With the Frenchman chasing Mutombo and Wallace for the most top-defender honors in NBA history, a few award-voters from across the league break down the race for The Tribune. Utahjazz
With the Frenchman chasing Mutombo and Wallace for the most top-defender honors in NBA history, some awards voters from across the league break down the race for The Tribune.
While Gobert remains the betting favorite, conversations with the media members made it clear that there are plenty of candidates under consideration , but no real consensus at this point, with the regular season ending April 10. None of the respondents had yet settled upon a final choice — though one did pretty much rule out voting for Gobert.The Draymond Green conundrum
“I don’t know what league everybody else has been watching, but I have not seen anyone solidify themselves as Defensive Player of the Year,” Green recently told media. “Unless you’re just going by, ‘Oh, this guy played this amount of games and their team had this record.’ Great. Yeah.
“I haven’t narrowed it down too much yet — I know the guys that I’ll probably have on the All-Defensive Team, so like five guys,” said Brian Mahoney, an Associated Press writer in New York City. “… Jaren Jackson’s up there. I’m still considering Rudy. Probably not Giannis anymore. Bam Adebayo is another one, too — I’m not sure if he’s missed too many games.”it down to like five different guys,” he said with a laugh. “… I keep going back and forth — I can make an argument for Rudy.
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