12 Greatest NBA Defenders Who NEVER Won Defensive Player of the Year

There's been a ton of great NBA defenders throughout history, but not everyone can win the award. In my opinion, these are the 12 greatest NBA defenders who never won DPOY.
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[@905kar5]

Wait, Ewing and Scottie never won a DPOY? That’s absurd, shows how great the defenders were in that era

[@davidwilliams316]

Tim Duncan

[@kingofeverything2159]

I am just shocked that Scottie never won it. He was such a crazy good defender.

[@westsideyungin3815]

Kayman234 exactly I'm like that's crazy

[@donmills7011]

There great defenders but into today’s era some of there steals and blocks( the main stats that stands out when talking about defending) would have been called fouls

[@forthe3136]

It’s not even a toss up between Jordan and Scottie. Scottie was the better defender and never won the award🤦‍♂️

[@makis7383]

AK47. One of the coolest nicknames ever!! He should have won DPOY for sure. The guy averaged 1.5spg and 3bpg as a SF/PF. INSANE

[@yagoosrighthand731]

And he compare him to a DONKEY what a disrespect to AK47

[@Ben14102]

Who is AK47?

[@yagoosrighthand731]

@@Ben14102 poor kid he is andrei kirilenko and his jersey# is 47.... Thats why ak47

[@makis7383]

@Tod Wilkinson His last season was in 2013 bro

[@davidjenkins6141]

For his name number and he was also Russian wit an AK47 is a Russian weapon yea that's clean it worked out for him like that

[@exeterra4825]

God, imagine AK47 in todays league. A versatile wing with 7'4 wingspan, every teams wet dream

[@fadhilpribadi2833]

I think the next ak47 was nassir little,on some footage that guy can easily guard zion williamson Ohh he has same wingspan like ak47.listed at 7'4 with 6'9 or 6'10 tall

[@dances_with_myself9305]

exeterra imho he’d be a multiple time all star and multiple time all nba defensive team in todays league

[@136yomyheat]

LOL💀💀💀 fax

[@oncis96]

Hes reborn in Rodions Kurucs

[@Marianeitor7]

fadiel pribadi nassir little is listed at 6’6 with a 7’1 wingspan

[@Maal7432]

The fact that Pippen & Duncan doesn’t have one, will forever be tragic. They’re both top 10 defenders of all time.

[@bballer191]

This.

[@dektran4843]

what set pippen apart was his ability to cover a lot of space extremely quickly

[@benjaminan1183]

1. Hakeem 2. DRob 3. Dwight 4. Russell 5. Eaton 6. Wallace 7. Rodman 8. Duncan 9. Mutombo 10. Garnett 11. Ewing 12. Mourning 13. Kareem 14. AK47 15. Giannis 16. Orlando Shaq 17. Chandler 18. Jordan 19. Wade 20. Kawhi 21. Wilt 22. Heat LeBron >Pippen

[@GrxndDxD]

LeBron also...

[@GameChanger-xi4iy]

@@GrxndDxD Lebron would be 18 on that list if were talking about his defensive prime (2009-2013) when he actually played some defense.

[@GaboxRox15]

Shawn Marion got snubbed from this list of snubs

[@lindenmcdiarmid2009]

G2V Gaming i wouldn’t say he was dpoy level but he should of made multiple all defense first team.

[@MrHeywatup]

I was thinking the matrix too

[@ytalorafael9710]

For me zion is shawn Marion clone.

[@jacksmith-qw7vw]

@@ytalorafael9710 for me i think zion is shawn kemp clone

[@alexloy1026]

Luol Deng too. Agreed.

[@Nosferadood]

Damn, Tim Duncan had a Defensive Player of the Year award and a quadruple double performance stolen away from him.

[@fakedan6568]

Biggest theft in NBA history

[@dusk6159]

Indeed, always crazy to recall, especially how it would've added to his already kind of career already.

[@anthonyzarate9807]

I couldn't agree more...it is the NBA not wanting a guy like Tim overshadowing Shaq and others!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@seannborba8416]

I'm surprised to hear Mr Fundamental never won a DPOY

[@user-yooo]

Throw back to Marc Gasol won DPOY but not the first team all defense

[@blart3419]

Bruh for real? That’s such an L!

[@Parramattaking]

For some reason I thought it was Tyson chandler 😂

[@Parramattaking]

WALL·Es Channel I thought so, I just had that feeling chandler didn’t make first team either

[@Kai.Lipsss]

how tf that happened?

[@Parramattaking]

Not sure, both won DPOY but we’re selected in defensive 2nd team

[@quarohnholliday]

Wow Tony Allen really never won DPOTY. That's actually wild.

[@aariesharris7894]

He didn’t even get 1st team all-defense

[@t-god2439]

I always wondered how Kobe has more first trans than him when he’s literally stayed in the league off defense

[@Doatello1991]

Aaries Harris Tony Allen got 1st Team All-Defensive selections in 2012, 2013, and 2015.

[@jaydenjee427]

Aaries Harris Just delete the comment and quit commenting on KZbin’s section.

[@michaelo1878]

Jayden Jee I’m pretty sure it was a ironic joke since there are clips of him saying first team all defense

[@bartomiej9807]

Man, how can you not know AK47? If you watched the league in his era, you had to know him. Even if you were not a Jazz fan..

[@bfahren]

10 years ago I met some kids who thought the "dream shake" was Rondo´s move and didn´t even know who Hakeem Olajuwon was. I don´t find hard to believe that people nowadays don´t know about Andrei Kirilenko.

[@bartomiej9807]

@@bfahren You basically answered yourself. You met a kid. A kid who did not know how to use google to check "dream shake", who was on left side of Dunning-Kruger effect graph. This may be a flatearther today :)

[@austinfull8941]

He's the one that gave Pau Gasol problems in the Olympics when they were contending for the finals.

[@Epupify]

Hahaha I followed basketball a lot those years (not as much as lately, but still) and never realized Kirilenko was that good a defender, but yes I understand your concern ahaha

[@tingispingis]

I didn't even watch the league when he was there and I still know him. Mostly because his nickname is so damn catchy

[@mavsnation4life]

AK47 was insane on defense I’m shocked he never won it. He could guard 1-5 in today’s game no doubt. He had all the intangibles.Watching him against my mavs he always gave dirk trouble and that’s rare.

[@dektran4843]

perimeter defense was highly under valued back in the 90s

[@jrmayun]

He also fits today's offense way more. Man, you got me thinking what a prime AK47 could do today. He'd be like a less athletic Giannis but with a better jumper.

[@dektran4843]

@@jrmayun pre injury arvydas sabonis and pre nba drazen petrovic

[@JustGettinStarted]

He never moved the needle IMO, wasn’t exciting to watch at all, let alone the Jazz as a team

[@weekendwarrior1909]

Bowen was the reason why harden is tough to guard.

[@semionjohnson1351]

Nah Harden is hard to guard because he is skilled you guys are a bunch of casuals who don’t understand basketball that’s why you think what Harden does is easy

[@weekendwarrior1909]

@@semionjohnson1351 let him take 3s with a foot at his landing spot😂😂. CASUAL MORON

[@Jbarack98]

@@semionjohnson1351 yOu GuYs ArE a BuNcH oF CaSuAlS wHo DoNt KnOw BaSkEtBaLl

[@Bwwe82090]

Even Gary Payton said John Stockton was hard to play against, and that's coming from " The Glove" himself!

[@TheIcemanthomas]

he said guarding him tho, not vice versa.

[@Richard-xo2uv]

He said he was hard to play against not stay in front of. Stockton did a lot on the court that you had to be prepared and aware. He wasn't breaking down team defense and getting into the heart of it. Guys who dish assists as difficult to guard because they pass or shoot and you can't always defend what you don't see coming. I guy trying to blow by you is typically easier to guard only because you know they not trying to pass, not looking to pass and typically trying to break your ankles. Stockton was never a lock down defender, getting steals is just a Stat to justify bring his name up because he lead the league in steals and is most likely still the steals leader but he was getting a large portion of steals from help defense not taking the ball out of his man's hand. Which was a contradictory point made in this video latter with another player.

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

AK47 and Shawn Marion have to be on here, two of the most underrated defenders ever. Also maybe Ron Harper too because he was a pretty good defender.

[@eliasamiand299]

You mean underrated players

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

Elias Amiand yes players but this is a defense video and so I said defenders because they’re also underrated defenders

[@Theterminato2013]

Imo AK47, Shawn Marion and Tony Allen are the most underrated perimeter defenders of all time.

[@jp3813]

Believe it or not, Shawn was never selected into the All-Defensive Team.

[@namelesshero703]

I knew Tim Duncan would be #1

[@wazzup233]

The Fundamental without DPOY. 😭

[@blakecarpenter3938]

Navalicus Okeanos The fucked up thing at the time was in 07 Martin won purely by leading in bpg, then in 08 KG won andvthe narrative was "it doesn't matter that his defensive stats aren't good; he's the anchor of the league's best defense and that's all that matters." Meanwhile Duncan had been anchoring some of the best defenses in league history throughout the preceding decade and that never mattered.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

@@blakecarpenter3938 crazy they hasnt one to Chandler v and not Duncan

[@jmr3178]

It's criminal that Duncan never even got 1 throughout his career. The only regular season award missing in his trophy case, not that it matters to him at all.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

@@jmr3178 well it's kind if hard to win one when u got monster athletic shot blockers like dwight, KG, and Big Ben taking it every year. lol.

[@NobodyTouchesJordan]

Nice video. Extra information I’d like to add. *Most Times 2nd Place in DPOY Without Ever Winning* 3 times - Bruce Bowen *Most Times 3rd Place in DPOY Without Ever Winning* 2 times - Tim Duncan 2 times - DeAndre Jordan *Most Times Top 3 in DPOY Without Ever Winning* 3 times - Scottie Pippen 3 times - Bruce Bowen *Most Times Top 5 in DPOY Without Ever Winning* 6 times - Tim Duncan *Most Times Top 8 in DPOY Without Ever Winning* 10 times - Tim Duncan 8 times - Scottie Pippen 7 times - Bruce Bowen Tim Duncan and Deandre Jordan did not even have a 2nd place in DPOY. So the fact that Duncan did not even come 2nd place in DPOY while having the most total All-Defense teams makes it doubly surprising. Duncan did have to compete in a stacked era of defensive big men from the beginning of his career to the end of his prime from 1998-2008. Mutombo, Alonzo, Ben Wallace, and Garnett. I think 2007 was the year he should have won it over Camby, who likely got it in large part due to his blocks title alone. Before 2002/03, there were no 2nd/3rd place votes for DPOY. You either received a 1st place vote(s) or none at all. This partially explains why some of the top defenders like Ewing didn’t have many top finishes in DPOY voting, since less votes were available in the first place. Ewing’s 1994 Knicks still have the single-year playoff record for most games allowing under 95 and 100 points (23 and 24 games, respectively). Ewing and Stockton never even made 1st Team All-Defense, though Ewing’s teammate Oakley did in 1994. 4:00 - Chris Paul’s highest DPOY voting finish was 6th in 2009. Kidd and Paul are the only players with 9+ total All-Defense teams and no top 5 finish in DPOY, though Kidd played in a way more stacked era of prime defenders (Mutombo, Alonzo, Ben Wallace, Duncan, Garnett) and instantly turned a bottom 10 2001 Nets defense to 1st in DRTG in 2002 and 2003. Kidd is also the only PG besides Magic Johnson (1982 and 1983) to lead an NBA Finals team in rebounding for the playoffs, he did it in 2002. And it was cool to see that some of the defensive plays here came from a few of my video uploads. I appreciate that.

[@marvinprevalus6575]

You forgot about Shawn Marion

[@MrSayWhatIThink23]

Extremely underrated player

[@AndyHoops]

you know what's crazy? Marion didn't even make a SINGLE all-defensive team

[@marvinprevalus6575]

Andy Hoops Yeah I know, i learned that from LOW’s last video. I think it’s a combination of those suns teams not being known for their defense and was competing against guys like Bruce bowen, artest, KG, and Duncan

[@Chesterthemarvelous]

Yea thats because of his shitty jumpshot

[@aariesharris7894]

The Iron Giant Shooting=Defense

[@AblazedVids]

Ahead of time I already know James Harden is on this list 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@K_D_A]

Facts

[@brandonasbury7334]

Harden don't even play defense LMFAO fuck out of here

[@taikasuru2400]

@@brandonasbury7334 r/wooosh

[@bearcatfan1000]

Brandon Asbury Call me crazy but Harden is actually a decent on ball defender. By no means is he an All-NBA defender, but he can get the job done. Nowadays his defense has gotten significantly better, however, when it comes to team defense, such as when we see him just half assing it walking around and forgetting to stick to his man, then yeah that’s another story

[@LovingTinha]

Nice joke lmfao hahahaha

[@WillToWinvlog]

Players like Stockton and Ewing were so good in other ways that it made them tough to stand out as defensive players!

[@Richard-xo2uv]

Stockton shouldn't and wouldn't have won a DPOY never should have been brought up. Steals or not. Now if he was taking the ball out of player's hand like Kwahi, I'd say more likely but he wasn't locking folks up. Stop!

[@MrSayWhatIThink23]

Great list but one player I would’ve loved to see of this list was Shawn Marion. He was so overlooked he never made an all defensive team which is insane. Love your videos though. Keep it up

[@HaveFunLosingBro]

Damn that is so surprising that Duncan doesn't have a DPOY

[@donnallgreene1378]

Facts it feels like he prob he had won on his mvp or championship years

[@Theterminato2013]

Unfortunately for Duncan, most of his best defensive seasons in his career 2002-2007 were shared with Ben Wallace, who arguably was an even better defender in his prime and won it 2002,2003,2005&2006. The year Duncan should have won it was 2007.

[@petiteexplication6249]

You should do a how good was ak47 video

[@kongratss3918]

i second that

[@clyder46]

agreed

[@coldstreets1]

FR

[@andrzejbator6130]

Shane Battle was pretty intense too. I've watched that no other player read as many personal reports on opponents than him. It was crazy that he played together with Tony Allen in Memphis, which had 2 of 3 best wing defenders in a league (Meta World Peace the other). But probably sill not good enough for that list (just 2x second defensive team).

[@thefirecrew705]

shane battier?

[@raiyan]

the guys like Kobe and Joe Dumars were a definition of you doesnt need a defensive stats to be a great defender. They make opposing scorer hard to score and in the other end they will kill you offensively.

[@damirvujevic2685]

Small correction - Dumars spent his whole NBA career in the Pistons not only "most of it"

[@Supermariohoops24]

It’s a crime that Tony Allen and AK47 never won a DPOY

[@ericglenn9984]

Oh man, this is one of the best vids you made.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

You failed to mention BOBBY JONES... 10 All-Defensive Teams (9 First Teams), one of the greatest defenders ever recently inducted to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

[@Ymerson101]

That guy got some hoops he always jump like he was flying

[@ultibolt3286]

also the inaugural 6th moty

[@dusk6159]

FACTS! Even more overlooked and underrated than Dumars. Jones was an all time lockdown, and probably one of the first ones too.

[@robinilouga]

Bobby jones could also guard 1-5

[@kdtrey6840]

Andrei kirilenko was the best for me ! block kobe 4x

[@iceetheskater6052]

Kd trey Don’t forget, Kobe was in his prime too💯in this era, he would’ve won it at least once

[@frankpagel39]

The funny thing is, Marc Gasol was just All NBA Defensive 2nd Team when he won DPOY!

[@bboywolf]

Tyson Chandler too

[@deanthonypatton1791]

Crazy

[@dusk6159]

@@bboywolf Though at least Chandler was truly not only a great defender and lockdown and the best defender of his team but actually anchoring it too. And for the previous 2011 year too, so much that his defense is what won a Mavs championship. Unlike Marc, missing all three of these things.

[@dusk6159]

@@bboywolf And, of course, didn't rob anyone either, unlike Marc with Lebron.

[@Richard-xo2uv]

Says a lot because he shouldn't have won DPOY

[@markfourtwenty9897]

Definitely agree that Duncan is the the biggest snub DPOY....He has godlike defense in all NBA 2k games especially in 2k6 which he has the 99 rating...

[@Statalyzer]

IMO he deserved it in both 2006 and 2013 at the very least.

[@ant4613]

I love the menacing jazz music that plays at the beginning of a lot of your videos lmao... random, but yeah.

[@Ty-bm9gp]

Man, Toney Allen and Bruce were such nasty defenders.

[@litesout0_o639]

So you're telling me Scotty never won

[@7DrdOOm7]

Shame isn't it

[@Porthos240]

Great video idea! Great list! I agree with all thesw names. Knew Duncan would be #1. Great call on Tony Allen & AK47!!!

[@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520]

Nate McMillan was someone that could have/should have won the DPOY award, especially for his 93-94 season (94-95 was a good one, too). Mac 10 was the league leader in steals, during that 93-94 season.

[@NoBrakes219]

Monitors of Decorum & Decency he might get coty this year so thats a consolation prize i guess haha

[@BarstoolBlues33]

lol he was a good defensive player, but if we are talking just about the perimter he wasn't close to as dominant as Pippen was in 94 or 95. Not even remotely close.

[@user-os9gq3sc8z]

Just by making this historical footage along can win u the DPOY in today's league. Greatjob Andy, that was tons of impressive defenders in your list !

[@MrZahsome]

Basically most of these guys were snubbed because their defense isn't always shown on the stat sheet and because they always had some defensive big man who made much bigger impact on their teams defensively.

[@miamigo4130]

12 Greatest Nba teams who never won a championship 1. NBA referees

[@thelakeelsinorespecial1796]

Russel OG 2. The 2000-2004 Sacramento Kings

[@omnituber236]

yea, on account of the corrupt refs lol.

[@vernonleewarren280]

I completely agree with this list. This video was great! Thank you sir 👍

[@ramrod19]

KD and Kobe both said Tony Allen was the toughest defender they ever faced. Lot of respect for Tony.

[@austinfull8941]

Glad my boy AK47 got mentioned! Beast!

[@illWillienumber31]

Chris Paul has some of the most incredible stats. His overall efficiency is out of this world. He already has one of the best assist to turnover ratios and then add that he averages the same mount of steals as turnovers.

[@fasscovington3359]

Great video TD21 has one of the highest defensive win shares in history crazy!!!!

[@bibekgurung9075]

What an agreeable list... Well done

[@DChosen13]

I always thought Doug Christie was a solid defender. Not as great as some of the names on this list, but he made an impact and was definitely a key part of the Kings success from 01 - 04. At 6'6" he would guard 1 - 4. He would guard PF's during the "Run and Gun" small ball portion of the game because the Europeans Peja and Hedo (who were both bigger than him), weren't physical enough.

[@HoopTrap.]

@HoopTrap.

[@waxmasterX666]

2013 DPOY was Marc Gasol. He got but the league didn't put him in the First All Defensive team. But Lebron make it. I still can't believe it.

[@jules76ers]

Wow so close to 250k!!! Congratulations

[@IamRhy]

love your content, you inspired me to start my own youtube channel. thank you for motivation

[@DuckMastah07]

Bowen should be doing time not awarded.

[@MrDotaleavers]

he is responsible for a lot of injuries, and got away with it... the reason why i hated the spurs. eventhough im a david robinson apologist.

[@ralphfoster1001]

Stelios Christopoulos bruh I saw him at a trampoline park and got a pic with him

[@penkima4923]

@@ralphfoster1001 Was he placing his foot under jumping people?

[@bugsy101073]

Larry Bird....his defensive IQ is off the charts

[@jeyzkie]

Thanks Andy for being fair yup I love tony allen defense even dumars but I'm happy that you point out that they didn't make it because of their era and that's cool I always enjoy watching ur clips bro although this is my first time to subscribe but way back I always stay tune to this , Head's up dude & God bless, just ur fan from Manila 👆

[@localneo-graphic4647]

Well, there was also some other early DPOY snubs, where the League was weirdly obsessed with giving guards with high steal counts the award for most of the 80s, even though rim protecting bigs has absolutely insane value for the era.

[@Zappappappappa]

Joe Dumars is a top five all-time perimeter defender.

[@dusk6159]

Yes, and Dumars is an underrated name/player too in these kind of talks.

[@sydneystroud4397]

Honorable Mentions: Tree Rollins, Bobby Jones (older, when award was invented, but still one of the best), Paul Pressey, Mookie Blaylock, Anthony Mason, PJ Brown, Antonio/Dale Davis, Buck Williams, Derek Harper, Thurl Bailey, Bobby Phills, Chuck Hayes, Shane Battier, James Posey, Paul George, Nate McMillan, Bo Outlaw Eddie Jones, Rasheed Wallace, and etc.

[@lucien8476]

Could’ve sworn Duncan won one. Great video!!

[@kongratss3918]

AK47! It's rare to see a list that has him. Criminally underrated.

[@RobottheShark]

Ewing was an underrated defender cause he always got dunked on. But that shows that he was always gonna try to contest or block a shot no matter what

[@williamkoscielniak820]

Agreed, people laugh at Ewing being dunked on so much, and for it IS quite entertaining as I'm a life long Bulls fan, but one of the reasons he was dunked on so much is because he was courageous enough to try and block the shot rather than worry about if he was going to be on a poster. That type of effort is commendable.

[@keeganboyd8329]

Man Tim Duncan never winning genuinely shocked me

[@juanio7036]

Duncan and pippen not winning was crazy

[@lyrics2challenged]

@teslagod2003 Didn't he also have like ONE QD but it was taken back on some sort of technicality? I believe the '03 season. True too, man just played his game the best he knew how.

[@FunGuy02626]

Good list. I love it.

[@joaomalta6957]

Great video!

[@20DAVID09]

The Utah Jazz team with williams and AK47 is so underrated...

[@niggato23]

And Carlos Boozer

[@abuhassan8849]

Andy Hoops: Pippen was definitely the better defender than Michael Jordan who didn't had the task to guard the best player of the other team. MJ could mainly focus on scoring because Pippen had a bigger defensive responsability. Rodman was just a role player with only rebounding as his main job and nothing else.

[@Srbenda126]

Pippen was a better defender in the second 3 peat,but prime Jordan was a better defender than prime Pippen

[@DarkwingDann]

Rodman was a better defender than both of them

[@Zappappappappa]

With the Pistons Rodman was one of the greatest perimeter defenders and also arguably the greatest undersized post defender ever. He matched up with Jordan or Pippen depending on what Chuck Daly wanted him to do and he completely shutdown both players as well as anyone when he was a Piston. Shit he made Pippen quit during the last two games of the series when the Pistons were at their peak the last game Pippen was too scared to play and faked a migraine to avoid the matchup.

[@Zappappappappa]

@@Srbenda126 Jordan early on was a the superior perimeter defender whereas Pippen was still an elite perimeter defender but he could handle his own when defending in the post/paint whereas Jordan was too slim to do so so imo Pippen was the overall better defender due to being able to guard all the positions except for the best of the best post players.

[@Srbenda126]

@@Zappappappappa Jordan was stronger than Pippen lol, Pippen was longer

[@michaelrodriguez9084]

Great video thank you

[@raiyan]

great list Andy I included in that list 3 of the 80s celtics Parish, McHale or Dennis Johnson maybe because they have solid team defense like Bad Boys Piston and Duncan Spurs thats why they didnt recognize their individual defense but more on their team defense.

[@erickleroux8357]

Honorable mentions to Shawn Marion and Andre Iguodala. These guys never got the respect they deserved from the media, but players hated being guarded by these 2

[@alexanderg.i1991]

Haven’t seen the list yet but Timmy d should be number 1. He was a 15 times all defender. Enough said.

[@sean7891233]

thanks for the insightful video, life sure is strange that way

[@marcobattiston1702]

Great video. I also would have mentioned Shawn Marion, Karl Malone and one between Mookie Blaylock and Terrell Brandon.

[@Flamangatang]

Scottie not winning DPOY was tough, but Ewing never winng is absurd. He is the best defensive center in college history and one of the best of his era on defense.

[@PurplePrinceNBA]

In a lot of these situations, it's the case of just playing in an era alongside greater players. The fact though that Tony Allen never won the award is criminal.

[@Statalyzer]

I think in most cases it's that centers with impressive block totals win too often compared to everyone else.

[@dusk6159]

@@Statalyzer Indeed, especially in the 90s and 00s, that case was bs. The caliber of players that got robbed for that exact method is criminal, and especially over the decades.

[@Statalyzer]

@@dusk6159 Pippen with 0 DPOY and Gary Payton with only 1.....

[@dusk6159]

@@Statalyzer Yeah that's just crazy to recall, sheesh. Without mentioning all the others on top, too

[@KristofferThorsheim]

@@dusk6159 And now in this era, no defence is played.

[@therealosama7368]

Nice to see tony allen get some love!! bro was a dawg

[@commonsense999]

This was a great list

[@Nomorehats]

And then you remember Bruce Bowen kicked a man in the face during nationally televised basketball game.

[@suiken3149]

You forgot Dennis Johnson. The guy was guarding Magic during the intense Celtics-Lakers rivalry and was the finals MVP of 1979 Finals. He's also a 9x All-Defensive Team. Rajon Rondo was the the MVP of the Celtics in 2010 and he lead the league in steals that season. He is also a 4x All-Defensive Team PJ Brown - Dude was an underrated defender. He never had enough recognition because he was overshadowed by his teammate, Alonzo Mourning who also happened to be an elite defender who won DPOY award. He was a 3x All-Defensive Team. He was also vital during the 2008 Celtics championship. Andre Iguodala - You could argue that he was more vital in that Warriors 2015 than Draymond Green. He won finals MVP for a reason and he was guarding Lebron for most of the series. He only won 2x All-Defensive Team spots despite being a great defender. Al Horford - The fact the he only won a single All-Defensive Team spot is beyond me. Dude was the anchor of both the Hawks and the Celtics with his defensive presence. Celtics were top 2 in the defensive ratings in 2017-18 season and you could argue that he should have won the DPOY that time. Doug Christie - another underrated defender. Arguably the best defender on the Kings team with the second best defensive rating in 2002-03 season. Would have been an NBA champion too if it wasn't for the shady 2002 series against the Lakers.

[@TGsoGood]

Great topic

[@DanielRamos-oc9fh]

Excelent analysis ...

[@staticbb]

Andy Hoops: "Nobody talks about Kirilenko anymore." NBA 2k19 My Team Developers: "Hold my beer"

[@CrysisOwnsHalo]

What happened with NBA 2K19 My Team?

[@staticbb]

@@CrysisOwnsHalo ak is one of the most dangerous players in 2k my team

[@The.Real_Fr]

Tony Allen was sum mean. Super underrated

[@beast1160]

That’s a great list!!!!

[@kingdeedee]

In like 5 years when people bring up Tim Duncan kids are gonna call him a boring offensive player who was a bad defender because he never won a DPOY.

[@markjackson6431]

love this list!! even if we consider Bruce to be dirty, he’d still start in my defensive starting line up......WE NEED AN ALL DEFENSIVE THIRD TEAM

[@Niko-mh7ir]

10 years from now Marcus Smart will be on this list.

[@jordanb3120]

F that nigga

[@andyryooable]

Best flopper ever lol

[@chendaddy]

Nah.

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Avery Bradley too

[@niggato23]

@@Joe_Parmesan yeah so underrated

[@rustyshackleford7424]

I really appreciate u putting Joe D on list he was so underrated

[@jaynezz9937]

That’s a perfect list!!!

[@clydetheglidetop5sgtop10du7]

Jacob Nunez it's rlly good Dennis Johnson was great too

[@DrakeBrunette]

It’s because the DPOY is generally (not always) given to guys who specialize in defense and/or are unlikely to win a championship. If you’re a truly well rounded player and your team is winning most games then they’re most likely limiting you to the discussion of MVP. And this gets political as the award can highly raise the trade value of the player who gets it.

[@smashjellyfc8541]

You should probably show more defense highlights rather than offense

[@droutlaw2183]

I was waiting to see Tony Allen. Then you hit me with Bruce Bowen and AK. Great list

[@nojustv7825]

nice video,i subbed

[@nayem0019]

Can you do how good was Dell Curry and Michael Thompson

[@alexjimenez6893]

I think Scottie should've won in 1995, when he led the bulls in both steals and blocks. He led the league in steals and steals per game.

[@dusk6159]

That's crazy, like the AK47 after him

[@Jokeryz]

*steals and steals?*

[@alexjimenez6893]

@@Jokeryz total steals at 232 and steals per game at over 2 per game

[@basilaras0170]

Steals and blocks are so overrated....

[@thegreatestduo724]

I love your videos bro keep doing your thing

[@solascripturaPR1517]

Damn good list.

[@danbland3249]

Whoh, Tim Duncan never won dpoy wow, holy Toledoes Batman

[@jlew332]

You should do a "how good was AK47" video

[@robbyxhamilton7117]

Great video, it was different and that's what's great about your content

[@stevensun6143]

Hey Andy, can you do a video about the best players who’ve never made the all star team? Just throwing an idea out there.

[@movementman9777]

Jimmer Fredette got snubbed

[@l.thomas1762]

Lindsay Hunter was the best wing defender I’ve ever seen

[@JerryJefferson23]

You’re one of the best channels on KZbin I watch, never stop

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

Good to see the respect for Bill. I suspect he prefers the Finals MVP award having been named after him over the DPOY though.