Giannis Antetokounmpo and Marcus Smart lead the NBA All-Defensive Team 2022: The 10 best defensemen of the season

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The greek freak and the Best Defensive Player of the current contest are part of the first team of best defenders of the year, where Draymond Green is also not in the Top 5.

Marcus Smart facing Giannis Antetokounmpo
© Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesMarcus Smart facing Giannis Antetokounmpo

while the National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs are in the Conference Finals, it is time to take stock of the 2021-2022 season at a general level, and to highlight the best of the competition, including the greek Giannis Antetokounmpo Y Marcus Smart.

During this week of activity, it will be announced who are the members of the ideal quintets in terms of Rookies, Defenders and All-NBAthat is, the 10 best players in the tournament, which will be announced next Tuesday, May 24.

If there was already controversy in the election of the two best teams in rookieswith criticism especially of the group of journalists who are part of the voting process in the NBA, the same has happened with the All-Defensive Team 2022which is commanded precisely by Antetokounmpo and Smart.

Giannis and Smart command the Top 10 defenders in NBA 2022

According to the official vote count carried out by the competition, those who make up the Second Defensive Team of the contest are Junior Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks), the Australian Matisse Thybulle (Philadelphia 76ers), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) and Robert Williams III (Celtics).

While on the 2022 NBA All-Defensive First Team, along with Giannis and Smart, Best Defensive Player of the SeasonFrench appears Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies) and Michael Bridges (Phoenix Suns).

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Marcus Smart lead the NBA All-Defensive Team 2022: The 10 best defensemen of the season