Chapter 45 Best Defensive Lineup

After the announcement of the All-Rookie Team, the All-Defensive Team was announced right after.

Like the All-Rookie Team, the All-Defensive Team was also divided into a First Team and a Second Team.

All-Defensive First Team: Paul, Tony Allen, James, Ibaka, Howard.

This lineup was basically within the expectations of the fans.

Although Paul had just suffered the double 58 massacre, the team's tragedy could not erase his outstanding personal performance.

He averaged 19.8 points, 9.1 assists, and 2.5 steals per game in the regular season, with his steals ranking first in the league, making him the steals champion for the fourth time in his career.

In the playoffs, his steals increased to 2.7 per game, making him a well-deserved All-Defensive selection.

It is worth mentioning that this was also the second time he had been selected to the First Team in his career.

Tony Allen's performance cannot be reflected by data, but his average of 1.8 steals and 0.6 blocks per game was excellent enough.

As the owner of the first skill drawn by Tang Tian's system, this was the first time he was selected to the First Team, reaching a peak in his career.

James needs no introduction. Since 2009, he has been a perennial All-Defensive First Team small forward.

Ibaka's selection was also undisputed. As the league's season blocks leader, no one at the power forward position could compete with him.

The center position was a bit unexpected. Tyson Chandler, who was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year, was not selected to the First Team, which was quite rare.

But it seemed more like the reporters were giving Dwight "Superman" Howard a consolation prize.

After all, no matter what, he was this year's All-Star vote leader.

Although the result of the First Team was a bit surprising, it was not too big.

The Second Team announced at the same time stunned everyone.

Second Team lineup: Rondo, Kobe, Tang Tian, Garnett, Chandler.

Tang Tian!

Tang Tian was actually selected to the league's All-Defensive Second Team!

This wave caused Twitter, which had just calmed down, to explode again in an instant.

"Hoo-hoo! This time, those reporters finally opened their eyes and perked up their ears!"

"This is the most correct choice. Averaging 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, he should be selected to the All-Defensive Team!"

"Actually, I think Tang could even be selected to the First Team. He is a swingman who can also be a shooting guard!"

"That's true, but the Second Team is good enough. After all, Tang is still a rookie, and defense is not just about the data."

"Haha, you guys are really overthinking it. Do you know how many people have been selected to the First Team as rookies before?

Duncan, David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bobby Jones, there are only five people in total. Even Jordan and Kobe didn't do it.

This is not one in a hundred, it is truly one in ten thousand, but being selected to the Second Team is also quite rare. Tang is already on par with Jordan and Kobe."

"On par with Jordan and Kobe! I like your description, you have a bright future, young man (づ￣3￣)づ╭?～"

……

As the league president, Stern paid close attention to the dynamics of fan discussions.

Seeing the fans' reaction at this time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

When he was evaluating the All-Rookie Team before, he guessed that Irving would be selected, but he didn't expect the voting rate to be so different.

It seemed that he had overestimated the vision of the league's teams.

These guys, probably like Xiao Hua, were only looking at the small cake in the United States.

The fans' reaction afterwards gave him a lot of pressure.

So this time, he took the initiative to speak out at the league meeting, which led to Tang Tian being selected to the Second Team.

But in reality, Tang Tian's performance deserved a Second Team selection.

His phone vibrated. It was a text message from Xiao Hua.

That guy was complaining about the Second Team results again, saying that rookies should not be selected to the All-Defensive Team.

He sometimes felt a little angry.

This Xiao Hua was good in other aspects, but his vision was always so short-sighted.

……

Tang Tian was also a little surprised when he received the news from the league. He knew that rookies were at a disadvantage in the All-Defensive Team selection.

It wasn't just about having enough data or performance. This was why, as that fan said, there were only five rookies in the long history of the league who had been selected to the All-Defensive First Team.

This was a pleasant surprise for him, and a very good encouragement.

It seemed that his choice to go the 3D route was really not wrong.

With the All-Rookie Team and the All-Defensive Team announced, the last to be announced, and the most important, was the All-NBA Team.

The All-NBA Team has a First Team, a Second Team, and a Third Team.

For most league players, the All-NBA Team is the biggest affirmation of their season. Not to mention being selected, being able to get reporter votes is already very lucky.

After all, the All-NBA Team is different from the All-Rookie and All-Defensive Teams. It has no conditional screening. It looks at the players' comprehensive performance throughout the season.

All-NBA First Team: Paul, Kobe, Durant, James, Howard

All-NBA Second Team: Westbrook, Parker, Love, Griffin, Bynum

All-NBA Third Team: Rondo, Wade, Anthony, Nowitzki, Chandler

In addition to the lineup, the voting results of other players were also announced this time.

Among them, Aldridge (55 points) and Marc Gasol (52 points) became the most regrettable people. Chandler only had 60 points to be selected to the Third Team.

In addition to these two most regrettable players, many players also had single-digit scores: Ginobili 3 points, Bosh 2 points, Ibaka 2 points, David Lee 1 point, Cousins 1 point, Tang Tian 1 point.

These players all have one thing in common: they are the third option on strong teams, or the second or even first option on weak teams.

This also shows that the competition for the All-NBA Team is extremely fierce.

But one name was mixed in.

Tang Tian actually got 1 point!

This was like throwing another bomb directly into Twitter.

"The strongest role player in history? Any objections?"

"It seems like it. It's not like there haven't been rookies selected to the All-NBA Team, but being selected as a role player, this is really the first time!"

"Tang 'Low-Key Spurs Rookie' Tian!"

"Haha, who came up with this nickname? He's a real talent! (Wry face.jpg)"

"But only 1 point, could it be a reporter from San Antonio who voted for it?"

"No, no, I'm a reporter from San Antonio. The voting spots are not divided by region, but by media influence, so..."

"I understand! San Antonio is good in everything, but the media is the worst!"

"Haha, it seems you are also a colleague."

"Maybe some reporter is a fan of the Godfather? The Godfather has a lot of fans."

"Or maybe this person's hand shook? Is there any voting reporter who can expose it?"

"These votes are anonymous. In other words, no one knows except the person himself."

"So you mean that unless the person who voted comes out himself, no one else will ever know?"

"Yes, smart. So this is likely to become a mystery of the century."

"But this makes me so excited. As a fan of the Godfather, I feel like my life has reached a climax~ I feel like my life has reached its peak~"

……

Tang Tian smiled wryly as he looked at these comments.

All-Rookie First Team, All-Defensive Second Team, plus a vote for the All-NBA Team.

This wasn't just double happiness; it was one happy event after another!

ps: Next chapter coming soon.