NBA All-Defensive Teams, Players with the Most First Team Selections
This is the complete list with all the players that have been selected for the All-Defensive first team. Ordered by total 1st team total selections.
Player with the most selections ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Michael Jordan, Gary Payton 9 times selected for the All-Defensive First Team NBA Honors: All-Defensive TeamsThe NBA All-Defensive Teams are selected by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who are asked to vote All-Defensive First and Second Teams by position. Prior to the 2014 season the NBA’s head coaches were the voters and were not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Two points are awarded to each player for a First Team vote and one point is awarded for a Second Team vote. Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant were selected for the First Team 9 times each. |
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