Ranking Every DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR from Worst to Best! (NBA DPOY Ranking)

[@ReboundRewind]

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[@mildamalinauskaite4722]

Rebound i feel mj that year was a top 5 defender all time i saw it live and i know you did but mj was different that year none could pass him the stats dont show all if you watch i think the average would decrease by 10 points or more most of the time

[@saltyswaby5454]

How can u put mj as a better defender than Kawhi when Kawhi had harder offensive era🥶

[@mildamalinauskaite4722]

Salty are you dumb literrally if anything since todays nba uses twice as much in the perimeter as mj's days literrally mj is the top 2 best perimeter defenders of all time you just have to watch go see

[@jonahslaby5883]

Please rank all mvps please hope gannis is higher on that list.

[@torbjornripstrand1103]

@@saltyswaby5454 because MJ was all NBA defensive first team 9 straight years and almost every year top 5-7 in DPOY voting

[@respectmalik515]

I think Rudy should have got 1st place bcuz last time I checked Hakeem The Dream never blocked a NBA season

[@qyt8496]

💀Rudy Didn’t deserve this 🤣🤣

[@joshnenadich7735]

Rip my man Rudy

[@Deuceswild47]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lechinajames8868]

Dang bro never heard that one before 🙄

[@dirkdoernbecher9130]

Damnnn

[@pepper2804]

Hakeem is pretty underrated, most people don't appreciate his achievements.

[@TyroneNBAFan]

Hes not underrated.

[@rahulchilukuri1292]

@@TyroneNBAFan Yes he is, he's the greatest defender of all time, and also an incredible scorer and rebounder, yet some people leave him out of top 10.

[@joeltorre2200]

@@rahulchilukuri1292 because he is. He is not going to dislodge Russell, wilt, Jabbar, Shaq, Mj, Magic, Bird,Kobe, Duncan and Lebron from the top 10. But definitely, he is in the top 11-15 of all time which is for me just fair for the Dream. I ranked him as the number 11 greatest player of all time.

[@pickzkickz]

In the 5 main categories...points,rebounds,assists,steals and blocks. Top 15 Leaders Ever!! Olajuwon is the ONLY player on 4 of the 5 categories. Jordan is in 2, Lebron in 3 and Kobe in 1!

[@pickzkickz]

@@joeltorre2200 Although he clearly is better.

[@lukebridgwater6288]

The fact that Tim Duncan never won a DPOY is criminal Edit: In my opinion, should have a DPOY in 2004 when Ron Artest got it and again in 2007 when Marcus Camby won.

[@DJDJ-iu7qr]

Or Shaq

[@YeeYee-ii6xw]

@@DJDJ-iu7qr nah shaq wasn't that good at defense he saved all his energy for offence

[@AmanSingh-bt1rx]

Pippen,kobe,bron, Wade

[@kvothethearcane9412]

@@AmanSingh-bt1rx add tony allen

[@WorkInProgress-123]

Unfortunately, the DPOY award is subjective/ based on opinions.

[@fredmclawhorn5476]

You cared way too much about blocks, rebounds and steals in my opinion. They really don’t tell the whole story. Draymond is too low

[@leafsfan163]

100%

[@EldenRinging]

Agreed. No mention of floor space covered, rotations, opp. Shot % etc. Etc.

[@TheOGHoopByTheBook]

100% Agree

[@iservethebase420]

And he is only 6 foot 5

[@orlandochristopher7325]

The whole list is weird.

[@akselmarazyan4613]

Ranking the Top 10 defenders that never won DPOY.

[@ry_an.]

Tim Duncan, Scottie Pippen, Tony Allen, with LeBron and Kobe lower on the list

[@ibk2205]

Scottie is Arguably a top 5 defender A much better defender that MJ and shis

[@Dandrew-qc5io]

@@ibk2205 Scottie ain’t a better defender than Mj bruh

[@ibk2205]

@@Dandrew-qc5io he is bro

[@GoobHak]

Kirilenko easily

[@weston5577]

Mj's feet are pointed in different directions his head is animated and his dance is different truly a different beast

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

So is Kobe, and Bosh is a Raptor. They are different too lol

[@troybryant2187]

The Dream was great in steals too. He may be the perfect all around Center ever. He could knock down some threes too. In today’s game he would dominate the post to mid range. And even spread the floor if he were allowed to shoot threes.

[@summeronio9751]

He hit a dagger 3 in Shaqs face to clinch the title 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@jcarnaje1834]

If you had counted Defensive Playmaking, Draymond would rank much higher. Nearly all of these guys are based off statistics but not what happens in the true game.

[@droisi4288]

Same with Marc gasol, he must see the play offs between raptors and sixers and what Marc did with Embiid.

[@eboy4216]

He just said he’s basing all of this on stats.

[@mkmllrc]

@Tong Zou Yes he is next is Klay

[@marshallbeck9101]

Doesn’t mean that guys that have stats aren’t effective

[@jcarnaje1834]

@Tong Zou Klay would because Draymond focuses on guarding the rest of the off-ball scorers. If he guards the best and LeBron, he can’t do much about the other scoring options like Love and JR.

[@michaelbrantley6039]

Cmon you said kawhi won a ring against Durant in the finals..? He played for like 8 mins of one game and tore his Achilles. I don't think you can say he won a series against KD when he didn't play 99% of the series

[@joseph1997]

Kd was killing kawhi in all those 8 minutes bro.

[@matthewkatigbak]

@@joseph1997 idk about killing him, kawhi only guarded him on a couple possessions, one was a mid range pull up which he made and the other was a late contest on 3 which he also made to be fair, but that's 5 points. If he had scored all 11 on him then I would agree.

[@joseph1997]

@@matthewkatigbak ok here me out.In the same season kd dropped 50 on kawhi with crazy efficiency and took the game to overtime without steph,klay etc..

[@matthewkatigbak]

@@joseph1997 except he didn't score 50 on kawhi, he scored like a good 10. He was mainly torching siakam, og, and lowry.

[@joseph1997]

@@matthewkatigbak bruh kd been killing kawhi all the time.Trust me I'm a bron guy and I can tell you that cuz kd been giving bron that work too eventhough bron gives it back to him.Bron,kd,kawhi in that order.

[@accelsplash]

scottie pippen defense is underrated

[@angelaayodele2584]

Facts

[@tunnelvision7906]

What? No it’s not everyone knows that he’s one of the best of all tome

[@JoeyFeranda]

@@tunnelvision7906 Except Jordan stans. Every time I have a discussion about Jordan with somebody, no body ever acknowledges that he played with Pippen, who is arguably the best wing defender ever, and Dennis Rodman, who was a first ballot hall of famer despite having zero offensive game. Pippin gets overshadowed by Jordan way too much in my opinion. He was a top 30-40 player all time, and everybody acts as if Jordan won 6 rings by himself.

[@semajgnik]

@@JoeyFeranda Idk who you argue with but virtually everyone acknowledges Pippen's contributions to MJ's legacy, including MJ.

[@woketv781]

@@semajgnik vice versa also

[@adamslabaugh2734]

I think this list underrated team def leaders like draymond and defensive communication

[@ZzromhackzZ]

Also underrates advanced stats like DBPM and Opponent fg% and attempts

[@Alex-ov7bm]

This guy is literally only going off boxscore or averages. I’m pretty sure he knows nothing about Draymond Green’s team defense, that’s why I hate lists like these.

[@pathallahan3016]

I think it said player and not team🤷‍♂️

[@JA-ge7wn]

@@pathallahan3016 the list prioritized defensive win shares so, what's your reason? Draymon should at least be higher than Marc Gasol and Cooper is not better defensively. Just a typical fan who ranks old school higher just because "old" school. And also Klay guards the best guards not the best players. You don't put Klay against the likes of Porzingis, Embiid.

[@seunbamgbose1277]

Understates him massively

[@siriusblack7714]

I was curious where you'd rank the dream, glad to see you put him where he should

[@reindolffokuo8516]

I knew him or Rodman was gonna be 1 and 2. Wasn’t expecting Ben Wallace that low tho

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

@@reindolffokuo8516 well 5th aint bad

[@rahulchilukuri1292]

yeah, i can’t believe there are ppl who think bill Russell is better

[@orlandochristopher7325]

@@rahulchilukuri1292 Hakeem should be 3 here. He was not a better defender than Rodman.

[@lourok6824]

@@orlandochristopher7325 he is

[@shaniyousefia3198]

Hakeem is under rated in every aspect of the game. Period.

[@kgm3622]

i mean alot of ppl put him in their top 5s

[@jonahjenkins22]

Debate: Hakeem or Wilt?

[@kgm3622]

@@jonahjenkins22 hakeem i guess

[@jonahjenkins22]

@@kgm3622 I do not know that is why I asked they are at 8 and 9 interchangeably for me

[@arvidbjoerk5307]

@@jonahjenkins22 same bro

[@carlosspencer5369]

Michael Cooper is criminally underrated, winning DPOY coming off the bench and helping the lakers win 5 championships is really impressive. Larry Bird even has said Coop was one of if not the toughest defender he's played against.

[@atti_odyssey]

Thank you for recognizing that he came off the bench

[@bestplaylistschannel5592]

Draymond shouldn’t be 21st, just his presence makes the offense turn the ball over

[@vernonlim5471]

He should be above Rudy Gobert in my opinion

[@yllacjosiahfabia1872]

Yea draymond is the center of defense of the warriors

[@kadenharris3718]

🤣🤣🤣 That was a really funny joke

[@TheDesisgarf]

Yeah I was shocked when he put him so low, and he also put too many guys ahead of Kawhi

[@tristanreymendoza2402]

Nah he's way too high

[@hollins625]

Good list and I agree with your top picks. Maybe you relied a bit too much on stats in some occassions, for example Draymond. I would really like lists of the top 10 defenders of all positions.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I would agree with you. Draymond plays in an era where it's harder for guys to get rebounds, since so often wing defenders are way out beyond the 3 point line defending guys. Nowadays, you even have 7'+ guys not getting even 8 rebounds a game. I honestly wish there was a time machine where we could drop all time great players into different eras and see how they'd do.

[@PabloSolim2006]

For me Hakeem "the dream" Olajuwon is the best defender of all time

[@magicmerl7749]

Definitely once he matured and stopped biting on every pump fake in the 90s.

[@anklepick9524]

Yup, he could do it all.

[@arvidbjoerk5307]

Him, duncan and bill russell are interchangeable for me (but I got Duncan at 1)

[@JoRgEChavez-to2xd]

@@arvidbjoerk5307 Bill Russell got 11 rings in a row though while playing and coaching the team at the same time.

[@Max-kv8uw]

@@arvidbjoerk5307 In my opinion no other defender comes even close to Bill Russell with Hakeem being second. Then I’d have KG at 3 and Duncan at 4.

[@tylervance0146]

The fact that Shawn Marion never got selected for a 1st or 2nd All-Defense team blows my mind....

[@Jburneyjr]

We forget how key Ben Wallace was on switching on other players unlike some of these

[@wulfwood04]

In todays game blocks are becoming rare since everybody's outside shooting 3s

[@wnnr3294]

Nowadays is definitely essential that a great defender is able to defend 1-5

[@butchmagnus6927]

@SkyH23 watch basketball please

[@MrLouisanalane]

Draymond is ranked way too low. he’s probably among the least a try athletic among every player here, but he’s probably one of the highest IQ defenders. As much as Curry changed how the game is played now, Draymond changed what centers can be. Wasn’t necessarily the best at doing one thing but good at putting things together.

[@owendavies479]

Good list, but it just goes off bigman defensive stats. a guard is not going to have 4 blocks and 10 rebounds like a bigman, so you should have included things that aren't just stats in this, as players like draymond should be higher

[@yahiasalem6338]

why does no one talk about manute bol he averaged 5 blocks and he's per 36 number have him having 7 blocks a game 2 times

[@Xavier-wu9lx]

These guys kept up their amazing defensive play for their whole career while Manute didn’t keep that type of play up for long

[@yahiasalem6338]

@Tyler Benintende he should have

[@syedali2427]

@@yahiasalem6338 well he doesn’t

[@timbarklow8811]

Per 36 is a completely useless stat. There is a reason Bol didn't play more every game. The man was not gonna be able to run the floor well for long and also stay out of foul trouble. Not to mention everybody knew playing him to fatigue would lead to higher chance of injury issues for the big man. Point is no team is gonna have a guy that could dominate all game and decide ehhh you know what lets only play him 20 mpg.

[@yahiasalem6338]

@@timbarklow8811 he averaged 5 blocks on 25 minutes

[@kevindurant2106]

Tim is the greatest defende never won that dpoy

[@AnObliviousCelticsFan]

Cap. That's Bill,Scottie,Kareem, and Wilt.

[@xenonmaster6668]

@@AnObliviousCelticsFan the DPOY didn’t exist when wilt and bill played soooo there wasn’t any chance they’d win.

[@proofchannel9446]

Bill Russell is

[@bailey3748]

@@proofchannel9446 DPOY wasn’t a thing when he played

[@coolmanab_42069]

Honestly I would even say Tim’s the greatest defender of all time, just his defense was so consistent that it was never really stood out in any particular year

[@brucewayne1662]

You forgot to mention Hakeem being 9th all-time in steals, which is pretty amazing for a center.

[@summeronio9751]

He was like 6th when he retired

[@Blitz.AM_]

Draymond Green's defense and defensive IQ is underrated

[@chriswil5919]

Why Dennis Rodman in a Chicago uniform when he win dpoy he was playn for Detroit!! Perfect example of why it’s Detroit vs Everybody....

[@Antaproduct]

Yeah ur right

[@thebadaids]

Nobody cares about Detroit lmao. He's remembered for Chicago, not Detroit for a reason. You're right though, it is Detroit versus everybody because it's the worst city in the USA. When people think of Dennis they think of Chicago and 3-peat. When they think of Detroit they think of squatters and crack-heads.

[@chriswil5919]

@@thebadaids hater !! facts over feelings ...... #Detroit #Badboys #Motorcity #Motown

[@mbwell]

Dennis was actually a player in Detroit. In Chicago, he was more of a sideshow lunatic.

[@alto5052]

@@thebadaidsThats crazy to say when you are talking about chicago (I know its 3 years old it’s just such a bad take)

[@EdwardWindhowl]

Hakeem as #1 makes him truly underated since he is also the focal point on offense. Also the only player who won a ring without an allstar co-star.

[@spreadthevegemite8064]

Was Clyde The Glide Drexler a All Star?

[@wethepeople7483]

@@spreadthevegemite8064 not in '94-'95

[@rjatom2772]

You forgot to mention that Hakeem Olajuwon is 9th overall in Total Steals with 2,162 which is amazing for a big man to solidify his #1 status...

[@emekaamerican863]

Forgot mention the amount of blocks Jordan had as a shooting guard.

[@mockingslur6945]

Or Steal’s Hakeem had.

[@muizmin]

@@mockingslur6945 the only big man top 10 in STEALS... Truly defense 🐐 fr

[@matthewluecke3704]

What's also amazing about Hakeem and Robinson is the number of steals they made. Olajuwon had 5 seasons averaging over 2 steals a game and 9 more greater than 1.5. Robinson had 1 season greater than 2 and 5 more greater than 1.5. Just absolutely insane steal numbers for a CENTER! (Gobert, Dikembe, Eaton and Rodman never had a season with greater than 1 steal per game. Giannis has 2 1.5 + seasons.)

[@tripon100]

My man. Hakeem is the best two way player ever. And he is a big. Never compare small to a big in the real nba. Let’s go champ.

[@nathanburghardt5599]

wow rudy gobert is about to win his 3rd dpoy and i dont think he will stop ther. He shouldve won it last year as well. He has a way bigger impact than people think as well.

[@topramen5718]

I completely agree with you ! Rudy is a top 5 at worst how is it even possible that Gobert isn't in the top ten ? Personally my top 3 is Hakeem #1 Gobert #2 and Dwight #3 . Also Draymond Green and Mark Eaton are ridiculously way to low on this list as well .

[@prod.sah1l]

Fax Rudy > D.Mitch

[@margierogers7337]

Now Rudy 3 time dpty

[@ryanchetty8336]

Sorry but no he is great and all but in reality that year Giannis was the better defender as he was doing perimeter defence too and he had more of an impact not shown on stats like draymond than Rudy, realistically Giannis and Rudy should have 2 dpoty each as Giannis deserved his one and the one before that he was robbed and then the other two Rudy got were 1000% deserved

[@silvianosanchez8430]

Top defenders in general, please!

[@rdnika1]

A big reason why Tyson chandler had lower rebound numbers was that he did a lot of back tap rebounds which didn’t show on box scores

[@rcbarnson6488]

i wish they had advanced stats back in the day. Stats today actually show that Rudy Gobert is best defender because opponents have lowest shooting percentage when he is within 3 feet. No other player even came close to him in that stat.

[@デンジュモク-c4i]

In my opinion, Tim Duncan and Scottie Pippen have never won DPOY but both are among the TOP 5 best defenders in NBA history.

[@Someone-hi1nt]

its not your opinion that they havent won dpoys

[@PaulRezaei]

Nice to see David Robinson in the top 5 💪😄

[@Nathan-to1sx]

So sad Tony Allen never won DPOY, whom Kobe, KD and Steph Curry said the toughest defender they played against. 😢

[@iservethebase420]

Draymond is too low. You have realize what he is doing at only 6 foot 5.

[@amarjeetjawanda6910]

Kawhi should be number 1 on this list. Even with no handchecking allowed, he contained lebron in finals, giannis is ecf, harden in wcsf, kd in wcsf, westbrook many a times, and clamped down on luka 2 years in a row when it mattered most. This all while giving those guys the business on the otherside of the court.

[@oskar_1606_]

Your right!

[@Someone-hi1nt]

nice joke

[@eddiecruz9683]

Why did you use footage of Ron artests elbow on Harden to acknowledge his defense 🤣 you're wrong for that.

[@zuhayrakhan]

Bill Russell not winning defensive player of the year is a catastrophe! I know the award didn't exist back then but that is exactly my point!

[@greggpoppabich9281]

Olajuwon is tha only player that could match MJ achievements offensively & defensively...✌🏽🙂❤🏀

[@oglp6011]

Great list. Explanations validated it even more so

[@ccr2538]

Ranking Giannis ahead of gobert 🙃

[@rangabusi]

In terms of ability I’d absolutely take Giannis over Gobert. You take him 6 feet from the hoop and his defensive ability is basically nulled. I’d take Giannis over Gobert every day of the week.

[@ccr2538]

@@rangabusi I get your point, but if you look at the jazz team, gobert is the one really holding the defense while there is no more very good defender in the team

[@rangabusi]

@@ccr2538 He is definitely the best defender on the jazz who actually have some good defenders. But Giannis’ defensive ability I believe to be greater. He can be a valuable addition to any defence whereas Gobert is very limited. If a team has a center that can shoot Gobert is stranded more times than not because of his inability to close out. Or in high pick and rolls where the centre can shoot he is no good all. He can’t defend the shooting big man as he’s not a good perimeter defender. Also by no means is he going to stop the guard from rolling to the hoop for the layup if they get the blow by. So if you exploit a guy who is prided on there defence then it makes their contribution less valued IMO. So by all means if you want a rim protector take Rudy but if you want someone who can guard anywhere in the floor to a high level then I’d take Giannis.

[@Jim_Boylen]

Wtf giannis can guard/switch 1-5, can be the drop big, weak side defender and also a primary defender on wings. Gobert can only be effective in the paint and the clippers abused this. Giannis doesn't have defensive limitations besides maybe going through 1000 screens.

[@JohnDoeTroll]

Jordan is underrated, until first retirement was a defensive monster, top 3 in history.

[@AdamWestTheDrunk]

I knew Tyson chandler was going to be last

[@magicmerl7749]

It's between him, Joakim and Marc Gasol.

[@orlandochristopher7325]

@@magicmerl7749 Probably the only pick I agreed with here. lol.

[@louiS_the_superior]

Tim duncan got robbed like 5 times. He is top 5 maybe top 3 defender of all time. Bro he once averaged 5.3 blocks in the 2003 finals.

[@Tasos_]

The defencive part of the game is so much more than just blocks and steals. Blocks and steals impacting not even the 5% of the plays in a whole game. People need to change the way they seeing some things. Giannis should be at least top-5 on that list just because he can cover defencive holes everywhere on the court and he can guard all 5 positions, from a pg to a center. How many players can do that? Just think about it.

[@imafunguy6636]

Fr.There should be a legit stat for contested shot,cause that is prolly the most important thing on defense.You dont need to block a shot for your opponent to miss.Also are you Greek?If so,we have the same name lol.

[@ibk2205]

@@imafunguy6636 I think there is but idk why anyone cares bout that cause it’s most likely wrong

[@reneecastle6746]

That’s recent bias, I have seen much better than him

[@anklepick9524]

Hakeem used to do that.

[@imafunguy6636]

@@anklepick9524 exactly.You can not be a defensive all time great without that.Sure Draymond might have better iq than most of these guys,but they all had a high iq themselves am i right?

[@Agent37]

Imagine not only being ranked as the greatest defender on this list, but also averaging 35 & 12 on the 2nd and 3rd guys combined in the WCF.

[@pdchilario9261]

Yo I’m so early!!!

[@levivaizie9913]

Litteraly my comment lol

[@kingsalomon6459]

Great video bro! Ive subscribed

[@pleasehelp1390]

glad draymond is low, hes a good defender but theres a huge recency bias when it comes to him.

[@kohsmoger1567]

Recently bias you mean the guy that anchored the dynasty warriors defense for the better part of 5-6 years and is still doing it today

[@Deletedchannel719]

Just because Jordan is the goat doesn’t mean he’s a better defender than Kawhi Leonard’ Gary Payton’ Dwight Howard and Rudy Gobert

[@ajajala5081]

After ranking arguably the most versatile defender of all time who is 6'6 21st I stopped watching .

[@xkrzt6357]

I would have Rodman as number 1 but that’s probably cuz he is my favorite player

[@orlandochristopher7325]

It's because he's the best man to man defender in the history of the league and absolutely should be 1 here.

[@imperialspy7204]

@@orlandochristopher7325 nah he the best at rebounds

[@NoName-jb4tl]

@@imperialspy7204 Name one, who could guard Magic Johnson and Shaq?

[@spicyshizz2850]

Probably

[@Someone-hi1nt]

@@imperialspy7204 hes the best at rebounding and at 1 on 1 defense

[@kingfargo9578]

When tf did Kawhi limit KD scoring in the finals?

[@tretimes9883]

Draymond is right where he belongs on this list. Artest should be higher.

[@SokinRidis]

The dream was a goat center. Also Rodman was a beast in defense. Great choices.

[@MrE_]

I feel like Draymond should be higher on the list because of his versatility. He could guard 1 through 5 at a high level, even if he didn't have the defensive stats as the others

[@lourok6824]

N o

[@tristanreymendoza2402]

"at a high level" lmao. No

[@MrE_]

@@tristanreymendoza2402 bruh he was DPOY for a reason. We are talking about the best version of dray, not the current one

[@gtwithgabe9196]

@@MrE_ 1 season? Only once? He wasn't even no. 1 in that season he barely won it

[@MrE_]

@SkyH23 he's done it before in a championship team 🤷‍♂️

[@Joypyf]

I’d like to see a video on individuals who won both an MVP and Defensive Player of the Year! 🦌

[@haydenh1566]

Dwight should of been higher. Jordan should have been way lower like below Mark Eaton. You literally put two players over him that were on his team

[@magicmerl7749]

I dunno, I feel like Dwight's been rated pretty fairly. He's ahead of Ben Wallace, which I don't agree with and an advanced stats breakdown of his blocks found that they were the least valuable blocks in the NBA that year (in terms of his team regaining possession). Agree on Jordan. He should be about 20th I think.

[@haydenh1566]

@SkyH23 who said anything about lebron

[@MrSlashblade]

@@wupatangfarms2319 and this is a list of some of the best defenders ever, putting jordan even in the top 10 of this type of list is pushing it.

[@nickblas]

Draymond Green is probably the best defensive player of all-time. He should be #1, not #21.

[@kirkmaxwellofficial]

I think you are underrating Draymond Green pretty hard here. He was not only the defensive anchor but also the defensive mind behind a top 3 team all time. You can't overlook that.

[@TAJY26]

There are better defensive players throughout the history of the game than Draymond. Don't be caught up in the recent hype. Draymond is the defensive anchor of those GSW teams but do not forget the engine that makes those GSW teams go, the Splash Brothers. Without Klay and Steph those teams wouldnt achieve dynasty status. Dray is good but he is clueless if he thinks he is among the greatest defenders of all time

[@jp-ly3rb]

@@TAJY26 lmao no lol.

[@jarrodtollison3530]

Basing this off rebounds, steals and blocks is dumb as fuck. Draymond that low is just stupid and saying Klay guarded the best player in the other team is irrelevant cos GSW was switch heavy regardless and Draymond was the defensive leader of that team.

[@weswarden2216]

U crazy bro, Jordan was definitely the best defensive player on his team....u gonna tell me that pippen was better or Rodman at age 35-37 was better than mj??? Give me a fuckin break. U lookin way too much at his last 3 yrs wit chicago, what about the yrs b4 his 1st retirement???

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

12:18 *AND* 14:48 BIG issue. Hakeem SHOULD be #4 or #5 on the blocked shots list. Kareem is definitely ahead of him, though only a little - had blocks been COUNTED during Kareem's first 4 seasons. Nate Thurmond ALSO got hit hard by blocks not being counted prior to the 1973-1974 season - he lost most of his CAREER there. Probably at least #5 on the list and MIGHT be as high as #3. Note that the first "official" Quad Double was Nate - in the VERY FIRST GAME that they were officially counted during his career, he had *12* of them in his *13th* season in the league! Then there are Wilt and Bill (probably), or Bill and Wilt, both of whom probably have WELL over 5000 and likely over 7000 total career blocks - in SHORTER careers than Hakeem or Kareem - but blocks were not COUNTED when either played. Obviously this moved Mtumbo down too - at least to 5'th, likely 6'th depending on where Nate ended up.

[@Az-nk2gg]

I’m glad he gave Dennis so much praise. Well deserved.

[@nathanielaminahbradford4632]

How does Rodman go down as a Bull in this video? He only played three seasons in Chicago while he played seven in Detroit and won both his DPOY awards with the Pistons. Everything about his game he established in Detroit.

[@ichirakuramenguy3046]

Ben wallace is finally in HOF

[@keyboardmanyoutube3189]

Can’t watch it when you put Camby in front of Marc Gasol and Draymond Green. Seriously??

[@BonsuTheTiger]

and if I were to rank your videos bro I would put him on the highest tier that was available

[@ReboundRewind]

Thanks so much for the support!! I really appreciate it!

[@LordBarros]

It's criminal you put Payton in a Heat's jersey. He was a Sonic for most of his career. You already took our team, don't take away our best player too.

[@nathanlawson313]

Ben #1 League changed rules and got soft because of his 04 pistons setting every defensive record (like holding 5 consecutive opponents UNDER 70 POINTS!).

[@deebofleebo6427]

Ben is nothing compared to Olajuwon

[@adamhammond9985]

"I've never watched any of these guys, nor do I understand the way the league changes over time. I'll look at basketball-reference and make a ranking list."

[@JamesSmith-qr7be]

And people say MJ played in a weak era . . .

[@roberto5red5rocky85]

Jordan played in the most competitive and tough era in history. Especially for scorers

[@MrSlashblade]

@@roberto5red5rocky85 the 90s is arguably the second weakest competition in terms of scoring.

[@roberto5red5rocky85]

@@MrSlashblade because of the defense and rules that made it harder to score.

[@MrSlashblade]

@@roberto5red5rocky85 there are more rules and regulations that help the offense from the 90s then the 00s

[@roberto5red5rocky85]

@@MrSlashblade 🤣🤣🤣 I’m done

[@TitoJonJon]

Love ur list brother.. Kudos to u

[@vance2840]

If there was a dpoy award in Bill Russell’s time he for sure would have been in the top 5

[@russelturner5771]

No doubt.

[@get_right1373]

Mark Eaton should be like top 10 or even top 5. I mean he did dropped 5.6 bpg in a season with the Jazz and in the next season he dropped 4.1 bpg. But doesnt make steals often.... My opinion

[@Karll541]

He was a monster rim protector. Can’t think of many like him

[@elvinseferovic8995]

Gobert is way too low.

[@mjbfunky]

Big Ben - Only player to average more steals than turnovers and more blocks than fouls over his entire career💯

[@andrysonss9493]

Idk why he isnt in hof

[@yopeseph_2795]

@@andrysonss9493 hes going in the hof this year

[@tanwano3148]

Kd was 7-7 against kawhi my g😂

[@babatunde8463]

When?

[@tanwano3148]

@@babatunde8463 2019

[@babatunde8463]

@@tanwano3148 oh thanks

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

0:08 Bear Bryant - but it's also applicable to Basketball and been used by Basketball coaches starting with Red.

[@bambambam2390]

all i gotta say is "BLOCKED BY JAMES!!!"

[@pickzkickz]

In the 5 major categories in basketball. Points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals. Only Hakeem is on the Top 15 of ALL TIME list on FOUR of the FIVE!!! 7 other legends are on 3!

[@uwantpuncake21lol66]

Can’t believe David Robinson got top 3 smh he ain’t even top five and you put Payton 9th smh

[@normarivera287]

Honorable mention:Pippen,Andrew igulaga (or whatever u write that)John start ,Kobe, Yao Ming, Samson, Duncan maybe Reggie, Rashene Wallace beetwen others

[@SzelisProductions]

Mans disrespected Rudy. He put the whole league in lockdown for a whole season

[@nicest2159]

Rebound rewind.... Can you please rank League leaders in steals all time just like you did defensive player of the year.. I want to see where you put A.I. at on this list who isn't known as a great defensive player but was a beast when it came to steals

[@treyceifer3105]

Hakeem deserves first, big man that had insane defensive IQ

[@margierogers7337]

Lol I like how he got all players dancing the same except the goat mj and the end

[@raulgutimanza1234]

I think that the problem with this video is that fact that he's only considered stats. Defense isnt just about blocks, steals, and rebounds. Position, rotation and intimidation are as important to me. For example, i would have ranked marc gasol way higher, as he knew exactly where to be in rotations and pick and rolls

[@exilhamburger4802]

Still for overall defensive impact during his career Hakeem would yield the first place for Bill Russell. Who would (together with Wilt) sit on the top of the all-time Block List, had this stat been counted during his aera.

[@exhaustguy]

Cooper at 17 is ridiculous. He should be higher. I would even consider him for the triplet instead of Worthy because he was with the Lakers for all the Magic titles.

[@dinissantos1336]

Make a video on best defenders ever despite awards I wanna see Timmy there

[@wgozoria7464]

1 - Hakeem Olajuwon 2 - Dennis Rodman 3 - David Robinson 4 - Dikembe Mutombo 5 - Ben Wallace 6 - Kevin Garnett 7 - Michael Jordan 8 - Dwight Howard 9 - Gary Payton 10 - Kawhi Leonard 11 - Alonzo Morning 12 - Sidney Moncrief 13 - Mark Eaton 14 - Giannis Antetokounmpo 15 - Albert Robinson 16 - Rudy Gobert 17 - Michael Cooper 18 - Marcus Camby 19- Joakim Noah 20 - Metta World Peace 21 - Draymond Green 22 - Marc Gasol 23 - Tyson Chandler

[@MrSlashblade]

Artest is way too low Kawhi is too low Giannis is too low Dwight is too high Jordan is too high

[@ironangel667]

You forgot to mention Hakeem retired top 10 all-time in steals, and is the only center EVER to do so. Has the most 100/200 seasons in NBA history and frankly should have won DPOY at least 6 more times.

[@thatoneguy7113]

Wouldn't be cool if rebound rewind liked my comment?

[@annhance8897]

I know right

[@shubhangm.s.4367]

hey no one is talking about wilt and bill russell. they have records in rebounds and blocks that no one comes close to. they did not win the award but hell, deserve a mention

[@harmonicarchipelgo9351]

Well I don't think DPOY existed in the 60s or 70s so they are not really relevant to a DPOY discussion.

[@Sf75178]

They played before the award was introduced. This was ranking people who won the award not defenders in general

[@hinika]

@@Sf75178 Thank you. Rebound Rewind even stated this early on in the video.

[@Someone-hi1nt]

a. those records are unofficial b. the environment they played in made it WAY more common to get blocks and rebounds... high possession per game rates, low fg%, and almost everyone was shooting shots right under the basket, not to mention the part time desk job workers and plumbers