another player that needs to be on this list. Same goes with Tayshaun Prince, Marcus Camby, Tyson Chandler, Joakim Noah, Birdman Chris Andersen, Alonzo Mourning,Raja Bell & Andre Iguodala & Rajon Rondo

[@will-sully]

That's 11 players you've said should be on the list. Tell me which 11 from the video you're removing to make way for them??

[@pololorice]

0:24 "other tan MJ, Gary Payton is the only guard to win DPOY" Sidney Moncrief, Alvin Robertson and Micheal Cooper entered the chat. CASUAL!!

[@obiteljskiaccount3443]

Yeah that came to my mind too

[@criticalthinker1816]

Cooper played small forward.

[@obiteljskiaccount3443]

@@criticalthinker1816 Worthy player SF

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

This is one of the reasons why, most of the time, I don't watch videos and just skip straight to the comment section to train my english, lol youtube and other social media allows the common folk to produce "content" (many quotations), but unfortunately the far majority only expose their ignorance

[@jp3813]

@@criticalthinker1816 Occasionally, yes. Most of the time, he was at SG. Basketball Reference doesn't even bother listing him at SF.

[@F13-g7t]

You know Rodman would tell his friends to shoot the ball from every where and he will just rebound it and tried to perdict where the ball will go thats why he is a good rebounder

[@jp3813]

*phenomenal rebounder

[@hueyfreeman1178]

Its not defense u know that? Its not even a defensive rebound

[@jp3813]

@@hueyfreeman1178 If he didn't know, the word "defense" would've shown up in his comment.

[@hueyfreeman1178]

@@jp3813yeah u dont understand my point😂🤦🏿‍♂️

[@jp3813]

@@hueyfreeman1178 Ditto.

[@DScott-nk1lo]

Bill Russell is the greatest defensive player ever and Wilt the second. Thought Sidney Moncrief and Moses Malone would have made it.

[@Robertedwinhouse38]

That weak ass era is almost as laughable as Jordan’s expansion era

[@bigboytwos]

@@Robertedwinhouse38 uh what Jordan's era was not weak? also Rusell couldn't pick who he played

[@-rio-.]

@@bigboytwos it was definitely weak go watch some jonny arrnet videos

[@TheIcemanthomas]

@@-rio-. go watch some thinking basketball videos. They’ll put Johnny to shame. And I like Johnny.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Wilt is definitely not the second. He was a great defender when he wanted to be. But he wasn’t nearly as impactful as u think. He was more of a big play guy rather than a team impact guy on defense. The numbers don’t back him as being that high up. He just camped in the lane and blocked anything that moved most of the time. There is far more impactful and versatile defenders than him. If anyone is second, it’s Hakeem, followed by Duncan, David Robinson, and kg. Then it’s a toss up between Kareem and wilt from there.

[@fabiobonetta5454]

Glad to see Kareem up there. Very underrated defender.

[@ComeQuicklyYeshua]

11 times first team All-Defense.

[@TrollfaceDarkBruhLmao]

Players: - Gary Payton - Scottie Pippen - Ben Wallace - Dennis Rodman - Dikembe Mutombo - Tony Allen - Kawhi Leonard - Kevin Garnett - Michael Jordan - Kobe Bryant - Draymond Green - Giannis Antetokumpo - Rudy Gobert - Ben Simmons - Hakeem Olajuwon - Dwight Howard - Kareem Abdul Jabbar - Bill Russel - Wilt Chamberlain - Tim Duncan

[@graveplot867]

Timy D best defender without question.Also dwade was incredible defender.He deserve top 15 .

[@thatoneperson417]

i agree, especially bc he is actually the all time blocks leader for a guard, not mj

[@gardenballer6619]

Wade was good but David Robinson was better and he got snubbed from the list

[@BigJill248]

Is it just me or when he said “Kobe was best known for his offense” it was a different player?

[@Snoorlacks]

Yeah I think it was Shannon Brown 😂

[@high-defRJ]

Mark Eaton and Sidney Moncrief deserve recognitions

[@jeffjackson9679]

Eaton was as slow as a Sherman tank..he could block shots because he was so tall and that's about it, quicker players would blow past him in a fast break. If you are going off shot blocking alone, both Manute Bol and Shawn Bradley were just as good if not better. . He wouldn't even be in the league the way the game is played today.

[@HilalAlLamki]

R.I.P Mutumbo defense legend 🕊☝🏾

[@thomasredden4263]

Finally someone recognized ole Tony Allen. Dude was a padlock in the 00’s

[@jordansharpe1653]

He still shouldn't be on the list

[@josefbleaux6724]

All time?? Really?? It's more like the best defensive highlight footage of the last 25 years. The Secretary of Defense is Bill Russell. 11 NBA titles (including 9 straight). Kudos for including Kareem and Chamberlain.

[@MMK77344]

Exactly. Everybody knows Russell is the best defender of all time. We also know chamberlain was very good too as they unofficial blocks for him over 100 games was 8.8 per game. Big Ben with 4 dpoys, Scottie, and Rodman also deserve higher

[@scumbagg3337]

He won 8 straight not 9 straight

[@trackandfieldnews9122]

Maybe play real competition

[@josefbleaux6724]

@@trackandfieldnews9122 yeah.. Russell dominating Chamberlain for his entire career clearly wasn't enough to establish "Real Competition". Funny though...

[@MMK77344]

@@trackandfieldnews9122 they played real competition. You ever think maybe this is the weakest competition ever, but since we are living in it we don’t consider that. If you ever ask the people who have seen all the NBA, they’ll tell you how good everybody was. The defense back then was harder to score on than ever

[@chozenboi]

Other notable mentions: LeBron, Giannis, Shaq. LeBron is arguably the most versatile defender of all time, Giannis is the 3rd player in NBA history to win both MVP and DPOY in the same season and lastly, Shaq at his peak was a dominant interior defender often averaging 3 or more blocks per game in the playoffs.

[@theinnocentturtle1236]

please dont put Lebron there. He's not a good defensive player. He's a defensive person

[@23inthapatha63]

@@theinnocentturtle1236 you don’t know basketball. This channel is shit with a guy narrating who don’t play basketball. Sticc to surfing kid.

[@theinnocentturtle1236]

@@23inthapatha63 I don't have to listen to you. I rather listen to NBA Legends talk about basket than a keyboard warriors livin in his mom's basement with cookie crumbs on their shirt while saying shit to people they don't agree with

[@tj5180]

@@23inthapatha63 Lebron isn`t the same defender back then so i wouldn`t say he`s over good defenders who he never mentioned. But if Lebron was still playing defense like 2013 he would have been in the list

[@maelysilouga5303]

@@theinnocentturtle1236 lebron deserves to be in the honorable mention. He was top 2 in dpoys twice. More times than kobe and tony allen who are on the list

[@Bigjosh98]

8:26 I think you meant “guard in the body of a center”😆😆anyways great video i love the nba ones

[@workmentim99]

My all time two-way starting 5 C = Olajuwon PF = Duncan SF = Leonard SG = Jordan PG = Payton

[@FrokuBabayy]

For me personally, MJ and Pippen are 1A and 1B when it comes to being the GOAT defenders of All-Time. When you talk about half-court defense, lateral quickness, passing lanes, shot blocking on the interior, dealing with size, physicality, hand-eye coordination, body placement, IQ in understanding your offensive guy, their tendencies etc. they were the best...

[@Davebog28384eje]

In those champ years, When MJ Pippen Rodman put on the full court press it was over for opposing teams. They couldn’t get the ball out of their back courts.

[@theclandestinewitness]

IDK who is the best defender but Dikembe has the best commercial. I love that GEICO commercial.

[@bradysommer5607]

Where is Sidney Moncrief, he won the first two defensive player of the year awards as a GUARD!

[@vernonleewarren280]

Agreed. I was thinking the same thing

[@pololorice]

casual channel bro

[@theesotaricitalian6338]

He is also a damn hall of famer inexcusable! Alvin Robinson and Michael Cooper are also guards SMH

[@NicolasAlcalde]

If they recorded blocks during Kareem's entire career, we would probably assume they'd do it during Wilt's as well, therefore Kareem wouldn't be anywhere near the blocks leader. 3 a game is great. Wilt's contemporaries think he averaged 12-14 for his career. They counted blocks the last two seasons he played and he averaged 8.8 per game. He would have averaged a triple double for his career with blocks and would have more than 15,000 for his career to the current leader, Hakeem's 3,830.

[@ot-xx6il]

ok but have you seen how slow their release was in the time they played, not only was their shOoting form akward, it was not even high and all of them had a slow release that would get SWATTED in todays league

[@DoctorHush]

@@ot-xx6il you can't seriously say this when wilt could reach and did reach to the top of the backboard to block shots at 30+ years old with knee surgery.

[@fernandocardenas3791]

Grat video thanks. Rodman was spectacular, amazingly strong he could stop anybody, always playing in the edge of the foul and using the rules and his fisic on his favor. Kareem, Jordan and Bryant on this list means they are of the greatest players. Is unfair (for me) consider Pipen "the perfect Robin for Michael Batman", as he would have been the star of any team, except that Bulls, just look the numbers in the beginning of 98 season when Pipen didn't play. Finally Ojajuwoon and Mutombo had similar caracteristics.

[@williambaugus927]

I am just glad to see Ben Wallace. Loved watching him play defense.

[@_NPJ]

No JOHN STOCKTON?!?! Are you serious? The man has the most steals in NBA history by a land slide margin! The toughest point guard of all time for sure.

[@KB-qk1ic]

He really wasn't the best defender though

[@tj5180]

@@KB-qk1ic he was a good one

[@KB-qk1ic]

@@tj5180 he was very good, but this is the absolute best. And there are better defenders

[@DonSanjak]

This list is missing somebody called Mr DEFENSE.

[@Shiljamannn]

Who's that?

[@jasonwaznak5825]

@@Shiljamannn BILL RUSSELL!!!

[@Shiljamannn]

@@jasonwaznak5825 thanks for the info.

[@iishyxvietxboyii]

Joe D.

[@markjackson6431]

INCORRECT Sidney Moncrief and Alvin Robertson also won the DPOY as guard. hell Moncrief won it twice. better research guys

[@Cold_War_Goat]

Haha better research of goat defenders too lol, Sidney could be mentioned so that was sad but the worst bit would have to be no Russell even though he my goat defender... Brah...

[@briannaing5284]

I friggin love this list !

[@WorkInProgress-123]

Tony Allen was extremely underrated defender in NBA history.

[@raphaelwilkes]

Curry said that Tony Allen was the best defender he faced I definitely thought he would say Kawhi but that is huge praise Allen was a dog on the defensive end

[@jude7709]

In my opinion, Hakeem is the greatest defender ever but not by too far.

[@kaisenyang3962]

I don't know, he's my number 2, behind bill Russel

[@oknki2868]

@@kaisenyang3962 same

[@tj5180]

Bill Russell is the greatest defender. Hakeem is 2nd

[@shuaybkhan4188]

What's funny is that Hakeem taught Shaq a LOT. He also taught Bron and Dwight. Literally on how to move in the paint

[@captainspirou]

Hakeem is so highly regarded that the top players fly to Houston to learn from him

[@Coldskin1]

Look up andrew Bynum dream shake shaq lol

[@Coldskin1]

Dwight still cant post up lol

[@WillJM81280]

Rodman is #1. The man was the size of a guard, could defend prime Shaq effectively, and shut down most power forwards and centers. And outrebound everyone. Those factors count higher than anyone else on this list.

[@ye.ha.8378]

The fact that Michael Jordan got a dpoy and tim Duncan didn't devalue's the DPOY award

[@snakeplissken7671]

Tim Duncan and/or Bil Russell. Duncan anchored the Spurs' defense and made them a top 1-5 defensive team nearly every season (with the exception of their "cursed years" in '09-'11 where someone or another was always getting hurt for them during that span), and usually were a top 1-3 defensive team, almost always #1 in the west which was the stronger conference. I imagine it was the same for Russell, but I've never seen the advanced stats for that era.

[@sammysam2615]

Joe Dumars put the clamps on many greats.

[@vernonleewarren280]

True

[@Time-To-Obligation]

He was probably miss out Barely in the List, along with Sidney Moncrief, Alvin Robertson, Bobby Jones, Lebron James, and Giannis!

[@markmac2206]

the only Bad Boy i respected. well, Dennis too once he put on the red, black and white.

[@tj5180]

@@Time-To-Obligation And michael Cooper. Ray Richardson, Iggy, also Thurmond and Dennis Johnson

[@Time-To-Obligation]

@christophboon1406 What you talking about, Lebron James was a 4× All-Defensive Awards (3 First, One Second Team) & was 2× Runner up for the DPOY, not to mention the Greatest Chase-down Blocker of All-Time, Literally! I just wanted a Honor mention! As for Giannis he He's Very Versible and a Great Pick-&-Roll Defender, with a DPOY award! Not bad Selection, knowing my research!

[@mickeylee2624]

Pretty good list. Honestly, there was a bit recency bias: - Moncrief (2 DPOY's during an era when defense was more valued) over Kobe; - Admiral (DPOY, block and rebounding titles, and similar to Olajuwon in ridiculous timing for prolific blocks, steals, and rebounding totals)/Russell over Duncan. The top of the 15 would have to be Rodman (ability to lockdown Shaq to seriously hounding Magic or Jordan) or Olajuwon (post defense superiority as well as ability to cover ground all the way to the perimeter arguably better than anyone with Russell and Robinson close behind) for their positional dominance AND versatility. Among purely wing players, MJ, Pippen, and Kawhi are tough to top. Thus, my All-Time Starting 5 Defense would be: SF: Pippen PF: Rodman C: Olajuwon G: Jordan G: Kawhi The 3 wings would be switchable depending on match up as with the 2 front court spots; as a bonus, Pistons Rodman able to erase wings and Spurs/Bulls Rodman to alternate with Olajuwon to shutdown players like Shaq.

[@archchrisler23]

D. Green is dreaming while awake.

[@Aldo-The-Elbow]

I don't know if I could take anyone off that list..? But I could give you five Jazz players that could or maybe should be on that list, and five reasons why.. # 1 John Stockton - All time Steals leader, it's not even close! Nobody enjoyed playing against him because he was two steps ahead of ya, and that ball was going to get snatched at some point! # 2 Mark Eaton - 2 time defensive player of the year. 4th all time in blocked shots, leads the league with 3 and 1/2 blocked shots a game to this day. # 3 Rudy Robert - 5 time defensive team, 4 time all NBA, 3 time defensive player of the year. (tied for the most) # 4 Karl Malone - 4 time defensive team. I watched him play against the best power forwards of all time Tim Duncan, Charles Barkley, and Kevin Garnett he shut them down! especially when it mattered. Go back and watch the film. # 5 Andre Kirilenko - I honestly believe Andre is a better defender and player than Draymond Green. 3 time defensive team, Blocks Leader 2005. Averaged almost 2 blocks a game and 1 and 1/2 Steals. Green -1 Block a game and not quite one and half steals a game. Both great defenders, but its just funny to me how he's so easily put on every list but Kirilenko is never mentioned when he really is the better player.

[@averyce2]

Love this list. They only glaring omission was John Stockton (NBA All-Time Steals Leader)

[@MambaAllDay]

Because he's white..... He played tough defense his entire career unlike overrated defense Gary Payton who stopped playing defense when he cared more about scoring after Kemp left. Chauncey Billips chewed his ass up in the 2004 Finals. And i'm not white.

[@averyce2]

@howhugs Im obviously not White, which is irrelevant - but Stockton has been underappreciated mainly b/c he played in Utah. Dude was the quintessential pass-first PG. I loved his game.

[@MambaAllDay]

@@averyce2 Same, i thought he was the toughest PG defender throughout the 90's.

[@michaelmcphee2006]

You didn't point out what makes Draymond have a legitimate case; It's his ability to conduct the defence. He's constantly pointing out switches, readjusting his teammates and repositioning himself. Also he's can guard 1-5. He's probably the best team defender ever. Although I wouldn't have him as the best defender ever, I don't have a problem with him thinking he is.

[@crockerakahops90sjumpmantexas]

Nah he's an overrated defender

[@michaelmcphee2006]

@@crockerakahops90sjumpmantexas He's underrated if anything

[@BrianK-zz4fk]

he best at nut kicking 😂

[@realtalkfbs]

How did Alonzo Mourning not make this list?? 2 time DPOY and blocks leader, Heat were always a top defense with him.

[@rambomoore381]

Wow..... so 14 guys from the 90's-2010's and 1 from 1950-1989? Kid, the NBA didn't begin in the 90s. Wilt #1 defender all time (9 blocked shots and 3 steals per game career).

[@almaangelosigalingging5265]

oh old corpse teach us, please

[@somescrub4704]

@@almaangelosigalingging5265 lmao

[@bibekgurung9075]

Best all defensive team of all time: PG Gary Payton SG Michael Jordan SF kawhi Leonard PF Tim Duncan C Hakeem Olajuwon

[@eddiegreen7566]

Undrafted Ben Wallace, and Rodmans rebounding tenacity was understated.

[@ShinetheLightofTruth]

Here's our take on the 15 greatest defenders in NBA HISTORY and barely a mention of Wilt N Russel, the two best. smh

[@gardenballer6619]

Or David Robinson

[@joaquintuason5695]

@@gardenballer6619 add Patrick Ewing to the list, god damn the 90s had some of the best centers ever

[@Coldskin1]

@@joaquintuason5695 yep even had a fking role player with 5.5 blks per game. And people try to compared them to draymond green and howard smh. Even marc gasol a bettwr defendee than him and draymons green is like a watered down scott pippen (not denis rodman, he would lock dowb giannis) with no offense

[@jonasglennguinto4301]

Dennis rodman one of the Best rebounder and defender

[@toryzaytsoff3605]

I really love your channel but you forgot to mention Moncrief and Robertson who won the DPOY award, with Moncrief doing it twice

[@pololorice]

Cooper too

[@theesotaricitalian6338]

Cooper too

[@Zantar16]

Great list, really close to my top 15. 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Michael Jordan 3 Tim Duncan 4 Kevin Garnett 5 Gary Payton 6 David Robinson* Over Dwight 7 Scottie Pippen 8 Kawhi Leonard 9 Ben Wallace 10 Dennis Rodman 11 Draymond Green 12 Kobe Bryant 13 Dikembe Mutombo 14 Giannis Antetokounmpo* Over Tony Allen 15 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

[@shawnpereto8299]

yoooo big fire vid b fire. thanks for bringing us the goods. watching dis and listen to tracks I like. needs to pump for me like some delta parole. big mood b

[@therealdardarluv]

Lebron is an underrated defender

[@steveanyone1445]

am i the only one who thinks the all time leader in steals should be on this list. I dunno someone called John Stockton ????

[@OlJackBurton]

Never made the All Defensive First Team in his entire career though. And that was voted for by the coaches in the league and not the freaking media until 2013. There were always at least two better defensive guards every year he played. Was also a below average rebounder for his position (part of defense is securing the rebound after a miss). Great defender, but not top 15 all time...

[@FuShengAlex]

Stockton wasn't worthy chiefly based on his steals tallies. Guards he was better than took him to the cleaners in the playoffs

[@vibeinparadise9821]

Tim Duncan really a top 3 player of all time

[@bignonce7790]

I’d put him 4th for me its lebron mj kareem and then duncan

[@JoPe-d7n]

Not quite top 3 for me. MJ, LeBron, Kareem and Magic are ahead of him imo.

[@vibeinparadise9821]

@@bignonce7790 I respect it I look at it as has any player carries a team like the 99 spurs to the championship? In there second season

[@blo2706]

@@vibeinparadise9821 99 Spurs weren't carried

[@vibeinparadise9821]

@@blo2706 pardon me I meant the 2003 team old Robinson young Parker and Ginobli and with the 99 team it was Duncan’s second season and lead them to the chip

[@MatthewCrocker]

Bill Russell literally changed the way the game was played with his defense. John Stockton remains the career leader in Steals, a mark that will probably stand as long as his Assists record. Mark Eaton, 2 time DPOY, is the career leader in blocks per game at 3.5.

[@lolowytee7482]

Greatness is being bestowed not self-proclaimed. Thanks for sharing

[@JammsterHammster]

For me, Rodman or Russell is of the greatest defenders

[@josefbleaux6724]

Mind boggling that Russell wasn't listed in the top 15. It's difficult to take this compilation seriously...

[@timmyg831]

@@josefbleaux6724 ...Think about the level of weaker competition Russell faced and how Rodman, Olajuwon, Mutombo, Jordan, Pippen, Wallace, etc. would feast on it if they played during Russell’s era. This is also why I don’t take his 11 championships that seriously either. All you needed was to win one series and you’re in the Finals. Russell was a great defender and rebounder, sure, but he wouldn’t win 11 in the 80s, 90s and up. Nor would he be as elite defender against the HOF centers of the 90s. I do agree that he should be listed in the top 15 regardless. But I don’t think he’s in the top half. I also thought perhaps Stockton could’ve been listed. All time steals leader, but he often gets underrated.

[@tj5180]

@@timmyg831 Bill russell didn`t have weak compettion. there were other great defenders in his era so I wouldn`t say it was weak. And he was a elite defender against centers

[@JammsterHammster]

Players back then we're great, They just weren't Looked at enough, Bill is probably a top 3 defensive center all time ngl.

[@Al_Fonzo27]

Fun fact: Wilt Chamberlain averages 8.8 blocks per game in 112 games

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

Nope. The guy who tracked the blocks included the goaltends. It was said he only averaged 3.8 blocks. Incredible but not 8.8

[@ivanx3599]

BILL RUSSELL?!

[@benhaney9629]

Rodman had two great defensive eras. His Scottie Pippen / Tayshaun Prince, guard the best wing player era and his PF guard the best post player era.

[@piotrwalczak8090]

Bill Russell not being on this list is downright criminal

[@AnObliviousCelticsFan]

Honorable Mention: Bobby Jones

[@DuhIdiot1]

Being first-team all-D ten years in a row (ABA and NBA) is pretty durn honorable.

[@OlJackBurton]

And Walt Frazier...

[@muhammadumar7139]

Ay man i thought James Harden was the best defender of all time

[@ladislavklofac2876]

You forgot bout Bruce Bowen, he's one of the best defenders without a dpoy

[@byambaadorjsuren4091]

definitely. If Toni Allen and Kobe are here Bowen should be here too.

[@A7xFo]

Rodman spent an enormous amount of time watching other players shoot. He would figure out how much spin each player put on the ball and calculate exactly where the ball would end up after a missed shot. It's why he always seemed like he was in the perfect position to grab a rebound.

[@RvsTurtle]

Sidney Moncrief, Michael Cooper, Bobby Jones, Alvin Robertson, Joe Dumars, Dennis Johnson

[@NumunuBeats]

Had blocked shots been an official statistic before 1973, Wilt Chamberlain would likely have as many as the rest of the top ten combined.

[@1stCommentCop]

”Gary Payton together with M.J is the ONLY guard to win the D.P.O.Y award” Sidney Moncrief: Am i a joke to you?

[@theesotaricitalian6338]

You just forget about hall of famer Sidney Moncrief and Alvin Robinson a guy who will get in one day and Cooper, they were all guards

[@MannyMensah94]

Where's Bill Russell?

[@adnoon3601]

Been a few guards to win DPOY like MJ, Cooper, Robertson and Moncrief. But the only true PG to win it was THE GLOVE GP! good vid sir.

[@wjrasmussen666]

this is a good list.