How difficult is it for NBA players to be selected for the first defense?

There are many awards in the NBA regular season every year, MVP, best team, best defense, best defensive player and other honors, there are many offensive and defensive superstars in NBA history, Jordan and Duncan are among them, Jordan and Duncan are among the representatives, Jordan has been selected for the best defense for 9 times in his career, Duncan has been selected for the best defensive team for 15 times in his career, what are the players with excellent defensive ability among the active players?

Chris Paul.

Career. 6 steals, 7 best first defense, 2 best second defense.

Paul was a good point guard in his prime, Paul has been the core of the team's perimeter defense during the Hornets, as a point guard Paul has a strong body and excellent defensive skills, Paul has averaged one steal per game in his career, and the 34-year-old Paul still maintains an excellent defensive state this season.

LeBron James.

Career. 5 best first defense, 1 best second defense.

James at his peak was a good offensive and defensive forward player, during the Heat period, James was second in the Best Defensive Player selection for two consecutive seasons, and finally missed the best defensive player, James at his peak can switch to interior players like Howard and Gasol, and can also defend Parker, Rondo, Rose such a speed-type point guard, James averaged steals and blocks per game in the playoffs.

Dwight Howard.

Career. 4 Best First Defense, 3 Best Defensive Player, 2 Block Kings.

Howard is a physically gifted interior player, Howard's career was at the peak of his career with the Magic, Howard's excellent defensive ability supported the Magic's defensive system, and in 2009, Howard led the Magic to the Finals, and Howard averaged blocks per game in his career.

Kawhi Leonard.

Career. 3 Best First Defense, 2 Best Second Defense, 1 Steal King, 2 Best Defensive Player.

Leonard is a gifted forward player, 201 cm tall and 221 cm arm span, Leonard was developed as a defensive player early in his career with the Spurs, and from 2015 to 2016 Leonard won the best defensive player for two consecutive seasons, Leonard averaged steals per game in his career.

Rudy Gobert.

Career. 3 Best First Defense, 2 Best Defensive Player, 1 Block King.

Gobert is an interior player with excellent height and reach, Gobert is 216 cm tall and has an arm span of 235 cm, Gobert entered the NBA league in 2013, did not get many opportunities in his rookie season, and then slowly grew into the team's main interior lineman, won the best defensive player for two consecutive seasons from 2018 to 2019, and Gobert averaged blocks per game in his career.

If you want to be able to be selected as a player in the NBA, you have to beat all the other players' defensive players, and then you have better court statistics, so it is very difficult.

It is very difficult, after all, there are 5 people selected as the best defensive team among hundreds of players in the NBA, and the requirements for defensive data such as rebounds, steals, blocks, etc. are very high.

It is particularly difficult, and the player's defense must be at least the best in the league, otherwise he will not be selected for the first defense.

Leonard was named to the All-Match Team twice. Curry was named to the All-Star team three times. Throughout Durant's career, he was named to the All-Star team a total of six times. In James' entire career, he was also named to the All-Match Team 12 times.

Paul was named to the All-Defensive First Team seven times, Kidd was named to the All-Defensive First Team in the league four times in his career, and Rondo was named to the All-Defensive First Team in the league twice.

Beverley was named once for the best first defense, Rondo twice, and Payton nine times.

Friends who like basketball know that a good player on the basketball court, in addition to playing well offensively, defense is also very important, just like the current league, the strongest offensive Warriors, every time they meet the Celtics, it becomes very difficult to score, and there is also a that we all know the role of the guard on the court, in addition to combing and guiding the transmission of the ball, a good guard should also have good defensive ability, because generally speaking, the guard is the shortest player on the court, When other players are faced with the misplaced defense of the opposing defender, they will choose to attack because they have the height advantage, which is why the defender is also required to have a good defense. Let's take a look at the players who entered the first team of defense in the NBA.

Because of the lack of physical talent, guards have a congenital disadvantage to defend a big man, which is why guards are rarely selected for the first team of defense, such as Curry, we all know that Curry is the greatest pitcher on the planet, the top scoring guard in the NBA, however, Curry's shortcoming is his defense, Curry's physical fitness is not very good, so many teams will play Curry with the ball. Curry also hasn't been selected to the first team in his career.

Rocket fans should know Beverley, Beverley is a very physical kind of guard, and Beverley's physical fitness allows him to do a good defense. However, the Rockets still traded him to the Clippers, and many fans will definitely be a little reluctant to let him go. However, in fact, Rockets fans are not sad, because they have the best point guard on the planet, Paul.

Before Curry became a supergiant, Paul was always the best player on the planet, Paul is the best of the guards in every way, his speed is the fastest among guards, his physical fitness is also super good among guards, and most importantly, his defense is a big factor in his becoming a supergiant.

Gary Payton has been named to the first guard nine times, Kidd has four, Paul has seven, Rondo has four, Beverley has one and Smart has one.

Beverley was selected 1 time, Rondo was selected 2 times, and Paul was selected 7 times.

Paul was selected seven times for first defense, Kidd for four times and Payton for nine times.

In the selection after the end of the NBA season every year, the Defensive Team of the Year can be said to be a very valuable honor, after all, the five best defensive players are selected from the entire NBA league. And throughout the history of the NBA, it is even more difficult for a pure point guard to be included in the entire list. Because on the one hand, point guards are often the thinnest on the court, and many times they will even face the opponent's misplaced singles, on the other hand, point guards are not like the inside, and have very considerable data in rebounds and blocks.

So, in the past history, who are the great gods who can do this?

BeverleyBeverley has been on defense since he entered the league, and his biting defense and endless trash talk tend to put a lot of pressure on opponents. As a point guard, Beverley basically doesn't eat much of the ball, but he can be very efficient in the limited time he holds the ball, whether it is playmaking or three-point playmaking, and he has only been selected to the best team once in his career, when he was still on the red team.

Rondo Long is definitely a very distinctive point guard, with average scoring ability, but the defense and organization are top-matched, 1.85 meters tall, which has not affected his NBA career at all, and even at his peak, Rondo is definitely a top ten player in the league. After the Green Big Three aged, Rondo was the new nucleus of the team, and he was named to the All-Defensive Team in both seasons from 2009 to 2011.

Kidkidd has similar characteristics to Rondo, and even has a weaker presence on the offensive end, but even so, he is one of the few players who can lead the team to the Finals as a pure point guard, although he didn't win the championship in the end. Throughout his prime, Kidd was almost always remembered as a super master of the game + chicken thief defense, and was named to the All-Defensive Team 9 times, 4 of which were for the first team.

If Paul simply talks about personal strength, then Paul may be better than Kidd and Rondo, after all, he has led the team to win the MVP, Paul at his peak, 20 points, 10 assists and 3 steals are simply commonplace, and the offensive end is very stable in terms of three-point and mid-range shooting, and it can be said that he has done a good job of attacking, organizing, and defending, and has been selected for the best defensive team a total of 7 times. It's a pity that Paul's career is really unlucky, and there have been many accidents in the playoffs.

Payton's last place, of course, is Payton, he has been selected for the best defensive team 9 times in his entire career, not only among point guards, but also in the entire NBA history, this number is also the most, he and Jordan played with each other a lot, and was also recognized by Jordan, and Payton also won the honor of the best defensive player, which shows his strength.

When encountering blocking and dismantling tactics, if the point guard goes around the defense, it is very physically demanding, and the change of defense will be beaten by the big and small, and he will always be at a defensive disadvantage, which shows the great difficulty.

First of all, in terms of body type, the point guard is relatively thin, and has strong agility, strong leadership skills, and is often the best one on the court.

It is particularly difficult for a point guard to be selected as the best defense, and there are very few people in history who can do it, and those who can do it are defensive giants.

It's very hard. The ones who can be selected are all the top five defensive gates in the league, and they are all very strong.

It's very difficult for an NBA player to be selected for the defensive team, and unless he has to be very tough defensively, he can't be selected at all.

It's very difficult, it's hard for NBA players to be selected for defense, and there are great people in the NBA everywhere, especially the average defense can't get in.

Recently, Pelicans guard "Ball" Lonzo Ball talked about his top five hardest players to defend against in an interview. Surprisingly, top superstars such as LeBron James and Stephen Curry failed to make the cut.

Below, let's take a look at the top 5 candidates he gave.

5) DeMar DeRozan.

The day after Ball was drafted, he played a practice game at the Lakers' arena. However, he was completely unable to defend DeRozan, who was in opposition to himself. There is nothing Ball can do about DeRozan's back-to-back singles skills.

Through this confrontation, DeRozan taught Ball his first lesson after entering the league. It also made Ball realize that the road ahead is still difficult, and if you want to play in the league, you must always work hard to improve.

(4) Kevin Durant of the Nets.

A player like Durant, who combines the height of a forward with the skill of a guard, is really very rare, and it makes it difficult for the player responsible for defending him to deal with.

Durant can shoot in front of you without pressure with his height and reach, and he's hard to defend in heads-up with Maddy, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson, and these five players are also the best heads-up players in my mind.

(3) Kyrie Irving of the Nets.

Ball believes Irving's ball handling skills are the best in the league. Owen doesn't make any obvious moves before making any moves, and you can't predict his direction based on some details. Moreover, Irving has a lot of scoring tools and is difficult to defend.

(2) James Harden of the Rockets.

Ball said Harden's step-back step is one of the hardest to defend in the league. When defending Harden, you're either going to make him shoot comfortably, or you're going to pay for a foul and let him score.

When defending Harden, I think it's best to put your hands behind your back. It can be difficult for a defender, but it's an effective way to play against a player like Harden who is very good at making fouls.

(1) Damian Lillard of the Trail Blazers.

Ball believes Lillard is an out-and-out killer who will always step up and kill the game at key moments. Lillard has a long range and moves quickly, which means defenders have to be very focused on following him.

However, no matter how tight you defend, Lillard can always create space to shoot, and that's where he excels.

Harden, Harden, Harden, Harden or Harden.

The active players who can be lined up should be Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry. Each of them is a future Hall of Famer player with a terrifying offense.

I think Curry, Durant, Harden, James, Leonard, these five people can be selected.

Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, James Harden.

It seems that every era has those players with super offensive ability, these players are often a nightmare for defenders, because defenders don't know how to stop these players' offense, so one wonderful goal after another appeared in front of people's eyes, we have experienced the era of Michael Jordan, and also experienced the era of Lakers O'Neal Kobe, we can find that the superstar's offense is always so incomprehensible, and in today's league, offense is still a point that teams value very much, In this regard, the American media also selected the five most difficult players in the league to defend, who are they, let's take a look!

5. James.

Unexpectedly, James, who has super offensive ability, is ranked fifth, it seems that there are indeed players in the league with stronger offensive ability than James, James's best way to score is his own bulldozer-style layup, James relied on this way to lead the Cavaliers to victory, in today's league, offensive players will play a very important role in the team, James is the leader of the offense in the league.

Fourth, Chamberlain.

At the beginning, Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game, which also became a miracle in the league, at that time, the era of interior players became the mainstream players of the times, many teams hoped to get a well-rounded interior player, with talent and dreams Chamberlain stepped on the NBA court, needless to say that Chamberlain is such a player, he always hopes to get the attention of the audience, so this player began to seek his future in scoring, and finally he created a miracle with scoring.

3. Abdul-Jabbar.

We have all seen the strength of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, unlike many players, the hook hand has become Abdul-Jabbar's usual trick, so Abdul-Jabbar has become a different player on the field, although the era loves you not to shoot and the shape of the shot, but Abdul-Jabbar's unique shooting style does let us see different offensive modes, it is because of his hook hand, Abdul-Jabbar has also become the most difficult player to defend.

Second, Jordan. <>

Jordan has brought too many moves to future generations, this star has a certain legend, his actions have been imitated by countless people, in that era Jordan jumped at the free throw line to dunk the basketball, recently attracted a cheer from the fans, the fans gave him the title of flyer, of course, Jordan's ability is not only his slam dunk, this player also has a certain talent and ability in shooting, so Jordan has also become a defensive nightmare for many players.

1. O'Neill.

There is a certain reason why O'Neal can appear at the top of the list, in that era, the center was of great significance to a team, especially a center player with super offensive ability and outstanding physical talent, yes, O'Neal is such a player, you must know that O'Neal has a certain dominance under the basket, at that time, no player could resist O'Neal's collision, and O'Neal is also a nightmare for all interior players in today's league, That's why O'Neill is at the top of the list.