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Wemby makes history with All-Defensive selection

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Published in Basketball
Tuesday, 21 May 2024 12:44

NEW YORK -- Victor Wembanyama's latest accolade was like none other.

The San Antonio center has become the first player in NBA history to make the league's All-Defensive first team as a rookie. The league announced the teams on Tuesday, and Wembanyama appeared on 98 of the 99 ballots cast.

Defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert of Minnesota headlined the team and was the only unanimous selection. He was joined on the first team by Wembanyama, Miami's Bam Adebayo, New Orleans' Herb Jones and the Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis.

The second-team All-Defensive picks were Chicago's Alex Caruso, Orlando's Jalen Suggs, Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels and Boston teammates Derrick White and Jrue Holiday.

It was Gobert's seventh All-Defensive pick, all of them as a member of the first team. Davis is now a five-time All-Defensive player, and a three-time first-team selection. Adebayo made All-Defensive for the fifth time, and his first as a member of the first team. Jones made the team for the first time.

Wembanyama is now the sixth rookie in NBA history to make the All-Defensive Team -- with the other five all earning second-team nods in their first seasons. Those five were San Antonio's Tim Duncan in 1998, the Spurs' David Robinson in 1990, Washington's Manute Bol (1986), Houston's Hakeem Olajuwon (1985) and Milwaukee's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1970).

The All-NBA team will be revealed Wednesday. If Wembanyama makes that team, he would be the first rookie to earn that distinction since Duncan did 26 years ago.

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